The In-Book Awards

Well hello there, I've now finished my second year of uni. Quite a scary, yet motivating thought. Things have been good since I last posted, noteworthy of which, I got my work for Mini into the D&AD Student Awards Book. I was elated, until it dawned on me... My parents, brother, sister, grandad, grandma etc. are going to want a copy of the book. The thing is, there is no book. I know, D&AD take my £12 and in return I get nothing physical; just a mention on their website.

This is not right.

Which is why I am now formally announcing that I am starting my own awards body...

The In-Book Awards 2010.

The difference is, The In-Book Awards does have a book. In fact the book is the award, your own personal 8 page book with your work in it, IN A BOOK!

The entry requirements are that you won an In-Book in the D&AD Student Awards. Anybody who enters automatically wins.

Luckily, Leah Klein, former Creative Director of Wired Magazine, taught me how to bind books last year in a workshop, so I'm going to be a bit busy.

I'm going to make some booksleeves and then get a website registered and start promoting this. Hopefully it will get me a bit of coverage. And the best thing is, the people who get in book are likely to be the best creative students who are likely to be getting jobs soon, so I'll hopefully be getting some good contacts.

I'll keep you updated,
Dan