Marina Puhalj ’21 Named a Winner of the
57th Anniversary Graphic Design USA in the Graphic Design Award Competition Senior visual communication and graphic design (VCGD) major Marina Puhalj was recently named a winner of the 57th anniversary Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) graphic design award competition. The competition saw more than 10,000 entries this year, and only the top 10 percent were selected as winners. Anthony Ezzo, Assistant Professor of Visual Communication and Graphic Design, submitted pieces created by VCGD students to the competition. Marina’s piece, “Furniture Show Conceptual Project,” came from a concept and design class project. Marina’s winning piece will be featured in GD USA’s Design Annual, to be seen by thousands of designers who receive their newsletter.
the house, one poster is based on the blue prints, another one is based on the sunroom in the house, and the last one is based on the outside of the house,” said Puhalj.
“We are so very proud of Marina and are delighted that her talents have been recognized with this prestigious award,” said Dr. Jennifer Swartz-Levine, Dean of the School of Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences. “She is an outstanding student in our program, which, under Professor Tony Ezzo’s leadership, has become known for its creativity and innovation. Marina’s winning of this award is not only a testament to her own excellent work “My posters are for a contemporary furniture show based but also to the leadership and vision of Professor Ezzo. off the EmilBach House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. How very proud we are to count them both as members One poster design is based on the windowpane inside of our LEC community.”
