This month we are taking a break from pattern design and asking you to focus on Photographic Blanks. We've already had lots of great entries but you have until Monday 3rd June to get snapping away and enter. Check out the full brief and the latest entries over here.
Jessica Wilde - Winner of Tigerprint & SDC Colour Competition
The Tigerprint Team
Rebecca Diggle the SDC UK Finalist with the competition judges
A few weeks ago we were delighted to attend the Society of Dyers and Colourists Celebration Dinner here in Bradford. We were kindly asked to display the winner and runners up designs from the Colour Competition which was held earlier this year.
It was such a lovely evening which saw Rebecca Diggle from Nottingham Trent University crowned the UK finalist of the SDC annual international competition. Rebecca is a Decorative Arts student and will fly out to Mumbai later this year for the final of the competition.
In addition Jessica Wilde who was our Colour Competition winner earlier this year was presented with a goodie bag, certificate and beautiful flowers in a special presentation at the dinner. This was a wonderful end to the two week placement which Jessica completed here at Tigerprint.
Congratulations to both Jessica and Rebecca and we wish Rebecca the best of luck with the final in November.
By Faith
We had a great morning judging all the Lovely Days entries and there was such a wide variety of styles demonstrated which made it all the more trickier to select our winner.
However we finally came to a decision today that our overall winner is Faith with the entry above which we all fell in love with. It is beautifully executed with a stunning colour palette and a lovely fresh style which would certainly compliment our range.
Congratulations Faith!
By RachelAmy
A simply stunning entry by RachelAmy which could be used for a variety of occasions and products.
Well done!
A very sweet design which is very commercial and could be carried through to a series featuring lots of different sentiment. Well done Claire.
By Liz MacKay
This entry by Liz is such a cute and pretty design and everything about it is quite simply 'lovely'.
Well done!
A big congratulations to our winner Faith and also to each of our runners up who will each receive a special prize.
Thanks to everyone who took the time to enter and we hope you enjoyed the brief.
Don't forget to check out our latest competition which is all about Male Pattern!
Our latest competition is Male Pattern and it's all about creating contemporary print pattern for the male recipient.
The Lovely Days Competition is now closed for submissions and judging will take place later this week so keep an eye out for updates. A big thank you to everyone who has entered and best of luck!
This month's design brief is all about those days that involve coming together with another person to celebrate a special
occasion.
For example, Valentine’s Day, Wedding Day, Engagement, Mother’s Day or just spending a ‘lovely day’ with that someone special...
Your designs could be applied across a range of products from Greetings Cards, Gift Bags & Stationery Products for the M&S customer.
There is now only a few days left to enter the competition as all entries must be uploaded by midnight (UK time) Sunday 10th March. (Please note that the new website is automated and you won't be able to upload after midnight so don't leave it to the very last minute or you will miss out).
Right up your street? Well then check out the full brief here!
* Please remember that all submissions should now be submitted only via the new website but if you do have any questions or comments please feel free to contact us at tigerprintcompetition@hallmark-uk.com
A very big thank you to everyone who has entered so far and we look forward to judging all the entries next week at Tigerprint HQ.
This month's design brief is all about those days that involve coming together with another person to celebrate a special occasion.
For example, Valentine’s Day, Wedding Day, Engagement, Mother’s Day or just spending a ‘lovely day’ with that someone special...
Your designs could be applied across a range of products from Greetings Cards, Gift Bags & Stationery Products for the M&S customer.
Right up your street? Well then check out the full brief for Lovely Days!
Please remember that all submissions should now be submitted only via the new website but if you do have any questions or comments please feel free to contact us at tigerprintcompetition@hallmark-uk.com
Closing date for submission = Sunday 10th March 2013 (midnight GMT)
Thanks!
We are delighted to bring to you the results of the Tigerprint & SDC Colour Competition.
The standard of entries was fantastic (as usual) and we really hope that you not only enjoyed this brief but also using our brand new website!
Our winner this month is Jessica Wilde who impressed the judges with her innovative design which cleverly combined colour and optical design. Congratulations Jessica and we hope to work with you in the future :-)
In addition the judges selected four runners up who each demonstrated an excellent use of colour within their designs. Well done Rosie, Laura, Faith and Hillbooboo.
