Arizona Design Education Network

QF4 Game Program: Winning Results

Nice job to everyone's students who participated in Quickfire #4 - the final challenge of this year!

For this challenge, students were asked to create pages of a Game Program for Tucson Baseball Team

We received 23 entries from 5 different schools
(Cholla, JTED@FW, Queen Creek, Sabino, Sunnyside).

VOTING PROCESS
The ballot was shared online via email and social media, with votes tallied as follows:
We received votes from 181 people
(164 students, 6 educators, 5 community members, 6 industry professionals).

WINNER
Soran from JTED@FW

REMAINING TOP 4/PROJECT:
Azul from Cholla HS
Nhan from JTED@FW
Manuel from JTED@FW
Kareemat from JTED@FW

If you have any questions/feedback, please reach out to [email protected]

Results: TAHSGDC18

Thanks to all who contributed to making the 18th annual Tucson Area High School Graphic Design Championships a success!
Below is a recap of the event, complete with details about winners.

ADVERTISING DESIGN
12 competitors from 5 schools were in attendance.
They were challenged by 3 projects for real world customers:
1) Website Home Page for Y Las Tortillas (local specialty tortilla brand)
2) Social Media Templates for Gully Bakehouse (Indian fusion bakery)
3) Promo Flyer for Studio Create Sports (local photo studio)
Scores from above-noted were compiled to rank student designers for state qualifying.
Presentations were given by schools as teams, including a mood board document to explain their creative process.
Schools were ranked using a combination of average student design score combined with their presentation and mood board.
8 local professionals (including the business owners) attended as judges of the event.
Business owners provided prizes for the winning students.

SCREEN PRINTING TECHNOLOGY
6 competitors from 2 schools were in attendance.
They were scored on a combination of tasks, including:
- Screen coating - written test - screen exposure/printing prep - printing 2-color garment - quality control - presentation/interview
HUGE THANKS to Industry-Advisory Professionals Tank & partner from Arizona Cottons and Darryl from Desert Beach Specialties, who volunteered their Saturday to run and judge this competition.

RESULTS
Y Las Tortillas Website:
1) Chris, JTED@FW; 2) Simon, Tucson HS; 3) Liam, Sahuarita

Gully's Bakehouse Social Templates:
1) Soran, JTED@FW; 2) Chris, JTED@FW; 3) Sara, JTED@FW

Studio Create Promo:
1) Chris, JTED@FW; 2) Soran, JTED@FW; 3) Simon, Tucson HS

Top 3 Overall Design Students:
1) Chris, JTED@FW; 2) Soran, JTED@FW; 3) Simon, Tucson HS

Top 3 Schools:
1) JTED@FW daytime; 2) Sahuarita HS; 3) JTED@FW evening

Top 3 Screen Printers:
1) Ramon, Tucson HS; 2) Julian, Tucson HS; 3) Abraham, JTED@FW

BIG THANKS!
Startup Tucson, TUSD for hosting, THMS Teachers for sharing their classrooms, Real World Clients, Judges from Industry.

If you have any questions, feedback, etc. feel free to reach out to [email protected]

Please Vote: QF4 Game Program

It's time to vote and choose a winning design for ADEN's final Quickfire Design Contest of 2026:
Game Program for Tucson Baseball Team
Students were provided with some resources, and asked to create 3 pages: a front cover, table of contents and candy advertisement. They were given up to 4 hours to complete their creations using software of their choice.

We received 23 total entries from 5 schools
(Cholla, JTED@FW, Queen Creek, Sabino, Sunnyside).

RULES / ENTRIES
See attached for the full rules presentation given to all as well as all designs randomly arranged on a page.

JUDGING
Link: https://forms.gle/H35pBK9it5emtNLq9

Deadline: Monday 2/23/2026 at 7am

QF3 Winning Results!

For this challenge, students were asked to create a General Admission Ticket and On-Field Pass for a Tucson Baseball Team Game

We received 21 entries from 5 different schools (Cholla, Coolidge, Ironwood Ridge, JTED@FW, Queen Creek).

VOTING PROCESS
The ballot was shared online via email and social media, with votes tallied as follows:
We received votes from 236 people
(218 students, 6 educators, 5 community members, 7 industry professionals).

