2012-02-08 15:06:17 // Design Daily Team
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The launch of the brand for personal brewery WilliamsWarn has won Studio Alexander a gold award in the international Graphis 100 Best in Design and will feature in the 2012 edition of the International Journal of Visual Communication.
2012-01-16 11:42:29 // Siobhan Leathley
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The 27 finalists in the New Zealand International Business Awards have been announced, and they run the gamut from health to software development to magnet manufacturing.
2011-10-25 09:52:40 // Sustain Team
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With all the regional rounds of the Sustainable Business Network Awards now wrapped up, it’s up to you, the discerning public, to cast your vote for your favourite sustainable business with the People’s Choice Award. Entries close this Friday so you better be quick.
2011-09-12 10:31:42 // Sustain Team
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We’re far from perfect when it comes to disposing of packaging responsibly. Every New Zealander consumes about 36 kg of plastic packaging per year, with only 8.64 kg of that being recycled. The bi-annual Environmental Packaging Awards seek to spin a positive light on packaging by celebrating companies and individuals who champion environmental issues and packaging product stewardship. Among this year's winners were Resene's Karen Warman for her innovative Paintwise programme and a corrugated box design by a Massey University student.
2011-09-01 12:12:39 // Design Daily Team
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Architecture and product design awards are common enough, and now it’s the turn of book design to get a little award lovin’. The 2011 PANZ Book Design Awards, held last week, is the only competition to recognise the work of book designers. Taking out the top nod at this year’s awards was Vasanti Unka for her picture book 'Hill and Hole', with judges describing its typography as “clever, melding perfectly and never interfering with the rich, layered illustrations".