Marcus Hewitt, Chief Creative Officer at Dragon Rouge's New York office has been chosen to judge this year's first annual The Dieline awards in partnership with FUSE.

TheDieline.com, The World's Leading Package Design Website, Launches The Dieline Awards, an International Design Competition Recognizing the World's Best Package Design: The first ever Dieline Awards, an international design competition recognizing best in package design, will be awarded in partnership with the FUSE Conference 2010!The official awards ceremony will be held at the FUSE Conference on April 14th, 2010, at Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago.

30 winners across 10 different categories will be awarded a prestegious Dieline Award, and one Best of Show winner will be chosen. The awards will be judged by a highly esteemed panel of 10 industry experts, and awarded based on quality of design. Debbie Millman, President of the AIGA and President of Design at Sterling Brands, will be the chairman of the judges, casting a tie-breaking vote in case of a tie.

For more information on the judges panel, click here.

Established in 2007, TheDieline.com is dedicated to the progress of the package design industry and its practitioners, students and enthusiasts. Its purpose is to define and promote the world’s best examples of packaging, and to provide a place where the package design community can review, critique, be inspired and stay informed of the latest industry trends, news and projects being created in the field.