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2015 Student Award Winners

Receiving over 250 entries from design students attending 33 post-secondary schools across Canada, RGD announces the recipients of our 2015 Student Awards.

Bureau Award for Northern Ontario Winner: Brittney Smith, Cambrian College

Honorable Mentions:

  • Caitlin Brooks, Georgian College
  • Jennica Robinson, Cambrian College
  • Matthew Urso, Cambrian College

Judges:

  • Frank Chartrand, Bureau, Sudbury
    Melissa Deschenes RGD, Design de Plume, Sudbury    
    Tony Jurgilas RGD, 50 Carleton, Sudbury
    Laura Piché RGD, The Redpath Group, North Bay

Quarry Award for Western Ontario Winner: Emily Leung, Conestoga College

Honorable Mention:

  • Zak Hannah, Conestoga College
  • Matthew Piotrowski, Conestoga College
  • Loretta Thompson, Conestoga College

Judges:

  • Marcus Gilroy RGD, Sun Life Financial, Kitchener
  • Chad Krulicki, Quarry, Kitchener    
  • Tara Mundy RGD, Lashbrook Marketing, London
  • Richard Plantt RGD, schoolBundle Inc., London

Kivuto Award for Eastern Ontario Winner: Emily Buell, St. Lawrence College

Honorable Mention:

  • Owen Gabany, St. Lawrence College
  • Vivienne Kay, Algonquin College
  • Jared Lebel, Algonquin College

Judges:

  • Wendy Millard RGD, Empire Life, Kingston
  • Gustavo Sanchez, Kivuto, Ottawa
  • Robert Smith RGD, Greenmelon, Ottawa
  • Jennifer Van De Vooren RGD, McMillan, Ottawa

Tamm + Kit Award for GTA Winner: Julia Grzeskowiak, York/Sheridan Joint Program

Honorable Mentions:

  • Nicole Mannell, York/Sheridan
  • Lucas Young, York/Sheridan

Judges:

  • Ciabh McEvenue, Tamm + Kit, Toronto
  • Josh McInerney RGD, Modu Design, Toronto
  • Shannon Olliffe, City of Toronto
  • Karen Satok RGD, Sputnik Design Partners, Toronto

MET Award for Western Canada Winner: Tierney Milne, Capilano University

Honorable Mentions:

  • Wesley Browne, Capilano U
  • Garret Schauteet, Capilano U

Judges:

  • Daniel Choi RGD, Daniel Choi Design, Vancouver    
  • Jeff Harrison, 123w, Vancouver    
  • Kim McMullen, Flipside Creative, Vancouver

BRANDFX Award for Western Canada Winner: Wesley Browne, Capilano University

Honorable Mentions:

  • Max Fuenzalida, Capilano U
  • Tierney Milne, Capilano U
  • Claudia Pasaribu, Emily Carr U of Art & Design
  • Jocelyn Wong, Capilano U

Judges:

  • Kelly Nicoll, PwC, Vancouver
  • Johnny Talisman, trigger, Calgary
  • Tim Kelly, BRANDFX, North Vancouver    

Bell Media Award for Motion Graphics Winner: Lucas Young, York/Sheridan

Winning Project: Design's Identity Crisis

Honorable Mentions:

  • Vanessa Almeida, Centennial College
  • Devon Ash, Algonquin College
  • Kristine Buerano, George Brown College
  • Julia Grzeskowiak, York/Sheridan
  • Polina Kabakova, OCADU

Judges:

  • Amanda Grant, Bell Media Agency, Toronto
  • Gabriel Poirier-Galarneau, Champagne Club Sandwich, Montreal
  • Tom Rudman RGD, PATTISON Onestop Sales, Toronto    
     

Entro Award for Placemaking Design Winner: Jocelyn Wong, Capilano University

Winning Project: Propeller Oysters

Honorable Mentions:

  • Taekyom Kim, George Brown College
  • Michelle Lim, Capilano University
  • Sara Panchaud, with Letitia Calver, Warren Jones & Foad Makki, NSCAD University

Judges:

  • Kathryn Lissack, AldrichPears Associates, Vancouver
  • Wayne McCutcheon RGD, Entro, Toronto
  • Frank Moniz RGD, Mondegro, Toronto
  • Dianne Semark, MEC, Vancouver    

Forge Award for Information Design Winner: Josh Apostolopoulos, OCAD University

Winning Project: Alberta Issues Map

Honorable Mentions:

  • Nicole Mannell, York/Sheridan
  • Fran Motta, Alberta College of Art + Design
  • Sara Yong, York/Sheridan

Judges:

  • Nicola Hamilton RGD, Chatelaine, Toronto    
  • Audree Lapierre, FFunction, Montreal
  • Christopher Moorehead, Deloitte, Toronto    
  • Stüssy Tschudin RGD, Forge Media + Design, Toronto

