Category Archive 'advertising design'
24 June 2009
SPAR International, a large retailer of food and goods across Austria and Central Europe, is holding its SPAR Bag Design Contest. The competition is open to all amateur and professional designers 18 years or older for creative and original imprint designs for SPAR grocery shopping bags.
Submitted designs should reflect and interpret the “fascinating world of SPAR,” as it relates to the large assortment of food and food products offered and sold by the SPAR, EUROSPAR, and INTERSPAR stores.
The winning design will be featured and printed on at least 1 million shopping bags in SPAR hypermarket stores in Austria and EUROSPAR supermarkets.
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Cash awards for winning entries are as follows:
First prize: € 2,000 ( $2;787 )
Second prize: € 1,000 ( $1,393 )
Third prize: € 500 ( $670 )
Dr. Gerhard Drexel, CEO of SPAR said:
“With this contest we want to offer creative spirits the unique chance to spread their ideas across all of Austria, and more exactly to spread them a million times! Participate in the contest and show us your version of the fascinating world of SPAR!”
Winners in the main contest are selected by a jury of experts in design and retail. The jury uses the following guidelines in determining the winners:
“…the design should fit with SPAR and deliver an imaginative interpretation of the contest topic. In addition, the design should be easily feasible and attention-catching when presented at the point of sale. We are looking for creative, zeitgeisty (trendy) designs that can also appeal to an international audience.”
The top three entries that obtain the highest votes from the SPAR website community will be selected as the winners for the community category.
The deadline for this competition is July 27, 2009. For complete contest guidelines and rules, click here.
22 April 2009
The Applied Arts Design & Advertising Awards for 2009 is open to all designers, producers, graphic artists, and media professionals for entry in its annual design contest. This competition is considered one of the most prestigious award shows of its kind in Canada.
Winners of their respective categories have their entries published on www.appliedartsmat.com. The site has a reach of over 200,000 individuals who visit the site each year.
Winning participants garner a precious spot in the 2009 November/December issue of Applied Arts Magazine. The special edition has a reader-base of more than 65,000 individuals. From this number, many can be considered as potential clients. The winning submissions will be displayed at the Awards Exhibit held in Toronto, Canada in fall 2009.
Contest winners are sent a personal invitation to attend the gala award ceremonies. All entrants receive, at no charge, a copy of the Design and Advertising Awards Annual while winning contestants receive two free copies. Award Certificates are issued to the finalists.
The categories for this contest are:
• PRINT MEDIA
• PROMOTIONAL/COLLATERA
• TV/CINEMA COMMERCIALS
• RADIO COMMERCIALS
Within the principle categories are many subcategories. The complete listing is found at www.appliedartsmag.com. The entry form is available here. Entry fees range from $65 to $150 depending on the subject class.
Deadline for all entries is May, 8, 2009. For complete details of this competition, go to the main contest website.
17 March 2009
How do you promote yourself as an individual or creative firm? Have you created a glossy leave-behind portfolio piece to ‘wow’ your prospective clients? Or perhaps you’ve garnered attention through memorable promotional tools?
Whatever the case, Rockport Publishers would like to potentially feature your portfolio or promotional materials in the upcoming Design Matters: Portfolios. Slated for publication in the spring of 2010, this volume will feature selected designers who have created unique portfolio designs and promotional materials.
Rockport Publishers’ call for entries deadline is 3 April 2009. Download the PDF to learn more.
15 February 2009
AIGA’s suite of competitions is widely recognized as the most discerning statement on design excellence today, extending a legacy that began more than 90 years ago. By means of the competitions, AIGA creates an authoritative chronicle of outstanding design solutions, each demonstrating the process of designing, the role of the designer and the value of design.
The selections in AIGA’s annual competition represent the best work across all disciplines of communication design and strategy, as chosen by a distinguished jury of design peers. As such, they become part of the AIGA Design Archives, a searchable visual database of exemplary design, they are exhibited at the AIGA National Design Center in New York and offered as a traveling exhibition for display across the country. The physical artifacts comprise the AIGA Design Archives at the Denver Art Museum.
Enter categories such as branding, entertainment, experimentation, packaging and information. As you can imagine, cross-over in categories is possible, so pick the one that best fits your work. Applications include Web design, animation, games, film, graphic design and much more. Limitations? Only work in all media that has been designed, produced and used in the marketplace between January 1 and December 31 of the previous year is eligible, and no school projects. Actual artwork is accepted, no photographs.
Deadline is 6 March 2009. Visit the site to learn more about the categories, judging, fees (which vary) and final processes.
12 February 2009
Celebrate 20 years of innovation in design by entering the CorelDRAW International Design Contest. Show off your work for a chance to win your share of over $75,000 US in prizes, including the grand prize of a Roland VersaCAMM VP-540 printer/cutter (valued at $21,995 US).
Whether you’re a longtime CorelDRAW fan or you’re looking for a new way to express your creativity, The CorelDRAW International Design Contest is a great opportunity to share your designs with millions of people, including fellow artists and potential clients. The winners will be posted on Corel’s Web site and in a press release issued by Corel.
Use an existing copy of CorelDRAW and/or Corel PHOTO-PAINT®, or download a free trial of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4, to create a design that fits into one of the following categories: Advertising and marketing; Promotional Items, Awards & Personalization; Vehicle Wraps; Textile and Fashion Design; General Illustration and Fine Art; Academic.
Deadline is 31 May 2009. Visit the site to learn more.
12 February 2009
Attention advertisers, designers and in-house corporate marketing departments! The 39th Creativity Annual Awards opens June 1, 2009. At this time you may pre-register for the competition and be put on the mailing list receive a Call for Entries. If you have entered in the past, you may update contact information. Starting in June you can submit your best work from 2008-2009 and see how it stacks up against international competition. Creativity is Courage…now prove it!
Categories include print, publications, packaging, alternative media, new media and Web design, illustration, photography, typography, commercials in TV and radio, film and video, green marketing and political. Each category supports numerous subcategories. Ad agencies, publishers, graphic designers, photographers, freelancers, illustrators, producers, directors, web designers, and corporate art departments from any nation or U.S. state or territory may submit original advertisements and designs that have appeared in print between June 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009. Anyone associated with the entry may make submissions.
Student work must have been created during the 2008-2009 school year. Instructors and professors may submit work on behalf of a student. Non-English entries must include an English translation. Non-English video or audio entries must be dubbed or subtitled in English.
Deadline is midnight EDT July 15, 2009. Visit the site to learn more.
Winners in the main contest are selected by a jury of experts in design and retail. The jury uses the following guidelines in determining the winners:
