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Logo contest winner Emily Lopes ('23, right) and runner-up Jordan Bush ('23, left) at Long Branch Arts exhibition opening.

Graphic Design Students Create Long Branch Arts’ Logo

Recent graduates of the BFA in Graphic and Interactive Design program, Emily Lopes ’23 and Jordan Bush ’23, were selected as the first place winner and runner-up, respectively, in a logo design contest commissioned by Long Branch Arts (LBA). The contest, which asked Monmouth Art and Design students to create LBA’s new brand logo, was initiated by the founders of the LBA, Karen Zabarsky Blashek and Gabor Barabas, and organized by Chair of the Department of Art and Design Frederick McKitrick, Ph.D., and led by Professor Jing Zhou, MFA.

The winners were announced at the Long Branch Arts and Cultural Center on May 18. In addition to showcasing a wide range of works by local artists, the exhibition featured the winning work and finalists of the logo contest.

The winning entries are below and all entries are on view at the Long Branch Arts Logo Contest website.

Logo contest winner Emily Lopes and runner-up Jordan Bush at Long Branch Arts exhibition opening.
Lopes (right) and Bush (left) at the Long Branch Arts Exhibition Opening
Long Branch Arts Logo Contest Student Winners and Professors—Emily Lopes (’23, Winner), Dr. Frederick McKitrick (Chair of the Department of Art and Design), Professor Jing Zhou (Graphic and Interactive Design), Jordan Bush (’23, Runner-Up), and Thomas Jaworski (’23)
From left to right: Lopes, McKitrick, Zhou, Bush, and Thomas Jaworski ’23
The winner logo design by Emily Lopes ('23).
The Winner Logo Design by Emily Lopes ’23
The Runner-Up Logo Design by Jordan Bush (’23)
The Runner-Up Logo Design by Jordan Bush ’23