Congratulations again to the winners of the 2009 Zero Boundaries Product Design Contest! And a special thank you to ALL the entrants that submitted such quality and compelling ideas that it was very difficult to judge and select the final winners. All the designs were worthy of recognition in our book!
The finalists and winners are showcased at a dedicated contest website www.ZINKZeroBoundaries.com
The top six winning design solutions were chosen by a distinguished panel of judges and a People's Choice winner was chosen by the general public, with more than $25,000 in cash and prizes being awarded. The winners include both design firms and students of design, as well as represent the global design community, hailing from China, USA, Romania, Brazil, and the Netherlands. The winning solutions were judged and selected based on how they leveraged the benefits of the ZINK® Technology, more easily or uniquely fulfilled by ZINK vs. other printing technologies, brought relevance to a physical print in a digital age, and appealed to the target market.
Winners At-A-Glance
FIRST PLACE
Youth Category (option 1) Future Category (option 2)
ZINK MIX MINI GIANT
Patrick Schuur, Maketropolis, The Netherlands Paula Adina Sumalan, Romania
SECOND PLACE
ZINK FIB HANSHI
Axis Design, USA Axis Design, USA
THIRD PLACE
PHIARY ZINK PEN
Guo Xiaolin, Chinese Design Student Jeffrey Gerlach/Nicholas Matarese
Design students, Syracuse University, USA
PEOPLE'S CHOICE
SMARTBC
Arthur Ditlef, Brazil
