The 10th floor of 80 Strand was brimming with fresh talent on Wednesday night as the winners and shortlist of the third annual Penguin Design Award gathered for the awards ceremony and an exhibition of their entries. The students mingled with the teams from the Penguin Art departments, judges and tutors before being presented with their certificates and prizes.
This year students were invited to design a cover for Donna Tartt's The Secret History and we were deeply impressed by the imaginative concepts and assured design skills of the covers submitted. Our resident judges were joined by author Hari Kunzru and graphic designers Amelia Noble, Frith Kerr and Jonathan Barnbrook for an afternoon of lively debate as they selected the winners.
Their unanimous choice for winner was Peter Adlington from Stockport College who last night picked up a cheque for £1,000 and will be joining us in August for his six week work placement in the Penguin Art Department, where he'll be put to work on live briefs. Second place went to Jia Ying Gnoh and joint third place to Edward Essex and Lucy Pritchett.
All of the winning and shortlisted entries can be seen at www.penguindesignaward.co.uk.
Tora Orde-Powlett
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