Monday, 28 January 2013

CONTEXTUAL PRACTISE ELECTION

Contextual Practise 

Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Crowdsources Election T-Shirt Design



Kevin Rudd , former Prime Minister of Australia and Minister of Parliament announced the winner of a t-shirt design contest he launced in coming soon .

The winner is Studio 71 , a graphic design studio design started Shane Marchewka who discovered the contest on crowdsourcing site Design Crowd and submitted six design to the website's $1,000 t-shirt design contest .

' I registered with DesignCrowd earlier in the year as a way to boost my exposure as a freelance designer . I am stoked enough to say i have a former Prime Minister as a client however the $1,000 prize money is like a cherry on top of a very sweet cake ' he said

Mr Rudd tweeted about the contest yesterday and said , ' Shane is a great guy who is putting in the effort to start his own small business . He had a range of great ideas and really embraced the spirit of the competition . I wish Shane and Studio 71 all the best for taking his business to the next step . I was overwhelmed by the quantity and quality of entries , so thanks a million to Design Crowd and Australia talented graphic design community '

Its not everyday designers acquire former Prime Minister as clients .




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