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6 September, 2011

The Shelf Awards: Looking forward to 2012

2011 Winners: Christoph and Jakob

We may have only just finished The Shelf Awards for this year but it’s never too early to start looking ahead…

The Shelf Awards took place in July this year and we’re pleased to say we’ve been getting some great feedback. Most importantly guests thought the standard of all the graduate teams was excellent. And congratulations should go again to winners Christoph Hubner and Jakob Schumacher from Bucks New University. We’ve also been pleased to hear how well the venue went down – so thanks again to the IPA for their fantastic support.

You can see some images from the evening here.

Looking ahead: Graduates and Universities

If you’re a university course leader and would like your students to be involved in The Shelf Awards next year then please register now so that we can keep you up to date with our plans. If you’re a student and you would like your university to get involved then please get your course leader to register.

The Shelf Awards: University Registration

Looking ahead: Agencies and Industry

If you work in a creative agency, in recruitment or are in any other way connected with the industry, and would like to keep up to date with all announcements and invitations from The Shelf Awards please make sure you register your details. And if there’s anyone else you think would be interested in our work then please get them to register too.

The Shelf Awards: Industry Registration

Other ways to keep up to date with The Shelf Awards

Remember, you can also join us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

If you’re interested in finding out more about The Shelf Awards and some of our related activities, or would like to become a sponsor then please drop a line to The Shelf founder Gary Sharpen.

Thanks again for your support

Once again thank you to all of you who came along back in July to support the graduates with your invaluable feedback and offers of work placements, as well as voting to choose the winning graduate team. And thanks too for their support to our fantastic sponsors and helpers: IPA, Know, smoke & mirrors design, Sue Frost Recruitment, apple & ink, Major Players, direct recruitemnt and Johnnie Pakington Photography.

See you at The Shelf Awards 2012

8 July, 2011

The Shelf Awards 2011. And the winners are…

Winners Christoph Hubner and Jakob Schumacher with The Shelf founder Gary Sharpen

The coveted Shelf was this year won by Christoph Hubner and Jakob Schumacher from Bucks New University.

As is traditional with The Shelf Awards the winners on the night were selected by the guests themeselves. In an intense evening of creative speed-dating the six graduate teams on the shortlist got to showcase their work to some 120 guests consisting of creative directors, copywriters, art directors, recruiters and other industry experts.

As well as competing for The Shelf itself the aim of this free event is the contacts the graduates make during the evening. Judging from the feedback we had at the end of the evening they were overwhelmed by the amount of people they met, the advice they received and the work placements they were offered.

Second place went to Mark Wilson and Steve Parsons from University College Falmouth. Third place was taken by Stephanie Gane and Joshua Crossley from University of Lincoln.

Gary Sharpen, founder of The Shelf, also announced plans to expand the offering of The Shelf both to universities and by taking it’s ethos of support into agencies.

For more information about The Shelf please drop us a line.

Photography courtesy of Johnnie Pakington.

7 July, 2011

The Shelf Awards 2011. Show Your Support

There are only a matter of hours to go till The Shelf Awards 2011.

Please make sure that you are there to show your support for the graduates – the next generation of the creative industry.

We look forward to meeting you. And remember to tweet and tweet pic the evening.

Most importantly remember to give advice, offer work placements and vote for your favourite graduate creative team – the ones who will go home with The Shelf itself.

The Shelf Awards 2011. Everyone votes, every vote counts.

4 July, 2011

Four Days To Go…

The date is set, the venue is booked and we’ve got the assistance of a crack team of supporters including the IPA, Know, Smoke & Mirrors Design, Sue Frost Recruitment, Apple & Ink, Direct Recruitment and Major Players.

And of course, we’ve got our six talented finalists:

1. Mark Wilson and Steven Parsons. University College Falmouth.

2. Christoph Hübner and Jakob Schumacher. Bucks New University.

3. James Boomsma and Michael Kennedy. University of Lincoln.

4. Lucy Radford. Bucks New University.

5. Stephanie Gane and Joshua Crossley. University of Lincoln.

6. Charlotte Russell and Sian Jansen-Bowen. University of Gloucestershire.

The only thing missing are the judges…

And that’s where you come in. At The Shelf Awards it’s the guests who decide on the winners.

