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Of the thousands of
entrants in the '11 to 14 years' Age Category, the following 25 entries
from around New Zealand have been chosen as Commended winners in 2009.
Each winner receives a certificate, a prize pack of goodies from Nestle
and an iPod Shuffle. In alphabetical order, congratulations to... |
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Alice Austin (12) Craighead Diocesan School Timaru Artist description: A girl climbing up a cliff and reaching up to Kidsline. Judges comments: This winning entry is a great example of an artist taking a simple concept and creating an effective poster. The poster captures a dramatic moment using bright primary colours and a strong composition.
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| Andrew Su (12) Taradale Intermediate Napier Artist description: My Kidsline Poster is about how Kidsline can easily change your life from bullies and being left out, to fun and joy. Judges comments: The judges were impressed with the detail in Andrew's drawing and shading. The idea of Kidsline defeating a world of loneliness or bullying is effectively conveyed, especially in the body language and facial expression of the central character.
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Campbell Ross (12)
Bombay School Franklin District, South Auckland Artist description: When you are tangled in the roots of regret call Kidsline to dig you out. Judges comments: While the ideas behind this poster are complicated, the design is simple, effective and very well handled by the artist. Effective use of colour, texture and vertical panels within the frame appealled to the judges.
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| Carla Rossouw (12) Rotorua Intermediate Rotorua Artist description: Letting kids who feel like the odd one out know that that they’re not alone and who they can call and talk to. Judges comments: Carla's entry takes a serious and real problem - the idea of feeling isolated like a 'black sheep' - and through effective lettering and drawing gives it a humourous and human edge.The attention to small detail and perspective is well handled.
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| Cindy Qiu (12)
Auckland Normal Intermediate Auckland City, Auckland Artist description: A girl standing outside her school hoping all the talking behind her back, all the bullying and crying will one day stop. Judges comments: Cindy's entry features among the most detailed drawing and colouring the judges saw. The use of crisp colours, fine line work and thought bubbles evoked a graphic novel style image.
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| Debbie Zhao (12) Glenfield Intermediate North Shore City, North Shore Artist description: Calling Kidsline to help a child find their inner sunshine once again - to bring back their inner feelings. Judges comments: This energetic entry uses the visual language of kids advertising to draw the viewers attention. The judges liked the impact of the light colouring and the expression on the 'sun' character's face.
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| Declan Mallon (12) Saint Peters College Palmerston North Artist description: Talking about your problems will destroy your inner demons. Judges comments: Drawing on the 'bottleddemon's from Lisa's winning 2008 design, Declan's entry expands on the idea of 'problem demons' with a dramatic, highly imaginative entry. The bright coloursand details on the kids outfit are especially well realised.
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| Dion Stewart (12) Kelston Intermediate Waitakere City, Auckland Artist description: A boy getting bullied and wants to be left alone. Judges comments: This entry features a range of media and drawing skills to create a layered and professional image. Crisp anime style drawings contrast with bright and textured sunbeams cutting through the hills.
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| Jessica Donald (12)
Havelock School Nelson Artist description: A girl who has a hard life until she calls Kidsline. Judges comments: This attention grabbing entry is positive and encouraging about calling Kidsline, showing a 'before and after' effect. Small details like speech bubbles and film sprockets help create the video-feel intended. .
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| Juliann Halaholo (12) St Thomas Auckland City Artist description: A girl worried about her friendship at school, she calls Kidsline and talks to one of the counsellors, she is happy because she knows what to do to reunite with her friend. Judges comments: This colourful entry uses a striking palette and bold drawing to convey a common situation for many kids.The use of various 'frames' - like a pinboard, thought bubble and mirror - builds a connection to the viewers own 'inner world'.
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| Leila Bailey-Moore (14)
Nayland College Nelson Artist description: Being bullied about your apperance, feeling low on your self esteem. Asking for help and then feelinggood about yourself. Judges comments: This visually striking entry uses a mix of spaces and perspectives with a combination of light and dark. Beautifully drawn figures mix humour with a serious message effectively.
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Louie Neale (13) Westland High School Greymouth Artist description: How many people can feel different emotions one time, and how it feels so much better to talk to someone about your problems. Judges comments: A mix of drawing, painting and collage, Louie's entry stood out as one of the most polished. In particular the bright colours and contrasting bright and dark spaces drawing attention to the excellent drawing.
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| Louise Francis (11)
Remuera Intermediate Auckland City Artist description: If you are drowning in your problems, Kidsline will throw you a lifeline. Judges comments: This poster takes a verbal metaphor and turns it into a powerful and relevant visual image. The use of a limited but bright colour palette and crisp drawing really helps it stand out and communicate effectively.
