Deadline:
March 31, 2025
Location(s)
Online
Overview
Established in 1964, the Starpack Students competition challenges students to submit solutions to problems set by brand-leading FMCG companies, design agencies and manufacturers, and win recognition of their excellence. The expectation and key criterion for judging success is for students to really challenge conventional thinking and break the rules with off-the-wall creativity.
Details
Luxury is unique to everyone, and cover materials play a huge part in that process. You would generally choose to purchase on that initial appeal. Paper is widely used on boxes and for books, which is where we would like you to enter our world. Everyone does judge a book by it's cover and packaging is no different, consumers judge s product by the box. Luxury goods deserve a luxury material to influence that final sale. The Design process is a hgely important part of the process from the mterial itself, to the print and foiling - so it must be fit for purpose.
Brands need to attract consumers and market products successfully by using POS displays that grab the attention of shoppers and differentiate from the competition, as well as being functional and easy to assemble.
The Brief
We are always looking at how we can innovate and elevate our materials and would like you to create your own texture or inclusion using our paper. We would like you to look at texture and olour to create a new innovation on an existing material. You can choose to create your own material using the paper base as a starting point or look at textures and how you can create a new emboss.
Choose from a paper weight of 120gsm as your starting point.
Points to consider
- Is the material fit for purpose? If the paper has inclusions will this stand the test of time on a book or a box? If you choose an emboss, would you choose a heavier paper to ensure this isn’t compromised?
- Consider how the material fits within a luxury space, is it something that visually appeals to you, or is the story important to how we promote this?
- Consider the impact on the environment. Is it locally sourced? Is it recyclable? Is the sustainable element readily available? Do you envisage small-scale availability or mass manufacture?
- Colour Palette – Can be as many or as little as you deem fit, however, what is the story behind this? Is it a natural paper showing off the inclusion? Is it neutral shades to show off the emboss?
Materials to be used
Wibalin® Natural or Recycled as a starting point – we will supply samples to enable you to visualise how you would like to innovate and elevate.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Who can enter?
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The competition is open to students studying a wide range of Higher Education courses, from those with a graphics emphasis to courses concerned with structural/product design, as well as materials/technology courses.
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Entering the competition provides an excellent opportunity for students to showcase their great ideas and solutions directly to an industry which is looking for rising stars.
Entries will be judged against the following criteria:
- Visual appeal: does the new material have visual appeal for the luxury space.
- Sustainability element with a new emboss: does this fit within the ethos of recyclability or re-use, OR
- Inclusions: the process of creating the materials / Emboss: the process in the design work to create the pattern. The Individuality of the material.
- Reality – is this something that is possible to create.
Dates
Deadline: March 31, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Prize
- Winner: full day Winter visit experience, including expenses & £250.00 cash prize
- 2nd place: £150.00 cash prize
- 3rd place: £50.00 cash prize
- IOM3 presents trophies to Gold, Silver and Bronze and certificates to Highly Commended entries.
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