Mar 17 – Gibraltarian Student Wins Top Poster Design Award In U.S
26-year-old Alfred Morro, a Gibraltarian student studying for a Masters' Degree in Graphic Design in Kansas University, Missouri, United States, has been announced as the winner of The 7th Annual Martin Luther King Lecture Series Poster Design Competition.
The Annual Lecture series involves high profile speakers discussing politics and civil rights. One of the world's most well known African American poets, Nikki Giovanni, was invited to present the lecture series.
Alfred, who graduated from Chester University three years ago, was honoured by the lecture series committee and, during the lecture, he was announced as the winner of the Best Graphic Design Work, having created a poster and advertising material for this event. During the lecture Alfred had the opportunity to thank the committee and say a few words about his homeland Gibraltar.
Alfred is also working for the University as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for the Studio Art Graphic Design Department and is currently working on his thesis to promote inner city transportation in Kansas City.
Pics: Alfred and Nikki Giovanni with a copy of the poster. Below, the prizewinning poster.
