VU:s Principal, Garry Clement-Boggis on stage at the 2010 DESIGN WEEK AWARDS.

July 28, 2010 - PRLog -- VU: sponsored the event for the first time and attended a wonderful presentation evening wih a five course meal and entertainment.  The evening was spent networking and some valuable contacts were made.

Austerity engenders constraints, but, as Sir John Sorrell has famously said, it can bring out the best in designers. The creative community thrives on challenge and recession often inspires the best work, even if there is less of it.

This was borne out by the 2010 Design Week Awards, particularly in print categories where bold, black and white graphics indicated a welcome return to simple ideas beautifully crafted. Everyone loved them.

But ingenuity isn't just the province of communication design. Product and furniture sections yielded a plethora of great entries last year, pushing the boundaries of technology and form.

Good design make a huge difference for businesses in tough times through innovation and appropriateness - characteristics that win creative awards. It can come from any design studio, whatever its size or location, given the right mix of talent and confidence.

We celebrate these traits when we applaud the DW Awards winners. Through them we have highlighted new or hidden talents over the years and unwittingly helped to forge many a client/designer partnership.

The awards were held in the ballroom at the Hilton on Park Lane, London and hosted by Dominic Holland.  500 peers from the design industry were the guests.

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