Welcome to the archive section for the 2009 competition winners. To see the full list of finalists and a selection of their work, please download the commemorative catalogue.
All of the category and prize winners for 2009 are listed below with links to their work, their description of their work and the judges comments.
Winner 2009: Alastair Cassell - Strathclyde University
Entry name: Merchant City Housing
Students description of work: "The brief was to design an urban housing scheme in the centre of Glasgow's historic Merchant City area. The project began as group work for site analysis and masterplanning and later became an individual project to design a scheme within the group plan. We were given a fairly dense urban block within which a site had to be carved out, demanding an innovative approach to dealing with issues of privacy, light and access."
Entry files:
1) Entry (PDF)
2) Supporting documentation (PDF)
Judges comments: "A witty scheme, cleverley presented based around those city functions that are usually ignored. Real urban quality, fitting in with delight."
Judge: Ian Tod
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Winner 2009: Jamie Shek - University of Dundee
Entry name: iGiveADamn
Students description of work: "I am a 4th year Interactive Media Design student at the University and iGiveADamn is the working title of my Interactive Media Design final year project.
The project looks at how charities can benefit from using technologies a lot more. Very few take advantage of web technologies, but Comic Relief demonstrated this year that by using digital media technologies, they were able to gain a 100% increase in traffic to their website. iGiveADamn is a communications service that aims to help Charitable Organisations branch out into new media platforms. The web-based service allows charities to take advantage of new and emerging technologies to help them reach a wider demographic range. My project is about giving charities a way to reach out on to various touch points such as smart phones, social networks and desktop applications.
Charities will maintain an account on the website and update their own profile with news, events, videos and photos. I then produce personalised applications for digital devices that will distribute the Charities information and serve as a useful communication tool for them. Initially the three main application categories will be; Mobile Phones, Desktop Widgets and Social Networks.
A fellow computing student, Kyle Montague, and I have been working on the concept further and outside the boundaries of my honours work. In the last 4 months we have been developing a strong business plan and have taken part in the University Enterprise Gym Discovery Challenge. To date, we have spoken to many business advisors including members of the Business Gateway and PSYBT, who all say that we have a solid business proposal. We are currently seeking further advice and funding opportunities so that we can take the idea and develop it into a business.
We have been developing the idea along side Capability Scotland, one of Scotland's most recognised charities. They have agreed to help us promote the iGiveADamn service.
In June we will be moving into the University Greenhouse Incubator where we will begin to build our business from the ground up. We have been granted 6 months free office space there.
The iGiveADamn website can be found at: www.igiveadamn.org.uk/site."
Entry files:
1) Entry (PDF)
Judges comments: "igiveadamn.org.uk stands out because it is a great example of what digital is - not just a media but a medium. It exploits many of Digital’s unique opportunities, focusing on more than just the effective presentation of information; it provides a useful service, it has sociability and community at its core, it's designed to work across multiple devices, it's interactive and it's scalable.
The concept is creative along with it's problem solving and execution. It is also commercially viable (it's live and functioning) and was presented in a highly professional manner - an accomplished project."
Judge: Ian Rossin
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Winner 2009: Kerry Venus - Lincoln School of Art & Design
Entry name: Handmade Manifesto
Students description of work: "The Handmade Manifesto is a policy I wrote about how all designers should turn off their computers and get back to doing their work by hand.
I decided to handwrite all the copy for the manifesto onto the back on my hands to further the idea that not everything has to be digital.
I photographed my hands at stages along the way."
Entry files:
1) Entry (PDF)
Judges comments: "When I first saw this entry I was immediately attracted to the aesthetic, however, when I then went on to actually read it I was drawn in even more by the sentiment behind the piece. So in summary, great idea, great sentiment and a lot of effort and skill put in to the crafting right down to the way the final elements have been photographed on the washing line."
Judge: Richard Scholey
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Winner 2009: Kirsty Mordaunt - University of Lincoln
Entry name: Air Haven
Students description of work: "Taking inspiration from Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet, I produced a set of illustrations based upon the traction cities in the book that will appeal to older children and young adults."
Entry files:
1) Entry (PDF)
Judges comments: "Beautifully executed, intriguing illustrations. The artist has a wonderfully fluid and naturally confident line. The content is appropriate, original and charming. Studying these illustrations has inspired me to seek out and read the Phillip Reeve’s quartet. An excellent triptych. "
Judge: Martin O'Neill
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Winner 2009: Emily Dick - University of Leeds
Entry name: Oh I do like to be beside the seaside (Clarence Pier)
Students description of work: "This image reflects the demise of many sea side towns across the United Kingdom. In a financial time when encouraging tourism within the United Kingdom is so precious in order to keep many businesses alive, it is essential to address the decay of these towns and act to renovate them. This image signifies the current situation of many sea side piers in the UK. Gone are the days where a trip to the parade meant traditions, laughter and a chance to enjoy the surrounding landscape and architecture. The tones and hues captured echo the thought behind the image and acts as a memorable mental image of an issue that needs action."
