2018 Student Award Winners

Winner: Faizan Anjum, Humber College

Project: Portfolio Website 

Honourable Mentions: 

• Simon Dunford, Fanshawe College
• Emily Thuro, Humber College

Judges: 

• Summer Fang, Partnership Manager at Top Level Design, Portland
• Grant Ivens, Brand Surgeon at Say What! Communications, Markham
• Ashley McCarthy, Senior Graphic Designer at Semtech, Hamilton

Winner: Peter Elima, University of Alberta

Project: Dayuhan Conference Logo

Honourable Mentions: 

• Naomi Brierley, University of Alberta
• Laura Pummell, Capilano University
• Christopher Quental, Georgian College

Judges:

• Mary Binsted RGD, Owner of Mary Binsted Designs, Whitehorse
• Amanda Bolte RGD, Creative Director at Cineplex Digital Media, London
• Mark Buchner RGD, Partner & Creative Director at TBD Studio, Toronto
• Tony Jurgilas RGD, Principal + Design Strategist at 50 Carleton, Sudbury

Winner: Jonathan Collie, Conestoga College

Project: ONGuide Transit App 

Honourable Mentions: 

• Jhubel Canilanza, Seneca College
• Melissa Schrier, Conestoga College

Judges:

• David McArthur, Digital UI Design Lead at WestJet, Calgary
• Michelle Hopgood RGD, Graphic Designer & Knowledge Manager at Martin Prosperity Institute, Toronto
• Michael Ortelli RGD, Founder of BOLD, Toronto

Winners: Paul Twa & Hilary Zak, University of Alberta

Project: Please Touch branding for University of Alberta's 2018 Bachelor of Design 

Honourable Mentions: 

• Adrianna Chong, University of Alberta
• Chelsea Lecompte, York/Sheridan Joint Program
• Alice Zeng, Capilano University

Judges: 

• Stefan Canuel RGD, Senior Designer at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
• Edmund Li RGD, Associate/Design Director at Entro, Toronto
• Stacy Wakeford RGD, Director, Nature Inspiration Centre at Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa

Winner: Elizabeth Zhu, Isaak Man, Clover Chang & Melosha Ratnasingham, York/Sheridan Joint Program

Project: Neighbrs App

Honourable Mentions: 

• Mohit Gupta, York/Sheridan Joint Program
• Zoe Kim, Humber College;
• Carson Young, York/Sheridan Joint Program

Judges:

• Patryk Adamczyk RGD, UX Lead & Product Owner at PagerDuty, Toronto
• Helen Park, Product Design Lead at Hootsuite, Vancouver
• Scott Weisbrod, Group Service Design Director & Studio Head at Fjord, Toronto

Winner:  Laura Rojas, OCAD University

Winning Project: Bananaland Art Book & Newspaper 

Honourable Mentions: 

• Dana Mevorach, Humber College
• Katya Romanova, OCAD University

Judges:

• Carey George RGD, Partner & Creative Director at Goods & Services, Toronto
• Gigi Lau RGD, Art Director at Harlequin, Toronto
• Jessica Sullivan, Creative Director at Figure 1 Publishing, Vancouver
• Fadi Yacoub, Executive Creative Director, Digital at the Toronto Star, Toronto

Winner: Amanda Ashford, Conestoga College

Project: Rare Earth Organics Packaging 

Honourable Mentions: 

• Carmen Fenech & Ronen Goldfarb, Humber College
• Marcus Heard, St. Lawrence College
• Andrea Poon, York/Sheridan Joint Program

Judges: 

• Irina Khvalova RGD, Principal at Colourphill, Toronto
• Robert Smith RGD, Owner + Creative Director, Greenmelon, Ottawa
• Pat Young, Creative Director at lululemon, Vancouver

Winner: Mantej Rakhra, OCAD University

Project: Hidden Hazard Booklets 

Honourable Mentions: 

• Heather Haughn, Capilano University
• Dana Neita, York/Sheridan Joint Program
• Katya Romanova, OCAD University

Judges: 

• James Bailey RGD, VP/Creative Officer at Raining Communications, Toronto
• Ben Hagon RGD, Creative Director + President at Intent, Toronto
• Katie Wilhelm RGD, Marketing & Design Specialist, London Economic Development Corporation, London

Winner: Katya Romanova, OCAD University

Project: FLUX: Between Homelands  

Honourable Mentions: 

• Marie Atienza, La Salle College Vancouver
• Hillary Chen, York/Sheridan Joint Program
• Ashley Proulx, OCAD University

Judges:

• Ian Chalmers RGD, Design Director & Principal at Pivot Design Group, Toronto
• Monique Gamache, Design Director & Partner atWAX, Calgary
• Rami Schandall RGD, Principal at Visual Creative, Toronto
• Kyle Schruder RGD, Associate, Visual Communication, at Bridgeable, Toronto

