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It's time to see how your work measures up. To have your design skills evaluated down to a fraction of an inch. If you think your designs can go the distance, gather up your best work from the past 12 months and send it in. When all is said and done, you'll feel ten feet tall. When it comes to awards, the ruling stands at the 12th Annual AIGA Design Competition.
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Show Date and Venue |
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Show Opening Friday, April 6, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Show Viewing (after opening)
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Important Dates
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The Rulers |
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Marc EnglishMarc English graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art in 1986 with a degree in communication design. Prior to MassArt, he studied at Boston's Berklee College of Music. For the past 14 years his eponymous design studio has created work that has ended up in collections in Germany, Mexico, & the United States.From his Austin, Texas studio, English has worked with clients from Paris to Los Angeles, Atlanta to Tel Aviv, in a wide variety of industries, though he prefers the areas of literature, film, & music - subjects he was raised on. His fave clients being The Criterion Collection, Chronicle Books, and The Quentin Tarantino Film Festival. Author of Designing Identity: Graphic Design as a Business Strategy, English has taught design in Boston & Austin, and currently teaches via the internet at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco. He lectures & serves as juror of design shows at every level across the U.S. & beyond. After serving as president of the Boston chapter of AIGA, English formed the Austin chapter, served as president, founded the chapter's infamous Design Ranch & has also served on the AIGA national board of directors. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Austin Film Society, and on the advisory council of Appleton Coated Papers. English has slept in the rain with only a blanket in the hills of Texas, sweated through jungles of Central America, snow-shoed solo across the Continental Divide in the Rockies, traversed the edge of the Sahara by camel, & lost a small chunk of leg while on the wrong side of a wave on the north shore of O'ahu. On his off days, he reads in his hammock. He has a daughter whom he loves very much.
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Debbie Millman |
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Debbie Millman has been in the design business for more than half of her life, but it feels like a lot longer. At Sterling Brands, where she is a partner, she has designed some things she is really proud of, some things she wishes she never touched, and a lot of stuff that you have likely purchased in a big supermarket or drug store chain. She recently worked on the redesign of Tropicana, Kleenex, Case Logic and Pepperidge Farm cookies. She is also working on redesigning lots of other brands that she can't talk about yet, mostly because they are being tested with consumers in various forms of market research. Debbie loves to write and you can see the fruition of these efforts on the design blog Speak Up and in the column she writes for Print magazine. She also likes to talk. This is most evident in the classes she teaches at the School of Visual Arts, the lectures she gives around the country and on her weekly internet talk show, Design Matters.
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Michael Osborne |
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Michael Osborne is President and Creative Director of the San Francisco-based graphic design firm, Michael Osborne Design, Inc. Established in 1981, the firm's work in corporate/brand identity, package design, and print collateral has been recognized by many competitions for outstanding design, including the West Coast Show, American Institute of Graphic Arts, and the Clios. MOD's work is on display in the permanent collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York, and the National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C. MOD's work has also been featured in Graphis, Communication Arts, The Society of Typographic Arts, American Institute of Graphic Arts, How Magazine, Print, and Step Inside Design Magazine. Michael also designed the 2002 and 2004 Love Stamps, the 2006 Wedding Stamp, and the 2006 Madonna and Child Stamp for the USPS. (modsf.com)
Another of Michael's passions is the fine art of letterpress printing. As his knowledge of the craft grew, so did his respect for a skill requiring dedication and diligence to create something handmade and original. In 1991, Michael opened One Heart Press, a letterpress printing shop located in San Francisco. OHP produces fine press books, corporate business systems, broadsides, invitations, and other unique printed materials. (oneheartpress.com) In addition to his professional achievements, Michael began exploring the medium of printmaking in 1992. He has since studied with master printers at Crown Point Press and Paulson Press in concentrated workshops focusing on etching techniques. Michael's creative drive has resulted in an impressive body of work, which is now available at The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Artists Gallery at Fort Mason. Domaine Chandon Winery hosted Michael's premiere solo fine art exhibit in 1994. Michael has since had his work exhibited in numerous galleries, including J.J. Brookings Gallery, Smith Anderson Gallery, Gallery 16, and SFMOMA's Artists Gallery. Michael Osborne graduated with honors from Art Center College of Design in 1978. He has been a faculty member at both the University of California at Berkeley, and The Academy of Art University since 1991, and is currently a student in the Graphic Design MFA Program at the Academy. He has lectured at numerous universities and has been a featured speaker at many conferences and events, including Western Art Directors Club and American Institute of Graphic Arts events, the A.D.A.C. Envision Design Conference two years in a row, and the HOW Design Conference. In the summer of 2006, Michael was the recipient of the prestigious AIGA Fellow Award.
