Categories for your Portfolio

CATEGORIES : for design competitions

1. Advertisements and advertising inserts
2. Annual Reports and other financial reports
3. Books
4. Book Jackets/Covers
5. Brochures and Direct Mail
6. Calendars
7. Catalogs
8. Corporate Identity; Always a series entry. Must be mounted (see mounting instructions). Not to exceed six selected, representative items, e.g. logos/trademarks, stationery, envelopes, folders, identity manuals, photographs of signage, but not posters or packaging.
9. Editorial (magazine, newspaper, newsletter). The entire publication or an article covering several pages is considered a single entry. Spreads or entire articles submitted as single entries must be removed from the publication.
10. Exhibits/Displays/Point-of-Purchase/Signage/Architectural and Dimensional Design. Signage systems, exhibition booths, etc. are always series entries.
11. Experimental/Fine Art/Unpublished. Any work you have developed but not been produced for a client.
12. Logos/Trademarks/Symbols. Include firm or institution name and, if necessary, a one-sentence description on the front bottom of the entry (not on the Entry Form). Maximum size: 11 x 17 inches (28 x 43cm). Photostats, computer prints or printed versions are acceptable.
13. Miscellaneous - announcements, invitations, cards, menus, etc. Invitations may include response card and envelope. Additional pieces constitute a series entry.
14. Mixed Series.A series entry (which can be mixed with digital items) of two but not more than six typographically and conceptually related items pertaining to different print and/or digital media categories.
15. Packaging (two or more items in one photograph comprise a series entry).
16. Posters. May be entered either flat or rolled for shipping convenience.
17. Self-Promotion. Any work to promote your self or design firm/agency.
18. T-Shirts/Apparel
19. Student Work
20. Digital Media. These categories are for type and graphics that are made for screen of any size.
    1. Web sites. For judging submit one of the following:
    • Screen captures of 2-4 representative screens
    • A short video showing the key screens or animation.
    • URL 
    2. Apps
    3. Other (Banners, Email, Kiosks, DVD Interface, Presentations, other)
21. Movie Titles - Feature Films
    
    1. Typography
    2. Animation
    3. Visual Design
    4. Music and Sound Design
    5. Unscreened work
    6. End Credits
22. Motion - TV Shows
    
    1. Typography
    2. Animation
    3. Visual Design
    4. Music and Sound Design
    5. Unscreened work
    6. End Credits
23. Motion - Online Titles, Episodics, Live Events
    1. Typography
    2. Animation
    3. Visual Design
    4. Music and Sound Design
    5. Unscreened work
    6. End Credits