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Thursday, 18 August 2005 | senay
HOW International Design Awards
Deadline extended : October 3, 2005.
The deadline for HOW's 14th annual International Design Awards has been extended to October 3, 2005.
You are now invited to submit your best work into HOW magazine's 14th annual International Design Awards. Winners will be published in HOW's International Design Annual, the April 2006 issue. All winning entries will be featured, and each winning designer will receive a frameable certificate, a copy of the April issue and a $100 discount toward registration for the 2006 HOW Design Conference. One Best of Show winner will be profiled in HOW magazine, will be our guest at the 2006 HOW Design Conference and will be recognized in a special presentation at the Conference. (Round-trip airfare, hotel and Conference registration paid by HOW magazine.)
WHAT'S ELIGIBLE?
Any original graphic design project created between Jan. 1, 2004 and Sept. 1, 2005.
WHO'S JUDGING?
Competition winners will be selected by these internationally recognized jurors:
- Steve Hartman, president of Creativille, Inc. in St. Louis.
- Jennifer Visocky O'Grady, co-founder and principal of Enspace, a design firm in Cleveland.
- Peleg Top, founder and principal of Los Angeles-based Top Design.
CATEGORIES
- Annual Reports
- Brochures/Catalogs/Flyers
- Covers/Jackets (magazines, books, etc.)
- Editorial (magazine and book spreads or total format)
- Environmental Graphics
- Illustration/Photography
- Invitations/Announcements/Greeting Cards
- Letterhead/Identity
- Logos
- Miscellaneous
- Packaging (consumer goods, CDs, etc.)
- Posters
- Print Advertising
- Student Work
- 3D Objects (gifts, wearables, calendars,3D promos)
Designs may be entered in more than one category; submit a separate sample, entry form and fee for each category. Judges reserve the right to recategorize entries; to create new categories, if appropriate; and to withhold place awards if they see fit.
THE DEADLINE
All entries must be postmarked by September 15, 2005 >>extended to October 3, 2005
HOW TO ENTER
1. Send two well-protected samples. Entrants for the 3D Objects and Packaging categories need submit only one sample. Slides are encouraged in addition to the original piece. Environmental Graphics entries must submit slides only (three different slides per entry).
2. Type or print your entry form. Entries accompanied by illegible forms will be disqualified. Fill out the form completely. This information will be reproduced in the magazine exactly as submitted if you are selected as a winner.
3. Make three legible photocopies of your completed entry form so that you have four entry forms in all. Firmly attach one copy to the back of each sample,
and include two copies with your payment.
4. Be certain to credit all persons involved in the creation of the piece. HOW will not be responsible for incorrect or incomplete credit information.
5. Describe the objective and results of your entry in 100 words or less and attach description to entry form.
OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF
- Winning entrants grant HOW the right to reproduce slides, transparencies or digital images in the 2006 Design Annual. Some winning entries may also appear on HOW's Web site and other printed materials, for promotional purposes only.
- HOW assumes all entries are original and are the works and property of the entrant, with all rights granted therein. HOW is not liable for any copyright
infringement on the part of the entrant.
- If you wish to be notified of the receipt of your entry, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard.
- HOW will notify winners by mail by March 6, 2006, after judging is complete. No entries will be returned.
ENTRY FEES
Single Piece: $35
Campaign: $50 (A campaign is three or more different pieces in a single project. Stationery systems are considered single entries.)
STUDENTS
Single Piece: $20
Campaign: $30
PAYMENT INFO
Make checks payable (in U.S. funds, drawn on a U.S. bank) to HOW International Design Awards. Payment must accompany entries. Entries received without payment will be disqualified. Entry fees are nonrefundable.
One check may be used to cover multiple entries if all entries are submitted in the same package. When paying by credit card, be sure to complete the credit card information requested on the entry form. Charge will appear on your statement as "F+W Contests."
MAIL WITH PAYMENT TO
HOW International Design Awards
4700 East Galbraith Road
Cincinnati, OH 45236 USA
Click here for the entry form.
http://www.howdesign.com
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