ENTER JURIED COMPETITIONS
Enter design competitions, juried exhibitions, or other art/communications/design-related exhibitions. This is worth the most extra credit as long as the competitions are viable and résumé-worthy.
STEP 1: You must e-mail me (narnell@astate.edu) at least a paragraph explaining why you believe this competition is worthwhile and applicable to your line of study in graphic design. Include links to the site or copy/paste the information in the e-mail.
STEP 2: Copy your proof of entry. Print this out and give me the hard copy. If you have already entered a competition this year (NEA Addy’s), then you are done after you provide the afore mentioned!
SPRING 2020 STUDENTS: INSTEAD OF PRINTING, SEND PDF OF ALL EVENTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED TO PROF. NIKKI IN EMAIL TITLED "EXTRA CREDIT".
DUE by last day of scheduled class before final. But I highly suggest you do it ASAP!
COMPETITIONS: You can easily browse the Internet to find graphic design contests, but here are a few to get you started. I am unsure about timing on these shows, so see what you can find!:
OR you can go the more traditional route by entering a juried art exhibition. Graphic design does have a place here, but it is somewhat harder to figure out how. A couple of places for this are artdeadline.com and callsforartists.com.
Ask Prof. Nikki if you have questions. DUE by last day of scheduled class before final.
STEP 1: You must e-mail me (narnell@astate.edu) at least a paragraph explaining why you believe this competition is worthwhile and applicable to your line of study in graphic design. Include links to the site or copy/paste the information in the e-mail.
STEP 2: Copy your proof of entry. Print this out and give me the hard copy. If you have already entered a competition this year (NEA Addy’s), then you are done after you provide the afore mentioned!
SPRING 2020 STUDENTS: INSTEAD OF PRINTING, SEND PDF OF ALL EVENTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED TO PROF. NIKKI IN EMAIL TITLED "EXTRA CREDIT".
DUE by last day of scheduled class before final. But I highly suggest you do it ASAP!
COMPETITIONS: You can easily browse the Internet to find graphic design contests, but here are a few to get you started. I am unsure about timing on these shows, so see what you can find!:
- Communication Arts, Print, and Archive are very $ high-end $. The great thing is that they have Student competitions with cheaper entries, fewer stipulations (concept work is usually allowed!), and slightly less expensive.
- Many of the above mentioned sponsor several design contests every year including the Interactive Design Awards, Poster Design Awards, and Logo Design Awards.
- AIGA 365: Considered by some to be the Olympics of graphic design competitions
- Addys: From AAF (American Advertising Federation or "Ad Fed") > AAF-NEA (Northeast Arkansas) Addys 2019
- You can enter a competition. Perhaps for logos or poster design, etc. These can be found online.
OR you can go the more traditional route by entering a juried art exhibition. Graphic design does have a place here, but it is somewhat harder to figure out how. A couple of places for this are artdeadline.com and callsforartists.com.
Ask Prof. Nikki if you have questions. DUE by last day of scheduled class before final.