from Peter Pham
As I process the work for each year’s Student Design Show, I am always pleased at the QUALITY of the submissions. I am also quietly observant of the trends in the submissions each year.
In the early 2000’s (when the analytics were not as easily processed) there was a preponderance of Layout and Illustration student work.
In the 2010’s, we saw a tremendous increase in the amount of photography work, possibly correlating with the increased availability of really good consumer digital equipment.
Once again, there is a slight change in the distribution of the categories of work submitted.
Future analysis will show us potential reasons for the trends.
A few facts about this year’s show:
- About 170 pieces were submitted
- Qualifying student work was to have been created between Spring of 2021 (post show)
through April 20, 2022. - We had more Alumni Judges this year in the rank of our professional Jury.
- This year’s categorical submissions
(from MOST submissions per category, to the least per category) were:
- LAYOUT (~21.1%)
- DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION (~16.3%)
- LOGOS and IDENTITY (~10.8%)
- PHOTOGRAPHY WITH POST TO ENHANCE (~9.6%)
- PACKAGING and 3D (~7.8%)
- PHOTOGRAPHY (Straight Out Of The Camera) (~7.2%)
- TRADITIONAL MEDIA (~6.6%)
- COMPREHENSIVE CAMPAIGNS (~ 5.4%)
- PHOTO MANIPULATION, MULTIMEDIA, and POSTERS combined accounted for approximately 15%