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2022 Student Award Winners

Screenshot of Bella Sanchez's personal website landing page

.design Award for Personal Website: Bella Sanchez Student RGD

Winning Project: www.bellasanchez.design

Award Sponsor :.design; School: Wilson School of Design, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Richmond, BC

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On the left, a black notebook with the title "mimic" in a bold typeface and bright green colour. On the right, three of the same notebooks in smaller scale and different colours.

52 Pick-up Award for Typography Winner: Mary Getsen

Winning Project: The Parcel From The Future: Biomimicry + Design

One day you step outside and find an unfamiliar parcel coming from 2072.
 A futuristic project, exploring evolution of graphic design and typography in 2072, through the lens of biomimicry. It not only reimagines the graphic design practice from the perspective of functionality and production, but also explores the future of the visual form and type. The primary typeface UBU_Habak, merges strict geometry with fluidity of stems, illustrating such possible transformations in the future. The secondary typeface is a Sans Serif Degular, used for long-form body copy, is coupled with monospaced Courier to highlight captions and short blurbs of text. The last typeface Quench is used for the logo and meant for internal communications of the imagery MIMIC network of designers from the future. The typefaces are barely decipherable for us today but may be easily read by designers from 2072. Since its letterforms are understood only by people of 2072, it should be paired with transcription text when used in materials directed for the readers in 2022.

Award Sponsor: 52 Pick-up; School: George Brown College, Toronto, ON; Educator Support: Paul Haslip

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Multiple squared business cards for Purpose Contracting, shown front and back.

Artista Award for 1st Year Student Winner: Alli Thompson

Winning Project: Purpose Contracting 

Purpose Contracting, a contracting company that prides itself in its hardworking employees and energetic spirit. In keeping with the spirit of the company, three bright colours were selected for its logo along with a bold typeface to represent their strength and dedication to service. The square frame and sharp angles display the company reliability and soundness.

Award Sponsor: Artista; School: Conestoga College, Kitchener, ON; Educator Support: Molly Hill RGD

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Welcome Home pop up book shown standing and open
Porcelain's Missing Kibble book cover

Context Creative Award for Storytelling Winners (Tie): Yun Chen & Topher D'Penha

Winning Project (Tie): Welcome Home by Yun Chen

Welcome home is a pop-up book designed to teach children about kindness. The book has different pop-up formats designed to gather children's attention with diverse illustrations and imagery. The most important being the first one, depicting the forest and inner world of the story and the second being the joyful daily routine, depicted using several spot illustrations. Same artistic approach is applied to the different sections to bring it together cohesively. 

Award Sponsor: Context Creative; School: Sheridan College, Oakville, ON; Educator Support: Rick Sealock

Winning Project (Tie): Porcelain's Missing Kibble by Topher D'Penha

Porcelain's Missing Kibble is a children's book about a cat who is trying to find her missing breakfast! The book uses highly saturated hues to capture a child's attention and easy but fun rhyming phrases to keep them interested. The lead character, Porcelain's is designed to have big eyes to draw viewers into her expressions and lead them to through the story from her perspective. Dynamic poses and compositions help with the flow of the story and character movements.

Award Sponsor: Context Creative; School: Sheridan College, Oakville, ON; Educator Support: Hyein Lee RGD

 

Honourable Mentions

Judges

  • Sarah Jackson RGD, Owner & Art Director at The Office of Sarah, Edmonton, AB
  • Sarah Riley, Chief Strategy Officer at R&G, Halifax, NS
  • Catherine Ryan, Senior Designer at Context Creative, Toronto, ON
On-site billboard advertising promoting the End Stolen Choices campaign

Design de Plume Award for Indigenous Design Winners: Natasha Lee, Alison Koo, Quoc Huy Anh (Alex) Nguyen

Winning Project: End Stolen Choices

End Stolen Choices is a PSA campaign that gives a platform to the Indigenous women who have been affected by forced sterilization and alerts the public that this horrific human rights violation still exists in our society today. The use of the pregnancy stick with a silhouette of a pregnant woman symbolizes the Indigenous women who have undergone this procedure. To bring contrast to the posters and to represent Indigenous communities, the colour orange has also been applied to the stick. In a duo/single format, the posters are designed to be displayed at a variety of locations to increase the campaign's visibility.

