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Best of the Year
Best Student Design of 2025
The student design that won a GDUSA award in 2025, each with the firm and the designers credited.
187 award-winning projects
Student work is where the next decade of the profession shows up first, and the firms that hire from it watch this category closely. The student designer has a brief and no client, which means the discipline has to come from the work itself, and the best entries behave as if a budget were riding on them. The winners here are judged on the same standard as the professionals: does it work, and is it beautiful because it works. The University of Central Oklahoma's School of Design has won 198 times and SCAD 179, and SCAD's After bottles let real junk food sell itself through the glass under a minimal label. The best student designers in the country and the schools that taught them are on this page. Open any project to see the work and learn what made it stand out.
Standouts of 2025
- Mini Makers Art Kitby Elleah Stillman · 2025
- Grovey Garlic Package Designby Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) · 2025
- HELLFIRE - Unholy Spicy Tonic Waterby UCO School of Design/University of Central Oklahoma · 2025
- The Curly Vanity Student Workby Drexel University · 2025
- Doze Melatonin Packaging Student Workby Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) · 2025
- Troidome?s Student Projectby Lehigh University · 2025
2025
Mini Makers Art Kit
Student Design
Firm
Elleah Stillman
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2025
Grovey Garlic Package Design
Student Design
School
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
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2025
HELLFIRE - Unholy Spicy Tonic Water
Student Design
School
UCO School of Design/University of Central Oklahoma
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2025
The Curly Vanity Student Work
Student Design
School
Drexel University
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2025
ANAGRAMA Student Work
Student Design
School
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
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2025
SOLA: MBTI Brews Student Work
Student Design
School
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
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2025
Dry Bar Elixir Christmas Subscription Box Student Work
Student Design
School
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
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2025
Holy Smokes Student Work
Student Design
School
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
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2025
Little Women Collector’s Item Student Work
Student Design
School
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
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2025
Metamorphosis Artists Books Student Work
Student Design
School
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
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2025
Neenah Paper Promotion Student Work
Student Design
School
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
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2025
Queen Bee Student Work
Student Design
School
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
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2025
Studio Dumbar: Then and Now Student Work
Student Design
School
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
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2025
Sylvan Tea Packaging Student Work
Student Design
School
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
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2025
Death Valley Skincare Student Work
Student Design
School
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
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2025
Doze Melatonin Packaging Student Work
Student Design
School
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
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2025
Troidome?s Student Project
Student Design
School
Lehigh University
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2025
ATOMIC Student Project
Student Design
School
Lehigh University
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2025
Flashy Juice Student Project
Student Design
School
Lehigh University
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2025
Paraigua Student Project
Student Design
School
Lehigh University
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2025
HOT ROD Playing Cards
Student Design
School
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
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2025
Milo’s Lager Student Project
Student Design
School
Kennesaw State University
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2025
Five Two Nine Design Student Project
Student Design
School
Lydia Pruett | Kennesaw State University
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2025
Naviluna - Cacao's Cultural Tapestry
Student Design
School
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
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2025
Girlypop! personal care packaging
Student Design
School
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design
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2025
Rhapsody ear buds packaging
Student Design
School
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design
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2025
Little Reds ear buds packaging
Student Design
School
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design
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2025
Astros ear buds packaging
Student Design
School
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design
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2025
QAT ear buds packaging
Student Design
School
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design
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2025
Cali Flavored Beer Packaging
Student Design
School
Academy of Art University
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2025
Starbuck Home Appliances
Student Design
School
Academy of Art University
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2025
Vignelli Sustainable Paint Packaging
Student Design
School
Academy of Art University
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2025
Rutini Wine Label Packaging
Student Design
School
Academy of Art University
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2025
Fender Tool Packaging
Student Design
School
Academy of Art University
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2025
Le’Nu Skin Care Packaging
Student Design
School
Academy of Art University
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2025
Barrel House Beer Packaging
Student Design
School
Academy of Art University
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2025
Endangered Species Chocolates
Student Design
School
Academy of Art University
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2025
Iris Van Herpen Website
Student Design
School
Auburn University School of Industrial + Graphic Design
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2025
Williams Sonoma Branding & Packaging
Student Design
School
Academy of Art University
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2025
NASA Homeware Packaging
Student Design
School
Academy of Art University
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2025
Thumbs Up Diner Kiosk
Student Design
School
Kennesaw State University
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2025
Atlanta Pasta House Kiosk
Student Design
School
Kennesaw State University
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2025
Caffeine Cats Kiosk
Student Design
School
Kennesaw State University
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2025
BridgeLink Health Insights App
Student Design
Firm
Xinchen Yu
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2025
Bad St!tch Mobile App Concept
Student Design
School
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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2025
Univa Travel App
Student Design
School
Auburn University School of Industrial + Graphic Design
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2025
Cobber Tourism App
Student Design
School
Auburn University School of Industrial + Graphic Design
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2025
KyotoVenture Tourism App
Student Design
School
Auburn University School of Industrial + Graphic Design
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2025
Ripple: Lake Martin Travel App Student Project
Student Design
School
Auburn University School of Industrial + Graphic Design
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2025
Zermatt Travel App Student Project
Student Design
School
Auburn University School of Industrial + Graphic Design
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2025
Focusly: UX/UI Design
Student Design
School
Iowa State University
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2025
Cultivata Capstone Thesis
Student Design
School
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
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2025
404 Error Electronic Music Festival Student Project
Student Design
School
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
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2025
Editorial Design Student Project
Student Design
School
Watkins College of Design at Belmont University
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2025
Tarnished Magazine Design
Student Design
School
Lasell University, Graphic Design Program
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2025
Cosmic Echoes: Jazz Conservatory & Punch Card Typeface Project
Student Design
School
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
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2025
Café Santo Domingo Project
Student Design
School
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
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2025
Glyphx Poster Series Project
Student Design
School
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
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2025
MicroAct Project
Student Design
School
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
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2025
Used To Be One Of The Rotten Ones Typographic Book Project
Student Design
School
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
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All Student Design
Common questions
- How many student design projects won GDUSA awards in 2025?
- The gallery lists 187 winners from 2025 in this category, out of 1,457 across all years. Each one appears here with its firm and designer credits.
- Which firms won the most GDUSA awards for student design in 2025?
- Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) leads with 32 of the 2025 winners, ahead of Academy of Art University (29), UCO School of Design/University of Central Oklahoma (21), Mercer University (9), Ball State University (8), Drexel University (8). The ranking for the year lists every firm with its winning work. Best Student Design firms of 2025, by award wins.
- Where are the student design projects from other years?
- Every year has its own page, from 2015 to 2026, and the category hub lists all of them together. All Student Design.
- How do I enter next year's awards?
- Entries go through the GDUSA entry platform. A single entry costs $120 as of October 2026, and packages bring the price per piece down to $400 for ten to twenty entries. Winners who publish get a project page here with full credits, and publication is the paid step. How the awards work.