A very big thank you to everyone who entered this month and for your feedback on the new website. In addition a very special thank you to Ashley, Richard and Tracy from the SDC.
A few of the judges comments:
"Well I really enjoyed the judging session and thought some of the entries were just fantastic.
It was really interesting to see how different people use, combine and interpret colour,
and some very different styles from familiar names. I loved so many of the entries,
but the winning one answered the brief particularly well- incorporating
an on-trend palette, optical effects and a versatile pattern".
Laura C, Tigerprint Graduate Design Manager Scheme
"For me the winning design immediately stood out as a contender,
it was very striking with clever use of colour and an unusual pattern".
Jacqui, Creative Technology Manager @ Tigerprint
"The winning entry really showed how exciting and dynamic colour and pattern can be!
A fresh approach that may not have materialised under a normal pattern brief,
the same goes for many of the entries, they created an inspiring range".
Janine, Arts Development Manager - Tigerprint
"I thought the new style of judging was great! The mood boards are a
brilliant idea and really support some of the designs & it's
interesting to see where the inspiration has come from.
The standard
of entries was great and some designers really stood out & they
really captured the brief. I thought the colour way of the winning entry
was really interesting & I liked the geometric floral".
Laura, Tigerprint Competition Team
Don't forget you can check out our latest competition, Lovely Days over on the brand new website which will open for entries Monday 18th February.
Have a lovely weekend.
1. 603Creative Studio
2. Angela Johnston
3. Samantha Wood
4. Hilbooboo
5. Jessica Wilde
6. Laura Braisher
7. Eva Kittelsen
8. Rosie Cook
9. Jayne Batty
10. Faith
We had an amazing morning with our guest judges from the Society of Dyers and Colourists and it was an absolute pleasure to look through all the amazing entries.
We have shortlisted ten designs from ten very talented designers but we won't be revealing the results till Friday!
A huge thank you to everyone who entered and best of luck to those shortlisted and a very special thank you to Ashley, Richard and Tracy from the SDC.
Don't forget you can check out our latest competition, Lovely Days over on the brand new website.
Today we launched our latest competition - Lovely Days!
This month's design brief is all about those days that involve coming together with another person to celebrate a special occasion.
For example, Valentine’s Day, Wedding Day, Engagement, Mother’s Day or just spending a ‘lovely day’ with that someone special...
Your designs could be applied across a range of products from Greetings Cards, Gift Bags & Stationery Products for the M&S customer.
Right up your street? Well then check out the full brief here!
Please note that due to maintenance and continued development of the new website that we won't be accepting submissions until Monday 18th February. However that doesn't stop you getting a head start!
Please remember that all submissions should now be submitted only via the new website but if you do have any questions or comments please feel free to contact us at tigerprintcompetition@hallmark-uk.com
Thanks and thank you to everyone who has entered the Colour Competition which will be judged on Wednesday with very special guest judges from the Society of Dyers and Colourists.
Thanks!
There is now just the weekend left to enter our Colour Competition as your entries must be submitted by midnight (GMT) Sunday 10th February 2013 to qualify for judging.
You can check out the full brief and details on how to enter at the following link.
What to submit:
A trend Board/ Colour Palette (N.B Please include reference links where possible - this won't be shown on-line but only used during judging and should be emailed to tigerprintcompetition@hallmark-uk.com)
A show stopping collection of surface pattern (max 5 per entrant). This should be Spring/ Summer 2014 focused and could be aimed at either a male or female recipient and could be used across a range of products including:
Gift bags
Wrapping Paper
Stationery Products
Greeting Cards
The next competition will be launched next Monday so make sure you keep an eye out for the details!
Please not that you will be asked to upload your entries via the website and email your trend boards to the competition email . In addition please be advised that the Tigerprint Competition team will need to approve all entries before they appear on-line.
We do hope you are enjoying using the new website and we'd love to hear what you think of it so far. We are always on hand to help with any questions or queries you may have via the following links:
http://www.tigerprint.typepad.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TigerprintCompetition
https://twitter.com/Tigerprinters
tigerprintcompetition@hallmark-uk.com
Thank you to everyone who has already submitted entries, good luck and have a great weekend!
