Awards
GDUSA Students to Watch in 2017
Each year, GDUSA releases Students to Watch, a roundup list of students who are ready to burst onto the design scene. Drexel Graphic Design students have been featured on the list since its inauguration in 2010. Our congratulations to , , and . View some of their work below:
Marianne Issa El-Khoury
Pauline Nyren
Kayla Velocci
Drexel's 2017 Study Abroad Photo Contest
Congratulations to GD student Rebecca Oswald for her Second Place win.
GDUSA American Package Design Awards 2017
The annual GDUSA competition celebrates well-designed graphics, of course, but more importantly the power of design to forge an emotional link with the buyer at the moment of truth.
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Student Designer: Kaitlyn Troy
Photographer (or Illustration, etc): Kaitlyn Troy
Instructor: Jody Graff
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Student Designer: Morgan Gelfand
Food Photography: Morgan Gelfand
Instructor: Jody Graff
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Student Designer: Jermaine Boca
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
Graphis New Talent Annual 2017 Awards
Graphis is committed to presenting and promoting the work of exceptional talent in Graphic Design, Advertising, Photography and Art/Illustration. One student project received a Silver Award and four student projects received a Merit Award.
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Student Designer: Theodor Swanson
Photographer: Theodor Swanson
Instructor: Eric Karnes
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Student Designer: Tobi Afran
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
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Student Designer: Morgan Gelfand
Food Photography: Morgan Gelfand
Instructor: Jody Graff
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Student Designer: Theodor Swanson
Photographer: Theodor Swanson
Instructor: Jody Graff
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Student Designer: Taylor Murphy
Photographer (or Illustration, etc): Taylor Murphy
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
HOW International Design Awards
An annual competition that recognizes design excellence on a global scale. Three student projects received a merit award.
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Student Designer: Theodor Swanson
Photographer: Theodor Swanson
Instructor: Eric Karnes
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Student Designer: Jermaine Boca
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
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Student Designer: Morgan Gelfand
Instructor: Mark Willie
46th Creativity International Student Print & Packaging Design Awards
International Graphic Design and Advertising Awards that celebrates the best in print, packaging, interactive and broadcast by professionals and students.
Eight student projects received an award of Gold (2), Silver (3), Platinum (1), or Bronze (2) distinction.
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Student Designer: Walter Wilkes
Photographer and or Illustration: Walter Wilkes
Instructor: Jody Graff
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Student Designer: Jermaine Boca
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
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Student Designer: Theodor Swanson
Photographer: Theodor Swanson
Instructor: Eric Karnes
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Student Designer: Morgan Gelfand
Food Photography: Morgan Gelfand
Instructor: Jody Graff
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Student Designer: Jermaine Boca
Photographer (or Illustration, etc): Jermaine Boca
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
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Student Designer: Taylor Murphy
Photographer (or Illustration, etc): Taylor Murphy
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
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Student Designer: Max Kahn
Instructor: Shushi Yoshinaga
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Student Designer: Taylor Murphy
Instructor: Alexandra Doyle
The 53rd Annual GDUSA American Graphic Design Awards
The Graphic Design Awards honors outstanding new work of all kinds: print, packaging, point-of-purchase, internet, interactive and motion graphics.
Seven student projects received a Winner Certificate of Excellence Award.
Project: A Journey of Grand Proportions
Student Designer: Noel Forte
Instructor: Jody Graff
Photographer (or Illustration, etc): Noel Forte
Project: BLEED
Student Designer: Pauline Nyren
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
Photographer (or Illustration, etc): Scanned from books about Hans Ulrich Obrist and handwriting text.
