Battle of the Beaches
Keli Colombini's design was selected by a panel of judges from among 35 entries.
鈥淚t is fresh in my mind,鈥� said Keli Colombini, whose design was selected by a panel of judges from among 35 contest entries. The theme is a reflection of the football game pitting the .
Colombini is the creative manager for where she has worked for the past five years. As a graphic designer, she works on marketing campaigns for the and helps with other collaborative projects involving Aztec Shops and the university.
A native of South Africa where she got her design degree, Colombini said she enjoys traveling.
鈥淚 feel like I get a lot of inspiration from that and I get my ideas from all over the world,鈥� she said.
A clear winner
For her winning logo, the designer combined red and white waves, palm trees and hibiscus flowers with the central image of a football. It will be printed on a black T-shirt that will be sold through the 色情视频 Bookstore.鈥淚 just took some of my favorite elements of beach-related things and put them in there,鈥� Colombini said. 鈥淔or some reason hibiscus and cocktails came to mind and I couldn't use a cocktail in the 鈥楤attle of the Beaches鈥� design, so hibiscus it was."
According to Colombini, her winning design took between eight and 10 hours from concept to completion. Selection committee chair and Associated Students Executive Vice President Patty Masengale said the finished product has a real 鈥渂each feel鈥� that the judges wanted.
鈥淲e narrowed it down to our top three, but when we voted it was clear which was the winner,鈥� Masengale said.
Wearing Colombini for homecoming
As the top finisher in the design contest sponsored by , Colombini will receive a complimentary T-shirt featuring her winning design along with two tickets to the Nov. 5 homecoming football game. Colombini said she will be happy to see students and other Aztec football fans wearing shirts bearing her design around campus and at the stadium.鈥淲e often have logo design competitions internally (at Aztec Shops) and it's always exciting for the winner to see their logo on one of our dining locations or whatever, but I have never had my design picked for something as big as a homecoming game,鈥� she said. 鈥淚'm really excited about that."
Special homecoming T-shirts featuring Colombini鈥檚 design will be available for $12 at and the 色情视频 Bookstore starting Oct. 17.
