For second year in a row, SCAD is ranked No. 1 by Red Dot Design Rankings
In 2018, the prestigious Red Dot Design Rankings placed SCAD as the No. 1 university in the U.S. and in the top two universities in the Americas and Europe for the second year in a row.
Since 2005, Red Dot has become one of the most sought-after seals of quality for good design. To achieve the No. 1 ranking, SCAD’s results were based on its Red Dot Design Concept awards over the past five years, including individual student awards, with the most recent year most heavily weighted.
In the Red Dot Communication Design category, which does not assign rankings, SCAD also broke its own awards record. Undergraduate and graduate students across 10 majors took home 40 Red Dot awards in 2018, making it the university’s best Red Dot showing year to date.
The 2018 Red Dot Design Concept winners were Megan Kiely (B.F.A., industrial design, 2018) for "Dreaminals," an app integrated toy that lets children build the animal of their dreams. Julia Wheatley (B.F.A., industrial design, 2018) and Alex Sander (B.F.A., user experience (UX) design, 2018) also won for "Omwala," a multipurpose convertible vest designed to comfort and protect refugee children.
In the Red Dot Communication Design category, Meagan Vanderhill (M.F.A., graphic design and visual experience, 2018) and Cody Reppert (B.F.A., user experience (UX) design, 2019) each took home two awards. Vanderhill won for her graphic work inspired by the book, "Einstein’s Dreams." Reppert was part of the winning teams that created "Flexion," a patient interface knee brace app, and "Session," a file management system that provides hyper-specific query results curated to specific projects.
The SCAD animation department was well represented with award winners, including Marvic Jason Adoptante (B.F.A., animation, 2017) for "Eat," which explores world cuisine; Gabrielle Kash (B.F.A., animation, 2017) for "Lorem Ipsum," which combines student audio interviews with stop motion and 2D animation; Lorenzo Estrada (B.F.A., animation, 2017) for "Pas Redouble," a four-minute film about a high school band; and Raghav Arumugam (M.F.A., animation, 2017) for his animated documentary "People of Color," which explores race, culture and perception in America.
Film and television majors also took home awards including Esraece Yildiz (M.F.A., film and television, 2017) for "The Anniversary," a dark comedy about an elderly couple celebrating their golden year; Jo Yee Chu (B.F.A., film and television, 2017) for "$30 to Antarctica," an indie short about Ku Foon Chau; and Alec Bonk (B.F.A., film and television, 2019), Nick Booth (B.F.A., sound design, 2018) and Leo Cho (B.F.A., sound design, 2018) for "Howl," an eerie short that combines every day sounds with electronic timbres.
2018 Red Dot Award: Design Concept
Project: Dreaminals
- Megan Kiely (B.F.A., industrial design, 2018)
Project: Omwala
- Alex Sander (B.F.A., user experience (UX) design, 2018)
- Julia Wheatley (B.F.A., industrial design, 2018)
2018 Red Dot Award: Communication Design
Project: Artificial Spring is Here – The New Yorker Mockup
- Natalia Cardona Puerta (M.F.A., illustration, 2018)
Project: Baba Yaga
- Dana Natalia Sanchez Martinez (M.F.A. illustration)
Project: Baba Yaga & the Kind Little Girl
- Ningning Gu (M.F.A., illustration, 2018)
Project: Baba Yaga: The Three Riders
- Alexandra Sibel Badiu (M.F.A., illustration, 2018)
Project: Baba Yaga main illustration
- Jiaxin Liu (M.F.A., animation)
Project: Eat
- Marvic Jason Adoptante (B.F.A., animation, 2017)
Project: Einstein Dreams of Posters
- Meagan Vanderhill (M.F.A., graphic design and visual experience, 2018)
Project: Einstein’s Dreams
