Signs communicate ideas through visual elements. Systems integrate many ideas into one family. Letterform Marks combine types 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 2022 International Design Competition were announced on May 1, 2022. One UTRGV faculty submitted five logos, and won a Bronze awards in the professional category. UTRGV students won four Bronze Awards in the annual competition of logo design. For more information, please visit:
http://uniteddesigns.org/ssl-2022-awards/
UTRGV Faculty Award Winning Entry
Work Title: Kiss of Desire – Brand Identity
Work Description:
For a self-promotion purpose, I designed the brand identity for “Kiss of Desire Fragrance.” The combo logo’s symbol mark is formed by an overlapped “k”, “o” and “D” for the abbreviation of “Kiss of Desire”.
Award: Bronze of UDA SSL 2022 Awards Professional, Seoul, South Korea
https://www.pxstudio.us/pdf/UDA2022SSL_Designer_Bronze_Ping-Xu.pdf
Logo Design: Ping Xu
UTRGV Student Award Winning Entries
Work Title (Award-Winning Work-1): Nova Airlines – Brand Identity (Certificate)
Winner: Cazzandra Rojas
Instructor: Ping Xu
Class Project: ARTS-4334 Graphic Design II (Spring 2022)
Award: UDA-SSL 2022 – Bronze in Sign Design
Work Title (Award-Winning Work-2): Hi-No-Tori Fried Chicken (Certificate)
Winner: Javier Gonzalez
Instructor: Ping Xu
Class Project: ARTS-4334 Graphic Design II (Spring 2022)
Award: UDA-SSL 2022 – Bronze in Sign Design
Work Title (Award-Winning Work-3): HoneyGrains (Certificate)
Winner: Mary Garcia
Instructor: Ping Xu
Class Project: ARTS-4334 Graphic Design II (Spring 2022)
Award: UDA-SSL 2022 – Bronze in Letterform
https://www.behance.net/gallery/138311117/Mary-Garcia_P1a
Work Title (Award-Winning Work-4): Musou (Certificate)
Winner: Mary Garcia
Instructor: Ping Xu
Class Project: ARTS-4334 Graphic Design II (Spring 2022)
Award: UDA-SSL 2022 – Bronze in Letterform
UDA – SSL 2022 Jury Panel
http://uniteddesigns.org/jurors-2022/
| Juror | Job title |
| John Coy | AIGA Medalist, CEO Coy LA, Los Angeles, USA |
| Alan Colvin | Creative Director at CUE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
| Sam Cabrera | President of AIGA Los Angele, USA |
| Joachim Muller-Lance | Creative Director at Kame Design, Germany |
| Marc Guitart | CEO & Founder, Brandcelona (Spain) and Brandlond (U.K.) |
| John Drew | Professor of Graphic Design at California State University, USA |
| Donald Tarallo | Associate Professor, Fitchburg State University, Massachusetts, USA |
| Melike Tascioglu | Professor, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey |