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Final-year
Illustration students Rebecca Sands, Sarah Gibbs and Wayne Lockwood
have had their work displayed at London's Business Design Centre as
part of the annual New Designers exhibition.
The exhibition took place across two weeks in June and July, with
all the major design disciplines including illustration and animation,
photography and ceramics and glass represented in either part one
or part two.
Leading industry figures judged the exhibits, selecting the 2005 award
winners from the 4,000 graduates whose work was showcased.
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Rebecca
Sands from Lincoln scooped the New Designers Tigerprint Award Part
Two. She has been awarded £1,500 and a four-week placement at
Tigerprint which is a division of Hallmark Cards plc and has been
the sole supplier to Marks and Spencers for the past 10 years.
According
to the judges it was Rebecca's quirky illustrations and fantastic
sketch books as well as her great attitude which really stood out.
The
21-year-old also won the New Designers International Greetings Award,
receiving £1,000 and a four-week placement at International
Greetings, one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers
of gift wrap, crackers, cards and stationery.
"New
Designers was such a great exhibition, so inspiring and a great
experience," said Rebecca. "I was so surprised to get
the awards and it's nice to have something to show for all the hard
work. I would really love to have a career in illustration and this
is a great starting point."
Meanwhile
Wayne Lockwood, also from Lincoln, has signed with leading London
illustration agency Eye Candy and Sarah Gibbs from Knaresborough
in North Yorkshire has been invited to apply for Hallmark Cards'
work placement scheme.
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