Very cool! Great job, boys!

 

CovCath students design Topps candy packaging

 

PARK HILLS – An elf looking slapped silly, a googly-eyed snowman and a laughing Christmas tree are three of nine designs featured on the packaging of Topps’ Baby Bottle Pops candy.

 

These designs are creations of Covington Catholic High School students.

 

CovCath graphic design teacher Craig Cleveland established a relationship with baseball card maker Topps and Tung Toos, a company that makes candy-flavored temporary tattoos for the tongue, to provide an opportunity for students in his graphic design class to submit designs for the Baby Bottle Pops project.

 

A total of 150 designs were submitted and judged by executives from both companies. Nine students’ work was selected by Topps to be published and included in limited-edition packages of the candy.

 

Students whose designs were selected include: Tanner Chadwick, Kyle Cosby, Clay Crowe, Jared Clark, Parker Duell, Daniel Mounir, Ben Pohlabeln, Luke Shields, Adam Stegman and CJ Voorhees.

 

The candy will be released this holiday season in Target, Walmart and Rite-Aid stores around the world.

 

Cleveland said it has been a great opportunity for the students.

 

“They got a real-world experience,” he said. “They also now have their work in print and it will be seen all over the world. That’s something nice to add to their resume and it’s a good conversation starter when you’re talking to a potential employer.”

 

Daniel Mounir, 16, of Independence, said he appreciates the real-world experience.

 

“I feel like this is a great accomplishment,” he said. “I’ve enjoyed creating something that others will see and enjoy. It’s been a real great opportunity.”

 

Mounir said when he was thinking of a design he wanted something fun and “completely silly.” He designed a Christmas elf with giant eyes with a huge tongue hanging from his mouth..

 

“I like doing artistic things,” said Mounir, who is considering a career in design. “I like creating things.”

 

Luke Shields, 18, of Park Hills, said he enjoyed the opportunity to work with real companies.

 

“It was interesting,” he said. “I learned a lot. It’s also neat that everyone in the world will see what we made.”

 

I took Mr. Cleveland's Graphic Design I and Graphic Design II. Awesome class taught by an awesome teacher. We had a competition to get our work printed on Tung Toos but mine did not make the cut. :laugh: :facepalm: