Extended Deadline: January 10, 2012

ENTRY GUIDELINES

who is eligible?

Entries may be submitted by any company or individual involved in the creation or production of the work. Entries must have been created or placed between January 1, 2010 and September 30, 2011.

categories

how to enter

option 1: enter online

Go to www.gdusa.com/apda2011 to download an entry form. Fill out one entry form for each entry you are submitting. Create a folder which includes all completed entry forms and one digital image per entry. Please zip the file and name it with your company name. Upload the zipped file on our site.

option 2: mail in your entry

Please send the actual printed piece, unmounted but well protected. We cannot return entry materials. Do not send original artwork or any work in low supply.

All entries should be accompanied by a high resolution digital file. Please provide ONE image for each entry submitted on CD. 300 dpi Photoshop .tiff or .jpeg files are acceptable. Files should be 5 inches wide and CMYK. Adobe Illustrator files are acceptable with outlines created around the type. Oversized entries larger than 11" x 14" should be submitted as a high-res digital file on a CD accompanied by a laser printout.

WE DO NOT ACCEPT QUARK, INDESIGN OR ACROBAT PDFS. PLEASE CONVERT THESE FILE TYPES TO PHOTOSHOP JPEGS OR TIFFS.

FORM PREPARATION
Fill in two entry forms for each of your submissions. Attach one copy of the entry form to the back of the actual piece and include the other copy with your payment. If you are submitting the same piece in more than one category, please include a separate entry form for each category.

RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS
Winning entrants grant Kaye Publishing Corporation the right to reproduce the winning pieces in Graphic Design USA and its Package Design Annual, and on our website at www.gdusa.com.
 

ENTER ONLINE

3 Easy Steps

1. download an entry form >
2. place the completed
   form and your photos
   in a zipped folder
3. upload your files here >

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MAIL ENTRIES TO:
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89 Fifth Avenue
Suite 901
New York, NY 10003
Attention: Awards Department

QUESTIONS
tel: 212.696.4380
fax: 212.696.4564
email: awards@gdusa.com

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