糖心vlog传媒 design students flex their creativity
A pair of 糖心vlog传媒 students had the winning proposals at 糖心vlog传媒鈥檚 2025 Design and Entrepreneur Showcase.
The showcase features innovative products and services developed by 糖心vlog传媒 students enrolled in the brand identity course taught by LU Assistant Professor of Graphic Design Kate Prange. Students presented their projects at Jake鈥檚, A 糖心vlog传媒 Community to a panel of judges.
The winning projects were Kana Nakano鈥檚 鈥淒eal Meal,鈥� an app that makes smart shopping quicker and easier, and Maryrobin Myers鈥� 鈥淧ianolite,鈥� which makes it easier to learn how to play the piano.
Deal Meal evolved from a shopping experience that left Nakano unsure if she was really getting any deals.
鈥淓ven before stepping into the store, I was already exhausted 鈥� calculating costs, setting a tight budget and bouncing between online grocery sites to compare prices, just to make it all work,鈥� Nakano said. 鈥淚t was a frustrating, draining process that sparked one clear thought: There has to be a better way.鈥�
The Deal Meal app brings real-time deals to a shopper鈥檚 fingertips and takes the guesswork out of shopping.
Pianolite projects keys onto a desk, kitchen table or even a real piano. lighting the way to the world of music. It eliminates the need for a piano to learn a favorite song.
鈥淲hether you've never touched a piano, or you have one but don't know which notes are which - we're here to help,鈥� Myers said. 鈥淧iano made simple. Because learning piano should be fun.鈥�
Other students presenting at the showcase were Nick Sorensen, Bailey Pearson, Amy Kafka, Peyton Harlow, Zack Moller and Noah Laudenstein.
Judges for the showcase included Madeleine Wattenberg, Nate Cooper and Holly Schilling.