Award Sponsor: Design de Plume; School: IDEA School of Design, Capilano University, North Vancouver, BC; Educator Support: Thomas J. Duguid and Bracken Hanuse Corlett

Honourable Mentions:

  • L'eau potable, ce n'est pas donné à tout le monde by Rosalie Lacroix and Léanne Perreault, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC
  • Rally Magazine: Families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls by Rupsha Mutsuddi Provisional RGD, Conestoga College, Kitchener, ON

Judges:

  • Jennica Robinson Provisional RGD, Senior Graphic Designer at Design de Plume, Sudbury, ON
  • Mark Rutledge RGD, Senior Designer at Outcrop Communications Ltd, Whitehorse, YT
  • Roxann Shapwaykeesic RGD, Founder of Through the Sky Studio, Thunder Bay, ON
Three (3) Enchanté Draft Informative Booklets

Domtar Award for Print Design Winner: Bao Anh (Felix) Nguyen Provisional RGD

Winning Project: Enchanté Drag Informative Booklets 

Enchanté Drag Informative Booklets is a series of educational booklets about the past, the present and the future of drag for young creatives to learn about this art form. Designed using sparkling holographic texture as a way to capture glamour in drag, the information provided in the booklets include the origins of drag, its current impacts and how it is evolving. 

Award Sponsor: Domtar; School: George Brown College, Toronto, ON

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  • The World of Giants A Illustration Book for Dinolovers by Luis Alfonso Guede Alvarez, LaSalle College, Vancouver, BC
  • Billie Eilish Book by Emma Chevillot-Versini, Dawson College, Montreal, QC
  • Shakespeare Covers Refresh by Autum McDougald-Ashby Student RGD, Conestoga College, Kitchener, ON
  • Veg Fest by Annika McFarlane, Capilano University, North Vancouver, BC 
  • The Anti-Travel Travel Guide by Benya Sutyanyong, York University, Toronto, ON

Judges:

  • Blake Atkinson, Creative Director of Brand Identity & Creative at Metrolinx, Toronto, ON
  • Meredith Collins, Customer Marketing Manager at Domtar, Fort Mill, SC
  • Jessalyn King RGD, Jessalyn King Studios, Edmonton, AB
  • April San Juan RGD, Manager, Marketing & Creative Services at Colour Time Printing + Digital Imaging, Vancouver, BC
  • Rebecca So RGD, Senior Graphic Designer at Colliers International, Vancouver, BC
  • Janice Van Eck RGD, Freelance art director/graphic designer, Guelph, ON
United Strangers exterior mural

Entro Award for Placemaking Winner: Annika McFarlane

Winning Project: United Strangers 

United Strangers, a local corner store, was looking for a way to communicate their values and signal to passerbys how they bring stranger together and that very one is welcome. A mural designed on the outside wall acts as a distinct and memorable visual showcasing a wide range of folks who come to the store — bikers, locals, the community garden and more. To extent the scope of this mural, the illustration was adapted to be applied on gift cards to create an easy visual link for people who had never been to the brick and mortar location.

Award Sponsor: Entro; School: Capilano University, North Vancouver, BC

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Kidlets business card shown front and back

Forge Media Award for Logo Design Winner: Katryna Yasinski

Winning Project: Kidlets

Inspiring creativity, individuality and imagination, Kidlets is a fictitious children's clothing brand telling a unique story through their hand-painted pieces. The wordmark with hand-drawn illustrative elements and typeface conveys the fun and adventurous spirit of the brand. The bold sans serif brings structure and confidence to the logo, while bounces around with the energy of a child. The letters fade in a subtle gradient to create movement in the wordmark and evoke a sense of ink that’s swept to the edge of a screen print.

Award Sponsor: Forge Media + Design ; School: MacEwan University, Edmonton, AB; Educator Support: Valery Goulet

Honourable Mentions:

  • Trait d'Union by Geneviève Beaulieu, Pier-Ann Blanchet, Sandrine De Carufel, Rosalie Lacroix andLéanne Perreault, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC
  • AQPA - Logotype and logo design by Justine Charest, Jérémy Goulet, Mélissa Lessard, Sarah Surprenant and Mélissa Vogt, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC
  • SCIENTA by Stephanie Lavoie Provisional RGD, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC
  • Purpose Contracting by Alli Thompson Student RGD, Conestoga College, Kitchener, ON
  • Rooted Logo by Celina Zhong, Capilano University, North Vancouver, BC

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preview of Cinema: Movies to Experience publication

Goods & Services Award for Editorial Design Winner: Phoebe Wong

Winning Project: Cinema: Movies To Experience

Film and media can have a profound and enriching impact on our everyday lives. Cinema: Movies To Experience is a fictitious editorial exploring the cinematic world and feelings of love, loss, longing and change. The intention was to bring people together to question what happens beyond the moving image and how certain scenes can extend into our own lived experience and inspire us to better the world around us. Each issue features five films emphasizing shared themes of love, humanity, coming of age and family. Each film in an issue has a distinct colour palette and clear design structure. The editorial also uses typography to portray nuances, pauses, hesitations and other emotions in the movies. 

