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YOUNG HACKNEY DESIGNERS COMPETITION

17 DECEMBER 2012

A design competition is being launched this week to find the designers of the future in Hackney. Aspiring 16 to 24 year old designers are being invited to showcase their creative talent and design a logo and image for sustainable hackney, the borough’s newest environmental networking group.

Russell Miller, Chair of sustainable hackney said: “We are looking for fresh ideas to help us connect up the many groups and individuals who already do great work in protecting our environment and we knew the right place to look was among the young people living and studying in the borough”.

The competition runs until Friday January 25^th 2013. Entrants need to design a logo or brand image, postcard, website banner and background image, all reflecting sustainable hackney’s aims. Entrants will compete for a winner’s prize of £200, a runner up prize of £50 and the five finalists’ designs being showcased by sustainable hackney on their website. 

The overall winner and a runner up will be announced at the Awards Ceremony in February 2013.

Youth organiser and sustainable hackney Steering Group member, Mustafa Korel said: “As a youth programme leader developing future campaigners, this comes as an excellent opportunity for us to engage young people who both want to express and showcase their design skills and for us to develop our identity with the creative input of the young people of Hackney”.

Mustafa continued: “Young people have a stake in the great work that we’re doing in Hackney. They are our future leaders, teachers and volunteers. I hope this competition will inspire them to get engaged in sustainability in a creative and innovative way”.

To get an application pack go to http://sustainablehackney.org.uk/designcompetition or email design@sustainablehackney.org.uk or contact Mustafa on 07746 135 495.

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Media contact: Mustafa Korel on 07746 135 495 or email design@sustainablehackney.org.uk

Notes to Editors:

• sustainable hackney is a community-led networking organisation that aims to bring together, support and co-ordinate the activities of people and organisations in the London Borough of Hackney to create positive solutions and to promote increased awareness and develop understanding of environmental issues and the work of environmental organisations.