2025 Winners

Judging for AIGA Baltimore's annual Flux Student Design Competition has been completed. Flux is a nationwide competition that recognizes outstanding design work produced by students in the categories of Identity, Packaging, Poster, Publication, Social Impact Design, UX/UI, and Video/Motion Graphics. This year, 78 projects were selected by a jury of creative professionals including Ron Bronson, Jacob DeGeal, Scott Gericke, Christine Taylor. 639 entries were submitted making the 2025 Flux Student Design Competition one of our largest and most competitive yet.

Listed below are the finalists—the "Best in Show", "Category Winners", and "Honorable Mentions" will be announced online after they are announced at the Flux reception on Thursday, February 12th, 2026.

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Arete Creative

Riley Abston
Jacksonville State University

Undergraduate  
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BUMBU

Allyson Estes
Baylor University

Undergraduate  
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Cloud 9: THC-Infused Cotton Candy

Gabrielle Augustine
Concordia University St. Paul

Undergraduate  
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Handlebar Cyclery

Meagan Walters
Texas State University

Undergraduate  
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LUXIS

Karen Koyama
Baylor university

Undergraduate  
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MIDDAY SNACKS

Karen Koyama
Baylor university

Undergraduate  
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Museum Campaign for the Charles M. Shulz Museum

Lydia Rotta
Auburn University

Undergraduate  
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The Little Shelf Branding

Avion Richards
Illinois State University

Undergraduate  
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Packaging Back

Atlas Beer Co Packaging

Alaka Shantakumar
Maryland Institute College of Art

Graduate  
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Cappotto

Ben Howard
Tyler School of Art and Architecture

Undergraduate  
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Crack'D Pistachio

Laney Conner
University of Central Oklahoma

Undergraduate  
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Fearsome Critter Beer Packaging

Hunter Rossman
Pennsylvania College of Technology

Undergraduate  
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Fuzz Electric Guitar Strings

Kristina Elisabeth Coleman
Texas State University

Undergraduate  
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Leviathan Sweets - Package Design

Lien Nguyen
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Undergraduate  
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Liberty: Feminine Rage

Shalini Prasath
The Pennsylvania State University

Undergraduate  
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Moody

Maks Rychlicki
Maryland Institute College of Art

Undergraduate  
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OH SH*T I GRADUATED

Paige Ziegler
Tyler School of Art and Architecture

Undergraduate  
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Orbit Salsa

Madison McMaster
Oklahoma State University

Undergraduate  
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Palo Fierro

Jon Petersen
Penn State University

Undergraduate  
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Pillars: THC Seltzer

Jacob Valencia
Concordia University St. Paul

Undergraduate  
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The Christmas Cookie Set | Lego Holiday Box Rebrand

Liam Cromwell
West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Undergraduate  
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The Goldfinch

Stephanie Du
Temple University

Undergraduate  
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Trace

Pegah Saebi
Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University

Graduate  
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YO-ZURI Fishing package design

Seth Fleshman
James Madison University

Undergraduate  
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seaglass

Kevin Konvicka
Texas State Univerity

Undergraduate  
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Poster Back

Dyslexia Poster

Percy Bermijo
Illinois State University

Undergraduate  
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Ghibli Museum Poster Campaign: Inspiration Hides in Plain Sight

Lauren McCaulley
Auburn University

Undergraduate  
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Great Ideas of Humanity Poster - Design Museum of Chicago

Daniel Garces
Loyola University New Orleans

Undergraduate  
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Infect(_)LAB Mosquito Global Impact Report Campaign

Ngoc Ton
Iowa State University

Undergraduate  
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International Bowling Museum Series

Jacob Schirmer
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Undergraduate  
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It Runs In Our Veins

Allison Schnelle
Baylor University

Undergraduate  
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MIDDAY SNACKS

Karen Koyama
Baylor university

Undergraduate  
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NOT SORRY (Poster Series)

Patrali Bhaskar
MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART

Graduate  
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Staying Cold for Centuries

Ella Sparks
Baylor University

Undergraduate  
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Troilus and Cressida Poster

Aubree Nicholson
Oklahoma State University

Undergraduate  
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Publication Back

Behind The Curtain - Murasaki Shikibu: The Woman Who Wrote The First Ever Novel

Leah Bloss
Kutztown University

Undergraduate  
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Chile, Tomate, Cebolla

Alexa Macias
Texas State University

Undergraduate
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Choco Magazine

Ngoc Ton
Iowa State University

Undergraduate
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Crimson Codex

Haley Dawkins
University of Central Oklahoma

Undergraduate  
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Currents

Elena Moser
University of the Incarnate Word

Undergraduate  
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Decolonizing Digital Typography

Sam Scherping
Tyler School of Art & Architecture

Undergraduate
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Del Barrio!

