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Adobe Design Achievement Award Winners Announced

On Monday, Adobe Systems Incorporated announced the winners of the eighth annual Adobe design Achievements Awards.

In the Photography category, the winner was Matt Sartain of the Academy of Art University, and the finalists were John Sloan of Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash., and Ian Aleksander Adams of the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Ga.

The awards honour the most talented and promising student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers and computer artists from renowned educational institutions around the globe. This year marked another record in submissions for the prestigious awards, with more than 2,700 students from 33 countries competing in the program.

“It’s inspiring to see the breadth and quality of submissions from students from around the globe. These students are our future creative leaders,” said Ann Lewnes, senior vice president of corporate marketing at Adobe. “The Adobe Design Achievement Awards gives design students the chance to create engaging projects that can be shared with peers as well as the design community.”

The winning entries can be viewed at www.adaaentry.com/adaalive.html . Winners were selected by a panel of industry judges based on their originality and effectiveness in communicating project objectives. The judges are Emily Chang from Ideacodes, Joshua Davis from Joshua Davis Studios, David Gensler from Keystone Design Union, Eric John from Forum Nokia, Adrian Johnson from Adrian Johnson Ltd., Maya Kopytman from C&G Partners, Michael Lebowitz from Big Spaceship, Rebeca Mendez from Rebeca Mendez Design, Tina Roth Eisenberg from Swissmiss Studio, Stan Szymanski from Sony Pictures Imageworks, Armin Vit from UnderConsideration and independent filmmaker Joan Raspo.

Finalists received a trip to New York City to participate in studio tours and the awards event. Category winners received a selection of Adobe products and a US$3,000 cash prize. Studio tours this year were offered by the following New York City companies: AKQA, The Barbarian Group, C&G Partners, Eyebeam, frog design Inc, karlssonwilker inc, Mucca Design, Open, Pentagram, SpotCo, Trollback+Company and WDDG. As part of the program, students also are offered internships and opportunities to showcase their work throughout the year.

Each year, organizations sponsor the awards program by donating their time and services. This year’s category sponsors included iStockphoto, Nokia, Xerox, and X-Rite.

Posted by Will Carleton
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