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Three students in Central's Department of Art and Design earned awards for projects they created as part of their coursework.
The University & College Designers Association awarded an Honorable Mention to Angelo Reyes for his poster submission to UCDA鈥檚 annual student poster competition.
This year鈥檚 competition theme of 鈥淚mmerse鈥 invited students to explore the possibilities of immersive design.
Reyes crafted an AR-enhanced poster titled 鈥淲ings of Jungle,鈥 which he created in his Design 222 course. Reyes鈥 poster was one of only 16 to receive an Honorable Mention out of approximately 115 total entries. As an honorable mention, the poster was printed and displayed at the Design Education Summit held at Arizona State University in May.
Dog food packaging designs created by McKenna Pasquinelli and Carla Bastida Olivares in their Design 322 class were recognized with student Excellence Awards from the Connecticut Art Director鈥檚 Club. The packaging designs were juried and exhibited at CADC鈥檚 48th annual award show in June 2024.
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Assistant Professor Nan Hu is shown here at the Design Education Summit at Arizona State University.
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Dog food packaging design by McKenna Pasquinelli.
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Dog food packaging design by Carla Bastida Olivares.