The eighth annual PrintIT! Awards has taken place - at North Print and Pack in Harrogate. This year the entrants designed a wide variety of end products, from leaflets and shelf wobblers through to posters, mobiles, floor decals and aisle and storefront banners.
Kathy Woodward, chief executive of the BPIF, a major supporter of PrintIT! said “The future of our industry depends upon attracting young people with the energy and creativity to allow us to experience our full potential in a multi-media world. Our member companies are fully supportive of this great initiative and will be backing it again in the coming year.”
Tony Lock, outgoing Chairman of PrintIT!, congratulated all of the finalists of PrintIT! 2012/13 and commented on the importance of the nationwide competition for the future of the print industry: “The entire print and paper industry should be very proud that it has the largest ‘Schools into Industry’ programme in the UK. Encouraging talent, youth and energy into our industry is critical to its continued success in this digital world.”
2012/13 Category Winners
Royal Opera House - Best Postcard Winner – Alex Pace from St Ives School in Cornwall
Royal Opera House - Best Flyer Winner – Jake Turner from Bungay High School in Suffolk
Royal Opera House - Best Poster Winner – Joseph Dann from St Ives School in Cornwall
Royal Opera House - Best Design Concept – Hester Baird from Arthur Mellows Village College in Cambridgeshire
PrintIT! Scotland – Best Graph – Kathryn Spain, Kinross High School in Kinross
PrintIT! Scotland – Best Table Talker – Georgie Beavan, Kinross High School in Kinross
Best Poster – Natasha Bates, Wycombe High School in Buckinghamshire
Best Free Design – Mahima Patel, The Beauchamp College in Leicestershire
Best Packaging – Sophie Sanford, The Tiffin Girls’ School in Surrey
Best Floor Graphic – Tom Burnett, Chris Gardner, Andrew Francis, The Duchess’s High School in Northumberland
Best Use of Brand – Lucy Stokes, Wycombe High School in Buckinghamshire
Best Environmental Awareness – Katrina Lail, The Beauchamp College in Leicestershire
Best Understanding of Printing Techniques – Lucy Eaton & Chloe Smith in Kirk Balk Community College in South Yorkshire
Overall Presentation – Drew Smith, Wycombe High School in Buckinghamshire
Best Teacher – Tina Hill, Wycombe High School in Buckinghamshire
Best Twinner – Learn to Dream, Limited in London
Overall Winner of PrintIT! 2013
Natasha Bates, Wycombe High School in Buckinghamshire!