Signs communicate ideas through visual elements. Systems integrate many ideas into one family. Letterform Marks combine type to present a specific concept. A graphic designer manipulates and perfects the visual form to ensure a clear understanding of the user.

These signs, systems, and letterform marks visually convey our behaviors, beliefs, and institutions. They warn us of danger, guide us through space, inform us of choices, and portray organizational attributes. While we vary religiously, politically, socially, and culturally, universal signs, systems, and letterform marks can unify humanity through communication. Design students and professionals continuously revise old ones and create new ones. They establish a language we can all understand.

The winners of UDA-SSL/2021 International Design Competition were announced on May 1, 2021. One UTRGV faculty submitted five logos, and won a couple of silver awards in the professional category. About thirty UTRGV students submitted more than sixty logos to the competition in Spring 2021. Ten UTRGV students won four Gold Awards, four Silver Awards, and eleven Bronze Awards in the annual competition of logo design. For more information, please visit:
http://uniteddesigns.org/ssl-2021-awards/

UDA 2021 Annual Int’l Design Competitions – Jury Panel
http://uniteddesigns.org/jurors-2021/

Juror	Job title
John Coy	AIGA Medalist, CEO Coy LA, USA
Alan Colvin	Creative Director at CUE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Joachim Muller-Lance	Creative Director at Kame Design, Germany
Marc Guitart	CEO & Founder, Brandcelona (Spain) and Brandlond (U.K.)
Emily Kim	Professor, Sam Houston State University, Texas, USA
Donald Tarallo	Associate Professor, Fitchburg State University, Massachusetts, USA
Melike Tascioglu	Associate Professor, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey
Hairi Han	Associate Professor, Benedictine University, Illinois, USA
Ivan Kashlakov	Web Designer, eDesign Interactive, Bulgaria

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Professional Award-Winning Entries / Winners from UTRGV

Work Title: Omnishow Logo
https://www.behance.net/gallery/100817617/Omnishow-Logo
Award: Silver Award of UDA Int’l Design Competition 2021 (SSL-Sign)
Award Certificate: https://bit.ly/2QKynPO
Designer/Winner: Ping Xu

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Work Title: Seattle Noodle Logo
https://www.behance.net/gallery/90469015/Seattle-Noodle-Logo
Award: Silver Award of UDA Int’l Design Competition 2021 (SSL-Sign)
Award Certificate: https://bit.ly/3xHaZmY
Designer/Winner: Ping Xu

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Student Award-Winning Entries / Winners from UTRGV

Gold Award (4):

Work Title: Vincent Alexander
https://www.behance.net/gallery/118346095/Logos
Award: Gold Award of UDA Int’l Design Competition 2021 (SSL-Sign)
Winner: Alejandro Sanchez | Certificate
Class/Semester: ARTS-4334 / Fall 2020
Instructor: Ping Xu

Work Title: Orca Encryption
https://bit.ly/3nEPnDb
Award: Gold Award of UDA Int’l Design Competition 2021 (SSL-Sign)
Winner: Juan Alonzo | Certificate
Class/Semester: ARTS-4334 / Spring 2021
Instructor: Ping Xu

Work Title: Wild Flower Tea
https://www.behance.net/gallery/105481513/Trademark-Designs-Project
Award: Gold Award of UDA Int’l Design Competition 2021 (SSL-Sign)
Winner: Michel Flores | Certificate
Class/Semester: ARTS-4334 / Fall 2020
Instructor: Ping Xu

Work Title: Boost Blend
https://www.behance.net/gallery/115492959/Boost-Blend
Award: Gold Award of UDA Int’l Design Competition 2021 (SSL-Sign)
Winner: Noemi Garcia | Certificate
Class/Semester: ARTS-4334 / Spring 2021
Instructor: Ping Xu

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Silver Award (4):

Work Title: Clear Optics
https://www.behance.net/gallery/118346095/Logos
Award: Silver Award of UDA Int’l Design Competition 2021 (SSL-Sign)
Winner: Alejandro Sanchez | Certificate
Class/Semester: ARTS-4334 / Fall 2020
Instructor: Ping Xu

Work Title: La Sierra Mexican Restaurant
https://www.behance.net/gallery/105481513/Trademark-Designs-Project
Award: Silver Award of UDA Int’l Design Competition 2021 (SSL-Sign)
Winner: Michel Flores | Certificate
Class/Semester: ARTS-4334 / Fall 2020
Instructor: Ping Xu

