MPA Roses Awards

The Student MPA Roses Awards took place last night at 52 Princess Street in Manchester. All of us in the class had entered, so it was quite exciting. Last year was awful... work was falling off the walls, the boards were scruffy and the work was truly terrible.

There was a good turn out this year though. Three of us in the class achieved nominations, which is always a winner in our eyes. Those students were Louise Whalley, Naomi Cummings and myself.

Here are a few photographs taken from the night...

Me with my work for the brief, 'Make Museums Sexy'.

Louise with her work for the brief, 'Stay-Cation'.

Naomi's work for the brief which asked her to integrate cannibals into society.

This piece of work was a winner. It was one that really stood out for me.

The brief was to redesign the English bank notes and this piece in particular

was conceptually brilliant and the finishing techniques were flawless.

by Kristoffer Wilson - Duncan of Jordanstone

Entyce Design Competition

Okay, so I may be blowing my own trumpet over something and nothing but it is nice to be noticed. I entered the Entyce Design Competition in February 2010. Entyce Creative was set a brief by Goodlife - a company that produces frozen vegetarian meals who stock in Waitrose, Sainsbury's and Morrisons, to produce artwork for the following categories; Logo Design, Advertising, Packaging and Point of Sale.

I decided to give branding a whirl and created three entries - one of which was put up for nomination amongst four others. If I'm honest, it is not my favourite of the three, but that's design for you... it's not always about what you like.

The first logo design is the one that was put up for nomination...

It's bold, vibrant and the colour green oozes nature and well-being. There is a hidden smile within the spine of the leaf which suggests happiness and goodness from the brand.