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Curtis Packaging present awards to Creative Practice students

Sales Director of Curtis Packaging, Steve Mallet, visited Creative Practice: Art, Design & Communication Level 3 students to give awards for the best work submitted as part of a live work experience project they started in January 2023.

The project involved students designing packaging to a choice of two industry briefs - read more about this here.

Steve praised the students, commenting: “We were really impressed by the quality of the work – you should all be very proud of yourselves.”

See below for details of the deserving winners and judges’ comments:

Gold - Nico Larkin

• Nico researched Christmas gift ideas and how packaging doesn’t always need to be seasonal to be successful.
• They also considered an eco-friendly approach – and how the packaging would need to be safely transited from a business to a consumer.
• A considered and creative approach to the construction of their package.
• Clever idea to include a package insert.
• Print finishes were included in the design.

Silver - Evie Edwards

• Creative logo and considered insert.
• Creative artwork which includes an ‘engaging surprise which would excite the receiver of the gift'.
• Self-make-up construction all in FBB (folding box board).
• Suitable for production.

Evie commented: “I liked the creative freedom of the process and creating an actual physical product.”

Bronze (shared) - Charlotte Ashton

• Considered graphics & colours.
• Product sustainable in all aspects of not wasting material - corrugated material / no film / corn-starch-based insert / postal box style.
• Suitable for production with some tweaks.

Charlotte said: “I liked the graphic part of the project, developing the meaning and message behind the packaging. I particularly enjoyed visualising the messaging onto the packaging.”

Bronze (shared) – John Lee

• John Lee considered the customer experience with the packaging and the sorts of interaction they would have.
• The construction of his package was creative - highlights were the lid fits into the base, and hand-drawn aesthetic artwork.
• Suitable for production with some adaptations.

At the end of the presentation, Steve said: “Due to the success of the project, we’ve agreed to run it again next year and beyond.”

Inspired by the experiences of our students? Check out our full range of Art, Design and Media courses here