2015 Portfolio 1-on-1
Scholarship Winners May 21, 2015

Competition was tough this year with over 50 portfolio submissions to 2015 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 AIGA Minnesota Portfolio 1-on-1 and we congratulate this year’s winners.

Scholarship winner

Photo by Jay Larson

Scholarship Awards & Winners

AIGA Minnesota: $1500
Kristen Elida Holte, Concordia University, St. Paul
See winning portfolio.

AIGA Minnesota: $1500
Allyson Miller, Iowa State University
See winning portfolio.

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

Franke+Fiorella: $1500
Leslie Olson, Concordia University, St. Paul
See winning portfolio.

Larsen: $1000
Alexandria Weinfurter, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
See winning portfolio.

Software for Good: $1500
Katerina Manor, University of Wisconsin-Stout
See winning portfolio.

Ultra Creative: $1500
Andrew Weydt, Concordia University, St. Paul
See winning portfolio.

2015 Portfolio 1-on-1 Scholarship Winners

Competition was tough this year with over 50 portfolio submissions to 2015 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 AIGA Minnesota Portfolio 1-on-1 and we congratulate this year’s winners.

Scholarship winner

Photo by Jay LarsonScholarship Awards & Winners

AIGA Minnesota: $1500 Kristen Elida Holte, Concordia University, St. Paul See winning portfolio.

AIGA Minnesota: $1500 Allyson Miller, Iowa State University See winning portfolio.

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

Franke+Fiorella: $1500 Leslie Olson, Concordia University, St. Paul See winning portfolio.

Larsen: $1000 Alexandria Weinfurter, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point See winning portfolio.

Software for Good: $1500 Katerina Manor, University of Wisconsin-Stout See winning portfolio.

Ultra Creative: $1500 Andrew Weydt, Concordia University, St. Paul 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.