Del Barrio!
University of Central Oklahoma

Undergraduate  
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Dulce Vibras

Abel Pedraza

Undergraduate  
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Facial Recognition Technology Thesis

Greta Poglinco
Tyler School of Art

Undergraduate  
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Frogs in Fishland

Emily Groebner
Tyler School of Art

Undergraduate  
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Ligatur Magazine

Jacob Schirmer
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Undergraduate  
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Made You Look: The Art of Seeing Faces in Inanimate Objects

Caitlin Sweeney
Syracuse University

Undergraduate  
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Metamorphosis

Cameron Specht
Tyler School of Art and Architecture

Undergraduate  
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Monad

Alaka Shantakumar
Maryland Institute College of Art

Graduate
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Monarch Brochure

Professor Kate Clair, Kutztown University
Kutztown University

Undergraduate  
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No Posers Allowed: Community In Rejection

Kristina Elisabeth Coleman
Texas State University

Undergraduate  
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Noctune

Aubrie Kaylor
Univeristy of the Incarnate Word

Undergraduate  
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Rolling Loud Case study

Hannah Valdez
University of incarnate word

Undergraduate  
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The Art of Perfume

Kelly Gonzales
University of the Incarnate Word

Undergraduate  
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The Weight of a Page

Sean Austin
Texas State University

Undergraduate  
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Things They Do and You Can Too

Kate Delich
Tyler School of Art

Undergraduate  
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Tree of 40 Fruit Care Guide

Emily Paynter, Emily Goebner, Taisa Popescu
Temple University

Undergraduate  
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Tree of 40 Fruit Care Guide

Ester Segal, Wynnie Trefry
Temple University

Undergraduate  
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Social Impact Design Back

Mozaik app: breaking down walls and combatting lonelyness

Sophie Carter, Isabelle Ritz, Gray Walsh
American University

Undergraduate  
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SEEDS FOR NATIONS OF PLANTS

Alaka Shantakumar
Maryland Institute College of Art

Graduate  
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Stalking on Campus

Amy Gomez
Towson University

Undergraduate  
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Threads of Silence

Marissa Raybuck
Tyler School of Art & Architecture

Graduate  
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Untitled

Drayeson Swanegan
University of Central Oklahoma

Undergraduate  
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UX/UI Back

110%

Noah Hopkins
Towson University

Undergraduate
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200kMi

Alex Lutz
Temple University

Undergraduate
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Chappy

Kieran Hardridge
University of Oklahoma

Undergraduate
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Cirrus - Advanced Home Air Purifer

Aidan Jackson
California State University Monterey Bay

Undergraduate
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Connect Closer

Emma Musgrave
The University of Oklahoma

Undergraduate
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Infa - Infant Bioreader

Miranda Fournier
Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts / Communications Design

Undergraduate
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LumaCare

Aejay Vivanh-Vong
Iowa State University

Undergraduate
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Our Pain Isn't Hysteria

Heather Chuong
University of Oklahoma

Undergraduate
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Roulé Pastry Food Truck App

Ngoc Ton
Iowa State University

Undergraduate
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The Nest: A Digital Tool for International Students

Zoe Nguyen
Tyler School of Art & Architecture

Graduate
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TÂK, Farsi language learning app

Pegah Saebi
Tyler School of Art & Architecture

Graduate
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TÂK

Pegah Saebi
Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University

Graduate
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Video/Motion Graphics Back

Bad Reputation Music Video

Ren Hackworth
University of Central Oklahoma

Undergraduate
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Summer Music Awards

Sooyeon Lee
Maryland Institute College of Art

Undergraduate
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The Entire History of Music (sort of)

Samuel McConnell
West Chester University

Undergraduate
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