Established in 2001, YCN exists to inspire and showcase emerging creative talent in design and visual communication.

Through annual creative awards, publishing ventures, live events, relationships with creative education - and frequent collaborations, YCN has established a large and ever growing international audience.

This website serves as a platform from which interested parties can discover new work, share content, self-promote, find and list events, buy creative products and discover new opportunities.

Agency YCN is a project born out of YCN in 2007 - a unique enterprise producing creative campaigns, projects and publications both for YCN itself, and on behalf of varied external clients. Additionally; designers, illustrators and image makers are sourced and commissioned through the agency by creative organisations internationally. The agency thrives on, and is committed to championing, the enormous pool of talent offered by YCN.