PGSF Design Contest

PGSF Announces 2024-2025 Student Design Contest Winners

Pittsburgh, PA, June 10, 2025 – Chosen from over 800 submissions, the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024-2025 PGSF Design Contest.  


Winning designs are used to promote the annual PGSF Scholarship Program that provides funds to students enrolled in either full-time and part-time secondary education in print and graphic communications.   


The 2025 PGSF Poster and T-Shirt Design Contests required participants to choose one of three themes for their design: Print is Sustainable, Print is Authentic or Print is Innovative.  Participants from high schools were reviewed separately from college participants and awards were given to each. Each student receives a check for $500 from PGSF for their winning design.


“We received hundreds of amazing designs from high school and college students in all three contests this school year,” said Dianne Bullas, Operations Director, PGSF. ”It is wonderful to see the talent available for future employers.”


PGSF Design Contest

 

PGSF Design Contest winners are:


Our High School Poster winner is Asiyah Miller, a student at Camden County Technical Schools, Pennsauken, NJ.  Asiyah used the theme “Sustainable” in designing the poster.


Our College Poster winner is Carolina Harris, a student at Saddleback Community College in Mission Viejo, California. Carolina used the theme “Authentic” in designing the poster.


Our High School T-Shirt winner is Elizabeth Mills, a student at Concord High School in Concord, NC. Elizabeth used the theme “Innovative” in her design.


Our College T-Shirt winner is Lindsey Mills, a student at University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS.  Lindsey used the theme “Sustainable” in her design.


Our 2025 Spring Box Design Contest winner is Beatrice Diaz, a student at California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo, CA. Beatrice used the theme “Innovative” in her design.


Congratulations to all the winners of the 2024-25 PGSF Design Contests!


Educators, go to the resources page on the PGSF website to download winning designs to share in your department and promote the 2025-2026 scholarship applications. Information on supporting students and the future of the printing and graphic communications industry through scholarships and educational use grants funded by PGSF is available at www.pgsf.org.


About PGSF


The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation is a not-for-profit, private, industry-directed organization that assists talented youth interested in graphic communications careers and pursuing education at technical colleges and universities. 


The mission of PGSF is to promote the graphics industry as a career choice for young people and support them through their education process. Each year the foundation grants over $600,000 in scholarships and educational grants. For information on how you or your organization can contribute to the future of the graphic arts industry, please get in touch with Jeff White at jeff.white@pgsf.org. or visit the site at https://www.pgsf.org

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