Work Title: Paper Crane Publishing
https://www.behance.net/gallery/105481513/Trademark-Designs-Project
Award: Silver Award of UDA Int’l Design Competition 2021 (SSL-Sign)
Winner: Michel Flores | Certificate
Class/Semester: ARTS-4334 / Fall 2020
Instructor: Ping Xu

Work Title: RabbitBox
https://www.behance.net/gallery/115492701/RabbitBox
Award: Silver Award of UDA Int’l Design Competition 2021 (SSL-Sign)
Winner: Noemi Garcia | Certificate
Class/Semester: ARTS-4334 / Spring 2021
Instructor: Ping Xu

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Bronze Award (11):

Work Title: Loading Studios
https://www.behance.net/gallery/118100183/New-Beginnings
Award: Bronze Award of UDA Int’l Design Competition 2021 (SSL-Sign)
Winner: David Garcia | Certificate
Class/Semester: ARTS-4334 / Spring 2021
Instructor: Ping Xu

Work Title: Sprout
https://www.behance.net/gallery/118100183/New-Beginnings
Award: Bronze Award of UDA Int’l Design Competition 2021 (SSL-Sign)
Winner: David Garcia | Certificate
Class/Semester: ARTS-4334 / Spring 2021
Instructor: Ping Xu

Work Title: Cloud Shampoo
https://www.behance.net/gallery/105261511/Updated-ARTS-4334-Trademark-Logos
Award: Bronze Award of UDA Int’l Design Competition 2021 (SSL-Sign)
Winner: Frida Retana | Certificate
Class/Semester: ARTS-4334 / Fall 2020
Instructor: Ping Xu

Work Title: Fuego
https://www.behance.net/gallery/112464471/Fuego-Trademark-Logo
Award: Bronze Award of UDA Int’l Design Competition 2021 (SSL-Sign)
Winner: Frida Retana | Certificate
Class/Semester: ARTS-4334 / Fall 2020
Instructor: Ping Xu

Work Title: Flight Energy
https://bit.ly/3nEPnDb
Award: Bronze Award of UDA Int’l Design Competition 2021 (SSL-Sign)
Winner: Juan Alonzo | Certificate
Class/Semester: ARTS-4334 / Spring 2021
Instructor: Ping Xu

Work Title: Urban Photos
https://bit.ly/3nEPnDb
Award: Bronze Award of UDA Int’l Design Competition 2021 (SSL-Sign)
Winner: Juan Alonzo | Certificate
Class/Semester: ARTS-4334 / Spring 2021
Instructor: Ping Xu

Work Title: Liquid Shade
https://www.behance.net/gallery/105272723/Trademark-Logos
Award: Bronze Award of UDA Int’l Design Competition 2021 (SSL-Sign)
Winner: Latifah Khuffash | Certificate
Class/Semester: ARTS-4334 / Fall 2020
Instructor: Ping Xu

Work Title: Mulberrys
https://www.behance.net/gallery/105272723/Trademark-Logos
Award: Bronze Award of UDA Int’l Design Competition 2021 (SSL-Sign)
Winner: Latifah Khuffash | Certificate
Class/Semester: ARTS-4334 / Fall 2020
Instructor: Ping Xu

Work Title: PlantZero
https://www.behance.net/gallery/113521987/PlantZero
Award: Bronze Award of UDA Int’l Design Competition 2021 (SSL-Sign)
Winner: Noemi Garcia | Certificate
Class/Semester: ARTS-4334 / Spring 2021
Instructor: Ping Xu

Work Title: Sirens Radio
https://www.behance.net/gallery/113406847/ARTS-4334-Logos-Ping
Award: Bronze Award of UDA Int’l Design Competition 2021 (SSL-Sign)
Winner: Savannah Smith | Certificate
Class/Semester: ARTS-4334 / Spring 2021
Instructor: Ping Xu

Work Title: Next Wave
https://www.behance.net/gallery/114233103/ARTS-4334-Ping-Identity-Design
Award: Bronze Award of UDA Int’l Design Competition 2021 (SSL-Sign)
Winner: Bianca Pena | Certificate
Class/Semester: ARTS-4334 / Fall 2020
Instructor: Ping Xu

