School students presented packaging awards

The school awards, now in their 13th year, form part of the annual Starpack Awards program, which also includes the Starpack Industry Awards and the Student Starpack Packaging Design Awards for colleges and universities.

The 2014 Schools Starpack Packaging Design Awards program featured three design briefs that students in the UK school years 10, 11 and AS Level (aged 15-17) were tasked to come up with packaging to suit. This included: ‘Movie night with friends’, sponsored by Benson Group, with the challenge to design a pack that combines two snacks in a fun and creative way to share within a group; ‘Miniature washing liquid container for leisure markets’, sponsored by Logoplaste UK, with the challenge to design a miniature washing up liquid container for use by campers and caravan holiday makers; and ‘Car KidTidy’, sponsored by British Polythene Industries, which tasked students to design a cartidy device that can be packed prior to  the journey with each child's journey essentials.

The judges focused on the originality and aesthetic qualities rather than the commercial/manufacturing viability of the idea, and the quality of manufacture of the container and graphics used, whether generated by hand or with the aid of a computer.

The quality of the supporting portfolio, designs which show consideration for the environment and sustainability issues, and materials were further considerations.

Following the judging, gold, silver, bronze and commended framed certificates were awarded.    

In the ‘Movie night with friends’, Connor Wallace of Collingwood College won the gold prize, with Alice Metcalf (Kingston Grammar School) and Jaimin Mistry (The City of Leicester College) taking silver and bronze respectively. Phoebe Young (Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School), James Stanley – (Reigate School of Art, Design & Media) Patryk Zak (New College, Swindon), Alice Clelland (Collingwood College), Abu-Bakr Razzaque (The City of Leicester College), Jenae Walker (The City of Leicester College), Mehul Jethwa (The City of Leicester College), James Parslow (The de Ferrers Academy), Bryony Brimble (Farnborough Sixth Form College), Waldo Olwage (Farnborough Sixth Form College) and Muhammad Siddiq (The City of Leicester College) were highly commended.

For the ‘Miniature washing liquid container for leisure markets’ design brief, Beatrice Flatt of Bungay High School and Chloe Webster of St Andrews School won a gold prize, with Priscilla Wilson (Sir Christopher Hatton Academy) taking the silver prize, and Zoe Smith-Howell (Bungay High School) and Katie Neales (Bromsgrove School) awarded a bronze certificate. Highly commended were James Dando (Queen Elizabeth's School) and Megan Hume (Larbert High School).

‘Car KidTidy’ certificates were awarded to Charles Baggott (Bungay High School – gold), Ellen Rogers (Bungay High School – silver), Adam Dann - Reigate School of Art, Design & Media - bronze) and Emily Coe (Bungay High School – highly commended).

Other prizes were also presented, included those to the best school in each brief category.

The ‘Movie night with friends’ brief best school award went to Farnborough Sixth Form College, while Bungay High School won the best school award in both of the other two briefs.