The Academy of Screen and Digital Printing Technologies (ASDPT), Fairfax, Va., recently announced the winners of its Tom Frecska Student Printing Competition. The annual competition honors student work in the specialty imaging field within a variety of categories. Entrants represent secondary (high school and vocational) and post-secondary (technical school, college or university) students.
This year’s Best of Show winners include: “The Orlando Plunge” by Sarah Faust, Regina Knaus, Martin Mackensen, Moritz Porcher and Marvin Sommer (instructor: Frank Gunkel, Kroschke Sign-International GmbH); and “Escalator to Where?” by Jordan Reemsnyder (instructor: Patrick Rose, Clemson University).
Best of Show winners received a special Academy Student Achievement Award and a cash prize of $500 to use toward their graphic arts education. Instructors also received $500 to use toward their schools’ graphic arts educational program.
Submissions were displayed to industry leaders from around the world at the 2013 SGIA Expo, held this past Oct. 2325. A complete list of winners is available online.
For more information, visit sgia.org/asdpt. — L.M.
