Australia’s print and design franchise, Worldwide Online Printing, supported the graduating graphic design students at Edith Cowan University by providing them with stylish business cards and sponsoring three excellence awards for rising stars. Winners included Carl Mobilia for Worldwide Online Printing Top Student Award, Mill Micevski who was awarded the Worldwide Online Printing Rising Star Award and the Worldwide Online Printing Developing Designer Award went to Jadwiga Daley-Thompson.

Worldwide national trainer, Ron Woodbine, presented the Worldwide Online Printing student excellence awards at the exhibition. “I was impressed with the high standard of design shown by the ECU graphic design students for 2008,” said Woodbine. “This group of students really understand typography. It’s refreshing to see this level of comprehension in these latest ECU graduates.”

Woodbine also presented a tutorial to the students during the semester, offering advice on professionally designed business cards. All 36 students then designed their own business cards in preparation for the working world, which Worldwide Online Printing printed at the Morley franchise. Jeremy Lloyd, franchisee at the Morley store, said, “They’ve turned out really well. They’ll impress prospective employers.”

ECU graphic design course coordinator, Adam Newcombe, was very impressed with the quality of the cards. “It’s the first time we’ve gone with Worldwide for our printing and we’re very happy with the results.” He continued, “Jeremy and the team at Worldwide Morley were terrific. They understood during the process that these are students and that sometimes mistakes are made or things need to be changed to get it right.”

Newcombe added, “It’s all about educating young designers within the corporate body and I think it’s just a fabulous way for the industry to engage with what we do.”

Image: Ron Woodbine and award-winning student Carl Mobilia at the presentation.