Swinburne design students recognised with awards, 2019

Swinburne students have dominated a design competition asking young Victorians to call out the sneaky tactics used by the alcohol industry. Top Spin, a VicHealth initiative, asks those aged 18 to 29 to pick a tactic used by the alcohol industry and create a design exploring the theme. Every week over five weeks, a major prize of $1,000 (Judges Award) is awarded to the best design, with three prizes of $300 (Judges Shout Out Award) also to be allocated. Overall, eighty per cent of winners were Swinburne students, with Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) (Honours) students taking out three of the five major prizes available and 13 of the 15 minor prizes. All Swinburne design students recognised with awards include: Riley van Ingen (Judges Award and Judges Shout Out Award) Felix Barnett (Judges Award) Alex Darbyshire (Judges Award) Chloe Gmehling (Judges Shout Out Award) Emily Wookey (Judges Shout Out Award) Madeleine Merzvinskis (Judges Shout Out Award) Sabrina Wong (Judges Shout Out Award) Tiger Hongmung (Judges Shout Out Award) Tanya Loucas (Judges Shout Out Award) Jesse Bucher (Judges Shout Out Award) Erin McConnel (Judges Shout Out Award) Photograph originally appeared in the Media Centre Release, 'Swinburne students smash Top Spin design competition' on Thursday 30 May 2019