Awards and Achievements

2019

Pendoring Awards

Finalists

• Bevan Janse van Rensburg: Social Media Campaign
• Lehlogonolo Mohlala: Copywriting
• Brandon Ellis: Illustration

Adfocus Portfolio Awards

• Jamie Calf, Honours 2019, selected as one of the top 3 portfolios from South African Design Schools

Assegai Awards

• Gold: Shriya Baboola and Tamea Jadoo
• Silver: Rani Smith and Zeenat Bismilla

The Loerie Awards

Winners

• Ronel Irvine won a Bronze Loerie for Packaging
• Bianca Giani won a Bronze Loerie for Packaging

Finialist

• Thami Gwafa: FaceBook Challenge

Graphic Design Awards Afrika

• Mishka Vallabh, Third Place, Infographics
• Thando Nxumalo Third Place, Book cover Design

2018

Third-year 2017 advertising entered into the 2018 AMASA Ignite Awards

• Tebatso Rameetse received a highly comended award for her Iron Brew campaign
• Amber Albrecht was listed as a finialist for her Bakers Provita campaign

Assegai Awards:

• Gold: Azraa Cassim and Larissa Evans
• Silver: Megan Shaw and Amber Albrecht

The Loerie Awards

Winners

• Ronel Irvine won a Gold Loerie for her multi-lingual Lion Safety Matches campaign

Finalists

• Adam Morris: Branding, UJ E-mobility
• Raquel Rosa Ribeiro: Collateral Design, That Awkward Moment Card game

The Loeries Official Rankings

• Christa van Zyl listed in Top 3 Lecturers
• Gold Pack Packaging awards

Winners

• Brian Nonjii received Best in Project Brief Award for his hair grooming kit
• Ronel Irvine received Best in Project Brief Award for her bottled water branding and Bronze overall
• Shanice-Carrie Ellis was the runner-up in Project Brief Award for her My first cupcake packaging and was awarded Silver overall.

Finalists

• Jasmine-Nadine Ramdin
• Shanice Ellis
• Sean Fulton
• Janke Klut
• Ronel Irvine
• Azeezah Nakhooda
• Samantha Sheldon

WPO WorldStar International Student Awards 2018

Certificate of Merit

• Ronelle Irvine (top 13 globally)

Certificate of Recognition

• Jasmine-Nadine Ramdin
• Samantha Sheldon
• Shanice Ellis
• Sean Fulton
• Azeezah Nakhooda
• Brian Nonjiji
• Janke Klut

Pendoring Awards

Winner

• Ronel Irvine won a Gold Pendoring for her multi-lingual Lion Safety Matches campaign

Finalist

• Xolisa Sibeko
• Tebogo Maheya

Third-year 2017 Advertising entered into 2018 AMASA Ignite Awards

• Ronel Irvine won gold for her Lion Safety Matches campaign
• Jamie Calf received a highly commended award for her Ama Kip Kip campaign

Honours 2018 work entered into Adfocus Portfolio Awards

• Thami Gwafa selected as one of the top 3 portfolios from South African Design Schools

2018 Behance Portfolio reviews Outcomes:

• Thami Gwafa placed in first place for Best student portfolio (competing against Vega, Open Window & Greenside Design)
• Jamie Calf placed 7th

2017

The Design Indaba

• BA Honours, Lindsay Dhludhlu, Karma Elston, Zoe Groenwald and Kate Rees

Participation Design Unit

• Communication Design Honours students took part in a project called Participation Design Unit
  FADA Semi-finalists poster news stories
• Itumeleng Tinise and Alexander Haechler

2015

Design Indaba

• BA Honours, Muhammad Gangat, Emerging Creative. Lecturer: Christa van Zy BA Honours,

2014

Pendoring Awards

• 2013 Btech graduate Osmond Tshuma, Silver Pendoring Winner: Typographic Design, lecturer: Robyn Cook
• BA Honours student Yunisha Naiker, finalist, Pubilcation Design. Lecturers: Robyn Cook & Christa van Zyl.
• BA Honours student Chevaun Towell, finalist, Pubilcation Design. Lecturers: Robyn Cook & Christa van Zyl.
• BA Third Year student Andrea Neeleman, finalist, Advertising. Lecturer: Lizé Groenewald.