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Eligibility |
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To be eligible for the AIGA 12 Show, your work must have
been produced between December 2005 and December
2006, and all contestants must be from the St. Louis
area. First, fill out the Master Registration Form. Next,
attach an Entry Form face down to the top back of each
entry with removable tape. Please print all your
information, double-check your spelling, and make
sure you complete the Project Description. You may
photocopy the entry form. Click here for additional entry forms. Signage and large, three-dimensional objects must be submitted as photographic prints. Web sites and electronic media must be submitted as screen captures. Include the Web address on your entry form for the day of the judging. A CD-ROM must be submitted for all electronic work that is not accessible via the Internet.
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Categories |
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The following categories coincide with the national AIGA
365 design competition categories. Although categories
are used to organize the entries for the judges' review,
winning entries will be categorized as Honor, Best of
Category, Judge's Pick or Best of Show. Student entries
are eligible to be judged in all categories. Best of Show
and Judge's selections will be automatically entered into
the national AIGA 365 design competition.
Advertising And Promotional (business and self-promotional)Work designed primarily to introduce, sell or display a product, idea, concept or company will be considered. Print ads, interactive banners, press kits, giveaways, posters, invitations, announcements, merchandise catalogs and related pieces are eligible.
Branding Applications and PackagingThese materials represent newly developed brands, repositioned legacy brands or established brands that are evolving in new ways. Corporate identity campaigns, logos, stationery systems and annual reports should be entered under this category.
Branding Strategies and ConceptsThis category encompasses work that challenges branding formulas and strives to develop a new vocabulary for the practice. Judges will focus on the strategy behind the branding, rather than on the finished product only.
Editorial DesignThese publications include magazines, newspapers, journals and newsletters which may be submitted as a complete issue or as individual tear sheets.
Environmental Graphic DesignApplications include signage, wayfinding systems, exhibition design, themed environments, retail spaces, sports facilities and special-event atmospherics.
Information GraphicsWork designed to display information clearly in an effort to raise awareness, educate, communicate news, current issues and stories or explain a concept, cause, issue or problem. Examples of work suitable for this category are charts, maps, newsletters, posters, ads, Web sites, graphs, specification catalogs, signage and wayfinding systems.
Illustration and PhotographyEntries should reflect not only high-quality original images but also appropriateness of usage. Please submit entries in context e.g., articles, tear sheets, printed pieces).
Experience DesignEntries must use digital media to interactively inform, educate or entertain. Eligible entries include Web sites, CD-ROMs, computer games, kiosks, electronic exhibits and software interfaces.
Typography in DesignTypography should be the principal feature of the work's visual language and demonstrate an understanding of the possibilities for authentic typographical experimentation.
Book DesignBook entries must be available for sale or, if offered gratis, should not be used to advertise products or services or as an annual report. Books must be at least 48 pages long (except children's books). With the exception of limited edition books, print runs should exceed 250 copies. Instruction manuals and textbooks will be accepted.
In-house DesignWork guided by corporate standards for one central client. Eligible entries maybe stand-alone pieces or multiple projects, including marketing and promotion materials, space advertising, internal communications, annual reports, web design, environmental design, or multi-media campaigns.
Student WorkThese pieces must be produced by junior- and seniorlevel students enrolled in a college or university design program. Entries may consist of any type of medium. Student entries are eligible to be judged in all categories.
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Submission Fees |
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$40 per entry for AIGA members $55 per entry for nonmembers $15 per entry for student members $25 per entry for student nonmembers
We are now accepting payment online via Paypal. Click here for more info.
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Free Entries for New Members |
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New membership entitles you to two free entries.
Please submit your AIGA Membership Form and
payment along with your entries. (Lapsed or renewed
membership not eligible.) Forms are available on-line at www.aiga.org. Please include a photocopy confirming payment with your entry materials.
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Download Entry Forms |
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Click here to download the master entry form Click here to download extra entry forms Click here to download the entire 2007 call for entries. All entries must have completed forms and entry fees payable to AIGA St. Louis. Questions? Contact Don Finke, 314-206-7885, don.finke@thesparkagency.com
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| Deliver Entries To AIGA Twelve Show c/o Propaganda, Inc. 3115 South Grand, Ste 400 Saint Louis, MO 63118 Deadline is Friday, March 2nd, 2007 at 5:00 p.m.
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Frequently Asked Questions |
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Below is a list of frequently asked questions on the 12 Show. If your question is not listed below, please contact Don Finke at don.finke@thesparkagency.com for assistance.
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Sponsors |
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12 show identity: Propaganda, Inc.
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