Winner: Arun Swamy, Vancouver Film School

Project: Scream For Help Video 

Honourable Mentions: 

• Mohit Gupta, York/Sheridan Joint Program
• Dana Neita, York/Sheridan Joint Program
• Danielle Sheahan, York/Sheridan Joint Program

Judges:

• Daniel Cordero, Senior Animator at Polyester Studio, Toronto
• Celina Fischer RGD, Creative Director at CBC News, Toronto

Winner: Mackenzie Gooch, Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Project: Gutless Vegan Butchershop Branding 

Honourable Mentions: 

• Abby Klages, Humber College
• Taylor Newman-Craigmill, Conestoga College

Judges: 

• Jean-Sébastien Baillat, Creative Director at Baillat, Montreal
• Darrell Corriveau, Creative Director, Interactive at q30 design, Toronto
• Nick Richards, Executive Creative Director at Will, Vancouver
• Jessica Vitale RGD, National Graphic Design Manager at DIALOG, Toronto

Winner: Alice Zeng, Capilano University

Project: Ground Goodness Packaging  

Honourable Mentions:

• Laura Baldesarra, OCAD University
• Benji Sahinovic, Conestoga College

Judges: 

• Matthew Clark RGD, Founder & Creative Director at Subplot Design, Vancouver
• Cris Jaw, Creative Director at LCBO, Toronto
• Gary Oakley, Creative Director at Shikatani Lacroix, Toronto

Winner: Dustin Matos, Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Project: LVLCAP Gaming Blog 

Honourable Mentions: 

• Elise Hoebeke, Conestoga College
• Nikunj Varshney, OCAD University

Judges:

• Andrew Boardman RGD, Principal/Designer at Manoverboard, Winnipeg
• Evelyn Csiszar RGD, Lead UX/UI Designer/Owner, Collective Experience, Toronto
• Nico Taus RGD, Creative Director, Studio123, Sudbury

Winner: Sarah Wong, York/Sheridan Joint Program

Project: Jasper Dark Sky Festival Branding

Honourable Mentions: 

• Sisia Du, La Salle College Vancouver
• Carmen Fenech & Ronen Goldfarb, Humber College
• Nannaphat Yingchoncharoen, La Salle College Vancouver

Judges:

• Natalie Armata RGD Co-Founder & Creative Director at Giants & Gentlemen, Toronto
• Ryan Booth, Design Director at Zulu Alpha Kilo, Toronto
• Jason Dauphinee RGD, Creative Director at Eclipse Creative, Victoria
• Pamela Rounis, Associate Creative Director at Rethink, Vancouver

Winner: Dana Neita, York/Sheridan Joint Program

Project: 9.58 Magazine

Honourable Mentions: 

• Peter Elima, University of Alberta
• Aleksandra Isakov, Conestoga College
• Grace Stallard, Conestoga College

Judges:

• Jordan Bamforth RGD, Creative Director at Beau's Brewery, Van Kleek
• Raj Grainger RGD, Designer at the University of Toronto, Toronto
• Meg Lynch RGD, Senior Designer at Forge Media + Design, Toronto
• Cole Alexander Nicks RGD, Graphic Designer at BC Children's Hospital Foundation, Vancouver

Winner: Alice Zeng, Capilano University

Project: Savour: A Speaker Series Branding

Honourable Mentions: 

• Paul Ching, OCAD University
• Mackenzie Gooch, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
• Ashley Proulx, OCAD University

Judges:

• Rodrigo Barreda, Manager, Graphic Design, at United Way of Greater Toronto
• Wendy Gray RGD, Owner & Creative Director at Gravity Inc, Toronto
• Jay Wall RGD, Principal & Creative Director at RallyRally, Toronto

Winner: Alexandrah Pahl, University of Fraser Valley

Project: Rocko’s Diner Branding  

Honourable Mentions: 

• Mohit Gupta, York/Sheridan Joint Program
• Benji Sahinovic, Conestoga College

Judges:

• Mooren Bofill RGD, Design Director at john st., Toronto
• Timothy Jones RGD, President & Creative Director at Banfield Agency, Ottawa
• Marga Lopez, Director of Design at Vancouver Aquarium, Vancouver
• Iliana Sergeev RGD, Owner & Creative Director at IS Design Labs, Toronto

Winners: Mohit Gupta, Zachery Eng, Carson Young & David Luong, York/Sheridan Joint Program

Winning Project: Oble App

Honourable Mention:

• Jonathan Collie, Conestoga College

Judges:

• Sasha Goldstein, Senior UX/UI Designer at SAXX Underwear, Vancouver
• Michael Palmer, Executive Creative Director at Quarry, St. Jacobs
• Richmond Sedcole, Director of UX Design at Manulife, Toronto