Please come along to the IPA, 44 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8QS, from 6pm on Thursday 7th July and decide which team gets the coveted Shelf. It might look like MDF to you but to the winner it’s priceless.

Remember: every one votes, every vote counts.

RSVP

22 June, 2011

The Shelf Awards -Can You Help?

The Shelf Awards are nearly here and the invitations are about to go out. We pride ourselves on being free to enter for both the participating graduates and their universities. To do this we rely on the goodwill of people in our industry. Thanks to such people we are on track for our 11th year. But we do still need some help in three ways:

1. Five volunteers to help with registration on the night.
2. Someone handy with a camera to record the event.
3. Some modest donations to help with sundry requirements.

If you or your company can help with any of these please get in touch as soon as possible. As well as our gratitude, all help will be credited as sponsors on the night.

Please help keep The Shelf Awards free by lending your support.

5 June, 2011

The Shelf Awards 2011

The Shelf Awards 2011 are imminent and we’ve been busy making sure they’ll be the best yet.

Once again we’ve been working with universities across the UK in an effort to seek out the best creatives in waiting. These are the graduates who will get a very special opportunity to showcase their work to leading art directors, copywriters, creative directors and recruiters at The Shelf Awards 2011.

We’re also delighted to be joined this year by the IPA who have very kindly offered to host the evening, so make sure you keep the 7th July – it’s going to be a good one!

To find out more please drop us a line.

2 July, 2010

Top Shelf Stuff

If you weren’t at last night’s Shelf awards – shame on you, you missed a cracking event.

Huge congratulations to Charly Gray and James Hobbs from Lincoln for winning the all-new, no expense spared, floating shelf on which to place all future awards – we’re expecting to hear great things. In second place was Neil Ritson and Stefan van Zoggel, also from Lincoln, followed by Casey Bird and Lee Hudson from Gloucestershire.
Read all about it in Campaign: http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/news/bulletin/thefix/article/1013841/

And big, big thanks to Getty Images Gallery for the amazing space, together with Team Shelf 2010, including the wonderful people at Framestore, Dave Brady at The Creative Rebellion, Smoke & Mirrors, Rob and Dave from Know, Matt at Little Black Book, Bill Morton photography, Sue Frost, Alexandra and Rachel Gott for making it happen, you’ve made 12 students very happy.

1 July, 2010

Who Will Win That Piece Of Wood?

Just over six hours to go to The Shelf 2010. We have searched the universities of the UK. We have our shortlist of graduate creative teams. Now it is down to our illustrious guests this evening at Getty Images Gallery to decide who wins The Shelf.

30 June, 2010

If Your Name’s Not Down

…you’re not coming in (well, that’s not true but we’d much rather if we knew you were coming along.)
If you haven’t yet RSVP’d for tomorrow’s Shelf Awards, please do so. NOW!

29 June, 2010

Support The Shelf

Every shelf needs some support and this one is no exception. Here’s what a few industry experts have to say about The Shelf Awards:

“The Shelf is a great way to get young talent inspired and make those important first connections in the industry.”
Ian Haworth, Global Chief Creative Officer, Rapp

“To have the six best graduate creative teams in one room is a dream for Creative Directors. For the graduate teams having 200 industry contacts all to themselves is priceless. For everyone in the industry The Shelf is invaluable. Here’s to another 10 years.”
Rachel Gott, Director and Recruiter, apple & ink

“For 10 years The Shelf has offered students the fantastic opportunity of showcasing their work to London’s top integrated agencies. Thank you, Gary.”
Julie Wright, Bucks New University

And finally, a word from the man who’s been assembling The Shelf for the past ten years:
“The Shelf is about offering the young talent a little support to help them on their way. After all what is a shelf? It’s simply a platform.”
Gary Sharpen, Executive Director WDMP & Founder of The Shelf

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