Sixteen student projects from the VCU Brandcenter have been shortlisted for inclusion in Communication Arts’ 66th Annual Advertising Competition—one of the most respected creative showcases in the industry. Selected from over 1,200 entries worldwide, these projects are now under consideration to be featured in the magazine’s November/December 2025 issue, which reaches more than 25,000 visual communications professionals globally. Final selections, chosen by a jury of top international creative leaders, represent the year’s best in advertising concept and execution.
Congratulations to our students, recent grads, and faculty mentors.
Check out the shortlisted entries below:
Roomies.com: Don’t Make It Weird
- Reagan Tate (Art Direction, 2025)
- Logan Furey (Copywriting, 2025)
The North Face: The Next Place
- Mia Kasper (Art Direction, 2025)
- Niani Patterson (Art Direction, 2025)
- Henry Coffey (Copywriting, 2025)
Sonos: Music for Memory
- Graham Bartal (Art Direction, 2025)
- Bianca Cherry (Art Direction, 2025)
- Riley LaChance (Copywriting, 2025)
The Mob Museum: It’s Just Business
- Paityn Aunapu (Art Direction, 2026)
- Sam Khan (Copywriting, 2026)
Fishwife
- Reagan Tate (Art Direction, 2025)
- Logan Furey (Copywriting, 2025)
Little Debbie: For Lunchies and Munchies
- Izzy Pinson (Art Direction, 2026)
- Carson Brooke (Copywriting, 2026)
Sonos Farms
- Rhiannon Newman (Art Direction, 2025)
- Boyan Zlatarski (Copywriting, 2025)
Museum of Death: Monsters Walk Among Us
- Kaitlyn Gough (Art Direction, 2026)
- Moss Davis (Copywriting, 2026)
- Hal Mady (Copywriting, 2026)
Biscoff: Celebrating 40 Years of Sweet Escapes
- Bailey Wood (Art Direction, 2025)
- Riley Lachance (Copywriting, 2025)
Spotify Spun
- Elio Conroy (Art Direction, 2025)
- Bailey Wood (Art Direction, 2025)
- Riley Lachance (Copywriting, 2025)
- Alicia Rydel (Experience Design, 2025)
- Harper Lock (Creative Brand Management, 2025)
HOP WTR: The Cultured Kinda Water
- Bailey Wood (Art Direction, 2025)
- Hannah Kakish (Copywriting, 2025)
Carabba’s: Relatively Roman
- Bailey Wood (Art Direction, 2025)
- Ross Atkinson (Copywriting, 2025)
Airstream: Love is in the Airstream
- Bailey Wood (Art Direction, 2025)
- Logan Furey (Copywriting, 2025)
U-Haul: The way to what’s ahead
View the U-Haul spot and learn more about our production master class here.
- Nithya Charles (Art Direction, 2025)
- Elio Conroy (Art Direction, 2025)
- Henry Coffey (Copywriting, 2025)
- Erin Kang (Creative Brand Management, 2025)
Spotify: Easter Bunny
- Cat Clark (Art Direction, 2024)
- Celeste Chance (Copywriting, 2024)
Learn more about our production master class here.
Nerds: Tied Spies
- Miranda Arias (Art Direction, 2024)
- Shay Franzen (Copywriting)