2009 DESIGN AWARDS CATEGORIES

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DESIGN CATEGORIES

DE/01 Annual Report   Single
DE/02 Brochure/Catalogue   Single
DE/03 Brochure/Catalogue   Series
DE/04 Folder or Leaflet   Single
DE/05 Folder or Leaflet   Series
DE/06 Logo/Wordmark/Brand Identity   Single
DE/07 Logo/Wordmark/Brand Identity
(Place the company name and nature of the business of the product or service the logo represents next to the piece, for the judges’ information.)
  Series
DE/08 Logo Applications
(This category can be mounted, consisting of stationery, notepads, business cards, signage, invoices or any other use of logos or wordmarks. Submit a maximum of FIVE samples. If any item is designed on both sides, please submit TWO pieces.
  Series
DE/09 Packaging   Single
DE/10 Packaging   Series
DE/11 Calendar   Single
DE/12 Environmental/Signage
(Max. SIX pieces, including retail, exhibition, venue and workplace design, and signage programs developed for interior and exterior environments.)
  Single
DE/13 CD, DVD, Sleeve Design   Single
DE/14 Poster   Single
DE/15 Poster   Series
DE/16 Public Service/Charity Design   Single
DE/17 Public Service/Charity Design   Series
DE/18 Design—Miscellaneous   Single
DE/19 Design—Miscellaneous
(Any design entry that does not fall into any other listed category. Entries will be judged on their individual design merits.)
  Series
DE/20 Complete Design Program
FIVE to NINE different design pieces (excluding Websites) created as part of an identity for the same event, brand, product, service or organization, Hard-copy entries only.
  Complete
DE/21 Typography Design   Single
DE/22 Typography Design
Any design which incorporates an original, creative usage of type as an integral part of the image
  Series

PROMOTIONAL DESIGN CATEGORIES

DP/01 Announcements/Invitations/Cards/Kits   Single
DP/02 Announcements/Invitations/Cards/Kits
(POPs, flyers, menus, programs, greeting cards and sales premiums that promote an organization, product, service or event.)
  Series
DP/03 Artist/Design Firm Promotions   Single
DP/04 Artist/Design Firm Promotions   Series
DP/05 Premiums/Gift Items/Promotional Apparel   Single
DP/06 Premiums/Gift Items/Promotional Apparel   Series

EDITORIAL DESIGN
[MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS, BOOKS]

ED/01 Magazine Page or Spread   Single
ED/02 Magazine Article
(Multiple pages of one article. Tape all spreads together and submit duplicates for pages to be viewed front and back. Number your pieces, and affix an Entry Form to the back of each page or spread.)
  Single
ED/03 Magazine Cover   Single
ED/04 Magazine Cover   Series
ED/05 Complete Magazine Design   Single
ED/06 Complete Magazine Design
(Up to THREE full issues from the same title.)
  Series
ED/07 Newspaper Page or Spread   Single
ED/08 Newspaper Section   Single
ED/09 Newsletter, Journal or House Publication   Single
ED/10 Newsletter, Journal or House Publication   Series
ED/11 Book Cover/Jacket   Single
ED/12 Book Cover/Jacket   Series
ED/13 Complete Book Design   Single
ED/14 Complete Book Design
(Up to THREE books from the same title.)
  Series

BROADCAST GRAPHICS

TV/12 Broadcast Graphics   Single
TV/13 Broadcast Graphics
(Network/station/sponsor identities, TV program or film title sequences, TV bumpers, etc.)
  Series

ENTRY FEES
Design Print & Promotional:
Single: $65
Series: $95 (total for three pieces)

Complete Design Program:
$145

Motion Broadcast Graphics:
Single: $110
Series: $150

SEND ENTRIES TO:
Applied Arts Printing Awards
18 Wynford Drive
Suite 705
Toronto, Ontario
M3C 3S2

CONTACT: Carrie Martin awards[at]appliedartsmag.com,
or by phone, 416-510-0909, ext. 32 (outside Toronto: 1-800-646-0347.)