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The judges of the annual UCDA Design Competition have evaluated 1,060 print and digital entries, awarding 215 awards—5 Gold Awards, 12 Silver Awards and 195 Awards of Excellence. See winners below or download a list.

This year’s show will be on display at the UCDA Design Conference, September 29-October 2 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Winners will be recognized during the conference with certificates being mailed after the conference.

Congratulations to all the winners.

 

Print Categories

Recruitment/Viewbook (Complete Unit)

Excellence
Colorado State University
Find Your State

Excellence
Hartford Art School/University of Hartford
Hartford Art School Viewbook

Excellence
Kean University, Michael Graves College, Design Studio
Kean University, Michael Graves College Viewbook

Excellence
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
MassArt Undergraduate Viewbook

Excellence
Providence College
Providence College Viewbook

Excellence
School of Visual Arts

SVA Undergraduate Viewbook 2018-19

Excellence
Texas Tech University, Talkington College
Texas Tech University, Vastly Different

Excellence
University of Holy Cross

Do Good Do Well, University of Holy Cross

Excellence
Utah Valley University

Utah Valley University Senior Viewbook

Excellence
Wake Forest University
WFU Admissions Viewbook

Gold
Watkins College of Art

Watkins College of Art Lookbook

Recruitment/Other

Excellence
Crossroads School of Arts and Sciences

Crossroads School of Arts and Sciences: See the world differently.

Excellence
Drury University

#Drurybound Acceptance Package

Excellence
Drury University
Thrival Kit Series

Excellence
Merrimack College

Merrimack College Acceptance Package

Excellence
Middlebury College
Admit Packet

Excellence
University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Kessler Scholars Invitation Package

Excellence
University of the Ozarks

University of the Ozarks Admit Package

Recruitment/Art Schools

Excellence
Montserrat College of Art
Creativity Works Here Viewbook

Excellence
School of Visual Arts

SVA Recruitment Package

Academic Catalog

Excellence
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
VCD Senior Design Catalog 2017

Exhibition Catalog (Complete Unit)

Excellence
Bruce Peel Special Collections, University of Alberta
Experiment: Printing the Canadian Imagination — Highlights from the David McKnight Canadian Little Magazine and Small Press Collection

Excellence
Bruce Peel Special Collections, University of Alberta

Salt, Sword, and Crozier: Books and Coins from the Prince Bishopric of Salzburg (c.1500-c.1800)

Excellence
Getty Publications

Photography in Argentina: Contradiction and Continuity

Silver
Loyola University Chicago
(maybe) THIS TIME

Excellence
School of Visual Arts

The Master Series: Christoph Niemann Exhibition Postcard Book

Excellence
Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts
VCUarts MFA Graduate Thesis Exhibition Catalog

Excellence
Wellesley College

Eddie Martinez: Antz at a Picknic

Development Information/Fundraising

Excellence
Franklin & Marshall College

Visual Arts Center Fundraising Proposal

Annual Report/Donor Report

Excellence
Lehigh University

Living Lives of Consequence

Excellence
Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
Can We Be Sure of Anything?

Excellence
Quinnipiac University

Quinnipiac Annual Report 2016–17

Excellence
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 2017 Annual Report

Excellence
Wake Forest University
Year Four

Special Event

Excellence
Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University
2018 Commencement: Influence

Excellence
Middlebury College

Celebrating 15 Years at the Knoll

Excellence
Northwestern University
CommFest 2018: A Starry Night Invitation, Sponsor Program, Column Wrap

Excellence
Taylor University
Inauguration Invitation

Excellence
University of California

People Management Conference

Excellence
Utah Valley University

Award of Excellence Banquet Invitation and Program

Excellence
Virginia Tech

NIME 2018 Conference

Special Publication (Arts and Culture)

Silver
Edinboro University
Chimera XV

Excellence
Point Loma Nazarene University

College of Arts and Humanities Arts + Culture Calendar of Events

Excellence
Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University School of Theatre and Dance—2017/2018 Lab Theatre Season Promotion

Special Publication (Academic and Administrative Units)

Excellence
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
College of Engineering Signature Brochure

