PrintIT!, the schools programme for the print and paper industries, has now completed its 2011/12 competition in preparation for its 2012 Awards.
The PrintIT! competition is sponsored by organisations including HP, Fujifilm and DS Smith. This academic year’s event saw hundreds of entries come in from schools and students across England and Scotland, providing a difficult task for this year’s judges.
Last month 10 people from the print and paper industries came together at Duplo’s international offices in Surrey, along with Fairtrade, which supports the programme, to offer their expertise and help to decide the best entries per category.
Sidney Bobb, chairman of the BAPC who helped judge the entries, said: ‘I was particularly impressed by the number of entries submitted this year for the PrintIT awards. It seems that the competition is becoming more and more popular and it is comforting to see that so many young people are interested in the creative side of the graphic communications industry.’
Andrew Pearce, CEO of the IPIA commented: ‘It was a real pleasure and an honour to be asked to judge the PrintIT! entries this year. The effort that the students had put in was phenomenal and I was delighted with the standard. It was a hard job but we chose the winners and I am looking forward to celebrating their success with them at the Awards presentation.’
As part of the competition students were asked to complete a survey and give their feedback on the programme. Students commented that they enjoyed learning about the programme and the print and paper industries, including designing and making models and visiting companies.
One student said: ‘I enjoyed the creativity and learning opportunities. It gave me more of an insight into print industries and helped me to increase skills in different areas I will need in projects in the future.’
Another said: ‘I enjoyed learning lots about the Printing Industry (as I knew nothing before!) and using that knowledge to come up with a new product.’
Contact: www.theits.org.uk
