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The designers shaping the cycle forward.

A curated index of the individual designers behind 2025's standout digital work — ranked by average judging score, total score, and nominee performance. No pay-to-play, no ad spend. Just the launches the jury actually scored.

No paid placement · recalculated as nominations are scored · buyers browse this to hire

— 01 / Current №1 · designer of the year

The frontrunner.

Top 3 by avg score · 2025
@The Moss WDS · designer portrait★ Current № 01 · Designer of the year

The Moss WDS

@The Moss WDS · Designer
8.30
avg score

8.30 average judging score across 1 scored nominee in the 2025 cycle, with 1 total submission indexed on the platform — among the highest averages on the board.

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— 02 / Full ranking

Top 100 designers of 2025.

Browse every nominee ↗
Showing 5 of 5 ranked designers   ·   sort: avg
— 03 / Performance metrics

How the ranking works.

Public rubric · v3.2. Every position traces back to judging scores — the math is public, so is the reason any designer ranks where they do.

01Primary signal
Average score

Designers are ordered first by average judging score across every nominee scored within the ranking year.

02Tie-break signal
Total score

Total accumulated judging score separates designers with the same average — sustained craft compounds.

03Context signal
Nominee volume

Nominee count reflects how often a designer reached the platform during the cycle.

Rankings recalculate continuously as nominations are scored. The 2025 cycle has already produced 7 nominees totaling 53.00 in combined judging score across the ranked field.

— 05 / Frequently asked

About the 2025 ranking.

Editorial reference

Designers are ordered by average judging score across nominees scored within the 2025 cycle. Total accumulated judging score is the tie-break, with nominee volume providing context. Top average score this cycle is 8.30 and the top 10 designer average is 7.67.

— Are you among the elite?

Climb the next designer leaderboard.

Build your profile, connect new nominations, and position your work for the 2026 ranking cycle. Once your nominees are scored, your average and total update automatically.

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