ESPOL's Faculty of Art, Design, and Communication (FADCOM) held an academic day of creativity and innovation with a new edition of the Poster Competition 2025 – I, in which students from the Applied Research in Design course presented the results of their semester projects.
In this edition, the Poster Competition brought together around 36 students, organized into 14 groups, who presented their research through academic posters, demonstrating rigorous research, visual communication, and commitment to social and cultural issues.
The competition was held in three parallel sessions, guided by professors Nayeth Solórzano, Luis Rodríguez, and Lissenia Sornoza, who accompanied and evaluated the students' learning process throughout the semester. The Poster Competition seeks to foster students' ability to research, synthesize, and visually communicate academic results, preparing them for professional challenges and strengthening the link between research and design.
Winners of the 2025 Poster Competition – I
Parallel 1
🏆 Ericka Gutiérrez and Alexandra Columbus
📌 Visual strategies for environmental awareness of underwater life in the Galápagos.
👉✨ This team also received the award for obtaining the highest score among all the parallels in the competition. ✨
Parallel 2
🏆 Elianna Lucio Cedeño, Keyla Molina Pinargote, and Simone Romero Pereira
📌 Muralism as a tool for raising awareness about criminal gangs in Guayaquil.
Parallel 3
🏆 Betzabeth Lozano Núñez and Nathaly Tenemaza Oliveros
📌 Video games as an artistic and reflective channel on mental disorders.
With innovative and relevant proposals, the students demonstrated how research applied to design can become a transformative tool for understanding and providing solutions to the challenges of today's society.
© Photography Alejandro Nuñez & Written José Luis Castro