Award Sponsor: Goods & Services; School: York University / Sheridan College, Toronto, ON; Educator Support: Zab Hobart RGD Emeritus

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On the left, a black notebook with the title "mimic" in a bold typeface and bright green colour. On the right, three of the same notebooks in smaller scale and different colours.

Gravity Inc. Award for Social Good Design Winner: Mary Getsen

Winning Project: The Parcel From The Future: Biomimicry + Design

One day you step outside and find an unfamiliar parcel coming from 2072.
 A futuristic project, exploring environmentally and socially sound evolution of graphic design and typography in 2072, through the lens of biomimicry. Biomimicry is a practice of learning from nature and applying that knowledge to human design challenges. The concept is shared through a parcel that comes from the network of biomimetic designers called MIMIC and includes a biomimicry manifesto and a series of letters. The manifesto outlines 6 biomimicry principles and draws parallels between living organisms and implemented design applications in 2072. The letters (in the format of fold-out posters) are written by designers from the future, who share their expertise with us, designers from 2022. 

Award Sponsor: Gravity Inc.; School: George Brown College, Toronto, ON; Educator Support: John Baljkas

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Marea Cigars Packaging photographed from above, along with a cuban flag and passport

Greenmelon Award for Packaging Design (Single): Alisa Vasilevich

Winning Project: Marea Cigars Packaging

A functional and unique packaging for Marea Cigars represents the island of Cuba and classic Cuban automobiles. The package is hand-made using Cedar wood to main humidity levels needed main moisture in Cigar. The package can double up as a storage box for other items, cigar refills or as home decor. Being is made entirely with natural material, it is also easy to dispose or repurpose. 

Award Sponsor: Greenmelon; School: York University, Toronto, ON

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  • Luc Bergeron RGD, Creative Director at Greenmelon, Ottawa, ON
  • Brent Roth RGD, Creative Director at Brent Roth Creative, London, UK
  • Ben Ruby, Design Director at King Ursa, Toronto, ON
  • Maninder Singh RGD, Creative Director, Multidisciplinary Designer & Photographer at House of Singh, Toronto, ON
CMYK Master front cover
FunLab packaging

Haft2 Award for Colour Winners (Tie): Jasriel Bautista & Yasaman Fakhr Provisional RGD

Winning Project (Tie): CMYK Master: Bradbury Thompson Exhibition Pitchbook by Jasriel Bautista, George Brown College, Toronto, ON

CMYK Master is an exhibition proposal for the Gardiner Museum in Toronto to showcase the work Bradbury Thompson, a prominent graphic designer of the 20th century. The exhibit design blends with his work in terms of  typography, imagery and colours. In addition to the visual application, the scope of the project includes a research booklet, a pitchbook and merchandise.

Award Sponsor: Haft2; School: George Brown College, Toronto, ON

 

Winning Project (Tie): FunLab by Yasaman Fakhr Provisional RGD, George Brown College, Toronto, ON

FunLab is toolbox to educate parents about the importance of children’s learning environment and provides useful information on creating different spaces at home. Colours and shapes are used to create desired energy or behaviour in a room — happy, energetic, creative or focused — to aid child in studying, improve information processing, reduces stress and promote brain development through visual stimulation and pattern-seeking. The toolbox includes a brochure, a magnetic calendar, an activity folder, games and stickers.

Award Sponsor: Haft2; School: George Brown College, Toronto, ON; Educator Support: Kristine Do

 

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  • Nanistya Martohardjono RGD, Creative Director at Haft2, Toronto, ON
  • Cassandra Mellow RGD, Senior Designer at Federated Co-operatives Limited, Saskatoon, SK
  • Caitlin Wharton RGD, Founder & Creative Director at Millie, Portland, OR
able logo

Intent Award for Accessible Design Winner: Menna Toeima

Winning Project: able

able is an online tool to design a more inclusive world by eliminating barriers created by inaccessible environments. It aids designers in incorporating inclusive design principles to their projects from the start by creating  opportunities for designers to collaborate and learn from the experiences of people with disabilities, empathize and co-design inclusive products with them. 

Award Sponsor: Intent; School: OCAD University, Toronto, ON

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Fieldnotes identity

Nurun Award for User Experience Design Winner: Irene Li

Winning Project: Fieldnotes

Fieldnotes is a fictitious browser-based open education ecosystem that aims to enhance virtual academic tools and create more immersive virtual learning spaces for students today. Its core features enable students to read and engage with academic readings more natively on screen while encouraging conversations and discussions amongst peers in an online space that is more natural to the screen.

