CSCA’s annual Creative Best awards took place on December 4th at The Century in downtown Columbus. Creative Best is the Columbus Society of Communicating Arts’ annual awards competition, which celebrates outstanding work submitted by both professionals and students across Central Ohio.

This year, three Ohio State Design students received Best of Category awards for their projects.

Student Category Winners

Animation & Motion

• Best of Category: Aurora Borealis, Motion Graphics. Natalie Kittle
• Excellence: American History of Gender Identity, Motion Graphics. Miles Dobson
• Merit: Orcas & the Beauty of Culture, Motion Graphics. Biaggio Bican
• Merit: The NXT GEN serie, Motion Graphics. Ananya Muddappa

Environmental

• Excellence: Conversations with Trees: Connecting the Human Spirit with Nature, Type & Image. BSD - Visual Communication Design Class of 2026

Greater Good

• Excellence: University District Food Waste Drop Off, Collaborative Design. Emerson Lepicki, Jada Davis, Aria Beard
• Merit: Conversations with Trees: Connecting the Human Spirit with Nature, Type & Image. BSD - Visual Communication Design Class of 2026
• Merit: CUPS CAUSE: Sip Kindness, Collaborative Design. Carry Love. Jessica Angst, Emma Bergman, Delaney Brown, Alejandro Puente

Identity & Logo

• Best of Category: Evernote, Brand Identity. Isabel Nixon
• Excellence: Frida’s Frozen Treats, Brand Identity. Kitty Kozlowski
• Merit: Sugar Wish, Brand Identity. Jada Davis
• Merit: Chewy, Brand Identity. Suyeon Chae

Interactive

• Best of Category: TruNook, Capstone Project. Carter Teal
• Excellence: SideQuest: A fantasy-themed adventure game, Capstone Project. Dawson Estep
• Merit: Zenth – Campus Wellness and Goal Sharing App, UX/UI. Lily Makin

Congratulations to all of our winners!