The Adobe Digital Edge Awards celebrate game-changing student projects that use Creative Cloud apps, like Photoshop, Illustrator or Premiere Pro, to take uni work to the next level. Whatever you’re studying, digital skills can make you and your coursework stand out.
Entries are now closed and our winners have been revealed.
Keep your eyes peeled for the awards opening again later this year.
With hundreds of entries from a seriously wide range of subject areas, our judges saw best-in-class examples of digital literacy from all over the country. Find out who had the digital edge in 2022.
Brick Lane: An Immigration Story
Layla C
University of Edinburgh, Textile Design
Layla created a digital portfolio to summarise her final-year project. She crafted an engaging story to showcase her creative process, combining hand-drawn illustration, photography and texture using Creative Cloud.
View entryAfterparty
Kiran S. and team
Imperial College London, Design Engineering
Kiran's group project focused on finding a sustainable design solution for the events industry. With a 10-page limit, the team used Illustrator to bring their festival concept to life in an original and creative format.
View entryAntibiotic Resistance
Georgia S
University of Birmingham,
Biochemistry
Georgia reimagined an essay-style literature review and used Illustrator to turn it into an easy-to-understand infographic, full of original characters and icons.
Living Rooms Library
Harvey C
Loughborough University,
Architecture
Harvey was tasked with creating an inclusive library space. He used Photoshop to create collages and renders that build atmosphere and provide deeper context.
Victorians Abroad
Saahia M
King's College London,
English
Saahia's assignment encouraged students to answer through a medium of their choice, so she chose to tell the story of Victorian tourism through beautiful digital art.
Datum Shifting Recorder
Sutida W
University College London,
Landscape Architecture
Sutida's project brought a complex architecture concept to life with InDesign, taking the theme of lines of sight and weaving that narrative into her report's design.
Overlook Zine
Sophie B
Nottingham Trent University,
Fashion Communication and Promotion
Sophie used InDesign and Photoshop to create a playful and highly original research project, taking a comedic approach to nostalgia and landing a hard-hitting message through design.
The Expedition
Sarah B
University of Huddersfield,
Architecture
Sarah drew from her family history to develop a final year project filled with passion. She created a rich visual report and video with Creative Cloud, designed to educate and inspire her audience.
Our entrants’ hard work was judged by a professional panel of industry and Adobe experts.
Founder of RateMyPlacement & careers pro
Content guru & YouTube star
Academic expert & uni innovator
Creative professional & Adobe expert
Check out the key criteria your uni work will be marked against.
To keep things fair, submission will be judged against those with similar backgrounds. Those studying art, design, and other creative courses – who are likely to be more familiar with these digital tools – will work to a different brief than those who are studying subjects less likely to work with Creative Cloud.
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25%
Consistency with Digital Literacy theme
25%
Originality
25%
Overall quality
25%
Creativity
Digital literacy is the ability to use digital tools to solve problems, create innovative projects, and enhance communications to prepare for the evolving workplace. These are skills every new graduate needs to demonstrate to employers.
Set yourself apart.
Showing how you can communicate complex ideas in a simple, creative and impactful way will give you an edge over your peers.
Fill the skills gap.
Creative problem-solving and the ability to collaborate effectively with others are soft skills many current graduates are lacking. They’re missing out - so make sure you don’t!
Future-proof yourself.
With AI and automation predicted to replace around 80% of today’s jobs by 2037, you need to make sure you can do the things computers can’t – articulate ideas and be creative.
Look out for more information on the Adobe Digital Edge Awards 2023 later this year.
