Summary
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Our 2009 winners:
3RD
Iconologic
SUSTAINABLE MENTION
Our 2008 winners:
3RD
One
Trick Pony
HONORABLE
MENTION
This invitation-only competition profiles 20
designers under the age of 30 who have been nominated by industry professionals.
Our newest competition is devoted to
motion graphics and animation. This year's winners will be announced in May.
We are currently accepting submission for this year's
Regional Design Annual, and the winners will be published in December.
A unique opportunity for students to
design their own Print cover. We will begin accepting submissions on March 15.
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Do you have what it takes?
Creativity + Commerce showcases outstanding business-focused print and interactive design from around the world. This highly selective competition features the best branding campaigns, websites, advertising, corporate brochures, annual reports, identity systems, packaging, catalogs, motion graphics, and signage produced to communicate with a company’s audience, investors, employees, or the public at large.
This year's winners will be displayed in a special section in the October 2010 issue of Print.
What’s in It for You
All winning entries will be showcased n the October 2010 issue of Print. An honorable mention will be given to the entry that demonstrates the most ecologically sound design. To qualify for this special award, please include information about the sustainability of your materials and process in the space marked “Description of Entry.”
What to Send
For our next competition, submitted work must have been produced between July 1, 2009 and November 1, 2010, and should fall within the following categories.
PRINT GRAPHICS:
Advertising
Branding Campaigns
Corporate Brochures
Direct Mail Pieces
In-house Employee Publications
Logos
Media Kits
Newsletters
Packaging
Product Catalogs
Quarterlies
Signage
Stationery
INTERACTIVE/MOTION GRAPHICS:
Websites
Web Banners, Interstitials,
Animations
Motion Graphics
DVDs
Interactive Interfaces
(Kiosks, PDAs, etc.)
How to Send It
Print Graphics
Please send the actual printed piece, unmounted, but well protected. Slides or transparencies should be submitted only for oversized work such as signage. Please DO NOT send print entries in digital form.
Interactive /Motion Graphics
- Websites: URL or Mac-formatted CD or DVD
- Web Banners, Interstitials, Animations: color printouts of screen grabs and Mac-formatted CD or DVD
- Motion Graphics/TV Commercials: Mac-formatted CD or DVD
- Interactive Interfaces: Mac-formatted CD or DVD
For All Entries
An entry coupon must be completely and accurately filled out and firmly taped to the back of each item submitted. Make two copies of each completed entry coupon, so that you have three in all—one original and two copies—for each entry. One entry coupon must be taped (no paper clips, please) to the back of each entry submitted. Include the other two copies with your payment, if you are not paying online. Each piece in a campaign or series must have an entry coupon taped to the back. Please fill out the entry coupons completely, accurately, and clearly. Please indicate what the entry is, or its purpose, in a few sentences, on the coupon. For all entries, state the nature of the client’s business. Entries cannot be returned.
When to Send It
The due date for this year's competition has not yet been announced.
Where to Send It
Print’s Creativity + Commerce
Competitions Department
4700 East Galbraith Road
Cincinnati, OH 45236
USA
For those not paying online, the entry fee and two copies of each coupon must be enclosed with each package of entries.
Who’ll Review It
The work will be judged by a panel of designers who specialize in corporate graphics.
What It Costs
A fee of $100 must be submitted with each single entry. Projects in which multiple pieces are part of a single program will require a $125 fee.
Make checks payable to:
Print’s Creativity + Commerce competition.
How to Find Out More
Questions concerning Print’s Creativity + Commerce competition should be directed to 513.715.4612, ext. 13430, or to printcomp@fwpubs.com.
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