Adobe Announces Winners of 2006 Adobe Design Achievement Awards

Adobe Announces Winners of 2006 Adobe Design Achievement Awards

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the winners of the sixth annual Adobe Design Achievement Awards, the premier student design competition that honors the world’s most talented student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers and computer artists from the top design, film and broadcast institutions. Using the latest Adobe products, more than 1,800 students from 24 countries competed in the annual program.

“Honoring the top students in the creative arts is part of Adobe’s ongoing commitment to design and film education, and to the creative professional market,” said Melissa Dyrdahl, senior vice president of corporate marketing and communications at Adobe. “Winning an Adobe Design Achievement Award is just the beginning for these students; winners have the opportunity to gain exposure to the creative community, jumpstart their careers in the creative arts, and showcase their talents at industry events such as Sundance, Cannes and the ZeroOne Festival.”

“Winning an Adobe Design Achievement Award was an exceptional experience. I got the opportunity to display my work at the Guggenheim in New York, as well as at Sundance and Cannes and have it seen by so many industry professionals,” said Yibi Hu from Kingston University in London and 2005 winner in the Animation category. “The program gave me an opportunity to not only build my resume, but network with leading creative professionals and other design and film students from around the world.”

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