The College of DuPage Graphic Design Program presents…
Entry Number:
Received Date:
High School Illustration & Design Competition Entry Form
Student Name:
Home Address:
City, State, Zip Code:
Telephone (home):
E-mail:
School:
Teacher, Class:
Select a Category: Illustration
Title of Work:
Media:
File Name (see 2b below):
Brief:
HOW TO SUBMIT ARTWORK
INDIVIDUAL SUBMISSIONS
GROUP SUBMISSIONS
1. Fill out form in MS Word. Form can be accessed from
our Web site at: www.cod.edu/design
a. Save entry form as:
categorycod_firstname_lastname.docx
1. Faculty collecting student entry forms:
a. Let students fill out the entry form and collect.
b. Organize into two piles…one for each of the two
categories and staple together.
Form can also be accessed from our Web site:
www.cod.edu/design
2. Submit work on CD-R. Preferred format: PDF
a. Export all Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, or
documents as high-quality PDF documents
at 300 dpi
b. File must be titled as follows:
categorycode_firstname_lastname.pdf
3. Mail your entry form and submissions to:
John Callegari
College of DuPage
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599
CATEGORY CODES
IL
GD
Illustration
Graphic Design
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: APRIL 11, 2014
2. Collect student work on CD-R (or hi-capacity flash drive)
a. Export all Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign
documents as high-resolution PDF print
quality documents
b. File must be titled as follows:
categorycode_firstname_lastname.pdf
c. Organize submissions into folders according to
the two categories:
i. Illustration
ii. Graphic Design
3. Mail entry (or drop off) submissions to:
John Callegari
College of DuPage
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599
Office: Arts Center, room MAC 259
The College of DuPage Graphic Design Program presents…
AWARDS
High School Student Contest
ENTRY RULES
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There is NO entry fee for this contest.
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All work submitted to the contest must be original designs
and illustrations.
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Entrants may submit more than one work per category.
Honorable Mention: One or more finalists will be awarded
an honorable mention award in the following categories:
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All entries must be received by April 11th, 2014.
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Graphic Design
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Digital/Conventional Illustration
Work submitted must be original work created within
the last year.
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All entries must have an instructor signature on the
entry form.
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Finalists will be notified via email and/or posting finalist list
on the Graphic Design website at: cod.edu/design.
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Entries will not be returned.
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All 1st place, finalist, and honorable mention award work
will be displayed at:
1st Place Award: One high school student will be selected
for each category:
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Graphic Design
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Illustration
CATEGORIES
Illustration
Entries to the category can include any of the following types
of illustration:
Product Illustration, packaging illustration, illustrated map,
illustrative logo series, product illustration, greeting card
illustrations, editorial illustration (magazine cover, feature
article illustration, spot illustration series, newspaper arts
section illustration), technical illustration (exploded views,
step-by-step assembly illustration) skateboard illustration
series, snowboard illustration series, book illustration
(children’s illustrated book, book cover), wearable illustration
(t-shirts, caps, etc.), and poster illustration.
Graphic Design
Entries to the category can include any of the following types
of graphic design:
Posters (1 or series), brochures, folders, cards (greeting
card, invitation, announcement) menus, bookmark series,
icon set (4-6), information graphics, catalogs, magazine
layout (cover, TOC, feature spread), newspaper layout,
newsletters, flyers, books (cover design, book spread),
calendars (full year or one complete season), logos,
packaging design, character design, pop-up cards, books,
bags, tags and labels, etc.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: APRIL 11, 2014
Portfolio Night 2014
May 8th, 2014
College of DuPage, SRC 2000
6 to 9 p.m.
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Finalists will be notified prior to the May 8th event. All
entrants are welcome to invite friends and family to the
event. The invitation is available at:
http://www.cod.edu/design
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Invitations will also be mailed to professional advertising
and design firms in the Chicagoland area.
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High School student work will be judged by a panel of
Graphic Design faculty.
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Judges assume that all entries submitted are original
works created by the entrants. Judges are not responsible
for work that misrepresents the copyright or original
ownership of the ideas, images, or entries. Judges’
decisions are final and binding.