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Breaking with Custom of Recognizing Only Two Students per School, Prestigious Journal Lauds Three from Woodbury鈥檚 Award-Winning Program

LOS ANGELES (March 2, 2017) 鈥� In a testament to the depth and quality of 鈥檚 Graphic Design program, Graphic Design USA has named three seniors — Czarah Castro, Patricia Hajjar and Christina Laguens — to the 2017 edition of its GDUSA Students to Watch™ list.

Graphic Design USA, one of the leading publications in the field, broke with precedent this year; the magazine typically selects just two students from each of the collegiate programs it recognizes (). 鈥淲ith the help of several of America鈥檚 leading art and design schools, we once again identify top students ready to burst on the design scene,鈥� the publication noted. 鈥淪ome are undergrads, others are graduate students, all have found personal and professional growth through their programs. 聽Our GDUSA Students To Watch™ feature has become tradition that resonates and renews: the students get recognized and the professional creative community gets refreshed.鈥�

Woodbury鈥檚 rising stars in Graphic Design:

• Czarah Castro has interned at Los Angeles Magazine and Applied Medical, won the Excellence in Junior Studio award, and has had her work showcased at Woodbury鈥檚 Annual Graphic Design Exhibition. A highly conceptual designer, she enjoys ideation and has recently finished her senior thesis project, a documentary centralized on bringing women together by the stories of their hair. 聽She is also devoted to photography and believes that her perception of the world is highly influenced by her time behind the lens. 聽This year, Czarah received an award for her packaging design from The American Graphic Design Awards/Certificates of Excellence competition, also sponsored by Graphic Design USA.
• Originally from Beirut, Lebanon, Patricia Hajjar moved to Los Angeles to pursue her education and career. 聽She has won consecutive academic achievement awards in Graphic Design studio courses, is on the President鈥檚 list, and has had her work featured at the annual Graphic Design show. 聽She has interned at Princess Cruises and received an offer to continue working as a freelance graphic designer and production artist. 聽Patricia is an Executive Board member of the Woodbury AIGA chapter. This year, Patricia also received an award for her packaging design from The American Graphic Design Awards/Certificates of Excellence competition.
• Born and raised on Oahu, Christina Laguens relocated to California to study graphic design. 聽She has had the opportunity to intern as a graphic designer with the SAG-AFTRA Foundation where she helped with rebranding and the 2016 SAG awards, and advertising firm, Saatchi & Saatchi LA, where she designed a full rebranding of their internal asset management program and assisted with the Toyota rebrand. 聽She has also participated in Los Angeles area AIGA workshops.

鈥淲e are immensely proud of Czarah, Patricia, and Christina, whose creativity and dedication to mastering their craft bring recognition to themselves and to 麻豆传媒集团,鈥� said Behnoush McKay,聽M.F.A., Graphic Design chair in Woodbury鈥檚 School of Media, Culture and Design. 鈥淐ompetitions such as this one attest to the proven ability of Woodbury students and grads to compete for top jobs in the Graphic Design field. 聽This high-level recognition provides further evidence of the caliber of students who are attracted to our Graphic Design program.鈥�

Woodbury鈥檚 Graphic Design program grants a Bachelor of Fine Arts聽degree, which is included in the university鈥檚 accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.聽 The BFA is a professional degree, which translates to a top education resulting in strong, competitive student portfolios that stand out in the graphic design industry. Woodbury students consistently win international and national design awards, and have achieved recognition in entertainment design, web design, advertising design, package design, photography, identity design and environmental graphics.聽 Woodbury has been recognized as among the top programs nationally by Graphic Design USA. 聽In 2016, two Woodbury undergraduates were named to the 鈥淪tudents to Watch™鈥� list.

Small class size allows individual attention from the professional faculty and educational experiences both inside and outside of the classroom, which provides students with the ability to create effective and engaging visual communication solutions.聽 The program has gained a reputation for graduating top quality designers ready to take their place in the profession.