Vocational School of Justice
STUDENTS WILL CREATE SUPER HEROES
Secondary education students will save the world with the super heroes they will create. The “2nd Superheroes Saving the World Design Contest”, organized by Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, will let the young people create their design and come up with solutions for social problems at the same time. Students in the Aegean Region will attend the contest organized by IUE Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, IUE Design Research and Application Centre (EKOTAM) with the support of Izmir Provincial Directorate of National Education. The students will come up with original studies that match today’s design concept where in return their interest in fine arts and design, and their creativity will be supported.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Can Özcan, Head of IUE Department of Industrial Design, gave information about the contest and said that they aimed to make students use their creativity and engage them in all kinds of visual, spatial design process. Özcan mentioned that they also conducted extensive workshops at schools within this context and said, “A super hero can be defined as a character dedicated to protect the society and ethical values of the society. Most of the superheroes possess the skills of flying, super human muscle power, speed, ability to control basic elements, and transforming. Science and technology play an important role in the struggle of super heroes. They have costumes, symbols, etc. They have specially designed costumes, or special designs to carry the equipment being used. Our purpose is to reveal the design skills of the youth as well as allowing them to make a reference to the problems.”
Asst. Prof. Dr. Can Özcan stated that the deadline for applications would be April 25, 2014, and the results would be announced on May 7, 2014. The winner of the contest would be granted 3 gold coins, the second winner would be granted 2 gold coins, and the third winner would be granted 1 gold coin. Özcan indicated that the students should fill out an application form available at www.ieu.edu.tr address to enter the contest.