Excellence
Point Loma Nazarene University

College of Arts and Humanities Scholarship Report

Gold
Wake Forest University
Forestry 101

Advertisement (Newspaper, Magazine, Display)

Excellence
British Columbia Institute of Technology

Newspaper, Front Outside and Inside Cover Takeover

Advertisement (Outdoor, Transit, Billboards)

Excellence
Colorado State University
Proud to Be Campaign

Excellence
School of Visual Arts
SVA Shuttle

Excellence
University of Central Florida
Peach Bowl Outdoor Campaign

Excellence
University of Utah
Tobacco Free Campus

Alumni Publication

Excellence
Calvin College
Spark Magazine

Excellence
Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University
Fall 2017 Portfolio: Experience

Excellence
The Brearley School

Brearley in formation (Winter 2017)

Excellence
Tulane University School of Medicine
Tulane Med (Spring 2018)

Excellence
Wheaton College

Wheaton Magazine (Volume 21, Issue 2, 2018)

Research Publication

Excellence
Caltech

Transformative Instrumentation

Excellence
Emily Carr University
Current 08

Excellence
The Rockefeller University
Seek

Excellence
UC San Diego School of Medicine

UC San Diego School of Medicine: Discoveries Magazine

Cover Design (except magazines and recruitment)

Excellence
American Craft Council

American Craft Inquiry (Volume 1, Issue 2)

Excellence
University of Tennessee
Foundation UT Made

Poster

Excellence
Auburn University School of Industrial + Graphic Design
2018 Auburn Graphic Design Juried Student Show

Gold
Brigham Young University
BYU Theatre Season Posters

Excellence
Colorado State University
Stadiums Sessions Poster Series

Excellence
Oklahoma State University
Design Weaver

Silver
Penn State University
Deconstructing Hate

Excellence
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

SAIC Architecture, Interior Architecture, Designed Objects Lecture Series Posters

Excellence
School of Visual Arts

Chris Buzelli SVA Subway Posters

Excellence
School of Visual Arts

Edel Rodriguez SVA Subway Posters

Excellence
School of Visual Arts

Stephen Doyle SVA Subway Posters

Excellence
University of Alabama, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art
SMGA Exhibitions 2017-2018

Silver
Utah State University

Utah State University, Year of the Arts Poster Campaign

Excellence
Wake Forest University
Social Norms

Magazine (Complete Unit)

Excellence
ArtCenter College of Design
ArtCenter Dot Magazine (Fall 2017)

Excellence
Bowdoin College

Bowdoin Magazine (Winter 2018)

Excellence
Dartmouth College

3D Magazine (November 2017)

Excellence
Loyola Marymount University
LMU Magazine, Foul Play

Gold
Maryland Institute College of Art
Commotion

Excellence
Maryland Institute College of Art
Velocity

Excellence
Messiah College

The Bridge (Winter 2018)

Excellence
Santa Clara University
Justice for All

Excellence
Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine, Justice for All

Excellence
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara Magazine, Trust

Excellence
Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine: The Kid, Justice for All, and Trust

Excellence
Santa Clara University
Trust

Excellence
School of Visual Arts
Visual Arts Journal

Excellence
St. John’s College
The College

Silver
Taylor University
The Loop

Silver
The Rockefeller University
Seek

Excellence
UC San Diego School of Medicine

UC San Diego School of Medicine Discoveries Magazine

Excellence
University of Central Florida
Pegasus (Spring 2018)

Excellence
University of Central Florida
Pegasus (Summer 2017)

Excellence
University of La Verne

Voice Magazine (Spring 2018)

Excellence
University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business
Mendoza Business

Excellence
Valparaiso University, Valpo Magazine
Valpo Magazine

Excellence
Watkins College of Art

Watkins College of Art Lookbook

Magazine (Cover Design)

Excellence
Drexel University

Drexel Magazine, Camera on the Clouds

Excellence
Maryland Institute College of Art
Commotion

Excellence
Maryland Institute College of Art
Velocity

Excellence
Santa Clara University
Justice for All

Excellence
Santa Clara University

The Good, the Bad, and the Kid

Magazine-Editorial Spread (Single Spread)

