Huddersfield University graduate wins top European design competition

May 18 2009 Huddersfield Daily Examiner

EUROPE’S biggest online arts showcase has selected a Huddersfield University graduate as one of its winners.

Alex Haines, 25, beat over 9,000 other applicants in the NOISEfestival to land a two-week placement with London-giant Hemingway Design.

Alex said: “I’ve always had a real passion for the creative arts, so the opportunity to work with Hemingway Design is fantastic.

“If they feel I have something to offer in return then even better.”

Alex’s entry was a London housing estate concept, called Glass SoHo, created using graphic artwork and 3D Photoshop works.

He created it after he graduated from Huddersfield with a First in 3D design.

Wayne Hemingway, co-founder of Hemingway Design, said: “Alex’s entry struck me straight away.

“It’s slick, fresh and forward-thinking.”

NOISE is an arts festival for the under-25s which takes place entirely on the web.

The best work submitted is selected by a panel including Hemingway, musician Badly Drawn Boy and Turner Prize nominee Richard Billingham.

The next NOISEfestival opens for submissions in late 2009.

For more details, visit www.noisefestival.com on the web.