Lau is one of only five recipients of the award. The talented Sydney-based, College of Fine Arts Graduate outshone hundreds of other young designers who entered SOYA 365 for a chance to win the prestigious title as well as $5,000 in cash, $5,000 in Qantas flights and a rare 12-month mentorship opportunity with acclaimed Australian designer Vince Frost from Frost* Design.
This year’s SOYA Visual Design and Communications category was not easy to judge. Design mentor Vince Frost, who is arguably Australia’s most recognised designer said that there was an ‘amazing standard of entries’ and therefore it was incredibly hard for him to judge this category. Frost selected Lau from the talented pool of young designers and reasoned that Lau was awarded top honour ‘as his work has integrity that shows stretch and confidence.’
