Graphic Design and Multimedia student clinched 7th place at ACP Championship Malaysia 2022

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Graphic Design and Multimedia student Law Khor Nee from UTAR Faculty of Creative Industries won 7^th place at the Adobe Certified Professional (ACP) Championship Malaysia 2022. The competition took place at Hilton Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 2 Jun 2022. Organised by the Creative Cloud Community, the competition aimed at empowering young creative talents to change the world through creativity.

Law (most right) receiving her certificate and prize from Acestar Group CEO Ms Natalie Sit and Vice President of Global Business Development and Strategic Partners, Certiport, USA Mr Jan Day

Beating more than 1,000 entries, Law was placed among the top 30 in the first round. In the final round, Law designed a poster for her client, H.O.P.E, a non-governmental organisation sheltering over 2,000 homeless cats and dogs, and managed to secure the 7th place in the national competition. The national competition was part of Law’s assignment for the subject Computer Graphic for the January 2022 trimester. The subject introduces students to Adobe software which is important in Graphic Design. 

It was an encouraging and motivating win for Law. She expressed her appreciation to all who had helped her and supported her along the way. “I will continue to work hard and look forward to having greater achievement in the future,” she said.

“As an educator, I believe it is very important to expose and get students to join competitions as they provide students with the opportunity to experiment with real-world projects which could help them balance their learning and community need, and see where their skills and work stand among others. Students will feel more motivated and have the adrenaline rush to do better too,” said Law’s Graphic Design lecturer, Jeevamalar Kumarasamy.

Law with her poster design

ACP Championship Malaysia 2022 sets a platform for students whose major is in Art & Design to showcase their artistic talent on a broader scale while opening up many opportunities for them such as securing employment. The competition was open to all institutions of higher learning, secondary schools, colleges, and polytechnics. It saw the participation of more than 70 institutes and universities. Upon winning the ACP Championship Malaysia (National Level), the winner will stand a chance to compete in the World Championship in the USA.

Previously, UTAR graduate Danny Tse Wei Chun made UTAR and Malaysia proud when he beat 65,000 contestants from all over the world to win the championship at the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) World Championship in 2021. For more info, click here.

From left: Jeevamalar and Law

Law (second from left) with other winners