Dear student winners, Congratulations on your recent achievements! You will receive an email after the professional show concludes on February 26, 2026 regarding advancement to the regional competition in Dallas. Silver Award recipients will be asked to submit a $30 entry fee. Gold Award entries will advance automatically, with fees covered by AAF-RGV. Bronze Award […]
American Advertising Award | 2026 ADDY Award Gala (AAF-RGV) Date & Time: 6:00 PM, February 17, 2026Location: UTRGV Student Union TheaterTicket Cost for Students: FreeTicket Cost for Parents of Students: $50 Dear students Please find a list of students who have won ADDY Awards in this year’s American Advertising Awards competition. The official awards will […]
Celebrating excellence in poster design, the UDA’s annual competition honors posters as powerful visual narratives and culturally significant artifacts rooted in 19th- and 20th-century traditions. This year, outstanding works in Commercial, Experimental, and Environmental Awareness categories have been recognized for their creativity, impact, and artistic value. The UDA proudly preserves these designs for future generations […]
Signs, systems, and letterform marks are powerful visual tools that reflect and influence our behaviors, beliefs, and institutions. They guide us, warn us, and communicate identity, bridging cultural, religious, poliSigns, systems, and letterform marks are powerful visual tools that reflect and shape our behaviors, beliefs, and institutions. They guide us, warn us, and express identity—bridging […]
American Advertising Award | 2025 ADDY Award Gala (AAF-RGV) Date & Time: 6:00 PM, February 6, 2025Location: UTRGV Student Union TheaterTicket Cost for Students: FreeTicket for Gold Winner’s Parents: $50 Dear students, Please find a list of students who have won ADDY Awards in this year’s American Advertising Awards competition. The official awards will be […]
The Idea Design Competition challenges designers to address pressing global issues with innovative, impactful solutions that prioritize effectiveness, efficiency, equity, and harmony. Leveraging design thinking, participants are invited to tackle critical topics such as sustainability through circular design, accessibility for diverse populations, and the integration of intelligent technologies to enhance urban livability. Potential solutions might […]
American Advertising Awards (ADDY) Conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the local American Advertising Awards Student Division is the first of three-tier, national competition. Concurrently, across the country, local student entrants vie for recognition as the very best in their market, At the second tier, local student winners compete with other students winners […]
The 2024 UDA Poster Competition garnered substantial global engagement, attracting entries from graphic designers and students worldwide. The competition’s categories spanned Commercial Posters tailored for clients, Experimental Posters fostering design exploration, and Environmental Awareness Posters advocating for a sustainable planet. An esteemed panel of Honorary Jurors assessed the submissions, lending their professional insights. The outcome […]
Awards / Winners – Cross Connections 2024 International Juried Design Exhibition (Student)To respect the tradition of some Asian countries, we list the names of certain award winners with the last name first, unless the winner has an American nationality and prefers to display the first name first. Cross Connections 2024 – Exhibition Bookhttps://heyzine.com/flip-book/1d6078c53f.html Composite Video […]
http://uniteddesigns.org/ssl-2024-awards/ Signs, systems, and letterforms represent our behaviors, beliefs, and institutions. They warn of hazards, guide us, offer choices, and symbolize organizations. Despite our diverse religious, political, and cultural backgrounds, these visual tools can unite humanity through clear communication. Design students enhance this process by refining existing symbols and creating new ones, building a universal […]