Project: Recipe Restaurant
Student Designer: Chelsea Peterson
Instructor: Mark Willie
Photographer and Illustration: Chelsea Peterson
Project: Queen of Tarts Restaurant Branding
Student Designer: Kaitlyn Troy
Instructor: Mark Willie
Photography/Illustration: Scanned photos and illustrations by Kaitlyn Troy
Project: A Common Thread: Tradition & Trend in Swedish Textiles
Student Designer: Theodor Swanson
Instructor: Jody Graff
Photographer: Theodor Swanson
Project: Knockout, experimental publication/book
Student Designer: Jermaine Boca
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
Project: Emerging Fashion Visionaries
Student Designer: Taylor Murphy
Instructor: Bob Warkulwiz
46TH ANNUAL UCDA DESIGN COMPETITION
The University & College Designers Association (UCDA) Design Competition recognizes the best of the exceptional design work done to promote educational institutions (secondary, vocational, or higher education) and supports the exchange of ideas and information relating to the unique role of these designers. The award-winning projects will be on display at the UCDA Design Conference, September 24-27 in San Antonio, TX.
Three student projects were awarded a Certificate of Excellence.
Project: Frutiger, typeface poster
Student Designer: Kendall Stephens
Instructor: Shushi Yoshinaga
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Student Designer: Morgan Gelfand
Instructor: Mark Willie
Project: Knock Out Experimental Book
Student Designer: Jermaine Boca
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
CREATIVE QUARTERLY 45
A quarterly journal that features the work of international artists, illustrators, designers, and photographers. Two student projects received Winner Awards and four student projects received Runners-Up Awards.
Project: Animal Farm Book Cover
Student Designer: Katie Troy
Instructor: Eric Karnes
Winner
Project:
Student Designer: Chelsea Peterson
Instructor: Mark Willie
Winner
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Student Designer: Marianne Issa El-Khoury
Instructor: Jody Graff
Runner Up
Project: Yue Minjun Artist Catalogue
Student Designer: Nicholas Kramer
Instructor: Mark Willie
Runner Up
Project: Village Magazine
Student Designer: Aleksandra Ola Baldych
Instructor: Alexandra Doyle
Runner Up
Project: PomPom Rice
Student Designer: Jermaine Boca
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
Runner Up
Creative Quarterly 43
A quarterly journal that features the work of international artists, illustrators, designers, and photographers.
One student project received a Winner Award and two student projects received Runners-Up Awards.
Project: Fractals: A Visual and Tactile Exploration Through Fractal Geometry
Student Designer: Karen Yee
Instructor: Jody Graff
Winner
Project: Are You OK? Packaging Design
Student Designer: Nick Massarelli
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
Runner Up
Project: Text Box
Student Designer: Walter Wilkes
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
Runner Up
GDUSA Students-to-Watch 2016
Each year, Graphic Design (GD) USA releases Top Students to Watch, a roundup list of students who are ready to burst onto the design scene. Drexel Graphic Design students have been featured on the list since its inauguration in 2010. Our congratulations to seniors Jermaine Boca and Erin Chan, who are included on the 2016 list.
2016 GDUSA Package Design Awards
Annual package design competition celebrating the power of design to forge an emotional link with the buyer at the moment of truth. Makers, sellers and marketers are challenged as never before to convey the message, promote the brand, close the deal. Package design and related disciplines are increasingly the difference makers in advancing the brand and influencing the purchasing decision.
Four student projects were awarded a Certificate of Excellence.
Project: Are You OK? packaging design
Student Designer: Nick Massarelli
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
Project: Steve Madden Packaging Design
Student Designer: Alyssa Vance
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
Project: Quality Caffeine Coffee Grinder Kit
Student Designer: Karen Yee
Instructor: Jody Graff
Project: Eastern Mountain Sports Gift Packaging
Student Designer: Karen Yee
Instructor: Jody Graff
Drexel’s 2016 Study Abroad photo contest
Congratulations to GD junior Nick Ricciutti for his 3rd place win.
Drexel’s 2016 Study Abroad photo contest
2016 Graphis New Talent
Annual that features the best internationally produced student work of the past year.