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Winners: Designers

Award	Project	Designer	Job Title	Company	Country
Grand	Cradlr: A Design Project for Refugee Children	Jing Zhou	Associate Professor	Monmouth University	USA
Gold	B250	Taber Calderon	Creative Director	Taber Calderon Graphic Design	USA
Gold	Local Colors	Patrick Finley	Creative Director	Virginia Tech	USA
Silver	RBG Series	Chris Corneal	Associate Professor	Michign State University	USA
Silver	AIPO	Patrick Finley	Designer	Joba Studios	USA
Silver	Omnishow	Ping Xu	Associate Professor	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	USA
Silver	Seattle Noodle	Ping Xu	Associate Professor	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	USA
Bronze	Bridgeport Consulting identity	Kelly Salchow MacArthur	Graphic Designer	elevate design	USA
Bronze	WV Hemp Exhibition and Hootenanny	Meaghan A. Dee	Creative Director, Designer	Virginia Tech	USA
Bronze	Personally Matched logo	Meaghan A. Dee	Creative Director, Designer	Virginia Tech	USA
Bronze	Wine Lab	Meaghan A. Dee	Designer	Virginia Tech	USA
Bronze	Arts Delicious	Patrick Finley	Designer	Joba Studios	USA
Bronze	English Meadows	Patrick Finley	Designer	Joba Studios	USA
Bronze	New River Dermatology	Patrick Finley	Designer	Joba Studios	USA
Bronze	Remarkable Shandong	Xupeng Yao	Assistant professor	Shandong Yingcai University	CHINA

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Winners: Students

SIGNS

Award	Project	Student	Instructor	School	Country
Grand	China Planetary Exploration Project	ZhiYong Zhao	Xun Lin	Macau University of Science and Technology	China
Gold	Vincent Alexander	Alejandro Sanchez	Ping Xu	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	USA
Gold	Orca Encryption	Juan Alonzo	Ping Xu	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	USA
Gold	Wild Flower Tea	Michel Flores	Ping Xu	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	USA
Gold	Boost Blend	Noemi Garcia	Ping Xu	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	USA
Silver	Clear Optics	Alejandro Sanchez	Ping Xu	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	USA
Silver	Clock	Julianna Mikó	Ferenc Kiss	University of Szeged	Hungary
Silver	La Sierra Mexican Restaurant	Michel Flores	Ping Xu	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	USA
Silver	Paper Crane Publishing	Michel Flores	Ping Xu	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	USA
Silver	RabbitBox	Noemi Garcia	Ping Xu	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	USA
Silver	Luxihe Mung Bean Cakes	Pengze Yu	Albert Young Choi	Shanghai Normal University	China
Silver	Galsun	Xiaoshu Gao	Albert Young Choi	Shanghai Normal University	China
Silver	China Planetary Exploration Project	ZhiYong Zhao	Xun Lin	Macau University of Science and Technology	China
Bronze	Pap Katalin	Boglárka Minda	Ferenc Kiss	University of Szeged	Hungary
Bronze	Loading Studios	David Garcia	Ping Xu	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	USA
Bronze	Sprout	David Garcia	Ping Xu	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	USA
Bronze	OOPS CAKE	Dongjing Zhang	Albert Young Choi	Shanghai Normal University	China
Bronze	CloudShampoo	Frida Retana	Ping Xu	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	USA
Bronze	Fuego	Frida Retana	Ping Xu	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	USA
Bronze	OOPS CAKE	Huiying Li	Albert Young Choi	Shanghai Normal University	China
Bronze	Smile dental clinic	Jisong Guo	Xupeng Yao	Shandong Yingcai University	China
Bronze	Flight Energy	Juan Alonzo	Ping Xu	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	USA
Bronze	Urban Photos	Juan Alonzo	Ping Xu	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	USA
Bronze	9tailedFox	Lakatos Zoltán Ferenc	Kiss Ferenc	SZTE JGYPK	Hungary
Bronze	Liquid Shade	Latifah Khuffash	Ping Xu	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	USA
Bronze	Mulberrys	Latifah Khuffash	Ping Xu	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	USA
Bronze	Vegan Vibes V	Miranda Wallace	Lisa Graham	UT Arlington	USA
Bronze	PlantZero	Noemi Garcia	Ping Xu	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	USA
Bronze	China Planet Exploration Project	Pengze Yu	Zhiyong Zhao	Shanghai Normal University	China
Bronze	Green	Ruiyang Jang,Yuan Chen,Yijie Wang	Albert Young Choi	Shanghai Normal University	China
Bronze	Sirens Radio	Savannah Smith	Ping Xu	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	USA
Bronze	Fae	Vivien Incze	Kiss Ferenc	University of Szeged	Romania
Bronze	Heyi	Wezhe Xu	Xupeng Yao	Shandong Yingcai University	China
Bronze	Galsun	Xiaoshu Gao	Albert Young Choi	Shanghai Normal University	China
Bronze	Luxihe Mung Bean Cakes	Yang Zhai	Albert Young Choi	Shanghai Normal University	China
Bronze	Little good	Yijie Wang, Ruiyang Jiang, Yuan Chen	Albert Young Choi	Shanghai Normal University	China
Bronze	GALSUN	Yuxiang Zhang	Albert Young Choi	Shanghai Normal University	China
Bronze	GALSUN	Yuxiang Zhang	Albert Young Choi	Shanghai Normal University	China
Bronze	Shapo Tou	Ziwei Chen	Qin Guo	Shandong Yingcai University	China

