College + The New York Times Creative Jam Int’l College Contest: Top-10 Winner List & UTRGV Teams of Honorable Mentions

Congratulations on our graphic design students’ well-deserved success. They received honorable mentions in the 2021 College + The New York Times Creative Jam International College App Design Contest.

Adobe Creative Jam is one of the most immersive ways to learn Adobe tools and advance their digital literacy. It helps college students bridge the gap between their current studies and their future careers. UTRGV School of Art & Design students joined the UT Adobe Creative Jam in Fall 2020 and won two awards and three short-list awards. In the Fall 2021 semester, eight student teams from my ARTS-4333, ARTS-4334, and ARTS-4338 classes joined the College Creative Jam hosted by Adobe and New York Times from September 14 to 28, 2021. They competed with other college students from the U.S and Canada.

The College + The New York Times Creative Jam 2021 received a total of 315 submissions from around the U.S. and Canada. UTRGV teams were on the top 20 list and received three Honorable Mentions at this international venue on September 28, 2021!

Theme: Trust and Credibility

Challenge
Design a user-centric mobile-first experience that increase trust and credibility in election content, in some way, for readers.

Judging Criteria

Target audience & their needs
Solve the problem in an innovative way
User experience and intuitive interface
Visual design considerations

Finale Video: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/nyt/2

Top Five Grand Prize Winning Teams

1st Place‘s Project Title: Corry
Team Title & Institution: Hatboi from Sheridan College & York University, Canada
2nd Place‘s Project Title: Factually
Team Title & Institution: Breck’s Bonanza from Sheridan College, Canada
3rd Place‘s Project Title: CredElection
Team Title & Institution: University of Waterloo, Canada
4th Place‘s Project Title: Veritas
Team Title & Institution: The Late Night Lab from Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
5th Place‘s Project Title: Newsfluent
Team Title & Institution: Proto Types from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Canada

Top-10 Final Teams

Trusty by 95 Sisters – British Columbia of Technology & Douglas College, Canada
CredElection by Agouti – University of Waterloo, Canada
Teletruth by BezierBunnies – University of Toronto & OCAD University, Canada
Factually by Breck’s Bonanza – Sheridan College, Canada
Cntr by Drexel Graphic Design-2022 – Drexel University, USA
Corry by Hatboi – Sheridan College & York University, Canada
Veritas by The Late Night Lab – Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
Newsfluent by Proto Types – Emily Carr University of Art & Design, Canada
Normad News by We Tried – Indiana University & Longy School of Bard College, USA
Polygon by X+Y – Indiana University & Longy School of Bard College, USA