DESIGNRUSH 2021 Global Student Design Competition
DesignRush 2021 Information Sheet
DESIGNRUSH launched a creative competition to recognize the emerging talent, exposing students to the leading global agencies and prospective employers. Each nominated student can participate with one artwork per category (logo, graphic design, and UX design). This was a great opportunity for UTRGV students to showcase their abilities and creativity and promote their skills to over 7,500 design agencies interested in hiring great talents.
Eligibility for Joining the DesignRush Global Student Competition
Submitted works are eligible to join the DesignRush 2021 Global Student Competition and receive awards if the student and submitted work meet the following criteria.
- At least three high quality design works (a logo design, a graphic design, and a UX design) created by a UTRGV student who enrolled classes in 2019 and 2020 and created works between January 2019 and February 2021. Submitted works must be nominated by the UTRGV representative, graphic design program coordinator, and any graphic design faculty member in the UTRGV School of Art & Design.
- Except local design awards, the entry/submitted work has never received any design awards in any regional, national, or international level competitions in 2019 and 2020.
DESIGNRUSH have selected Lorei Lopez, Jovanna Mireles, Alexis Flores, Gabriela C Torres, Noemi Garcia and Osbel Olivares as the best emerging design talents among thousands of participants.
- Lorei Lopez has been selected as the #2 best (UI) designer and #2 in overall category
- Jovanna Mireles has been selected as the #3 best (UI) designer
- Alexis Flores has been selected as the #5 best (UI) designer and #2 best (logo) designer
- Gabriela C Torres has been selected as the #3 best (logo) designer
- Noemi Garcia has been selected as the #4 best (logo) designer
- Osbel Olivares has been selected as the #5 best (logo) designer
DESIGNRUSH will promote an article to our 9,000 agency decision makers on April 28. They will also send out a press release via Yahoo! Finance and Business Insider, reaching an audience of 20 million readers. This is a great opportunity to boost students’ employability and strengthen UTRGV’s reputation.
Dear student winners,
On behalf of the faculty team of UTRGV School of Art & Design’s Graphic Design program, I would like to congratulate you for your new achievements! Please add your new shining point into your resume.
I have received a notification email on April 5, 2021 about the award winners of DESIGNRUSH 2021 Global Student Design Competition. The top five winners in each category came from elite universities and cutting-edge technological research centers that play a significant role in shaping and developing various domains in each institution’s area, including tech and business. Our students received seven awards in two categories, and one award in overall design. I appreciate the judge’s feedback and criticism for each winning artwork in written. It provided students a chance to know the shining points from their works and what area and improvement could be made for their future works.
Please check the link below for more information about the competition.
https://www.designrush.com/trends/global-student-design-competition-2021
Thank you,
Ping Xu
UI Design Category Winners:
In this category, our students won three of the top five.
Work Title: Oto Electric Rental App
Student Winner: Lorelei Lopez
Course / Semester: ARTS-4338 Interactive Design – Fall 2020
Instructor: Ping Xu
https://www.behance.net/gallery/113523953/Oto-App
Work Title: Compassion App
Student Winner: Jovanna Mireles
Course / Semester: ARTS-4338 Interactive Design – Fall 2020
Instructor: Ping Xu
https://www.behance.net/gallery/109177755/COMPASSION-APP
Work Title: MAC Website & App
Student Winner: Alexia Flores
Course / Semester: ARTS-4338 Interactive Design – Spring 2019
Instructor: Ping Xu
https://www.behance.net/gallery/80126453/MAC-Website-Mockup
Logo Design Category Winners:
In this category, our students won four of the top five.
Work Title: Early Bird Cafe Logo
Student Winner: Alexia Flores
Course / Semester: ARTS-4334 Graphic Design II – Fall 2019
Instructor: Ping Xu
https://www.behance.net/gallery/85881055/Identity-Designs
Work Title: BLOOM Daycare
Student Winner: Gabriela C. Torres
Course / Semester: ARTS-3333 Design & Production – Spring 2021
Instructor: Ping Xu
https://www.behance.net/gallery/113220859/BLOOM-Daycare-RGV-PetCare-Logos
Work Title: Plantzero Logo
Student Winner: Noemi Garcia
Course / Semester: ARTS-4334 Graphic Design II – Spring 2021
Instructor: Ping Xu
https://www.behance.net/gallery/113521987/PlantZero
Project Title: Rainbow Summer Camp Logo
Student Winner: Osbel Olivares
Course / Semester: ARTS-4334 Graphic Design II – Fall 2020
Instructor: Ping Xu
https://www.behance.net/gallery/109953597/Rainbow-Summer-Camp-logo
Top 5 Overall Winners
Apart from choosing the top five applicants for the logo design, graphic design, and UI design categories, DesignRush judges also made a selection and carefully handpicked five overall winners that delivered outstanding designs:
Lorelei Lopez from UTRGV School of Art & Design received a second-place award as an Overall Winner.
https://www.behance.net/loreleilopez
Where Do Our Applicants Come From? Top 6 Universities For Design Talent
The top five winners in each category come from elite universities and cutting-edge technological research centers that play a major role in shaping and developing various domains in each institution’s area including tech and business.
They produce top-grade talent thanks to their robust bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs that are aimed at educating and training students to:
- Become excellent problem solvers
- Develop creative and communication skills
- Tackle challenges and opportunities with innovation
The Top Six Universities for Design Talent Are:
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)
- NYU Tandon School of Engineering
- Hong Kong Polytechnic Institute
- Virginia Tech
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- George Fox University