Award Sponsor: Nurun; School: York University/Sheridan College, Toronto/Oakville, ON; Educator Support: Philippe Jean

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Judges:

  • Isabella Althoff, Senior Manager, UX Design at ALDO Group, Montreal, QC
  • Joanna Gee RGD, Senior UX Designer at Critical Mass, San Francisco, CA
  • Iffat Jokhio RGD, Design Lead, UX Designer, Design Researcher, Project Manager at Pivot, Toronto, ON
  • David Han, Director of Experience Design at Nurun, Toronto, ON
"Who Run the World? Girls." Information design poster

Pivot Award for Information Design Winner: Nicole Nguyen

Winning Project: Who Run the World? Girls.

This poster presents 5 sets of unrelated data from the United Nations Economic and Social Council made easier to understand through a narrative created from a female perspective. While girls seem to be doing better than boys in education, there is a drastic difference in men to women ratio in government positions. The poster intends to make us question the effectiveness of patriarchal governance, while showing, despite this, women are in striving. 

Award Sponsor: Pivot Design Group; School: York University, Toronto, ON; Educator Support: Darren Wilson

Honourable Mentions:

  • Just Me. Gender Exploration Workbook by Kristie Jones Provisional RGD, George Brown College, Toronto, ON
  • Radio Radical Reform Seminar by Coralie Mayer, Capilano University, Vancouver, BC
  • What you didn't know about HIV/AIDS by Rupsha Mutsuddi Provisional RGD, Conestoga College, Kitchener, ON
  • ZEDUCATE: American Black Bears by Natalie Zuk Student RGD, Conestoga College, Kitchener, ON

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Two (2) poster ads for Cricket Granola

Premise Award for Strategic Design Winner: Natasha Lee

Winning Project: Bugbites Cricket Granola

Bugbites is an imaginary cricket granola brand created for the North American market that is constantly looking for new, sustainable products but is particularly squeamish about eating bugs! The goal was to introduce the many benefits of including protein-rich crickets into our diets in a fun and friendly way. The branding addresses the public fear about eating bugs while appealing to their sense of greater good and sustainability.

Award Sponsor: Premise; School: Capilano University, North Vancouver, BC; Educator Support: Dominique Walker

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Two (2) poster ads for Cricket Granola

q30 design Award for Brand Design Winner: Natasha Lee

Bugbites is an imaginary cricket granola brand created for the North American market that is constantly looking for new, sustainable products but is particularly squeamish about eating bugs! The goal was to introduce the many benefits of including protein-rich crickets into our diets in a fun and friendly way. The branding addresses the public fear about eating bugs while appealing to their sense of greater good and sustainability.

Award Sponsor: q30 design Inc.; School: Capilano University, North Vancouver, BC; Educator Support: Dominique Walker

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Jiyu logo on the left. Two (2) mobile devices showing a gilmpse of th Jiyu app on the right.

Quake Award for Creative Innovation Winner: Jasper Tu

Winning Project: Jiyu

Jiyu is a virtual shopping application mainly targeting Gen Z shoppers that combines the benefits of traditional fitting room with the convenience of a virtual one. By generating a custom avatar tailored to the shopper’s unique face and body proportions, Jiyu puts the online shopper at the centre of the dressing experience. One of the most unique features of the app is that uses haptic technology built into smartphones to offer a "Feel Mode" to shoppers— simulating the texture of a piece of clothing when shoppers rub their finger on-screen, so shoppers can elevate their understanding of a product to make the right purchase decision. The app can be integrated with various brands and also features an interactive feature with privacy options where app users can upvote, downvote and comment on a posted outfit.

Award Sponsor: Quake; School: York University / Sheridan College, Toronto/Oakville, ON; Educator Support: James March

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Dickie Dee SWAG merchandise

SLD Award for Retail Design Winner: Ella Taylor

Winning Project: Dickie Dee SWAG

A rebrand of the Dickie Dee, the new design carries forward the sophistication of the original branding while maintaining the fun, indulgent and flamboyant attributes from the past. Inspired by music, the rebrand supports local musicians and neighbourhoods. The rebranding is based on the theme "choose you destiny", offering customizable merchandize with 4 brand colours, a series of logos, icons and graphics to choose from. The merchandize available is a mix of old and new — airpod covers, temporary tattoo sheets, cooler packs, totes, tees and stickers.

