Five teams presented their design response for 10 minutes, answered industry professional questions for 5 minutes and received feedback. Industry professionals also reviewed all student personal portfolios during a gallery walk.
Industry partners supporting this event included: freelance designers Jessi Scurte and Josh Wilson, high school program alum and previous winners Sarah Anderson, Jessica Zambo, Dylan Zimmerman, community college partners Debra Kayes-Halpern and Jeannine McMillen (Waubonsee) and Elisa Hillock, Gautam Wadhwa, and Tracy Zungia (College of DuPage), and graphic design professionals from Aurora Fastprint, Steph Wheatley, Batavia Park District, Gail Gaboda, and Waubonsee Marketing and Communications, Meghan Edmonson.