ASSEGAI AWARDS (in collaboration with UJ department of Strategic Communications)

• BA Degree third year students Nika Campher & Leanne Ullman, gold award, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl
• BA Degree third year students Connor Boyd & Jason Cunningham, bronze award, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl

2014 Gold Pack Awards

• BA Third Year student, Brittany Cunningham-Scott, Sappi Silver Award winner. Lecturer: Ross Drakes.
• BA Third Year student, Kayleigh Mackrell, finalist. Lecturer: Ross Drakes.

International Society of Typographic Designers

• BA Honours student, Yunisha Naiker, passed the International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD) assessment and thereby gained membership to the ISTD. Lecturers: Robyn Cook & Christa van Zyl.

Loerie Awards

• 2013 Btech graduate Osmond Tshuma, Finalist: Typographic Design, lecturer: Robyn Cook

2014 BASA Awards

• Telkom Convergence project finalist for 2014 BASA awards, for Strategic Project Award

International Office of Migration Outstanding Contribution Award

• Tricked, Trapped, Trafficked campaign, in collaboration with UJ Department of Strategic Communications.

2014 Design Indaba

• 2013 BA Graphic Design Graduate, Zaheer Randera, Emerging Creative. Lecturer: Christa van Zyl

IOHA

• BA Degree second year student Ilhaam Khan, Winner, curriculum based independent project: Poster category, lecturer: Lizé Groenewald
• BA Degree second year student Cherie van der Westhuizen, Second place winner, curriculum based independent project: Poster category, lecturer: Lizé Groenewald
• BA Degree second year student Karma Elston, Third place winner, curriculum based independent project: Poster category, lecturer: Christa van Zyl

2013

IOHA

• BA Degree second year student Wade Martin Moonsamy, Winner curriculum based independent project: billboard category, lecturer, Lizé Groenewald
• BA Degree second years students Chrystal Michellé Van Niekerk, Demi Sanchia de Sousa, Justin Greyling, Simphiwe Isa Mangole, Paula Van Huyssteen, Conor Fathe-Aazam, Merit winners curriculum based independent project: billboard category, lecturer, Lizé Groenewald

INDIAFRICA

• BTech student Telita Esterhuizen, Poster category, lecturer, Inge Hyson

ASSEGAI AWARDS (in collaboration with UJ dept of Strategic Communications)

• BA Degree third year student Chevaun Towell, gold award, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl
• BA Degree third year student Yunisha Naiker, silver award, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl
• BA Degree third year student Kega Setusha, bronze award, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl

LOERIE AWARDS

• Btech student David Mabotja, finalist for Branding, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl
• BA Degree second year student Yunisha Naiker, finalist for Package design, lecturer: David Chong
• BTech 2012 graduate Ciara Moore, finalist for Publication design, lecturer: Brenden Grey
• BTech 2012 graduate Ciara Moore, silver for Student Publication design, lecturer: Brenden Grey

TELKOM CONVERGENCE

• BA Degree second year student Jeremy Miller, Overall best Art Work, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl
• BA Degree second year student Simphiwe Mangole, Online winner, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl
• BA Degree second year student Chrystal van Niekerk, Online second place winner, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl
• BA Degree second year student Lauren Speirs, Online third place winner, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl

2012

IOHA

• BTech student Caitlyn Ann Goldring, Open category posters, lecturer, Lizé Groenewald
• BA Degree second year student Annika Coskey, Curriculum based independent project: billboard category, lecturer, Lizé Groenewald (Was on display on Barry Hertzog road)

