Categories
Print entries include everything printed including offset, letterpress, engraved or silkscreen. Print mediums range from posters to brochures to product packaging.
Mounting is not required for items that can fit in a 9” x 12” or 10” x 13” envelope. One entry per envelope. Envelopes may be paper or plastic. Attach a completed entry form securely to the outside of the envelope. Please be sure to write a brief description of the objective of the entry or anything specific you would like the judges to consider while judging your work.
Larger entries should be mounted. Mount the actual piece on a 20” x 30” illustration board vertically. Oversized printed or bound materials should be placed in an acetate sleeve securely attached to the front of the board. Secure a completed entry form to the back top right corner of the board with the background information panel only overlapping onto the front of the entry. If the entry is too large to mount on a 20” x 30” board, an 8” x 10” photographic print is acceptable.
Interactive
All website entries must include a live, active URL reference. Please include at least one printed screenshot with the live URL with site title displayed. If a site fails to work, experiences functional problems, or fails to open, the entry will be disqualified. Websites will be viewed on a Macintosh Operating System. AIGA SC makes no guarantees as to the status of general Internet infrastructure at the time of judging. Websites must have gone live on or after September 1, 2008.
CD-ROM entries must include a copy of the CD or DVD disc and must submit screen shots as described above.
Broadcast
Submit television entries on DVD in an (9” x 12”) envelope. Attach a completed entry form to the outside of the envelope and clearly label the disc itself. Campaigns must include each spot sequentially on the same disc.
Student
The student category is intended for work that is completed by an undergraduate, graduate, community college or high school student for class projects, internships, volunteer and pro bono projects or for student organizations and publications. Any work, even if completed by a student that is done as a freelance or professional endeavor should be entered in the professional category.
Campaigns
Campaigns may be entered in envelopes or mounted. If envelopes are used, make sure that the total number of pieces in the campaign is listed on the entry form. If mounted, work entered as a campaign should be placed on several separate boards hinged with black tape and clearly marked as a campaign (1 of 3, 2 of 3, etc...) on the back.
Campaigns can be contained within one category or can crossover categories. Please make sure that when you are filling out the manifest forms, if the entry is a campaign it is marked as such. For example if it is a print campaign label it with the code: PC. If a broadcast campaign: BC. If Interactive: IC. If the campaign crosses over more than one category, please label it: MC (for mixed campaign).