Now, imagine a design you helped create at that dream co-op plastered all over an MTV award show. Digital media student Chelsea Myers made those fantasies her own reality last month. The 21-year-old ...

The folks at MTV were exploring the new world of video rock, taking big risks and playing with the future of popular music. They wanted a logo to express that spirit and they chose space as the theme.

She cleaned it up and sent it to MTV along with two other designs,” Myers said. “A few days later, she told me MTV had selected my concept. I was in shock.” Myers, who is working out of Happy Cog’s ...