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Tuesday, 18 September 2007 | Levent OZLER
Exhibit Design Awards Accepting Entries
Exhibitor Magazine's 22nd Annual Exhibit Design Awards, honoring the world's best trade show exhibit designs, is accepting entries. The 2008 competition highlights include world-renowned judges, two new categories, and a prestigious awards ceremony.
Trade show exhibit designs launched between Dec. 1, 2005, and Dec. 1, 2007, can be entered in these categories:
- Green Exhibits - NEW! - Exhibits that reduce the negative impact on the environment, as realized through sustainability, eco-friendly or recycled materials, and/or a reduction of energy consumption.
- Elements and Details - NEW! - Innovative elements or materials that are part of a larger exhibit. Examples of an exhibit element include - a stairway, lounge, reception desk, product display, seating ensemble, conference room, ceiling, wall, etc. Innovative materials are typically not sold through an exhibit house and include everything from sod to recycled bowling balls to tree bark to life jackets, as well as newly invented materials such as translucent concrete. See http://www.exhibitoronline.com/awards/eda/examples.asp for examples.
- Small Budgets and Small Spaces - Custom exhibits measuring 10-by-10 or 10-by-20 feet with a budget of $15,000 or less.
- Island - Less than $150 per square foot - In-line
- Island - More than $150 per square foot - First-time Exhibitor
- Peninsula - Less than $150 per square foot - Before and After (Exhibit Refurb)
- Peninsula - More than $150 per square foot - Self-Promotion
- Double-Deck - Less than $150 per square foot - International Designer
- Double-Deck - More than $150 per square foot - International Exhibit
The 2008 competition will be judged by some of the most well-known designers in the world, including:
- Jonathan Alger, principal, Chermayeff & Geismar Inc.
- Michael Beirut, partner, Pentagram
- Peter Dixon, senior partner, creative director, Lippincott Mercer
- Michael Donovan, founder, chairman, and CEO, Asphalt Media
- Janine James, founder, The Moderns
- Ron Pompei, co-founder/creative director, Pompei A.D.
- Richard Poulin, principal, Poulin + Morris
- Susan S. Szenasy, editor in chief, Metropolis
The 2008 competition will offer one EDGE Award (for Exhibit Design and Graphic Excellence) and multiple Gold, Silver, and Special Merit Awards. Winners will be featured in the May issue of EXHIBITOR magazine, read by 30,000 marketing professionals in the trade show, corporate event, and meetings industries. Plus, winners will be honored during an awards ceremony at GRAVITY FREE, the third annual design conference offered by Exhibitor Magazine Group.
The early-bird, discounted deadline is Nov. 30, 2007. The final deadline is Dec. 14, 2007. For entry forms and instructions, visit exhibitoronline.com/awards/designawards.asp
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