UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The work of Ryan Russell, associate professor of graphic design at Penn State, has earned grand prize honors in the United Designs Alliance (UDA) 2019 International Poster Competition. Russell’s poster for “Touch,” an immersive augmented reality exhibition, was named the best in the commercial posters category.
The UDA received entries from the United States, Denmark, Mexico, Korea, United Arab Emirates, India, Bulgaria, Greece, Taiwan, Japan, Slovakia, Cyprus, China, Argentina and Hungary in four poster categories for this year’s competition: commercial posters, experimental posters, environmental awareness posters and student posters. Winners were determined by the organization’s honorary jurors and presidential board.
“I’m incredibly honored to be selected for this award by the United Design Alliance and to have my work included among so many talented designers,” said Russell.