The project provides the opportunity for K.W.Doggett Fine Paper to contribute to a community and offers the students a platform to showcase their creativity while working on a live commercial project.

According to the paper merchant, part of the UniSA mission is to produce professional graduates. It encourages projects involving close liaison between its students, industry and the community. Project mentors Jane Andrew and David Blaiklock, agree.

Andrew says, “Working with Doggett enabled the students to demonstrate their conceptual and technical skills by working on a client focused project as well as develop skills in studio based collaboration.

“The students had fun and commented that the experience gained from working on the live brief has been invaluable in helping them make the transition from student to professional practice.”

Catherine Doggett, national marketing manager at K.W.Doggett, who has worked on the student calendar for five years, says she is always impressed by the students commitment and creativity. She adds, “Just like UniSA, we also think it’s important for students to gain some commercial experience before they leave University.

As a family business, we love working with young talent. One of the most encouraging things about this process is seeing the students creativity develop and getting them involved with the entire job, from initial brief right through to the press check.”

The calendar is printed four-colour process, with one fluoro PMS 803 on some pages, and an overall sealer varnish. The stock used includes HannoArt Silk A2+ 200gsm and Envirocare 100% Recycled 250gsm for the inside pages, and Envirocare 100% Recycled 300gsm for the cover.

The printing and binding was done by Finsbury Green in South Australia.

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