Student Awards
JOY KANENARI
1st Place PGSF Poster Contest 2023
PGSF (Print and Graphic Scholarship Foundation) holds an annual national poster competition to promote its scholarships. Joy was awarded a cash prize of $500. The poster will be used in colleges, high schools and technical schools to promote the availability of scholarships available through PGSF.
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Gina Whitney
1st Place Vital Link Digital Media Arts Contest 2023
Soar. Animation Category. 2023.
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Juno Martinez
3rd Place Vital Link Digital Media Arts Contest 2023
Worm Regards. Animation Category. 2023.
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Cindy Gonzalez
Grand Prize Winner Vital Link Digital Media Arts Contest 2022
Prize Out. Animation Category. 2022.
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Mandana Yaghini
2nd Place Vital Link Digital Media Arts Contest 2022
Freedom. Animation Category. 2022.
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Tavan Cerda-Ofogh
3rd Place Vital Link Digital Media Arts Contest 2022
Alien’s Friendship. Animation Category. 2022.
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Regina Lee
1st Place Vital Link Digital Media Arts Contest 2021
Procrastination. Animation Category. 2021.
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Cameron W. Cowan
2nd Place Vital Link Digital Media Arts Contest 2021
The Gum Dilemma. Animation Category. 2021.
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Jolene Taylor
3rd Place Vital Link Digital Media Arts Contest 2021
Well Trained. Animation Category. 2021.
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Mandana Yaghini
1st Place APTech 2020
The objective was to create a unique mail piece. The Association for PRINT Technologies (APTech), awarded Mandana $2,000.
Magical Coffee
Manal Alfehaily
2nd Place APTech 2020
The objective was to create a unique mail piece. The Association for PRINT Technologies (APTech), awarded Manal $1,500.
Letswalk.com
Rachel Chen
Honorable Mention Graphic Communications Workforce Coalition Logo Contest 2020
Rachel was awarded a scholarship of $250.
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Mandana Yaghini
2nd Place PGSF T-shirt Contest 2020
PGSF (Print and Graphic Scholarship Foundation) holds an annual national t-shirt competition to promote it scholarships. Mandana received a DIY PRINT SHOP Original T-Shirt Screen Printing Kit (value $250).
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Teeny Nadeau
2nd Place Vital Link Digital Media Arts Contest 2020
The Gift of Ember. Animation Category. 2020.
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Phoebe Fisher
3rd Place Vital Link Digital Media Arts Contest 2020
Making a New Friend. Animation Category. 2020.
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Brittany Warner-Smith
1st Place GAERF 2019
The objective was to create a unique greeting card. The Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF) awarded Brittany $2,000 and an expense paid trip to Chicago to accept the first-place award.
This greeting has three levels of depth after the card is opened. The first two levels of depth are waves and the surfers on the waves move via the side handles. A back-light automatically comes on when the card is opened to enhance the multidimensionality of the experience.
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Alina Chueva
1st Place Vital Link Digital Media Arts Contest 2019
A New Home. Animation Category. 2019.
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Chinh Mai
2nd Place Vital Link Digital Media Arts Contest 2019
Determination. Animation Category. 2019.
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Emily Yancosky
3rd Place Vital Link Digital Media Arts Contest 2019
Guts. Animation Category. 2019.
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Lily Strozewski
2nd Place Vital Link Digital Media Arts Contest 2019
Sea Tiger. Website Development Category. 2019.
http://sea-tiger.000webhostapp.com/
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Alicia Long
1st Place GAERF 2018
The objective was to create a unique label for a fictitious brand. The Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF) awarded Alicia $2,000 and an expense paid trip to Chicago to accept the first-place award.
The design features a die cut hula dress that can be pealed up as you are enjoying the brew to make the dancer look like she is in motion.
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Gloria Turnbull
2nd Place GAERF 2018
The objective was to create a unique label for a fictitious brand. The Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF) awarded Gloria $1,500.
When you look through the inner die cut on the front label (a birdhouse) you see a hatchling (printed on the inner back label).
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Atra Givarkes
3rd Place GAERF 2018
The objective was to create a unique label for a fictitious brand. The Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF) awarded Atra $1,000.
This design features the best mock-up emboss I have ever seen. Atra carved the emboss template from Printing Linoleum.
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Alex Kempf
1st Place PGSF Poster Contest 2018
PGSF (Print and Graphic Scholarship Foundation) holds an annual national poster competition to promote its scholarships. Alex was awarded a cash prize of $500, an award certificate, and was honored in a national news release. The poster will be used in colleges, high schools and technical schools to promote the availability of scholarships available through PGSF. Our program received a library of books from Printing Industries of America, and a plaque for display in the department.
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Kimberly Chon
1st Place Vital Link Digital Media Arts Contest 2018
Blue. Animation Category. 2018.
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Arnold Agustin
1st Place GAERF 2017
The objective was to create print-based magazine add that drives the viewer to learn more about the product via digital media. The Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF) awarded Arnold $2,000 and an expense paid trip to Chicago to accept the first place award.
The design was printed on transparent paper. You scan the QR code with your iPad and place behind the image to see it come to life in color!
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Sejal Banker
2nd Place GAERF 2017
The objective was to create print-based magazine add that drives the viewer to learn more about the product via digital media. The Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF) awarded Sejal $1,500.
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Allison Liaw
3rd Place GAERF 2017
The objective was to create print-based magazine add that drives the viewer to learn more about the product via digital media. The Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF) awarded Allison $1,000.
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Thomas Islava
2nd Place Vital Link Digital Media Arts Contest 2015
Jambo. Animation Category. 2015.
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Desiree Sullivan
2nd Place GAERF 2010
Self-Promotional Graphic Design Piece. A job interview leave-behind. It is a puzzle of Desiree holding the logo of company that she is interviewing with. The Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF) awarded Desiree $1,500.
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