Ann Grishunova Wins Grand Prize in The University of Osaka’s OCTOPUS Rack Design Contest

Ann Grishunova, UI/UX Designer at DLeader, has won the Grand Prize in the OCTOPUS Rack Design Contest 2025, organized by the D3 Center at The University of Osaka.

Her winning design, “Blossom,” expresses innovation, growth, and the beauty of the world inspired by AI. The artwork was selected to become the visual identity of OCTOPUS’s computing racks and will also feature on the center’s website and promotional materials.

The contest celebrated the introduction of OCTOPUS, a next-generation computing and storage platform supporting open science. Grishunova’s design received the top award following a blind review of 20 entries by an 18-member judging panel.