Award Sponsor:  Shikatani Lacroix Design; School: Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Richmond, BC

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  • Elaine Gillen RGD, Partner & Creative Director at the Art + Words, Ottawa, ON
  • Sandy Kim, Senior Brand Officer at The Detox Market, Toronto, ON
  • Beverley Wells, VP of Branded Environments at SLD, Toronto, ON
Four (4) Keero Cricket Protein Noodles packaging boxes
Scatterbox packaging box

SLD Award for Packaging Design (Series) Winners (Tie): Ethan Woronko & Katryna Yasinski

Winning Project (Tie): Keero Cricket Protein Noodles by Ethan Woronko

Packaging designed for s fictitious company Keero, producing sustainable cricket protein noodles made with simple ingredients. The packaging is representative of the brands ideals, keeping it minimum both in material and design. The package window and colours makes the type and shape of the noodles easily identifiable and the packages also provides educational information about cricket protein and how best to cook it. 

Award Sponsor:  Shikatani Lacroix Design; School: Capilano University, North Vancouver, BC; Educator Support: Dominique Walker 

 

Winning Project (Tie): Scatterbox by Katryna Yasinski

Packaging for Scatterbox, a brand re-inventing cat litter market is designed keeping in mind the enigmatic personality of cats. The wordmark is adapted from a bold, stylized serif font Bely Display and given a cheekiness by adding whiskers to the crossbars on the t’s, which also creates the allusion of cat ears at the geometric points at the top. The print  prominently features in the packaging captures the feeling experienced by cat owners — varied, unpredictable and fun. The brightness of the colours gives the packaging energy and verve, while analogous colour schemes keep the pattern feeling unified and under control. The prints for the three product variations were chosen to evoke the spirit of the product material. Since the product is made from natural and biodegradable ingredients, the icons and colour selections reinforce that message. The design is flexible to be adapted to a variety of applications.

Award Sponsor:  Shikatani Lacroix Design; School: MacEwan University, Edmonton, AB; Educator Support: Valery Goulet

 

Honourable Mentions:

Judges:

  • Liz Boyer, Founder/Designer at Chalk, Montreal, QC
  • Sherry Jang, Senior Designer at Carter Hales Design Lab, Vancouver, BC
  • Ashley McCarthy RGD, Senior Graphic Designer at RouteThis, Hamilton, ON
  • Gary Oakley, Creative Director at SLD, Toronto, ON
  • Dave Watson, VP, Executive Creative Director, Design at Mosaic North America, Toronto, ON
Nomu website landing page shown on a laptop screen

The Works Design Award for Web Design Winners: Raha Namdari & Michelle Viet

Winning Project: Nomu

Nomu, a fictitious website, trains and supports women refugees to earn a living and build social connections by sharing culinary traditions and stories. The website is designed using earthy colour palette, a clean layout and charming illustrations to invite and encourage visitors to support refugee women's businesses and order their food. 

Award Sponsor:  The Works Design; School: Capilano University, North Vancouver, BC; Educator Support: Christina Lee Kim Koon

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Screen grab of one of the Planet Shred Promotional videos

Vancouver Film School Award for Motion Design Winner: Dudley Cheung

Winning Project: Planet Shred Promotional Videos

Planet Shred is an imaginary product rollout for a guitar pick company launching their newest line of guitar picks. Characters Jaz, Skele and Gruuvi represent 3 different genres of music — jazz, metal and psychedelic rock respectively. Each character promotes their guitar pick through a video animation created for them. Character animation and motion graphics were applied to sell the product. The design also shows the essence of each genre in the characters and in the way they move. 

Award Sponsor: Vancouver Film School; School: George Brown College, Toronto, ON; Educator Support: Kristine Do

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Judges:

  • Evan Biswanger, Creative Director & Head of Marketing at VFS, Vancouver, BC
  • Mark Cohen, Director of Creative, Production & Digital, Strategic & Editorial Content, at TD Wealth, Toronto, ON
  • Lisa Wilder RGD, Technical Content Writer at Autodesk, Toronto, ON
Two (2) printed flyers promoting the "Can You Taste The Waste" Campaign

Zulu Alpha Kilo Award for Advertising Design Winner: Samantha Tam

Winning Project: Can You Taste the Waste

To educate the people of Metro Vancouver on the growing concerns regarding microplastics found in our food and water, a campaign featuring a series of posters was developed. The posters would be applied to TransLink’s advertising platforms, including bus stops and skytrain station panels in high traffic areas. To spark curiosity and create a sense of urgency, the campaign uses vibrant colours, strong typography and a catchy campaign name. 

Award Sponsor: Zulu Alpha Kilo; School: Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, BC

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