Guidelines

Deadline: September 30, 2009
AIGA Members: $25 per entry
Non-Member: $40 per entry
Student Members: $10 per entry
Student Non-Members: $20 per entry

Fetch.
All work must be accompanied by the online submission form found at: nebraska.aiga.org. 
When filling out the form, remember to mark the number of duplicate awards you would want if an 
entry wins. If you paid for your entries with PayPal, you must staple your PayPal receipt with your entry form copies, or you may be charged twice. If paying by check, payment must be made at the time of delivery of the entries. Make checks payable to “AIGA Nebraska.” Entries without payment or proofthereof will not be accepted.

Designs may be entered in more than one category; a separate entry form and fee must be submitted for each category. When submitting your entry, include two copies of the entry form; glue one copy to the back of each board and paper clip a second copy to the entry itself. All submitted work must have been produced and published between October 1, 2008, and October 2, 2009.
 
Show competition guidelines are based on national AIGA standards. Winning competition entries incorporate unique imagery, demonstrate  outstanding visual communication, display innovative design and produce memorable graphic results. The Show will exhibit entries that best fit those standards, featuring them as the winning entries, but will also display all other competition entries to allow for enlightening discussion and debate at the exhibition opening.

Entries must be dropped off between 1-5 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Late entries may be dropped off from 1-5 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, 2009 but will be assessed a $5 late fee per late entry submitted. Drop off locations for Omaha and Lincoln are listed below. If mailing, please mail all entries to Bellevue University 
(If Mailing Attn : Bob Hankin).

Bellevue University
Humanities Building
1000 Galvin Road S.
Bellevue, NE 68005

Archrival
720 O Street
Lincoln, NE 68508

Here.
Go to nebraska.aiga.org and fill out our online registration form for each piece submitted. You may request judging in more than one category, however each category requires a separate entry form and fee.

Place.
All entries must be mounted on black boards that measure either 15”x 20” or 20”x 30”. Entries larger than 20” x 30” may be submitted, however, supplying 8” x 10” or 11” x 14” photographs of  work larger than this size is strongly suggested. 

If more than one board is needed, they must be securely and neatly fastened or hinged together.
For website entries, please mount a color output of the home page. For interactive entries, please mount a color output of a screen shot from the multimedia entry. In addition, please include a URL on the entry from for web sites and deliver a DVD or CD along with each mounted, multimedia entry. Affix one copy of your entry form to the upper right-hand corner of the back of each board. Attach a second copy of your entry form to the entry itself with a paper clip.

Recognized Breeds.
Mark the appropriate category in which you would like your entry to be judged when filling out the required online form. We reserve the right to re-categorize entries as deemed necessary. Professional categories are 1-16. Student categories are 1-15.

1. Logo
2. Identity System
3. Corporate Communication
4. Promotional Design/Advertising
5. Poster
6. Signage
7. Packaging/Product Design
8. Illustration
9. Photography
10. Apparel
11. Web
12. Motion/Interactive
13. Self-Promotion
14. Pro Bono
15. Experimental
16. Unpublished (Professionals Only)