Excellence
Santa Clara University
The Kid

Excellence
University of La Verne

Voice Magazine (Spring 2018), Practice Makes Profit

Excellence
University of Tampa
UT Journal (Fall 2017)

Magazine-Editorial Spread (Series of Spreads)

Excellence
University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
The Future is Dark

Book (Complete Unit)

Excellence
Getty Publications

Reyner Banham and the Paradoxes of High Tech

Excellence
Penn State University

Energy Accounts: Architectural Representations of Energy, Climate, and the Future

Identity Program

Excellence
Amherst College
Amherst College Identity

Excellence
Hope College

Kletz Market Identity

Excellence
Oregon State University
Oregon State University Identity

Excellence
University College London (UCL)
Students’ Union UCL Identity Program

Silver
University of Central Florida
The UCF Brand

Excellence
Utah Valley University
Juggernaut

Excellence
Wake Forest University
Call to Conversation

Best use of Printing Processes (Two Colors or Less)

Excellence
Colorado State University

2018 HDS Appreciation Bandana

Best use of Printing Processes (Specialty Process)

Excellence
Colorado State University
Kindling Conversations Invitation

Excellence
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
RPI Case Statement

Excellence
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Inside Salk Magazine

Excellence
UC San Diego School of Medicine

UC San Diego School of Medicine Discoveries Magazine

Best use of Printing Processes (Digitally Printed)

Excellence
Bruce Peel Special Collections, University of Alberta
Binding Fragments: Book Covers in the Salzburg Collection

Environmental Graphics

Excellence
Colorado State University
CSU Stadium Concourse

Excellence
Northern Kentucky University

Northern Kentucky University’s School of the Arts Interior Wayfinding Signage System

Excellence
St George’s, University of London
Take the Stairs Campaign

Integrated Campaign

Excellence
Mount St. Mary’s University
Mount St. Mary’s University

Excellence
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
RPI Capital Campaign

Excellence
St George’s, University of London
You Said / We Did Campaign

Excellence
The Rockefeller University

The Rockefeller University Annual Report: Bioscience to Modern Art

Excellence
University of Central Florida
This is Big

Excellence
University of Central Oklahoma
Grand Opening of The Pop-Up Shop at the UCO Design Department Store

Excellence
University of Central Oklahoma, Department of Design
Meanwhile... Back at the Ranch 2017

Excellence
University of Holy Cross

Do Good Do Well, University of Holy Cross

Best Redesign

Excellence
Bowdoin College

Bowdoin Magazine (Redesign)

Excellence
Bucknell University
Bucknell Magazine

Excellence
Clemson University

Spring Family Reunion (Redesign)

Excellence
Colorado State University
New Employee Orientation

Silver
Creighton University
Creighton Magazine (Fall 2017)

Excellence
University of Maryland

M Collection: Merchandising Catalog

Unpublished Work

Excellence
University of Utah
Microaggession Campaign

Other (Print)

Excellence
Utah Valley University, Prospective Student Services
Utah Valley University’s Green Box

Excellence
William & Mary

William & Mary Wrapping Paper

Illustration

Excellence
Grand Valley State University
A Night Around the World

Excellence
Santa Clara University
Grounds for Detention

Excellence
Santa Clara University
Nobel Beginnings

Excellence
Santa Clara University
Smokestack Monument

Excellence
Santa Clara University
Two Sides of the Kid

Silver
School of Visual Arts

Chris Buzelli SVA Subway Posters

Excellence
University of Central Florida
In Their Words

Excellence
University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Along Those Lines

Photography

Excellence
Indiana University
Drone Series

Student Published Work in Any Previous Category

Excellence
Lehigh University/Fusion

Lehigh University Resident Hall Crests

Excellence
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ninth Letter 14.2 (Fall/Winter 2017-18)

Excellence
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ninth Letter 15.1 (Spring/Summer 2018)

Excellence
Western Washington University
Intern Stories (Issue 4)

Student Classroom Work or Assignments

Excellence
The Savannah College of Art and Design
Silly Street iOS App

Green Reduction

Excellence
University of California, Davis
UC Davis NOW

Campaign Strategy

Excellence
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
College of Business Campaign

