Graphic design student rises to the challenge

Jacquelyn Curtis

The work of a second year graphic design student outshone many other entries to win the 2007 Tertiary to Work (TTW) poster competition.

Simone Clark

22 November 2006:The work of a second year graphic design student outshone many other entries to win the 2007 Tertiary to Work (TTW) poster competition.

Simone Clark completed her poster as part of her coursework, testing out a number of catchphrases before settling on the winning slogan “Rise and Shine”.

In combination with the slogan, Ms Clark’s winning poster depicts a student peeking out from under a doona.

“’Rise and Shine’ applied best to the Tertiary to Work event,” Ms Clark said. “In this context it means get out of bed and get a job!”

“The image chosen conveys a feeling of excitement, like she can’t wait to get out of bed and start the day.”

Recent landscape architecture graduate Katie Earle is the student whose face is set to inspire students making the transition from study to career. Although reluctant to be the ‘face’ of TTW in 2007, Ms Clark said her subject had now “come to terms with her newfound fame”.

Ms Clark said the competition gave her the opportunity to increase her resume and portfolio which will aid her ambition to secure part time work in a creative field.

Careers manager Heather Jack said this year’s competition was very difficult to judge due to a high standard of work from all entrants.

“We were able to shortlist many posters which met the judging criteria of concept, readability and hierarchy of type.”

“It was a close call this year so many other staff and students from the Student Administration area were co-opted for their opinion.”

“Simone’s poster met all the criteria and it won based on visual impact,” she said.

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