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01 October 2019 | Story Xolisa Mnukwa | Photo Xolisa Mnukwa
DOTY
From the left; Gift Taku, 2019 Doty winner; Reabetswe Mabine, Doty Coordinator Tshepo Zweni, first runner-up and Jacobeth Selinga, second runner-up

The votes have been tallied, and after much deliberation, the UFS is proud to announce Gift Taku as the winner of the 2019 KovsieGear Designer of the Year (DOTY) Competition!

Tshepo Zwane and Jacobeth Selinga won second and third place respectively, with innovative designs that complied with the assessment requirements, based on originality of the design, adherence to the brand guidelines, creativity, and other criteria.

Gift’s design triumphed with 845 votes on the UFS KovsieLife webpage, as well as in the presentation in front of a judging panel.

Since 2016, KovsieGear has been discovering local (UFS staff and students) graphic designers and giving them a platform to showcase their work through DOTY, which runs annually. The aim of the competition is to support local talent by giving entrants an opportunity to come up with creative designs that are unique to the university and which will be used on limited-edition apparel in the store, as well as getting featured in the KovsieGear catalogue.

The competition has since fashioned the best clothing-logo designs the university has ever seen and continues to motivate and empower students to make positive contributions to the Kovsie campus culture and brand.


For more information about DOTY contact Reabetswe Mabine at MabineR@ufs.ac.za 

The winning design by Gift Taku:

Gift design

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Enter your own Facebook safety video
2014-08-21

Safety is a priority at Kovsies… is it a priority for you?

Stand a chance to win an iPad (*Ts & Cs apply), a KovsieGear hamper and feature in our next Safety Campaign video.

All you need to do, is make your own creative video message portraying one of our top safety tips:

1. Do not walk around on campus wearing headset (earphones) – especially at night
2. Always have Security Services’ contact details with you in case of emergency
3. Don’t text while driving
4. When it is getting dark, start walking in groups
5. Don’t leave your car unlocked, it’s not safe

Remember – it is very important that your video must be in MP4 or WMV format and less than one minute long ...

Email your video to lotterS@ufs.ac.za  along with your student number and contact details before 5 September 2014. The winner will be announced on 12 September.

(*The iPad wil only be included in the prizes if the UFS receive at least 15 entries for this video competition ...)

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