Excellence
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
RPI Capital Campaign

Excellence
University of Redlands
University of Redlands Advancement Campaign

Innovative Strategy

Excellence
MiraCosta College

Health Services Flu Shots

Excellence
Santa Clara University, Leavey School of Business
SCU Leavey School of Business Enrollment Campaign

Excellence
University of Colorado: Colorado Springs
Ent Center for the Arts

In-house Print

Excellence
Brigham Young University
Faith+Works Lecture Series

Excellence
Drury University
Thrival Kit Series

Excellence
Franklin & Marshall College
Concert Series Posters

Excellence
Franklin & Marshall College

Visual Arts Center Fundraising Proposal

Excellence
Middlebury College

Various Middlebury School Recruitment Pieces

Excellence
Providence College

Admissions Suite (Viewbook, Road Piece, Student Yield Piece, Liberal Arts Honors Piece)

Excellence
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame Family Wines

Excellence
University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame Football Premium Season Ticket Holder Box/Season Tickets

Excellence
Virginia Tech
2017 Holiday Card

In-house Team

Excellence
Temple University

Peer to Peer Influencer Video Mailer

Excellence
University of California

University of California 150th Anniversary Campaign

Excellence
University of Central Florida
Pegasus Magazine

Excellence
University of San Francisco
USF Marketing Communications Showcase

Excellence
Wake Forest University
Social Norms Campaigns

Excellence
Wake Forest University
Wake Debate: Breathing Fire


Digital Categories

Website (Entire Site)

Silver
Concordia University Irvine

Concordia University Irvine, The Arts Microsite

Excellence
Indiana University
IUPUI 50th Anniversary Website

Excellence
Indiana University
Moneysmarts Website

Excellence
Lehigh University

Living Lives of Consequence Digital Annual Report

Excellence
Watkins College of Art

Watkins College of Art Website

Excellence
Trinity College
Strategic Plan Microsite

Excellence
University of San Diego

USD 2017 Advent Calendar Website

Excellence
Wake Forest University
WFU Homepage

Website (Recruitment)

Excellence
Carleton College

Carleton College Admissions Website Redesign

Excellence
University of Holy Cross

Do Good Do Well, University of Holy Cross Admissions Website

Website (Development/Fundraising)

Excellence
Concordia University Irvine

Concordia University Irvine, Forward in Faith Campaign

Excellence
University of California San Francisco
UCSF: The Campaign

Online Magazine

Excellence
Middlebury College
Middlebury Magazine

Excellence
University of Utah
Continuum Online Magazine

Online Advertisements

Excellence
University of Utah

Imagine U, Walter and Imagine U, Ballet

Email Marketing and Newsletters

Excellence
The University of Texas at San Antonio
UTSA Orientation Email Series

Video

Excellence
Colorado State University
1870 Donor Video

Excellence
George School

Mind the Light: Holiday Greetings from George School 2017

Excellence
Indiana University

Will Shortz Fulfilling the Promise

Excellence
University of California

University of California 150th Anniversary Video

Excellence
University of Central Florida
This is Big

Excellence
University of Illinois System
Altogether Extraordinary

Excellence
University of Utah

Admissions, Imagination Nation

Excellence
University of Utah

Honorary Degree, Judge Uno

Excellence
University of Utah
Housing, Live on Campus

Silver
Utah Valley University
Who Am I?

Excellence
William & Mary
Charter Day 2018

Silver
William & Mary

One Tribe One Day Video Series

Integrated Marketing (2 or more non-print channels)

Gold
California Institute of the Arts
Reside at CalArts This Summer

Excellence
Concordia University Irvine

Reformation 500th Anniversary Celebration

Excellence
The University of Texas at San Antonio
UTSA Orientation Marketing

Excellence
University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
How to Science (Web/Podcast/Magazine)

In-house Digital

Excellence
University of Virginia
Giving To Hoos Day

Excellence
Virginia Tech

MLK Oration Competition

Excellence
Wake Forest University

Adhesive Anthropology: The Speechless Art of Communication

Excellence
Wake Forest University
Challenge