SYSTEMS

Award	Project	Student	Instructor	School	Country
Grand	Mythical creatures	Vivien Incze	Kiss Ferenc	Szegedi Tudományegyetem	Romania
Gold	Crescendo	Kristen Campion, Phoenix Chan, Cameron Soravilla	Ryan Russell	Penn State University	USA
Silver	Sculptures in the Park	Mackenzie Henry, Anna Gumaer, Rebecca Larson	Ryan Russell	Penn State University	USA
Silver	Nexus	Megan Skosnick, Samantha Chung, Connor Schwenk, Liliana Golden	Ryan Russell	Penn State University	USA
Silver	Hearts of Warhol	Mira Szonyi	Ferenc Kiss	University of Szeged	Hungary
Bronze	Nucleus	Lucas Sterrett	Ryan Russell	Penn State University	USA
Bronze	HIPHOP	Maria Lilla Nagy	Ferenc Kiss	SZTE, JGYPK	Hungary
Bronze	Néctar Da Vida Superfood Café	Meghan Zavitz	Lisa Graham	The University of Texas at Arlington	USA

LETTERFORM MARKS

Award	Project	Student	Instructor	School	Country
Grand	Hip-hop	Flora Teodor	Ferenc Kiss	University of Szeged	Hungary
Gold	OOPS CAKE	Huiying Li	Albert Young Choi	Shanghai Normal University	China
Gold	OMDK	István Szamos	Ferenc Kiss	Szegedi Tudomány Egyetem	Hungary
Silver	Whiskers and Sweets Cafe	Angel Pham	Lisa Graham	The University of Texas at Arlington	USA
Silver	Hip Hop	Bálint Csúri	Ferenc Kiss	SZTE JGYPK	Hungary
Silver	OOPS CAKE	Dongjing Zhang	Albert Young Choi	Shanghai Normal University	China
Silver	QingPu Community Center	Pengze Yu	Zhiyong Zhao	Shanghai Normal University	China
Bronze	8Time	Ádám Török	Ferenc Kiss	University of Szeged	Hungary
Bronze	Five Pixel Design	Ádám Török	Ferenc Kiss	University of Szeged	Hungary
Bronze	Yaodianzi Hot Pot	Aijia Zhang	Yao Xupeng	Shandong University	China
Bronze	Next Wave	Bianca Pena	Ping Xu	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	USA
Bronze	Mügen Sun	Boglárka Minda	Ferenc Kiss	University of Szeged	Hungary
Bronze	Eye	Csenge Gábor	Ferenc Kiss	University of Szeged	Hungary
Bronze	OOPS CAKE	Dongjing Zhang	Albert Young Choi	Shanghai Normal University	China
Bronze	EYE Contact	Emese Kata Hubert	Ferenc Kiss	SZTE University of Szeged	Hungary
Bronze	Zhu Bro	Jingna Shang	Albert Young Choi	Shanghai Normal University	China
Bronze	Clock	Luca Kristo	Ferenc Kiss	University of Szeged	Hungary
Bronze	Néctar Da Vida Superfood Café	Meghan Zavitz	Lisa Graham	The University of Texas at Arlington	USA
Bronze	Luxihe Mung Bean Cakes	Pengze Yu	Albert Young Choi	Shanghai Normal University	China
Bronze	QingPu Community Center	Pengze Yu	Zhiyong Zhao	Shanghai Normal University	China
Bronze	ACUPUNCTURE	Victor Sawicki	Kelly Salchow MacArthur	Michigan State University	USA
Bronze	Dracana	Vivien Incze	Ferenc Kiss	Szegedi Tudományegyetem	Romania
Bronze	Logo Design	Zita Fenyvesi	Ferenc Kiss	SZTE JGYPK	Hungary

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