Corel Corp., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, recently named Alexei Oglushevich the winner of the 2013 CorelDRAW International Design Contest, awarding a VersaStudio BN-20 desktop printer/cutter from Roland DGA Corp., Irvine, Calif.
Oglushevich, who was recognized for the entry, “Summer Fantasies,” also was awarded Wilcom EmbroideryStudio software with 16 Elements and $10,000 in cash.
In all, 18 winning entries were selected out of the thousands submitted to Corel for the contest, which recognizes outstanding works in a variety of categories, including: advertising/specialty graphics, vehicle wraps, textile/fashion designs, general illustration and fine art, student and speed drawing video (bonus).
In addition to winning this year’s grand prize, Olglushevich won a Roland STIKA SV-15 vinyl cutter for taking top honors in the contest’s general illustration and fine art category. Also awarded STIKA SV-15 vinyl cutters were first-place category winners Misa Mladenovic, Serbia (advertising/specialty graphics), Jesus Irvin Herrera Aquino, Mexico (vehicle wraps) and Boopalan M., India (student).
To access a list of the contest winners and view their winning entries, click here.
For more information, visit rolanddga.com or corel.com. — L.M.