INDIAFRICA

• BA Degree first year student Jessica D. de Sousa, Poster category, lecturer, Inge Hyson
• BA Degree first year student Jenna-Lee Ferrer, Poster category, lecturer, Inge Hyson
• BA Degree first year student Chrystal van Niekerk, Poster category, lecturer, Inge Hyson
• BA Degree first year student Colin Bryan Groenewald, Poster category, lecturer, Inge Hyson
• BTech student Sharp-Lee Mthimkulu, Poster category, lecturer, Inge Hyson

ANTALIS PAPER and DESIGN

• NDip third year student Ashley Moodley, 3rd place, student category. Project: Branding in collaboration with OpenCo, lecturer, David Chong

ASSEGAI AWARDS (in collaboration with UJ dept of Strategic Communications)

• NDip third year student Jessica Strydom, gold award, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl
• NDip third year student Cari Williamson, silver award, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl
• NDip third year student Mothei Letlabika, bronze award, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl
• NDip third year student Jamie Camfferman, leader award, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl

PENDORING

• BTech students Vernon Joyce & Ciara Moore for “Bevry die Leeu”, finalist for Student Digital, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl & Terence Fenn
• BTech student Gunther Oberholster for “Dink voor jy skiet”, finalist for Integrated campaign, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl & Terence Fenn
• BTech students Mari-Louise Van Der Merwe & Caitlyn Ann Goldring for “The Vengeance of Dr Mangama”, finalist for Proudly South African campaign, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl & Terence Fenn

LOERIE AWARDS

• BTech 2011 graduate Sheldon Stewart, finalist for Logos and Identity Programmes, Architecture & interior design, Environmental & Package design, Publication design, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl
• BTech 2011 graduate Sheldon Stewart, silver award for Student Logos and Identity Programmes, lecturer: David Chong
• BTech 2011 graduate Ronel Botes, finalist for Publication design, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl
• NDip third year student Cara Huxtable, finalist for Logos and Identity Programmes, lecturer: David Chong
• NDip third year student Cara Huxtable, finalist for Collateral design, lecturer: David Chong

2012 Design Indaba

• Btech, Sharp-Lee Mtimkulu, Emerging Creative. Lecturer: Christa van Zyl

2011

DESIGN ACHIEVERS

• BTech student Peggy Ntsepe, fourth place, Banapele: Alleviating poverty amongst vulnerable children, lecturer, Sidhika Sooklal

LOERIE AWARDS

• BTech 2010 graduate Zele Angeledes, gold award publishing other, lecturer: Stephan Erasmus
• NDip third year student Ciara Moore, silver award for Brand identity and Collateral Design, lecturer: David Chong
• NDip third year student Matthew McIver, bronze award for Brand identity and Collateral Design, lecturer: David Chong

PENDORING

• BTech student Leightong Coertze, gold award for Digital Design, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl & Terence Fenn
• BTech student Emma-Jane Harbour, gold award for Digital Design, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl & Terence Fenn
• BTech student Georgia Walsh, gold award for Digital Design, lecturer: Christa Van Zyl & Terence Fenn
• All three of the above mentioned students received Best overall Student winner

2010

THINKAHEAD AWARDS

• BTech student Zele Angeledes, Thinkahead award advertising category, lecturer, Hanneke Schutte
• BTech student Zele Angeledes, Thinkahead award publication category, lecturer: Stefan Erasmus
• UJ Graphic Design Department awarded one of the five top higher education institutions in South Africa

UJ HIV/AIDS CURRICULUM LED POSTER COMPETITION

• Third year student Margaretha Reitsma, joint third prize, lecturer: Brenden Gray
• Second year student Mari-Louise vd Merwe, joint third prize, lecturer: Mike Aylmer

UJ HIV/AIDS FREE STANDING POSTER COMPETITION

• Second year student Caitlyn Goldring, first prize, lecturer: Mike Aylmer
• Second year student Esther Nidoboni, UJ HIV/AIDS curriculum led poster competition, second prize, lecturer: Mike Aylmer

