Plenty of success stories for design and advertising students

Humber alumni shone at several competitions in 2023

By Chris Clay on
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Humber’s advertising and design students continue to impress on the national and international stages with the quality of work they produce.

Graduates of the Advertising and Marketing Communications, Advertising and Graphic Design, Bachelor of Creative Advertising, Advertising - Art Direction and Advertising Copywriting programs are showing the strength of a Humber education through their performance at prestigious competitions.

Moriba Baker is associate dean, Social and Media Communications, with the Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design at Humber. Baker said the hard work the students put in in the classroom is reflected in their achievements outside of it.

"The success of our students in these competitions not only reflects their talent but also underscores the depth of their dedication and the excellence of our programs at Humber,” said Baker. “Their achievements stand as a testament to the power of a Humber education that’s shaping them into industry-ready professionals poised to leave their mark on the sector.”

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Some of the 2023 winners include:

• Caroline Friesen – Cannes Lions Bronze; 2023 Marketing Awards three gold, one silver and one bronze (Bachelor of Creative Advertising 2015 graduate)

• Ekene Oduh – Cannes Young Lions Bronze (Advertising and Graphic Design 2020 graduate)

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• Sammy Lo – Cannes Young Lions Silver (Bachelor of Creative Advertising 2018 graduate)

• Samantha Beauchamp – Cannes Young Lions Bronze (Bachelor of Creative Advertising 2020 graduate)

• Haley Greene – RGD Student Awards Honourable Mention (Bachelor of Creative Advertising 2022 graduate)

• Cevat Arda Cem – RGD Student Awards Honourable Mention (Bachelor of Creative Advertising 2022 graduate)

• Mitchell Lowes – RGD Student Awards Honourable Mention (Bachelor of Creative Advertising 2022 graduate)

• Mariane Gondim – RGD Student Awards Honourable Mention (Bachelor of Creative Advertising 2022 graduate)

• Natalie Grakovski – RGD Student Awards Honourable Mention (Bachelor of Creative Advertising 2022 graduate)

• Allegra Wiesenfeld – Advertising and Design Club of Canada Rising Star (Advertising Copywriting 2019 graduate)

• Reid Plaxton – Advertising and Design Club of Canada (Advertising and Graphic Design 2019 graduate)

• Skye Deluz – Advertising and Design Club of Canada (Advertising and Graphic Design 2016 graduate)

• Olga Netaeva – Advertising and Design Club of Canada (Advertising and Graphic Design 2018 graduate)

• Andrew Rizzi – Atomic Awards gold; 2023 Marketing Awards Best of Show and two golds (Bachelor of Creative Advertising 2017 graduate)

• Daniela Angelucci – Atomic Awards gold; 2023 Marketing Awards Best of Show and two golds (Bachelor of Creative Advertising 2017 graduate)

• Vũ Song Vũ – Clio bronze; CMA silver (Advertising and Graphic Design 2020 graduate)

• Sean Pitre – Clio bronze; CMA silver (Advertising Copywriting 2020 graduate)

• Paula Dopuđa – Atomic Awards silver; One Show; Marketing Awards; Communication Arts; Advertising and Design Club of Canada (Advertising and Graphic Design 2019 graduate)

• Arman Sadrzadeh – Cannes Lions Bronze (Advertising Art Direction 2022 graduate)

• Sean Kinton – Cannes Lions Bronze (Advertising Copywriting 2022 graduate)

• Ravijeet Doctor – The Young Ones Student Awards Student Merit (Advertising Art direction 2023 graduate)

• Shakhar Pandey – The Young Ones Students Awards Student Merit (Advertising Art Direction 2023 graduate)

• Amartya Sinha – The Young Ones Student Awards Student Merit (Advertising Copywriting 2023 graduate)

• Lina Zhu – National Advertising Student Challenge Bronze (Advertising Art Direction 2023 graduate)

• Darya Nikol – National Advertising Student Challenge Bronze (Advertising Copywriting 2023 graduate)

• Jordan Bloom – D&AD Portfolio Competition Winner and D&AD New Blood Academy (Advertising Art Direction 2023 graduate)

• Shreyas Karambelkar – Applied Arts Student Award Winner (Advertising Art Direction 2023 graduate)

• Jamie Doyle – Applied Arts Student Awards Winner (Advertising Copywriting 2023 graduate)

• Shekar Pandey – ADCC Student Awards Bronze (Advertising Art Direction 2023 graduate)

• Khelan Shah – ADCC Student Awards Bronze (Advertising Copywriting 2023 graduate)

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If an award was missed, please contact eric.forest@humber.ca.