For this project our client was DMACC’s Iowa Culinary Institute. All of the second-year students were tasked with designing two “challenge coins” for culinary students, as well as for the chefs in the French Chef Exchange program. This mockup shows the 40th Anniversary commemorative coin.
The top coin depicted was designed to commemorate ICI’s 40th anniversary of collaboration with the Association Cuisinaire de la Laire. This annual event, the French chef exchange, involves French chefs traveling to ICI to mentor DMACC students, or students traveling to France. For this design I focused on creating a balance between legibility and ornate design that would also reflect academia and professionalism.
This smaller coin was designed to serve as a reward to DMACC culinary students. These coins would be handed out to students who display and uphold culinary excellence. The ICI logo and crest are central elements to this design.