Parcel Award for Print Design Winner: Alison Rowan, OCAD University

Winning Project: Like Pixel, Like Paper

Honorable Mentions:

  • Tracy Baker, York/Sheridan Joint Program
  • Michelle Clement, Emily Carr U of Art + Design
  • Laurence Pilon, Concordia U

Judges:

  • Nadine Arseneault, Bakersfield Visual Communications, Toronto
  • Gary Beelik, Parcel, Toronto
  • Claire Dawson RGD, Underline Studio, Toronto
  • Paul Tetrault, Tetro Design, Winnipeg    

Milestone Integrated Award for Digital Marketing Design Winner: Christopher Kohanik with Jeremiah Alexander Anderson-Ferguson, Tom Kucy and Justin Medoruma, Alberta College of Art + Design

Winning Project: #TIMEOUT

Honorable Mentions:

  • Emily Buell, St. Lawrence College
  • Samantha Bullis, George Brown College
  • Anne Lorraine Uy, British Columbia Institute of Technology

Judges:

  • Flavio Carvalho, Method, San Francisco
  • Byron Dowler, Coastlines Creative Group, Vancouver
  • Chris Duchaine, Milestone Integrated, Kitchener    

SapientNitro Award for Interaction Design Winner: Chloe Negrette, York/Sheridan Joint Program

Winning Project: Wandr

Honorable Mentions:

  • Amanda Furukawa, York/Sheridan
  • Nathakorn Kittananthawongs, York/Sheridan
  • Bonnie Yau, OCADU

Judges:

  • Chad Borlase, SapientNitro, Toronto
  • Benoit Giguère, La Presse, Montreal
  • Jeremy Linskill, Zync, Toronto
  • Joanna Wiebe RGD, Amazon.com, Seattle    

Colourphill Award for Typographic Design Winner: Alison Rowan, OCAD University

Winning Project: Like Pixel, Like Paper

Honorable Mentions:

  • Lucas Young, York/Sheridan
  • Keya Vadgama, York/Sheridan

Judges:

  • Irina Khvalova RGD, Colourphill Design, Toronto
  • Gilbert Li RGD, The Office of Gilbert Li, Toronto    
  • Rod McDonald RGD, Rod McDonald Typographic Design, Lake Echo (NS)    
  • Marie-Hélène Trottier, Jump&Love, Montreal    

q30 design inc. Award for Brand Design Winners (Tie): 

Matthew Piotrowski, Conestoga College
Winning Project: Southwest
and
Alexandria Gagnon (with Jordan Maddox), OCADU
Winning Project: Contour & Co.

Honorable Mentions:

  • Aimee Grimes, Capilano University
  • Alison Lee, York/Sheridan Joint Program
  • Paolo Rinaldi, York/Sheridan Joint Program

Judges:

  • Sébastien Bisson, Polygraphe, Montréal
  • Antonio Lennert, ALSO Collective, Toronto
  • Jeff Malcolm RGD, AdvisorBranding, Toronto
  • Peter Scott RGD, q30 design, Toronto

50 Carleton Award for Logo Design Winner: Brittney Smith, Cambrian College

Winning Project: Vespa Street Kitchen Identity

Honorable Mentions: 

  • Marqui Dixon, Conestoga College
  • Polina Kabakova, OCAD University
  • Kevin Phung, Capilano University

Judges:

  • Mary Binsted RGD, Mary Binsted Designs, Whitehorse
  • Sandra di Leo RGD, CINDERBLOC, Toronto
  • Wade Gilpin RGD, Sherpa Creative, Toronto
  • Tony Jurgilas RGD, 50 Carleton, Sudbury        

Shikatani Lacroix Award for Packaging Design Winner: Joyce Dang, York/Sheridan Joint Program

Winning Project: Aqua Skins

Honorable Mentions:

  • Zak Hannah, Conestoga College
  • Keya Vadgama, York/Sheridan Joint Program

Judges:

  • Sean Carter, Carter Hales Design Lab Inc., Vancouver
  • Jean-Pierre Lacroix RGD, Shikatani Lacroix, Toronto
  • Brent Roth RGD, Perennial Inc., Toronto    

Cundari Award for Advertising/Promotion Design Winner: Chelsea Larocque, OCAD University

Winning Project: Ride Kind

Honorable Mentions:

  •  Tiffany Chin, MacEwan University
  • Sarah Panchaud, NSCAD University

Judges:

  • Sarah Cosentino, Cundari, Toronto    
  • Peter Gabany RGD, Limelight Advertising & Design, Port Hope    
  • Lindsay Robertson, WestJet, Calgary
  • Giles Woodward, Giles Woodward Design, Saskatoon