- Meagan Vanderhill (M.F.A., graphic design and visual experience, 2018)
Project: Escaper
- Ashton Faydenko (B.F.A., sound design)
- Ryan Sullivan (B.F.A., sound design)
Project: Flexion
- Mackinzi Blank (B.F.A., user experience (UX) design)
- Cody Reppert (B.F.A., user experience (UX) design, 2019)
Project: Howl
- Alec Bonk (B.F.A., film and television, 2019)
- Nick Booth (B.F.A., sound design, 2018)
- Leo Cho (B.F.A., sound design, 2018)
Project: Let’s Be Gentle
- Kelly McKay (B.F.A., film and television, 2017)
Project: Lorem Ipsum
- Gabrielle Kash (B.F.A., animation, 2017)
Project: Memoirs of a Geisha, Movie Poster
- Mruna Rajesh Mistry (M.F.A., illustration, 2019)
Project: Mint Student
- Stephanie Park (B.F.A., advertising, 2018)
- Kelsey Whipple (B.F.A., advertising and branding)
Project: Nobody’s Darling
- Robyn Hicks (M.F.A., film and television, 2017)
Project: Not Situated on a Right Place
- Hsuan Wang (M.A., graphic design and visual experience, 2019)
Project: Paradox: A Cultural Harmony
- Alejandro Moncada De Pozo (B.F.A., graphic design, 2018)
Project: Pas Redouble
- Lorenzo Estrada (B.F.A., animation, 2017)
Project: People of Color
- Raghav Arumugam (M.F.A., animation, 2017)
Project: Rapture
- Victor Alejandro Garrido (B.F.A., animation, 2017)
Project: Rolling Stone Yuna
- Bianca Chen (B.F.A., illustration, 2018)
Project: Session
- Garrett Albury (B.F.A., user experience (UX) design, 2018)
- Cody Reppert (B.F.A., user experience (UX) design, 2019)
- James Simmons (B.F.A., user experience (UX) design, 2018)
- Franklin Wallace (B.F.A., user experience (UX) design, 2018)
Project: Scopulum Wine Labels
- Blanca Chen (B.F.A., illustration, 2018)
Project: Sexy Frog
- Ningning Gu (M.F.A., illustration, 2018)
Project: Singer
- Paloma Lopez Arismendi (B.F.A., film and television, 2017)
Project: Sol
- Brogan Bunner (B.F.A., user experience (UX) design, 2019)
- Dylan Jackson (B.F.A., user experience (UX) design)
- Johan Renli (B.F.A., user experience (UX) design)
- Dennis Wang (B.F.A., industrial design)
- Sherry Wu (B.F.A., user experience (UX) design, 2019)
Project: Space Grilled Whopper
- Remy James (M.F.A., advertising)
- Van Pham (M.F.A., advertising)
- Mia Madrid (B.F.A., advertising, 2018)
Project: Summer
- Caleb Boyles (B.F.A., illustration)
Project: Symbio
- Rhea Mehta (B.F.A., user experience (UX) design, 2018)
- Hayley Mueller (B.F.A., user experience (UX) design, 2019)
- Dalana Woodward (B.F.A., user experience (UX) design, 2018)
- Rizwan Zaki (B.F.A., user experience (UX) design, 2018)
Project: The Anniversary
- Esraece Yildiz (M.F.A., film and television, 2017)
Project: The End Zone Campaign
- Camila Victoria Bengoa (B.F.A., advertising, 2018)
- Francisco Fischer (B.F.A., advertising, 2018)
- David Villatoro (B.F.A., advertising, 2018)
Project: The New Yorker Cover
- Min Ran Zhang (M.A., illustration, 2017)
Project: The Raven
- Caroline Brown (B.F.A., illustration, 2018)
Project: The Wolf Guru
- Mian Qin (M.F.A, animation, 2016)
Project: $30 to Antarctica
- Jo Yee Chu (B.F.A., film and television, 2017)
Project: Tools of the Trade - Beaver
- Alexandra Sibel Badiu (M.F.A., illustration, 2018)
Project: Undiscovered
- Sara Litzenberger (B.F.A., animation, 2017)
Project: Weird
- Steven Blevins (B.F.A., sound design, 2018)
- Michael Britt (B.F.A., sound design, 2018)
- Madison Ellis (B.F.A., motion media design, 2018)
- Olivia O’Hara (B.F.A., film and television, 2018)
- Maegan Mann (B.F.A., film and television, 2018)
- Ryan Pullman (B.F.A., film and television, 2018)
- Demi Waldron (B.F.A., film and television, 2018)
Project: What is the Best that can Happen?
- Viad Herescu (B.F.A. advertising and branding)
- Juanita Pastrana (B.F.A., advertising and branding, 2019)