
After receiving over 640 submissions from design students attending 41 post-secondary schools across Canada, RGD is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2017 Student Awards.
Thank you to our generous industry supporters who provide our winners each with cash prizes of $1,000 and have helped RGD to distribute over $290,000 since the program launched in 1998.
AWARDS OF SPECIALTY
.design Award for Self-Promotional/Personal Website
Winner: Jordan Jackson Student RGD, Humber College
Honourable Mentions: Anna Lin, York/Sheridan Joint Program; Jonathan Collie, Conestoga College
50 Carleton Award for Logo Design
Winner: Julian Dodaro, George Brown College
Honourable Mention: Elisi, Art Institute of Vancouver
BOLD Award for Accessible Design
Winner: Rebecca van Leeuwen, Conestoga College
Honourable Mention: Kevin Guan, York/Sheridan Joint Program
Cineplex Digital Solutions Award for Information Design
Winner: Jasmine Leung, OCAD University
Honourable Mentions: Sarah Wong, York/Sheridan Joint Program; Mohit Gupta, York/Sheridan Joint Program; Sharon Leung, OCAD University
Entro Award for Placemaking Design
Winner: Amanda Chan, Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD)
Honourable Mentions: Robin Fast, Kent MacDonald & Quinne Miller, Vancouver Island University; Nicole Lipkus, Humber College
Intent Award for Print Design
Winner: Cédric Gagnon & Maude Turgeon, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Honourable Mentions: Jesse Ellingson, Capilano University; Sara Wong, Conestoga College
Greenmelon Award for Packaging Design (Single)
Winner: Sydney McArdle, University of the Fraser Valley
Honourable Mentions: Grace Stallard, Conestoga College; Aidan Boileau, Conestoga College
Milestone Integrated Award for Digital Marketing Design
Winner: Mohit Gupta, York/Sheridan Joint Program
Honourable Mention: Yu Shin Wang, Sheridan College
q30 design Award for Brand Design
Winner: Taeyeon Kim, Capilano University
Honourable Mentions: Laura McMullan, George Brown College; Cristina Bolzon, York/Sheridan Joint Program; Ashbel Ong, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Fjord Award for Digital Product Design
Winner: Eunice Joaquin, George Brown College
Honourable Mentions: Matti Scherzinger, Cambrian College; Kevin Guan, York/Sheridan Joint Program; Matthew Ahn, George Brown College
Polyester Studio Award for Motion Graphics
Winner: Yu Shin Wang, Sheridan College
Honourable Mentions: Charlotte Lucas, York/Sheridan Joint Program; Taylor Newman-Craigmill, Conestoga College
Shikatani Lacroix Award for Packaging Design (Series)
Winner: Kaitlyn Goetz, Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD)
Honourable Mentions: Alexandria Fisher, Red River College; Tommy Long, Humber College
Studio123 Award for Visual Web Design
Winner: Yu Shin Wang, Sheridan College
Honourable Mention: Matti Scherzinger, Cambrian College; Mohit Gupta, York/Sheridan Joint Program
Zulu Alpha Kilo Award for Advertising/Promotion Design
Winner: Laurel Benzaquen, George Brown College
Honourable Mentions: Anjuli Macasinag, Wooju Hong & Michal Cabaj, Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD); Hana Lee, George Brown College; Paul Twa, University of Alberta
NATIONAL AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Forge Award for Typographic Design
Winner: Lauren Holden, York/Sheridan Joint Program
Honourable Mentions: Cédric Gagnon & Maude Turgeon, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); Alexandria Fisher, Red River College; Laura McMullan, George Brown College
Gravity Inc Award for Social Good Design
Winner: Joanne Mac, York/Sheridan Joint Program
Honourable Mentions: Lyndsay Wybrew, York/Sheridan Joint Program; Sabrina Citta, Seneca College
Haft2 Award for Use of Colour
Winner: Jessica Mena, Art Institute of Vancouver
Honourable Mentions: Kevin Guan, York/Sheridan Joint Program; Zhenzhu Pohl, York/Sheridan Joint Program
john st. Award for Collaborative Design
Winner: Cédric Gagnon & Maude Turgeon, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Mosaic Award for Story-telling
Winner: Ashbel Ong, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Honourable Mentions: Mathew Thiessen, Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD); Joshua Singler, York/Sheridan Joint Program; Harry Kim, Humber College
Purpose/Built Award for Strategic Design
Winner: Tammy Le, Sheridan College
Honourable Mentions: Mohit Gupta, York/Sheridan Joint Program; Amanda Chan, Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD); Kaitlyn Goetz, Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD)
Quarry Award for User Experience
Winner: Jordan Jackson Student RGD, Humber College
Honourable Mentions: Grace Walker, OCAD University; Kevin Guan, York/Sheridan Joint Program; Eunice Joaquin, George Brown College
