Katarina Matkovic

First award on the international competition YOUNG PACKAGE 2012 for the project Just my Cup of Tea Young package 2012 May 2012 About Young PackageYoung Package is a competition in packaging design. It is meant for young designers of up to 30 years of age. Since its foundation in 1996, the Young Package competition has achieved an international reputation and a distinctive position among competitions for young designers. Every year, several hundred participants from the whole world send their entries.Young Package focuses on packages made of paper. The competition was founded to invite students and creative… Show more About Young PackageYoung Package is a competition in packaging design. It is meant for young designers of up to 30 years of age. Since its foundation in 1996, the Young Package competition has achieved an international reputation and a distinctive position among competitions for young designers. Every year, several hundred participants from the whole world send their entries.Young Package focuses on packages made of paper. The competition was founded to invite students and creative people, and challenge them to create designs of corrugated and smooth cardboard or other paper materials widely used in packaging design. .Young Package is held annually. Its founder Model Obaly, the Czech branch of international Model company, is a leading package manufacturer and a great believer in supporting and challenging young creative talents. Since 2009, the competition has been organised by CZECHDESIGN.CZ.http://young-package.com/about-the-competition/previous-years-gallery-of-past-winners/2012/winners/gallery-of-the-winners/g231 Show less

Second prize at the international contest Typhlo&Tactus for the development of tactile picture books for blind and low vision children (In cooperation with Tihana Pećirko, School of Design) Typhlo & Tactus Nov 2011 "Typhlo & Tactus is an organization that exists to improve the quality and quantity of tactile books (books with tactile illustrations) that are available to young children with visual impairments in member countries. As a part of T&T's efforts, the organization has conducted a biennial tactile book competition, beginning in 2000. In the past, the competition has been open only to European T&T members, but this year's tactile book competition has been opened to a worldwide audience! The… Show more "Typhlo & Tactus is an organization that exists to improve the quality and quantity of tactile books (books with tactile illustrations) that are available to young children with visual impairments in member countries. As a part of T&T's efforts, the organization has conducted a biennial tactile book competition, beginning in 2000. In the past, the competition has been open only to European T&T members, but this year's tactile book competition has been opened to a worldwide audience! The American Printing House for the Blind (APH) has agreed to be the U.S. national contact organization, publicizing the competition, directing participants to competition guidelines, and accepting and judging U.S. entries."Full information about the contest is at http://www.aph.org/edresearch/tactile-book-contest/ The T&T website is www.tactus.org Show less