2009

DESIGN INDABA YOUNG CREATIVES

• BTech 2008 graduate Tanya Whitley, Design Indaba Young Creatives
• Cit:y Festival
• BTech student, Zele Angeledes, winner

THINKAHEAD AWARDS

• BTech student James Smith, Gold for portfolio
• BTech student James Smith, silver for corporate identity design, lecturer: Heidie Kumpf
• BTech student James Smith, three merits for other projects
• BTech student Yashad Singh, Thinkahead award Ambient Media Category, lecturer: Deirdre

PretoriusThinkahead awards

• UJ Graphic Design Department awarded one of the five top higher education institutions in South Africa

LOERIE AWARDS

• BTech 2008 graduate Tanya Whitley, bronze award for collateral design, lecturer: Deirdre Pretorius
• BTech 2008 graduate Tanya Whitley, craft award for illustration, lecturer: Deirdre Pretorius

2008

Cit:y Festival

• Third year student Yashad Singh: winner

THINKAHEAD AWARDS

• BTech student Sindiso Nyoni, Thinkahead merit award, lecturer: Deirdre Pretorius
• BTech student Sindiso Nyoni, Thinkahead merit award, self initiated project

LOERIE AWARDS

• BTech student Tania Whiteley: Loerie bronze logo and identies

2007

LOERIE AWARDS

• BTech student Bonnie Roodt: finalist

THINKAHEAD AWARDS

• Third year student Sindiso Nyoni: two merit awards

IPSA GOLDPACK AWARDS

• Third year student Hema Nana: merit award
• Third year student Michelle Makanec: finalist

2006

ANTALIS ART OF DESIGN

• Second place awarded to Andrew Brown on 31 August 2006

DESIGN ACHIEVERS AWARD

• Won by Sandile Nkosi on 16 June 2006.

LOERIE AWARDS

• Bonnie Roodt: finalist in the category for Brand identity and Collateral Design.
• Shaun Botes: finalist in the Publication Design category.
• Marina Laskaris: finalist in two craft categories (typography and photography).

EMERGING CREATIVES

• Zamani Ngubane nominated to participate at the 2006 Design Indaba Expo in the Emerging Creatives Sector.

2005

THINKAHEAD AWARDS

• Shaun Botes: Gold award in the portfolio category.
• Merit award in the brochure and logo category.
• Merit award in promotional marketing category.
• Monique Bissel: Silver award in the craft category.
• Marina Laskaris: Merit award in the other category.
• Merit award in the poster category.
• Bradley Glossop: Merit award in the other category.
• Merit award in the poster category.
• Paul Dale Finalist in packaging category.
• Graphic Design Department: Due to the excellent quality of the submitted portfolios the Graphic Design Department was one of five finalists in the new category “Best School” selected from the ranks of the twenty-two participating institutions.

LOERIE AWARDS

• Chris Pantelias: Won silver in the category for brand identity and collateral design.
• Monique Bissel: Won silver in the design category.
• Paul Dale and Marina Laskaris: Won bronze in the publication design category.

ISTD ASSESSMENT SCHEME

• Monique Bissel passed the International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD) assessment scheme and thereby gained membership to the ISTD.

ALUMNI DIGNITAS AWARD

• Graphic Design Department Advisory Committee member Gary Harwood, nominated by Garth Blake, received the Alumni Dignitas Award from the University of Johannesburg.

ABSA BANK NOTE AND COIN DESIGN COMPETITION

• Bonnie Roodt and Craig Johnson received second prize in the coin division.

GOLDPACK PACKAGING AWARD

• Monique Bissel received a commendation for the written component of her entry into the Goldpack Packaging Award.

PEACECOW

• The Department was invited by Cell C and the Loerie Awards to enter into a “cow parade” competition against other creative students and institutions. Fourth year learners created a design around the theme of “Peace” and produced it on a life size fibreglass cow. The cow was displayed at the Loerie Awards festival in Margate during October 2005