Cape Town’s creatives are basking in the global spotlight after raking in international awards for their talents!
Cape Town, South Africa (12 July 2024) — Young creatives from Cape Town have backed the Mother City’s reputation as a hub of the arts after several students went on to bask in the global spotlight; raking in an array of international creative awards.
Graduates from the Red & Yellow Creative School of Business, Philippa Scholtz and Duncan Schröder were among those awarded. This for their recent submissions to the One Club for Creativity Student Awards—a big deal in the world of creative up-and-comers.
One Club for Creativity promotes the global creative community year-round through its initiatives, culminating in notable awards like the Student Awards (considered the most commendable advertising, interactive and design competition for students) and the ADC Awards (which specifically recognise craftsmanship in design, illustration, photography, motion and more worldwide).
Philippa won in the Young Ones ADC Illustration category for Sweet P Creates, as well as in the Brand/Communication on Design category for her project ‘Boink’.
It was a huge honour for the young illustrator who shared that, “[the awards] validate the hard work and creativity we put into our project and motivates us to keep pushing boundaries.”
As for Duncan, he secured an ADC Merit Award for Project ‘Melktert’ in the Brand/Communication Design/Branding Systems/Identities—Digital category. Both students have completed their Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communication degrees. But if their recent praise is anything to go by, they’ve already put their degrees to fantastic use; forging a promising future for themselves.
But, the good news didn’t end with them. For the D&AD awards, five students and four tutors making up a formidable creative force won a Pencil for work they did for a big client.
The D&AD Awards, organised by a registered charity and educational body, gather the world’s best creative work in commercial design, advertising, production and craft disciplines. These works are judged by over 300 global creative leaders and innovators who ultimately decide who wins a Pencil, making it quite the feather in anyone’s cap.
The South African creatives who won are Allegra Carrara, Ammaarah Ismail, Georgia Wallace, Melandré Fourie and Nombulelo Mtshakaci along with their lecturers and mentors Wilna Combrinck, Liz Pienaar, Stephanie Simpson and Heloise Bottomley.
“Bringing home international awards is a proof point that South African students can produce world-class work for the creative industry,” reflected Stephanie Simpson, the Illustration Lecturer who supported Scholtz in the lead-up to the Young Ones Student Awards.
“South Africans’ work ethic and creativity are often praised abroad but not as frequently recognised at home. Positive news about local young achievers is rare and people are increasingly eager for uplifting stories, especially when it’s about people associated with international success.”
As the cherry atop the cake for their school, Red & Yellow was listed by the One Club for Creativity as the top-ranked regional college in Africa and the Middle East, earmarking it at the 25th spot in the whole world.
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