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| Lucy Paton (12)
Oamaru Intermediate Waitaki District, Oamaru Artist description: Problems are like a maze.... Judges comments: Lucy's entry shows a confident and bold use of colour, patterning and type. There is a clear and relevant message drawn from the complexity of real life and this has been communicated with maximum impact.
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| Maddy Adams (13)
Murrays Bay Intermediate North Shore City, Auckland Artist description: A girl who is bullied and hasfriends but not many and she needs someone to talk to. Kidsline? Sure! Judges comments: This entry captures with real subtlety the situation of many callers to Kidsline - they may have, as the artist describes - 'friends, but not many'. Careful composition and shading draws attention to several points of focus, like the girl and her phone.
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| Matthew Bright (12)
Pukekohe Intermediate Franklin District, South Auckland Artist description: Are you being bullied? Judges comments: It's not always easy to effectively bring a humorous element to a poster for Kidsline, but Mathew's entry manages to put it off with a great pun and an effective illustration. It's the little details like the person stuck underneath that create a rich and appealing poster.
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| Millie Pearce (13)
Christchurch South Intermediate Christchurch Artist description: It helps to talk. Judges comments: Each year many entrants use a 'split screen' in their entry, echoing the two faces in Kidsline's logo. This winning entry took a simple idea and used excellent drawing skills, bright colours and an eye for details - like the bruises and bandaids to create a polished poster.
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| Sonia Mijatov (12)
Havelock North Intermediate Havelock North, Hawkes Bay Artist description: How you can't just delete your troubles. It helps when you talk, and your troubles are resolved, not deleted. Judges comments: This entry takes a familiar feeling from Isaac's winning 2008 poster with a kid using a piece of technology to get help. The Kidsline Buddies involved in judging were just as impressed with the insight shown in Sonja's description.
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| Stanley Chan (12)
Te Kuiti Primary School Waitomo District, Te Kuiti Artist description: A hero named Kidsline is rescuing children by destroying the evil problem monster, which is causing kids to have problems they can't fix themselves. Judges comments: Stanley's colourful entry shows a full command of drawing, typography and composition, using the exagerated archetypes of heroes and villains to appeal to kids. There are lots of fun details and a knowing sense of irony.
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| Sung-Woo Baek (11)
Kings School Auckland City Artist description: The left side shows a boy's sad past and right side is after he has called Kidsline, so now he feels much happier. Judges comments: The use of a split frame has been extremely well executed with an almost cinematic type feel in this composition. A shattered picture frame and snapped pencil allow room for the viewer to create a powerful narrative in their own imagination.
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Symon Tobias M. Guantero (12)
Farm Cove Intermediate Manukau City, South Auckland Artist description: The child's world full of different problems. He called Kidsline, playing the part of superhero to help him break away from it.. Judges comments: This entry brings together arange of elements, effectively addressing the past and future and the real and the imagined. The sketchy style of the excellent drawing creates a dreamlike and imaginative quality to the image.
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| Tarryn Palmer (13)
Mapua School Nelson Artist description: Someone talking about their problems to Kidsline, while walking out the door (a door to a better and brighter world) where most of their problems go away. Judges comments: Tarryn's entry shows how mixedmedia can be effectively used to underscore the message of a poster without being messy or overwhelming. The sepia watercolour, crosshatched pencil andframing doorway draws focus towards the girl calling a Kidsline Buddy.
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| Tereise Leota-Seiuli (12) Bucklands Beach Intermediate Manukau City, South Auckland Artist description: A girl's mind is spinning around with negative thoughts circling her one by one at a time. It's not ok to feel depressed so talking can always help a lot. Judges comments: The familiar device of aspinning wheel is well used in this colourful entry. Placing a face at the centre of the circle very effectively draws the eye of the viewer.
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| Tiger Willis (13)
St Dominic's College,
Henderson, Auckland City Artist description: How Kidsline is always there for kids who are feeling down or have problems they need to talk about with someone who will listen. Judges comments: The realistically drawn central figure dominates the viewers attention while the overlaid words explain how she is feeling. Her perspective and the halo shading of the phone directs focus to the Kidsline number on the arm.
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| Ying Wang (12)
Berkley Normal Middle School Hamilton City, Hamilton Artist description: A girl who is feeling too miserable to eat anything. Her bowl and newsletter beside her advertises Kidsline. Judges comments: A strong and believable composition and thoughtful use of use of colour and pattern helped this entry really stand out. The artist has effectively used the space to highlight Kidsline as a resource for the girl pictured.
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