Lia Ferreiro
Project title: Todas Musas
Category: Digital Design
Todas Musas is an art and design collective with a mission to showcase and empower Latin American women from diverse cultural, social, and economic backgrounds to address the gender gap within the creative industry. The collective functions as a directory that showcases artists based on their location and discipline through both a website and printed publication. Drawing inspiration from the phone book "Páginas Amarillas", Todas Musas embodies nostalgia, unity, legitimacy, and boldness, as a starting point for the visual reference. Project was showcased at OFFF Barcelona 2024 and featured in Gráffica and Vein Magazine.
Anton Burmistrov
Project title: Recursive Approach
Category: Experimental
Recursive Approach dives into fresh design techniques, reworking Adobe Firefly like it’s some magic wand that can turn any shape into whatever a designer fancies. With this project, I'm aiming to see how we can flip basic vector designs into proper typographic art—something that used to only be doable with 3D software.
Thomas Dubois
Project title: Kimono
Category: Use of Color
The Kimono series explores traditional Japanese themes through a modern lens. Each artwork focuses on colors, light, and shadows, ranging from tranquil landscapes to conceptual art that highlights Kimono designs.
Gabriele Calvi
Project title: Mom, How Fresh I Am
Category: Animation
A super catchy tune and a bunch of colorful characters take us on a carefree journey in this fun and playful music video. Remember to brush your teeth if you want to always be FRESH!
Manal Elias
Project title: VidCon 2024 Branding
Category: Mixed Media
VidCon is the largest celebration of digital content creators and the place to meet with their fans, learn from each other, and celebrate the diverse facets of digital culture, from gaming to beauty and even analytics. Given the large presence of the gaming community at VidCon events and the celebration of 15 years of Minecraft at VidCon 2024, the creative emphasis for 2024's branding and experiential design was the immersive and magical world of games and the supportive community surrounding it.
Kevin Jin Kwan Kim
Project title: What Did They Say?
Category: Storytelling
"What Did They Say" is a viral 1-minute film depicting the experience of immigrant children having to translate for their parents. Putting the common immigrant experience on a podium, the film sparks conversations on the issues of what is seemingly an innocent act. Created for NextShark, in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, the film went on to receive viral recognition with over 30 million views online.