If you would like to find out about sponsoring an Award for 2018, please email RGD's Executive Director, Hilary Ashworth, at
Judges
Jon Allison RGD, Art Director, Jon Allison Design, Kingston
James Bateman, Creative Director, Twice, Vancouver
Starla Benson RGD, Graphic Designer, London Life, London
Mooren Bofill, Design Director, john st., Toronto
Ryan Booth, Design Director, Zulu Alpha Kilo, Toronto
Randal Boutilier RGD, Principal, 12thirteen Design Inc., Toronto
Sean Carter, Founder + Design Director, Carter Hales Design Lab, Vancouver
Travis Collier, Creative Director + Co-Founder, Studio Palms, Vancouver
Darrell Corriveau, Senior Creative Director, q30 design, Toronto
Jeremy Dimmock, Partner, Polyester Studio, Toronto
Greg Dubeau RGD, Art Director and Designer, Freelance, Halifax
Chris Duchaine, Associate Creative Director, Milestone Integrated, Toronto
Vanessa Eckstein RGD, Founder, Blok Design, Toronto
Emily Fung RGD, Interactive Designer, Idea Couture, Toronto
Sherri Gallowitz RGD, Principal, Creative Director, G Strategic Branding and Communications, Toronto
Alison Garnett RGD, Creative Director, Partner, Field Trip & Co., Toronto
Russell Gibbs RGD, Principal, Russell Gibbs Design, Hamilton
Julie Gourlay RGD, User Experience Designer, Statistics Canada, Ottawa
Erin Grandmaison RGD, Graphic Designer, Bruce Power, Tiverton
Wendy Gray RGD, Owner and Creative Director, Gravity Inc., Toronto
Sarah Grundy RGD, VP Creative, Fish out of Water Design Inc., Toronto
Paul Haft, President, Chief Colour Officer, Haft2, Toronto
Ben Hagon RGD, Creative Director + President, Intent, Toronto
Bob Hambly RGD, Partner, Hambly + Woolley, Toronto
Erika Hamilton-Piercy RGD, Art Director, Matrix Four Ltd., London
Mike Hanlon, Owner, Hanlon Marketing Design Inc., Halifax
Patrick Jones RGD, Design Manager, Singer Cup Coffee, Mississauga
Tony Jurgilas RGD, Principal + Design Director, 50 Carleton, Sudbury
Paul Jurkovic RGD, Creative Director, User Experience & Design, Momentum Digital Solutions, Toronto
Brian Kachur, Creative Services Specialist, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
Amanda Khoo RGD, Lead Graphic Designer, MediaFace, Toronto
Art Kilgour RGD, Owner + Designer, Write Design, Guelph
Nadine Kuhlkamp RGD, AVP Creative & Advertising, Invesco Canada, Toronto
Yang Li RGD, Senior Art Director, Alphabet Creative, Ottawa
Edmund Li RGD, Associate, Reich+Petch Design International, Toronto
Brenda Little RGD, Senior Designer, Pivot Design Group, Toronto
Meg Lynch RGD, Forge Media + Design, Toronto
Elyse Maxwell RGD, Senior Graphic Designer & Project Manager, Patch Design, Hamilton
Wayne McCutcheon RGD, Partner, Entro, Toronto
Josh McInerney RGD, Manager of Design + Creative, Ryerson University, Toronto
Andrew Merriam, Director of Business Development, Top Level Design, Portland
Genevieve Metropolis RGD, Program Manager, User Interface & Design, AboutKidsHealth - The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
Lisa Nakamura, Creative Director of Design, Cossette, Vancouver
Megan Oldfield RGD, Creative Director, Field Design Office, Toronto
Michael Ortelli RGD, Founder, BOLD, Toronto
Michael Palmer, Executive Creative Director, Quarry, St. Jacobs
Linda Pelley RGD, Creative Director, Gumbo Design Co., Toronto
Tony Ponzo RGD, Creative Director, Haft2, Toronto
Keely Portsmouth, Team Lead, Brand Design, Disney Interactive, Kelowna
Christie Yuen RGD, Graphic Designer, Urban Strategies Inc., Toronto
Donna Graffi-Smith RGD, Manager, Graphic Design, Deloitte, Vancouver
Jesse Gibb RGD, Art Director, Carve Design + communications, London
Karen Satok RGD, Partner, Sputnik Design Partners Inc., Toronto
Cai Sepulis RGD, Owner, Illustrator/Designer/Art Director, Ballyhoo Media, Guelph
Jennifer Shadbolt RGD, Senior Designer, Piccadilly Communications, Toronto
Rajinder Sidhu RGD, Design Director, Vidyard, Guelph
Kari Silver RGD, Designer, Azure Magazine, Toronto
Robert Smith RGD, Owner + Creative Director, Greenmelon, Ottawa
Simone St. Aimee RGD, Senior Graphic Designer, CNIB, Toronto
Jenn Taback RGD, Owner, Design de Plume, Sudbury
Nico Taus RGD, Creative Director, Studio123, Sudbury
Hans Thiessen RGD, Creative Director, Design, Rethink Vancouver
Ryan Thompson RGD, Partner + Designer, Character Creative, Ottawa
Beau Turner RGD, Art Director and Graphic Designer, Directors Guild of Canada, Toronto
Eileen Ugarkovic RGD, Art Director, NATIONAL Public Relations, Toronto
Paul van Dongen RGD, Design Director, Committee, Toronto
Darryl van Herksen, Director of Creative Services, Investors Group, Winnipeg
Dave Watson, Executive Creative Director, Mosaic, Toronto
Scott Weisbrod, Group Service Design Director and Studio Head, Fjord, Toronto
Kim Yokota, Vice President, Creative Director, Shikatani Lacroix, Toronto
Michael Zavacky RGD, Art Director/Illustrator, McMillan, Ottawa