Quark and The Art Institutes have announced the winners of their annual graphic design competition. “Portfolio Work” was the theme of this year’s contest and student entries were required to exhibit excellent design, contain proper formatting for production, and include relevant features from QuarkXPress®. The grand prize includes an all expenses paid trip to the National Student Design Show in Dallas, TX, and a two-month paid internship with Quark.
The grand prize was awarded to Victor Trevino of The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago. Trevino entered the only multi-page layout that made the competition finals. Judges were impressed by his effective use of type throughout the layout and his solid overall use of QuarkXPress.
“The example of portfolio work that Victor submitted caught the eye of our judges because his use of type within the layout was so well done,” said Chris Edwards, senior account manager for education at Quark. “We congratulate him on his innovative design, and look forward to his internship with us.”
“It’s an honor to have won this year’s design contest,” said Trevino. “My design focused on time, and my aim was to use type in a minimalist fashion to create all the graphics within the layout. I’m happy it resonated with the judges and I can’t wait to work with Quark.”
The first-place design:
Second and third place prizewinners received a copy of QuarkXPress 8 for Education and a $500 credit to the AiStudentStore. The winners are as follows:
SECOND PRIZE
Luis Valderrama
The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
“Florida Youth Orchestra”
THIRD PRIZE
Mario Torres
The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
“Typographica”
To view and learn more about the students’ artwork, visit www.ilovedesign.com.
This article was last modified on December 14, 2022
This article was first published on April 7, 2009
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