GDUSA's American Printing Awards™
EXCLUSIVELY FOR AMERICAN PRINTERS
DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2011
The editors of Graphic Design USA announce
a new annual competition, GDUSA's American Printing Awards™,
a national competition open exclusively for U.S. printers who
serve the creative community.
Co-branded by the legendary Graphic Arts Blue Book, this
printing awards program is fresh and unique in its emphasis.
Like other printing awards, great printing is honored first and
foremost. But unlike any other program, this is not printers talking
to other printers, but printers getting the recognition they
deserve from clients and prospects.
The unique focus will be on:
PRINT PROJECTS AND CATEGORIES THAT
MATTER MOST TO THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY
PRINT EXECUTION THAT RESPECTS AND ENHANCES THE DESIGN
MAKING SURE THAT REAL DESIGNERS AND REAL PRINT BUYERS
WITH REAL BUDGETS ACTUALLY SEE THE WINNING WORK
In short, our goal is to bring great printers to the attention of designers and other print buyers. Winners will have the unique opportunity to be seen by new prospects and attract new customers – with exposure to the creative and the printing community all at once. Thia includes being eligible to appear in GDUSA's Annual, to be published in December, in our Online Awards Annual on our popular website, and featured on the gabb.com website.
JUDGING
Roger Ynostroza, the inaugural Chief Judge, is one of the most
respected editors ever to cover the graphic arts. Of GDUSA's
American Printing Awards, Roger says: “In today's very
competitive communication marketplace, print production is no
longer a contest of who can hold the smallest dot gain or lay
down the heaviest ink coverage. It's about great printers
executing great design. Considering today's extremely
challenging business conditions, I'm convinced it's exactly
the right emphasis.”
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
Entries may be submitted by any printer located in the U.S.
involved in the design, production or printing of the project.
WHAT IS ELIGIBLE?
Entries must have been printed between January 1, 2010 and May
30, 2011.
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. Please fill
out each entry form as clearly as possible.
DIGITAL FILE PREPARATION
All entries should be accompanied by a high resolution digital
file. Please provide ONE image to represent each submission. It
is not necessary to provide digital files of entire publications.
A cover and a spread are sufficient. Multiple entries from one
company can all be submitted on the same CD. 300 dpi Adobe
Photoshop .tiff or .jpg files are acceptable. Files should
be at least 5 inches wide and CMYK. Adobe Illustrator files
are acceptable with outlines created around the type.
ENTER NOW
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
Entries may be submitted by any printer located in the
U.S. involved in the design, production or printing of
the project.
WHAT IS ELIGIBLE?
Entries must have been printed between January 1, 2010
and May 30, 2011.
CATEGORIES
- Annual and Corporate Reports
- Announcements and Invitations
- Books and Book Jackets
- Brochures, Booklets and Collateral
- Business Cards, Letterheads + Stationary
- Calendars
- Catalogs
- Direct Mail and Postcards
- Magazines and Magazine Inserts
- Newsletters
- Packaging and Labels
- POP, Signs, Banners, Large Format
- Posters
- Presentations
- Sales Literature and Flyers
- Sales Promotion
- Self Promotion
- Other
SPECIAL CATEGORIES
- Environmentally Friendly Printing
- Digital Printing
- Letterpress
- Specialty Printing Techniques
ENTRY FEES
| 1 Entry | $55 |
| 2 Entries | $85 |
| 3 Entries | $115 |
| 4-6 Entries | $145 |
| 7-14 Entries | $180 |
| 15-20 Entries | $210 |
MAIL ENTRIES TO:
Graphic Design USA
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