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Remember this initiative by those enterprising fellows at Salford Uni to raise funds for their end of year show? Well, they’ve been in touch to say how successful it has been and that they still have quality posters for sale.

“Cardboard [is] a student run online shop, selling both high profile designers and near graduate designers posters. We’ve had a load more submissions, and the whole scheme sold more posters than we imagined. There’s over 32 designs to choose from, including submissions from the likes of Si Scott, NEW Studio, Lee Ford and Peter Arkle. And all profits go towards Salford universities graduate showcase.”

Fancy designing a poster for those chaps to sell? Well, the shop is still open to submissions, sent to gareth.lives [at]gmail.com.
Originally featured on 20th February 2008

Those talented students from Salford Uni have come up with an enterprising new initiative entitled Card-Board. They’re making and selling A2 design prints designed by industry illustrators and students alike.

Current student Tom Myers (featured earlier this month) let us know of the initiative, and Dan Westwood of deign studio Family (featured in Nov 07 & Jan 08) also pointed us in the site’s direction. Below to the left is Tom’s poster, and to the right is Family’s submission.

These are some corking posters that are cheap to buy (£6 for one) and you are helping some talented young guns.

Tom Myers sent us his link for his portfolio, Another Website. It’s full of quality work especially considering he is a 3rd year student. Particularly liking the type-driven motion graphics.

Adrian Newell is a recent graduate from Salford University, and now works for Traffic in London. He’s just forwarded his portfolio on to us, and to be honest it is one of the most complete graduate portfolios I’ve seen in quite a while, with some excellent examples of print design.