One Best of Show winner will score a free trip to the 2009 HOW Design Conference (round-trip airfare, hotel and conference registration) and an award to be presented at the conference. All winners will see their work in HOW’s April 2009 International Design Annual, get $100 discount to the 2009 HOW Design Conference and receive a nifty certificate.
How to enter
Send 2 well-protected samples. No slides or digital images please.
Type or print the Entry Form completely. This information will be reproduced in the magazine exactly as submitted if you are selected as a winner.
Credit all persons involved in the creation of the piece. HOW isn’t responsible for incorrect, illegible or incomplete credit information.
Describe the objective and the results of your entry in 100 words or less and include the description with the Entry Form (optional but strongly suggested).
Securely attach a copy of the Entry Form to the back of each sample of your entry. Include 2 copies of the Payment Form with your payment.
The Categories
Designs may be entered in more than one category. Submit a separate entry and payment for each category.
annual reports
brochures/catalogs/flyers
covers/jackets (magazines, books, etc.)
editorial (magazines and book spreads or total format)
environmental graphics
illustration/photography
invitations/announcements/greeting cards
letterhead/identity
logos
miscellaneous (style guides, menus, complex promos, etc.)
packaging (consumer goods, CDs, etc.)
posters
print advertising
student work
3D objects (gifts, wearables, calendars, 3D promos, etc.)
The Judges
Stefan G. Bucher, 344 Design/dailymonster.com, Pasadena, CA
Shannon Carter, Cartis Group, Austin, TX
Lisa Sanger, Sanger & Eby, Cincinnati, OH
The Deadline
Work must have been created between Jan. 1, 2007 and Sept.1, 2008. We do not accept videos, CD-ROMs, DVDs, websites or other interactive work, or digital images or slides of print work. All digital work is eligible in our Interactive Design Awards.
Single entry–$40 (stationery systems are counted as single entries)
Campaign–$60 (three or more pieces from a single campaign)
Student Single Entry–$25
Student Campaign–$35 (three or more pieces from a single campaign)
All entries must be postmarked no later than Sept 1., 2008. Entries postmarked after Sept. 1 require a late fee of $10 per entry. Entries postmarked after Sept. 15, 2008 will not be accepted.
Payment Information
Makes 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 non-refundable. One check may be used to cover multiple entries if all entries are submitted in the same package. Credit card charges will appear on your statement as “F+W Contest” within 90 days of the contest deadline. A $10 fee will be charged for returned checks and declined credit card payments.
Mail to:
HOW International Design Awards
4700 East Galbraith Road
Cincinnati, OH 45236 USA
Other Important Stuff
Winning entrants grant HOW the right to reproduce images of their work in the 2009 International Design Annual and to display the projects at HOW events. Some winning entries may also appear on HOW’s website and in other digital and printed materials. 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 and will not become involved in copyright disputes. 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 in March 2009 after judging is complete. No entries will be returned.
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This article was first published on May 22, 2008
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