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Visual Merchandising Arts student receives international honour

Danixa Romero, a recent graduate of Conestoga's Visual Merchandising Arts program, has placed third in the WindowsWear 2025 Student Awards competition.

Danixa Romero, a recent graduate of the Visual Merchandising Arts program, placed third in the WindowsWear 2025 Student Awards competition. Photo: WindowsWear

Hosted in partnership with Visual Citi, the awards celebrate the best projects in retail merchandising and design from students around the world. This year, the competition reached over 100,000 global WindowsWear members, with thousands submitting their votes for their favourite projects.

Romero's winning entry was Hello Bonita, a fashion brand created as part of her capstone, a culminating project showcasing the skills and knowledge learned over the length of the program. As part of the project, students were tasked with creating a brand and bringing its physical store to life.

Hello Bonita is a concept boutique store offering women an all-in-one experience with fashion, body care and trendy home décor. Romero's project encompassed the design of the store windows, packaging, floor plans, planograms, and both interior and exterior 3D windows, as well as an in-depth look at the design concept, customer profile research and the inspiration behind the dynamic brand. 

Based in New York City, WindowsWear is the world's largest and most comprehensive visual database for leading brands, visual creatives, designers, visual merchandisers, architects, vendors and academic institutions. The unique online resource provides competitive research, information, insights and trends for visual creatives to enhance and coordinate their brand's physical and e-commerce environments. Content includes best-in-class visual merchandising, window displays, retail and interior design, product packaging, e-commerce, technology and more from global brands.

Conestoga's two-year Visual Merchandising Arts diploma program combines the art of window displays, prop making, graphic design, floral design and photo styling with the science of floor planning, planogramming, branding and e-commerce. The program focuses on project-based, hands-on learning using a variety of on-trend materials, software, technology and industry partnerships.