Entry files:
1) Entry (JPEG)
Judges comments: "Through excellent tonal and compositional awareness the photographer has revealed a clear empathy for her subject matter. Marked by strong conceptual and visual qualities ‘Oh I do like to be beside the seaside’ offers us a social comment on the sad demise of the British seaside town."
Judge: Anna Reid
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Winner 2009: Matthew Harris - University of Huddersfield
Entry name: Induction Kettle
Students description of work: "The Induction Kettle uses an adjustable honeycomb styled mesh element, inside an induction coil to provide a fast efficient electric kettle. Saving water, energy, and time. The simplistic, minimalist case houses increasingly popular induction technology. The non contact nature of induction means water is held safely away from electrical components, and the element can be easily removed for cleaning and maintenance to increase the sustainabilityand increase the life of the product."
Entry files:
1) Entry (PDF)
2) Supporting documentation (PDF)
Judges comments: "A well executed product motivated by important and current issues. There is an obvious understanding of complex technology here which was pleasingly communicated. The overall appearance of the product compliments the intelligent interior."
Judge: Kieron Bakewell
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Winner 2009 (1 of 3): Jacob Holt - Blackburn College
Entry name: Work inspired by the plays of Alan Bennett
Students description of work: "A set of theatre posters for a series of plays by Alan Bennett."
Entry files:
1) Entry (PDF)
Judges comments: "This is an excellent range of posters which have demonstrated a high level of expertise in the field of graphic design. The theme and style of each is both creative and eye-catching."
Judge: Wayne Hemmingway
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Winner 2009 (2 of 3): Alex Hindle - Blackburn College
Entry name: Super Noodles
Tutors description of work: "Series of magazine advertisements for a randomly selected product. These could also be used as Advertising Shelters. The brief was to promote the product successfully to the target audience, creating effective Headlines, Copy, Strapline and Visuals. Visuals were created using the Adobe Creative Suite 3 applications."
Entry files:
1) Entry (PDF)
Judges comments: "This student certainly has an eye for advertising and coupled with a flair for graphic design, this entry shows a good understanding of the range of skills required to be successful in the creative industries."
Judge: Wayne Hemmingway
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Winner 2009 (3 of 3): Nick Drake - Outwood Grange College
Entry name: Eco House
Tutors description of work: "Nick is a Year 13 student at OGC. He has been studying the Edexcel (Graphics with Materials Technology) Product Design A level course. He has been offered a place at Sheffield university to study Civil Engineering.
For his A level course Nick has designed and made an architectural model of an eco house. He has produced an in depth design portfolio and a high quality model. The design work includes higher order communication skills in draughtsmanship: orthographic and planometric projection, and advanced CAD skills in Google Sketchup and Techsoft 2D. Nick has used a computer integrated manufacturing system to output his ideas. The level of detail used to simulate the full scale building is awesome and he has demonstrated his natural ability for high level design work. The project has raised the bar and Nick has been an inspiration to his peers and tutors alike. He has also peer mentored to help other students gain confidence in using CAD.
Nick is a very serious minded student who has worked tirelessly to build on his ‘perfect’ score last year and he clearly has a very bright future ahead of him."
Entry files:
1) Entry (PDF)
Judges comments: "This entry is of a very high standard for an A-Level student. I was impressed with the degree of understanding that was demonstrated throughout the whole project."
Judge: Wayne Hemmingway
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Winner 2009: Jamie Shek - University of Dundee
Entry name: iGiveADamn
Judges comments: “An excellent solution to a problem that exists right now. The key to this idea is that it stems from a real need - that is, how do charities reach out to people using the media that get to them quickest and most efficiently? Another reason why it deserves the prize is that the team who came up with it have done some genuinely rigorous testing. It’s a concept that would make the world just a little bit better if were to actually be implemented. And, although it needs work it’s not a million miles away from getting into production.”
Judge: Ian Thompson
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Winner 2009: Emily Dick - University of Leeds
Entry name: Oh I do like to be beside the seaside (Clarence Pier)
Judges comments: "I know that seaside pier well and run past it regularly. Its demise is very sad and I feel the entrant has done well to sum up the seedier end of what the Great British seaside has become. The seaside is one of the nations greatest assets and it’s time to give it the tender, loving care that it needs. The use of colour and tone in this piece certainly helps with this argument. It is an emotionally stimulating piece."
Judge: Wayne Hemingway
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