If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proven by many scientists.
Mary Schmich • Chicago Tribune
Every semester I get the same comments from my students regarding design competitions:
“Why should I enter the competitions?”
“It’s so expensive!”
“Do you think my work is worth it?”
“What if I don’t make it?”
“You’ll never know if you do not try.” It is my typical response. I always remind my students that in design, agencies and designers are always competing: they are always in the fight—lucha—to get the next best client, to increase sales, to retain their talent, to produce the best work, to be the best, and they—the students—are competing to get a job.
For the fourth year in a row, this year’s Best of Show student award was adjudicated to Mallory Blackwell—one of our seniors at Texas State University. Additionally, Mallory got adjudicated two Gold Addys.
Another spring 2022 graduating senior, Maisie Anderson got a Silver Addy for his Slow Burn Edibles packaging project. Hannah Morehead got Judges Choice Award and four Silver Addys for her Serpent’s Brew packaging and branding project Ronaldo Mundo’s Tusk Bros. Paint Company got a Judges Choice and a Silver Addy. Mya Hill, Austin Farrar, River Riego, and Allison Satterfield all got Silver Addys for their Logos and some Branding Systems. These years’ projects were primarily supervised by professors Carolyn Kilday and Jeffrey Davis.
Finally, this year the Legacy79 miners were stoked to walk away with seven Gold Addys and the coveted Best of Show Award. We’re humbled and beyond blessed to have such a great team and client partners. Congratulations to all the winners at this year’s event and ¡Viva la Lucha!
I will never get tired of saying this. Still, the feeling of participating and winning awards alongside the Legacy79 miners and my students cannot be described with words, especially when life sparks some surprises, such as the one that night at the after-party. We got to meet the legendary Playmaker—Michael Irvin #88 from the Dallas Cowboys.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight—it’s the size of the fight in the dog.
Dwight D. Eisenhower • US President
