NWU student receives golden Loerie for graphic work

POTCHEFSTROOM - A graphic design student of the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU) recently earned a golden Loerie award, while yet another three projects received bronze awards.

Magdel Smith received the golden Loerie for her entry Who Cares in the section for publication design.

The other project that won a bronze Loerie in the section for publication design is The Art of Being. In the section for mixed media campaign, two projects, Oppikoppi – Sus en Daan, and Oppikoppi – No Strings Attached, won.

The Loeries is an annual South African award that not only acknowledges and develops creative excellence in the field of marketing and advertising, but also in terms of graphic design and digital media.

Last year, students in this subject group received three Loeries - one silver and two bronze.

The chairperson of the Loerie awards, Mr McCann Erickson, said that the high standard of the Loeries guarantees that the winners can compete internationally.

Here are this year’s Loerie winners with their lecturer, Mr Wessie van der Westhuizen. The winners are Gert Schoeman (bronze), Suzan van Wyk (bronze), Yvonne Lombard (bronze), Magdel Smith (gold) and Carla Erasmus (bronze).

Magdel Smith with her golden Loerie and her lecturer, Mr Wessie van der Westhuizen.