Black Cat and Standard Fireworks Firework Packaging Project

Online, August 4, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Black Cat and Standard Fireworks select 5 Huddersfield University students as finalists for the packaging project

For the first time ever Black Cat and Standard Fireworks have worked with 115 design students from the University of Huddersfield, on a 3 year project to design firework packaging. Black Cat were impressed with the high level of interest in the project and on Thursday 20th July met with 5 finalists they had chosen from 115 students.

The finalists are Paul Hopkinson, Ibrar Mohammed, Ashley Pennington, Sam Scrimshaw and Matthew Bornshin who are first year students studying Graphic Design and Illustration. The 5 finalists will now spend more time working with Black Cat and Standard Fireworks to see how packaging is developed within a real life company from initial concept, through consultation with customers to the final design that goes to print. They will also be taken on a tour of a local print works to see how designs are turned into actual packaging.

The students' designs could be used on fireworks sold via the Black Cat website or independent brochure or possibly in the likes of some of Black Cat's customers such as Tesco, Sainsburys, Homebase and many more.

Paul Hopkinson one of the 5 finalists commented "It's a great opportunity to work with a well established company and get some real life experience, in just the first year of our course - you don't expect to get this type of opportunity. This will be an amazing boost to my CV as the industry we are trying to get into is so competitive, this type of experience will make us stand out from the rest."

Helen Ashton, Marketing Manager at Black Cat and Standard Fireworks commented, "We have been really pleased with the enthusiastic response from the students and very impressed with the high standard of work submitted for the project. Our aim is for some of the students' designs to go into production, as this would be fantastic for their CV and portfolio once they finish their degree. It also brings fresh inspiration to our brands."