Competition was tough this year, with over 35 portfolio submissions to the 2016 AIGA Minnesota Portfolio 1-on-1®. Our judges had a lot of page flipping and reviewing to do, but ultimately chose the most-prepared books. We thank our generous scholarship providers for their support of Portfolio 1-on-1 attendees, and we congratulate this year’s winners.

Craig Franke Awards Scholarship to Bee Xiong

Photo of Bee Xiong, Angela Niemi, and Craig Franke by Jay Larson

Scholarship Awards & Winners

AIGA Minnesota: $1500
Nick Neary, Concordia University, St. Paul
See winning portfolio.

AIGA Minnesota: $1500
Rishi Murugesan, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
See winning portfolio.

AIGA Minnesota Fellow: $1500
Jennifer Yelk, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
See winning portfolio.

Clockwork Active Media: $1500
Nick Kluskowski, University of Minnesota-Duluth
See winning portfolio.

Franke+Fiorella: $1500
Bee Xiong, Concordia University, St. Paul
See winning portfolio.

GoKart Labs: $1500
Y Pham, St. Cloud State University
See winning portfolio.

Tim Larsen: $1500
Nhi Nguyen, Minnesota State University, Mankato
See winning portfolio.

 

Contact Leadership

Danilo Bojic
Danilo Bojic
Director of Education
As a native Serbian, born and raised in Belgrade, Danilo has earned his BFA in Graphic Communications and BA in Art History from the University of Houston in 2009. In 2012 Danilo had successfully defended his thesis and holds an MFA Degree in Graphic Communications from the University of Houston.

Danilo engages the questions of enticing shifts in perception in design education and the influence of contemporary society and culture on our visual cognition in his research practice. His goal is to visually investigate the ability to communicate in different formats and create different levels of cognition through perception, acceleration, and construction of messages that raise consciousness, sensitivity, and conviction.


In his teaching practice, Danilo is committed to transforming the traditional design curriculum to expand the level of understanding of core and advance theoretical principles while utilizing historical and contemporary knowledge to enhance the learning experience. Danilo currently teaches design at Winona State University in Minnesota, USA.