In-HOWse Design

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Kiss obscurity goodbye, in-house designers!

Being an in-house designer can mean working for a product you love and know inside and out. But the flip side is that you may feel left out of the public recognition and “cool factor” many design studios seek. Win national acclaim as well as acknowledgement where it really counts: your own company.

Deadline: April 2, 2012

Corporate identity. Sales collateral. Point-of-purchase displays. Employee communication. Membership materials. The In-HOWse Design Awards recognize the best creative work produced by designers working in corporations, associations and organizations. This premiere awards program shines a spotlight on an under-represented segment of the design industry, giving in-house designers the kudos they deserve. Submissions are evaluated by business category to ensure that a broad range of design work is represented.

Browse previous winners in our Design Awards Gallery

 

 

WHY YOU SHOULD ENTER

• National exposure of your name and corporate work
• See how your work compares to the work of your peers
• Clients like working with “award-winning” designers
• A chance to have your work featured in HOW’s February 2013 issue
• Great Prizes

THE PRIZES
Best Of Show winner will receive:

• Two-page spread in HOW’s February 2013 issue
• Representation in our online gallery and archive
• Press release to the design community promoting your win

Merit winners will receive:

• Publication in HOW magazine
• $100 gift certificate toward the 2013 HOW Design Live

THE CATEGORIES
Enter all print work in the category that best describes your company’s industry.

• Business-to-Business & Industrial Products/Services
• Consumer Products/Services
• Education (schools, universities, daycare)
• Entertainment (music, movies, media, sports)
• Financial (banks, mortgage companies, investment firms)
• Government (local, state, federal)
• Health Care (pharmaceuticals, doctors’ offices, hospitals, insurance providers)
• Nonprofit Institutions, Organizations & Associations (museums, zoos, churches, charities)
• Technology & Science

HOW TO ENTER

1. Send 2 well-protected unmounted samples. No slides or digital images please.
2. Register and pay for your entry online. You will be prompted to print your entry forms after completing the checkout. The entry form must be sent with your samples.  If you choose to enter offline, type or print the HOW In-HOWse Design Awards offline Entry Form completely. This information will be reproduced in the magazine exactly as submitted if you are selected as a winner.
3. Credit all persons involved in the creation of the piece. HOW isn’t responsible for incorrect, illegible or incomplete credit information.
4. Describe the objective and results of your entry in 100 words or less and include the description with the Entry Form. (Optional but strongly suggested.)
5. Securely attach a copy of the Entry Form to the back of each sample of your entry. Include 2 copies of the Payment Form with your payment.

WHAT’S ELIGIBLE?
Work must have been created between Jan. 1, 2011, and April 2, 2012. We do not accept videos, CD-ROMs, DVDs, websites or other interactive work, or digital images or slides of print work. All digital work is eligible in our Interactive Design Awards.

FEES

Single entry………………………………….$100 (stationery systems are counted as single entries)

Campaign/Series…………………………..$125 (three or more pieces that function as a system)

Other Important Stuff

• Winning entrants grant HOW the right to reproduce images of their work in the February 2013 issue of HOW and to display the projects at HOW events. Some winning entries may also appear on HOW’s website and in other digital and printed materials.
• HOW assumes all entries are original and are the works and property of the entrant, with all rights granted therein.
• HOW is not liable for any copyright infringement on the part of the entrant and will not become involved in copyright disputes.
• If you wish to be notified of the receipt of your entry, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard.
• HOW will notify winners by January 2013, after judging is complete. No entries will be returned.

Privacy Promise
Occasionally we make portions of our customer list available to other companies so they may contact you about products and services that may be of interest to you. If you prefer we withhold your name, simply send a note with your name, address and the competition name to:

List Manager, F+W Media, Inc.
10151 Carver Road, Suite 200
Blue Ash, OH 45242

The Details
If you have additional questions, e-mail us at HOW-competition@fwmedia.com or call (715) 445-4612 ext. 13430.

 

 

 

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