Project: Battle of the Brits, mods vs rockers
Student Designer: Sarah Kenyon
Instructor: Shushi Yoshinaga
Project: Text Box
Student Designer: Walter Wilkes
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
Project: A Visual and Tactile Exploration Through Fractal Geometry
Student Designer: Karen Yee
Instructor: Jody Graff
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Student Designer: Courtney Sabo
Instructor: Jody Graff
COLLAB Student Design Competition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
For more than twenty years, this annual competition has been a wonderful opportunity for Philadelphia college students to meet global design leaders, and to produce their own designs inspired by the work of an internationally recognized designer who is being honored with the Collab Design Excellence Award. For this year’s design challenge, “Selfie,” students designed their own personal brand identity program.
Our congratulations to Graphic Design students Marisa Watanabe, who received Second Place; Brad DeLeone, who received Third Place; and Jeremy Snyder, who received honorable mention. Their projects, along with 40 other select entries—including those by Drexel Graphic Design students Morgan Gelfand and Katie Troy—were on exhibition in the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Main Building), from November 18 through 20 2015.
Project: Measured Design identity branding
Student Designer: Marisa Watanabe
Instructors: Sandy Stewart and Eric Karnes
Second Place Award
Project: Imagination Run Wild identity branding
Student Designer: Brad DeLeone
Instructors: Sandy Stewart and Eric Karnes
Third Place Award
Project: Play, Change, Adapt identity branding
Student Designer: Jeremy Snyder
Instructors: Sandy Stewart and Eric Karnes
Honorable Mention
Project: Gray Matters identity branding
Student Designer: Morgan Gelfand
Instructors: Sandy Stewart and Eric Karnes
Project: Small Stature, Big Ideas identity branding
Student Designer: Katie Troy
Instructors: Sandy Stewart and Eric Karnes
UCDA Design Competition
The University & College Designers Association (UCDA) Design Competition recognizes the best of the exceptional design work done to promote educational institutions (secondary, vocational, or higher education) and supports the exchange of ideas and information relating to the unique role of these designers.Three student projects were awarded a Certificate of Excellence.
Project: Are You OK? packaging design
Student Designer: Nick Massarelli
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
Project: Text Box
Student Designer: Walter Wilkes
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
Project: Kabel, typeface poster
Student Designer: Marianne Issa El-Khoury
Instructor: Shushi Yoshinaga
GDUSA American Graphic Design Awards
For five decades, Graphic Design USA has sponsored competitions to spotlight areas of excellence and opportunity for creative professionals, GDUSA’s American Graphic Design Award is the original and the flagship, open to all in the community: design firms, ad agencies, corporations, non-profits, institutions, and more.Three student projects were awarded a Certificate of Excellence.
Project: Battle of the Brits, mods vs rockers
Student Designer: Sarah Kenyon
Instructor: Shushi Yoshinaga
Project: Text Box
Student Designer: Walter Wilkes
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
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Student Designer: Theodor Swanson
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
Creativity 45
International Graphic Design and Advertising Awards that celebrates the best in print, packaging, interactive and broadcast by professionals and students. Four student projects received a Silver Award and three students received a Bronze Award.
Project: Are You OK? packaging design
Student Designer: Nick Massarelli
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
Silver Award
Project: Text Box
Student Designer: Walter Wilkes
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
Silver Award
Project: Battle of the Brits, mods vs rockers
Student Designer: Sarah Kenyon
Instructor: Shushi Yoshinaga
Silver Award
Project Title: Identity Reformed Exhibition Design
Student Designer: Hailey Smith
Instructor: Shushi Yoshinaga
Silver Award
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Student Designer: Erin Chan
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
Bronze Award
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Student Designer: Theodor Swanson
Instructor: Sandy Stewart
Bronze Award
Project: A Classroom Guide to Type 1 Diabetes
Student Designer: Carly Rothbort
Instructor: Bob Warkulwiz
Bronze Award
SEGD Global Design Awards
Since 1987, the SEGD Global Design Awards have set the standard of excellence for Environmental Graphic Design and Experiential Graphic Design — honoring design work that connects people to place by providing direction, content, and compelling experiences in public spaces.
Project: Crypto
Student Designer: Mike Garzarelli
Instructor: Bill Rees
Merit Award