Adobe recognizes student designers

SAN JOSE, Calif.: Adobe Systems Incorporated, today announced the winners of the ninth annual Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA).

The awards, which took place at the Icograda World Design Congress 2009 in Beijing, honor the most talented and promising student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, developers and computer artists from renowned higher education institutions around the globe, said a press release.

“The Adobe Design Achievement Awards provides students worldwide with the opportunity to express their enormous creativity and showcase their work among some of the world’s top designers,” said Ann Lewnes, senior vice president of corporate marketing at Adobe. “The body of work that these students produce is truly inspiring.”

“This year’s ADAA submissions were a powerful collection,” added ADAA judge Lance Wyman.

He further said that as the language of communication design is evolving and the cross-pollination of designer skill sets is flourishing, it’s uplifting to see students produce high-quality work that creatively conceptualize ideas and solutions.

In a ceremony at Beijing’s National Centre of Performing Arts, winners were recognized for their achievements in 12 categories such as animation, application design, browser-based design, mobile design etc, said the release.

Winners were selected by a global panel of industry judges based on their originality and effectiveness in meeting the project’s communication objectives and the contestants’ skills in applying Adobe products specified in their entries.