Participants in the Urban Word NYC winter design competition designed a logo and postcard for the 6th Annual Teen Poetry Slam, an eleven day event in NYC. With over 120 competition entrants, it wasn't easy to select the finalists, who will go on to create a poster and sticker design from which the winner will be chosen.

Winners to be announced Dec 15th!

A Sessions Faculty panel weighed in on the designs, noting positives as well as areas for improvement, which finalists will get the opportunity to address in the second round. Then the client had the final say, and in the end, five designs were chosen based on the merits you can read about below:

Finalist David Nodal Master's Design Certificate Student

The client really responded to color of this design and the intensity of the image with its bold cropping. The client felt that David's entry epitomized the mood of the event.

Finalist Erik Thorp Graphic Design Certificate Student
Erik's logo and text treatments were what impressed the client — this is a tight, well-developed logo that really works with the Urban Word NYC logo.

Finalist Stefania Corti New Media Certificate Student
Besides the fun logo treatment, the back of Stefania's postcard particularly caught the client's eye — panelists loved the graph paper notebook treatment, and the clear, easy-to-read text.

Finalist Peter Chen Graphic Design Certificate Student
This entry wowed the client with the overall tightness and cohesiveness of the presentation. With a great logo and type treatment, Peter managed to make all the necessary information prominent and clear, creating a look that works with the client's established identity.

Finalist Kristian Thibault Master's Design Certificate Student
The client liked Kristian's color choices here. The logo is sophisticated and intriguing in its use of negative space to define the word "poetry."