Digital Edge Awards
By Adobe
Meet the 2024 winners.
Let’s celebrate game-changing student projects with the Digital Edge Awards by Adobe. Find out who took their college projects to the next level using Adobe Creative Cloud tools in 2024. Whatever you’re studying, digital skills can make you and your coursework stand out.
Two top awards of £7,000
5 additional awards of £2,000 each
A prestigious award for your CV
The Digital Edge Awards winners.
With hundreds of entries from a wide range of subject areas, our judges saw best-in-class examples of digital skills from all over the country. Find out who had the digital edge in 2024.
WINNER – ART & DESIGN
Melissa D.,
Ulster University
In Missed, Melissa addresses the stereotypical views of autism and ADHD in women.
WINNER – STEM
Tanya A.,
Imperial College of Science
Quille is an ergonomic digital pen, crafted for creative comfort and ease of use.
WINNER – DIGITAL EDGE STANDOUT PRIZE
Qinqing L. & Wendy L.,
Royal College of Art
This project is an AR experience that invites audience to explore mushrooms as a lens to view alternative forms of existence.
CREATIVE CAMPUS PRIZE WINNER
David D.,
Solent University
David's animated short film is a journey of self-acceptance and healing.
PRODUCT PRIZE WINNER – EXPRESS
Leszek B.,
UWE
Leszek developed a strategy that helps others to create well-branded reports.
PRODUCT PRIZE WINNER – INDESIGN
Benjamin L.,
Imperial College of Science
Fold is a modernised, portable and stylish record player.
PRODUCT PRIZE WINNER – PREMIERE PRO
Jamie G.,
Loughborough University
Jamie's short film examines the transformative power of art.
Give your coursework the digital edge.
Every year the Digital Edge Awards by Adobe celebrate excellence in digital skills. Whether you’ve created a poster in Adobe Express, designed graphics in Photoshop, or explored generative AI in Firefly, we want to see how you’re using Adobe Creative Cloud to elevate your work.
Stay tuned for our 2025 submission phase or browse through this year’s winning projects.
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Previous award winners.
DIGITAL EDGE AWARD WINNER
Sammy R. | Graphic Communication & Illustration
Sammy’s project addresses the under-representation of women in esports through community tournaments and empowerment. Existing female and non-binary pro players act as team captains, leading mixed-gender teams of young gamers. This initiative aims to provide stronger role models and encourage respectful competition. ATRIX also serves as an online platform for a harassment-free gaming community.
DIGITAL EDGE AWARD RUNNER-UP
Ashok T. & Nabhya P. | Interaction Design
Ashok and Nabhya’s project is a generative music streaming platform developed during their first semester at California College of the Arts. The platform uses neural activity and AI to create personalized soundtracks that enhance life experiences and help users achieve their goals.
DIGITAL EDGE AWARD RUNNER-UP
Alfie M. | Design Engineering
Alfie’s project is a wearable biodegradable hydrogel patch that raises awareness of air quality. It features a bacterial-based biosensor and Bluetooth connectivity to detect and alert users to high pollution areas. Alfie used Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to design this practical solution, offering a polished and impactful response to the pressing environmental problem.
DIGITAL EDGE AWARD WINNER
Crizio S. | Digital Marketing
Crizio’s project was created for an Advertising and Promotion class. The assignment involved developing an ad campaign for a patented and unconventional product idea. Using Adobe Illustrator, Crizio brought the product and ad campaign to life, transforming the original patent illustration into a professional rendering of a smartwatch for dogs. The campaign included video ad storyboards, magazine ads, rectangular banner ads, and leaderboard banner ads.
DIGITAL EDGE AWARD WINNER
Keshawna F. | Occupational Therapy
Keshawna’s project is a reflection on her experience as a step-parent. Through a video presentation, she explores the emotional vulnerability, advocacy, and self-actualization that come with fulfilling this role. Keshawna incorporates a “call to action” strategy, empowering viewers by sharing five key takeaways. The video concludes with a heartfelt dedication to her stepdaughter.
DIGITAL EDGE AWARD WINNER
Partheepan J. | Digital Marketing
Partheepan created a digital marketing project for Teesside University Football Academy. His strategy aimed to raise awareness and attract local students through a trial session led by a Middlesbrough Football Club player. The “DreamToPlay Contest” encouraged student participation with social media voting and incentives.
Learn valuable digital skills.
Digital literacy is the ability to use digital tools to solve problems, create innovative projects, and enhance communications. These are skills every new graduate needs in order to show employers that they're prepared for the workplace.
Boost your communication skills.
Showing how you can communicate complex ideas in a simple, creative and impactful way can help you stand out.
Power up your projects.
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!
Be meaningful and memorable.
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.
Meet the judges.
Your hard work is judged by a professional panel of industry and Adobe experts.
Learn more about Mark Peace
Mark is the Academic Director for the King's Experience at King's College London; his career has focused on creating more responsive educational offers in which students can be more active in constructing pathways that meet their needs, and which encourage them to produce and not consume learning.
Learn more about Saahia Mayenin
Saahia is an Illustrator and Concept Artist based in London. Her artistic practice channels curiosity and creativity into storytelling, drawing inspiration from nature, quiet moments and the invisible things around us. A project merging academia and art won her a prize in the Digital Edge Awards 2022. She is passionate about encouraging those who are on their creative journey to never stop feeding curiosity and nurturing ideas.
Learn more about Drucilla Burrell
Drucilla Burrell is a London-based Creative Director and photographer working with the Adobe EMEA Studio. Her photographic practice is rooted in the study of Classical techniques and their implementation and dissemination via digital technology. Her most recent commission for The National Gallery London playfully re-imagining the power dynamics presented in traditional portraiture using contemporary digital methods.
Learn more about Mark Andrews
Mark is an experienced education design and digital learning leader who is now a Pedagogical Evangelist with Adobe. Prior to joining Adobe, Mark led institutional efforts in digital and blended-learning at the Cambridge Judge Business School. A practitioner-researcher, he is experienced in system thinking and building communities of practice focused on learner-centred design and delivery. Prior to these roles Mark was a lecturer and held learning design and innovation seminars. In his role at Adobe, Mark leads our efforts in collaborating with innovators across the education sector to support the enablement and embedding of core digital literacy, creativity, and employability skills. With this, he helps institutions ensure that learners have the knowledge and capability to flourish in an increasingly digitally-native world.
Congrats to all 2024 Digital Edge Awards winners.
Stay tuned for an all new submission phase in 2025.
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