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Category
Innovation in Design
Annual ID
OS_DE19226M
About the Work
4,500 Australians have their drink spiked every year - with 40% leading to sexual assault. As a caretaker of young people Monash University set a brief to educate and make their students and the community more aware of drink safety. The Sip Safe wristband was created to fit seamlessly into a youth environment and with a recognisable test design, simply wearing the Sip Safe wristband provides a visual deterrent to any potential drink spiker. The wristband is functionally a strip of PH neutral paper that’s been treated with chemical reagents in two specific areas. Simply put a drop of your drink onto two spots on the wristband and in a short moment it will react to the presence of one of two drugs used in drink spiking - specifically ketamine and GHB. The product has been prototyped, refined, launched, rolled out at scale and is available for commercial purchase.
2019 Awards
Total Points: 2
Merit
Credits
Agency
VMLY&R / Melbourne
Art Director
Kieran Moroney
Chief Creative Officer
Paul Nagy
Designer
Simon Gray
Leigh Maslij
Executive Creative Director
Jake Barrow
Executive Producer
Sheridan Wadelton
Programmer
Michael Zaporozhets
Writer
Kieran Moroney
Creative Team
Aaron Pepper
Account Team
Matt Hunt
Thom Wilson
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