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— SPOKE, October 31
,
News
2005
Now deep thoughts Conestoga College
...with Random
Graphic design students create award-winning
questions answered by
What was
random students
social issue T-shirts
Halloween costume you have ever worn? the worst
By PAIGE HILTON
cases up to five,” he said.
the
Amanda
shirt
Czajkowski, who won for her design of a Rubik’s cube entirely coloured with different flesh tones, said she thought about
at
multiculturalism and the
Six third-year graphic design stu-
dents
“A black Brad
Pitt.”
Alex Haurn, first-year engineering
won
a spot to display their T-
designs tackling social issues the Campus Stores Canada
Exhibition in Toronto in February.
ety
26 students participated in the contest, held and judged by
worked on her design. “It was neat to design something other people would actually be
In
all,
LJnlearn,
a
local
clothing design
company. Ten designs were chosen for the show, with
some
students
winning for more than one design.
were
Winners
“A cowboy,
like
John
Students whose T-shirt designs
Kenny Araujo,
are
purchased by schools
at
.
the
exhibition will be awarded $250.
and science
Unlearn also selected three alternate designs. Alternate winners were Nicole Dreher, Robert double-winner and Freeman Graphic design co-ordinator Matt Miller said
many
in multiple entries
students handed
commenting on
and the winners on the head.
social issues
“We have
“A Care Bear.” Christine
CaWdsen,
first-year
OTPTA
a
hit
course in graphic
work
within.
Abhi
Ahluwalia, founder of Unlearn, said he was pleased with the outcome of the contest. “We were impressed with how
many of the students went beyond our expectations by submitting more than two designs and in some
LASA
skills.
giving back,”
said.
The winning designs played
at
the
will be dis-
Campus
Canada Exhibition
Stores
Toronto in February, locally at Loop Clothing Lounge at 46 King St. N. in Waterloo and online at in
www.unleam.com.
Spoke can
now
group.
be read
“I just picked images I thought people would wear,” she said. Ahluwalia said the w'inning stu-
online!
design and execution into
cept,
their designs.
“Identifying an issue and having an idea as to how one plans on provoking thought around that issue is an important beginning. The chal-
taking an idea and effeccommunicating it through design,” he said. “The winning
lenge
is
managed
designers
designs that satisfied
to all
create
the design
criteria
while making them ‘hip’
enough
to
be worn by college and
university students.”
students
this again.
dents to
first-year
Christina Stentiford, who designed two T-shirts that won and also won an alternate spot, said she liked that she could design something directed at people in her age
the public good.”
said while the program usualworks with non-profit groups. Unlearn is still communicating a positive message to the community and provides good ideas for stu-
presentation
way of
wearing,” she said.
Conestoga may have the opport uni-
He
Iwona Grzybek,
it
design called nrofessional practices where we work with community organizations like this that (help)
ly
“A wizard.”
at
tively
Stentiford.
the nail
looks
he
dents effectively incorporated con-
each.
second-year general arts
Amanda
Czajkowski and Cassie Scowcroft who each won once, and Elyse Kinga Ferencz, Delbrocco, Christina Stentiford and Cathlene Zsiga. all winning for two designs. The finalists were awarded $50
Wayne.”
way socinow when she
students’
This was our
design
Granitic
ty to participate in
For the latest college,
entertainment and sports news, as
games, puzzles, weather and reference well as
at
a contest like
links, visit
www.conestogac.
Ahluwalia said the challenge of designing something that
on.ca/spoke
will create dialogue for people is
an excellent task for any design
and added that the students having an opportunity to present their work gave them some experience and feedback. student,
“We were
trying to simulate a
real-life situation
would need
where
a designer
to articulate his or her
vision concisely and ultimately sell their
work
to a client.
One of
us
also helped Matt Miller evaluate
“Hugh Hefner wearing a Speedo.” Jeff Emrich,
third-year financial planning
‘Leonardo from the Ninja Turtles.”
Brandon first-year
Christo,
general arts and science
(Photo by Paige Hilton)
Smile Conestoga, you could be our next respondent!
t
Amanda Czajkowski (left) and Christina Stentiford designed Campus Stores Canada Exhibition in Toronto.
T-shirts that will
be displayed
at the