SEGD Honors Student Design Excellence at DAAPworks 2025

  1. DAAPworks 2025 Winners

At this year’s DAAPworks 2025 showcase, the Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD) once again recognized outstanding student work from the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP). The annual SEGD DAAP Design Excellence Awards were presented to five graduating students/student groups whose capstone projects demonstrated excellence in experiential and environmental graphic design.

Held each spring, DAAPworks highlights final projects from across DAAP’s disciplines, including Communication Design and Industrial Design—fields that frequently intersect with SEGD’s focus on placemaking, wayfinding, exhibition design, and branded environments.

  1. DAAP Design Excellence Award-winning team for the project “Neon Rift”

This year’s honorees include:

SEGD-DAAP Design Excellence Award 2025
Congratulations to Nathan Sears, Genevieve Horvath, and Maria Higgins (School of Architecture and Interior Design) for their award-winning project “Neon Rift.”

Past SEGD Intern and DAAPWorks Honorable Mention Hannah LoGalbo
DAAPWorks Honorable Mention Grace Marshall

SEGD-DAAP Honorable Mentions 2025

Selected by a jury of faculty & SEGD members, the awardees stood out for their innovation, clarity, and thoughtful use of design to enhance user experience in physical and digital environments.

“These projects push the boundaries of design thinking and storytelling—from political critique to cultural memory, from speculative futures to the reframing of life and death,” said Renee Seward, Associate Professor of Communication Design.

As DAAPworks continues to spotlight emerging talent, the SEGD DAAP Design Excellence Awards serve as a meaningful bridge between education and professional practice—celebrating the next generation of designers shaping how we experience the world.

Learn more about SEGD’s student and educator programs.

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