January 10th, 2006 by 
Pete
Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the animated band Gorillaz, has been nominated for the £25,000 Designer of the Year prize.
He is one of four nominees up for the award organised annually by the Design Museum.
The cartoonist created Gorillaz with former Blur star Damon Albarn as a swipe against the growing number of manufactured pop bands.
Hewlett, 37, created the Gorillaz animations following success with his comic book heroine Tank Girl.
The other nominees are the humanitarian designer Cameron Sinclair, furniture designer Tom Dixon, and the design team behind The Guardian newspaper.
London-born Sinclair, 32, is on the shortlist for his work with the humanitarian group Architecture for Humanity.
It has been constructing schools, medical clinics and community centres in the aftermath of the Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and the Pakistan earthquake.
The Guardian’s design team, led by creative director Mark Porter, is nominated for the redesign of the newspaper in its new Berliner format.
Dixon, 46, who taught himself how to weld metal furniture after quitting art school, was selected for his new furniture and lighting designs.
The shortlisted work will go on display at the Design Museum from March 4 to June 18.