WINNER
Amanda from Ironwood Ridge HS

REMAINING TOP 4/PROJECT:
Nhan from JTED@FW
Joel from JTED@FW
Sophia from JTED@FW
Aidan from Queen Creek HS

Please Vote: QF3 Ticket / Field Pass

It's time to vote and choose a winning design for ADEN's third Quickfire Design Contest of 2026:
Ticket & On-Field Pass for Tucson Baseball Team
Students were presented with the concept that the Tucson Baseball Team needs 2 types of tickets for their games: general admission and special on-field guests. They were given up to 3 hours to complete their creations using software of their choice.

We received 21 total entries from 5 schools
(Cholla, Coolidge, Ironwood Ridge, JTED@FW, Queen Creek).

RULES / ENTRIES
See attached for the full rules presentation given to all as well as all designs randomly arranged on a page.

JUDGING
Link: https://forms.gle/MDCNgLULq4Sa2aLq5

Deadline: Monday 2/2/2026 at 7am

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS/ETC.
Feel free to contact [email protected] if you have any feedback related to this process.
Also - please share this with anyone you see fit - we'd love to have lots of votes/feedback!

Winning Results: QF2 Candy Package

For this challenge, students were asked to create a Package for "Baseball Buttons" candy.

We received 32 entries from 7 different schools (Cholla, Combs, Ironwood Ridge, JTED@FW, Queen Creek, Sunnyside, Sabino)

VOTING PROCESS
The ballot was shared online via email and social media, with votes tallied as follows:
We received votes from 156 people
(139 students, 5 educators, 6 community members, 6 industry professionals).

WINNER
Adrian from Cholla HS

REMAINING TOP 4/PROJECT:
Marina from Cholla
Nhan from JTED@FW
Rayne from JTED@FW
Sophia from JTED@FW

PLEASE VOTE (QF2 Candy Package)

It's time to vote and choose a winning logo for ADEN's second Quickfire Design Contest of 2026:
Packaging for "Baseball Buttons" Candy

Students were presented with the concept of a candy that would be sold at the Tucson Baseball Team's games, and were given up to 3 hours to complete their designs using software of their choice.

We received 32 total entries from 7 schools
(Cholla, Combs, Ironwood Ridge, JTED@FW, Queen Creek, Sabino, Sunnyside).

RULES / ENTRIES
See attached for the full rules presentation given to all as well as all designs randomly arranged on a page.

JUDGING
Link: https://forms.gle/jkmesKygwLXMN2yq9
Deadline: Monday 1/26/2026 at 7am

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS/ETC.
Feel free to contact [email protected] if you have any feedback related to this process.
Also - please share this with anyone you see fit - we'd love to have lots of votes/feedback!

Winning Results: Quickfire #1: Team Icon & Text

Nice job to everyone's students who participated in Quickfire #1!

For this challenge, students were asked to create an Icon and Lettering for the Tucson Baseball Team.

We received 44 entries from 9 different schools (Catalina Foothills, Cholla, Combs, Ironwood Ridge, JTED@FW, Queen Creek, Sunnyside, Sabino TUSD Online)

VOTING PROCESS
The ballot form was shared online via email and social media, and now all votes have been tallied as follows: 329 people (305 students, 9 educators, 7 community member, 8 industry professionals).

WINNER
Stephen from JTED@FW

REMAINING TOP 4/PROJECT:
Amanda from Ironwood Ridge
Chase from Catalina Foothills
Cole from Combs
Jacob from Queen Creek

Rules: 2026 QF1 (Team Name/Icon)

It's time for Quickfire season!
We have a series of mini-challenges for design students to start the new year/semester. The first one is to re-imagine a new look for the Tucson Baseball Team, whose real uniform/name is a bit generic and lacks regional flair.

You can see the rules here.

Stay tuned for the designs from students and a voting form to determine winners!

Results: TAHSGDC18 Logo

For this challenge, students were asked to create a logo for the 18th annual Tucson Area High School Graphic Design Championships.
We received 22 entries from 5 different schools (JTED@FW, Ironwood Ridge, Mountain View HS, Tucson Unified Virtual Academy, Tucson HS)

VOTING PROCESS
We received votes from 122 people
(59 students, 23 educators, 27 community members, 13 industry professionals).

WINNER
Sara from JTED@FW

REMAINING TOP 4/PROJECT:
Rayne from JTED@FW
Stephen from JTED@FW
Ivan from Mountain View
Alice from JTED@FW

Vote: TAHSGDC Logo!

We want your help to decide the look of this year's logo for the Tucson Area High School Graphic Design Championships (SkillsUSA Arizona Regionals).

https://forms.gle/xXCFco2wYoqPxy1a7

Please complete this form to vote for your favorite logo designs.