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Main Exhibition comprises two parts – Review and Theme.

REVIEW (A) is an international exhibition of selected works in the field of graphic design and visual communications realised in the period from 2012 to the submission deadline.

THEME (B) is an international exhibition of selected realised works and works designed specifically for this exhibition on the theme of Social Reruns in the period from 2012 to the submission deadline.

Submission deadline for both parts of the Main Exhibition is 15 October 2016.

All works must be submitted via online entry forms for Review  and Theme.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

A) REVIEW

The review exhibition is a regular international exhibition of selected works in the field of graphic design and visual communications realised in the period from 2012 to the submission deadline.

Works may be submitted only by authors or groups of authors. All authors or groups of authors may submit no more than five works. Groups of authors are design teams, design studios or agencies. Authors working in a group may submit five works separately in case they were produced independently from the group and are not signed as group work. If the author submits more than five works the person accepting the work must inform the author and ask him to reduce the number of submitted works to five. In case the author does not comply, the moderator reserves the right to randomly reduce the excess number of works.

Works are submitted via the online entry form in the following categories:

A1) VISUAL IDENTITY
Letterheads, logos, letterhead / logos, basic means of communication (stationery, envelope, and business card), systematic visual identity presentation (more than 3 applications).

A2) PRINTED PROMOTIONAL / COMMUNICATION MATERIALS
Posters / flyers, annual reports, brochures, calendars, promotional materials (minimum 3 different integral promo materials), securities (banknotes, stamps bonds, shares etc.). Works may be submitted as single entries or as series.

A3) PUBLISHING
Books (as a whole or covers / spreads), editorials (magazines and newspapers, covers / spreads). Works may be submitted as single entries or as series.

A4) PACKAGING
Consumer goods, CDs, etc. Works may be submitted as single entries or as series.

A5) SIGNAGE
All types of interior or exterior signage. Works may be submitted as single entries or as series.

A6) ADVERTISING
Prints (newspapers, reviews), posters (POS, city-lights, mega boards, billboards), television and internet ads. Works may be submitted as single entries or as series (for various ads for a specific media). Ads covering minimum 3 different media may be submitted as integral campaigns.

A7) SPECIFIC SECTIONS OF VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS – INDEPENDENTLY
Illustration, photography, typography. Works may be submitted as single entries or as series.

A8) DESIGN FOR FILM AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA
TV graphics, TV and internet trailers, web pages, interactive presentations. Works may be submitted as single entries or as series.

Submission fee for the Review for a single entry is €50 per submission, for a small series (up to 3 pieces in each submission) €75 and for a large series (up to 5 pieces in each submission) €100. Payments should be made to the ULUPUH account: Bank name: Privredna banka Zagreb; bank address: Radnička cesta 50, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; IBAN: HR6223400091100165353 and SWIFT Code: PBZGHR2X. Registration is valid upon the payment of the submission fee. The submission fee is non-refundable. A paid submission fee confirmation should be attached to other submitted materials via the online entry form. The cost of foreign money transfer is covered by the payer.

Submission deadline is 15 October 2016.

GUIDELINES FOR UPLOADING SUBMISSIONS

Category A1 – A7
Uploaded documents should be in .jpg format, CMYK, resolution 300 dpi, A4 size and named as follows: submission_name_submission number.jpg (e.g. poster_1.jpg). The submitted documents should be accompanied by a payment confirmation named submission_name_confirmation.jpg (e.g. poster_confirmation.jpg). A textual description of the work (max 1000 characters) in .rtf format may be added.

All documents should be compressed in .zip format, named as follows: submission_name.zip (e.g. poster.zip) and uploaded via the online entry form.

Category A8
Uploaded documents should comprise 3 images of the submitted work (author’s choice) in .jpg format, CMYK, resolution 300 dpi, A4 size and named as follows: submission_name_ image number.jpg (e.g. advertisment_2.jpg). In the online entry form a link should be provided to the work hosted on a server elsewhere (e.g. http://vimeo.com). The submitted images and URL link should be accompanied by a payment confirmation named submission_name_confirmation.jpg (e.g. advertismnet_confirmation.jpg). A textual description of the work (max 1000 characters) in .rtf format may be added.

All documents should be compressed in .zip format, named as follows: submission_name.zip (e.g. poster.zip) and uploaded via the online entry form.

B) THEME

The international themed exhibition ‘Social Reruns’ will present works already realised or works designed specifically for this exhibition in the period from 2012 to the submission deadline. The works may be realised in any medium as long as they communicate the exhibition theme. Works are submitted online via the online entry form.

ABOUT THE THEME:

Anyone who was been involved in graphic design for many years is likely to reach the conclusion that the activity is inherently cyclical. A graphic style emerges, usually by a gradual and somewhat mysterious process. A first wave of “early adopters” notices the style and begins to use it. The new style is now fashionable. Its exponents are in the know and delight in being one or two steps ahead of their slower moving colleagues. At a certain point almost everyone notices the style and it becomes commonplace. A really successful style comes to seem like the inevitable look of its time, but in the style’s ubiquity lie the seeds of its downfall. It starts to appear trite, over-familiar and dull. The early enthusiasts don’t want to produce design that is merely ordinary and they are the first to drop it.  Eventually, everyone is bored with the style, it ceases to communicate and gradually it disappears. This is not, however, necessarily the end of its existence. When the social and cultural moment is propitious, a strong style may be rediscovered and return. The revived style can never be the same as it was the first time, though, because it will inevitably be tinged with the feeling of being retro, a nostalgic quotation and rerun of something more vital that took place in the past.

The textual explanation of the theme is available on link ‘Social Reruns‘

Submission fee for the Theme for a single entry is €50 per submission, for a small series (up to 3 pieces in each submission) €75 and for a large series (up to 5 pieces in each submission) €100. Payments shall be made to the ULUPUH account: Bank name: Privredna banka Zagreb; bank address: Radnička cesta 50, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; IBAN: HR6223400091100165353 and SWIFT Code: PBZGHR2X. Registration is valid upon payment of the submission fee. The submission fee is non-refundable. A paid submission fee confirmation should be attached to other submitted materials via the online entry form. The cost of foreign money transfer is covered by the payer. Submission deadline is 15 October 2016.

GUIDELINES FOR UPLOADING SUBMISSIONS

Category B  ‘Social Reruns’
Uploaded documents should be in .jpg format, CMYK, resolution 300 dpi, A4 size and named as follows: submission_name_submission number.jpg (e.g. future_4.jpg). The submitted documents should be accompanied by a payment confirmation named submission_name_confirmation.jpg (e.g. future_confirmation.jpg). A textual description of the work (max 1000 characters) in .rtf format may be added.

All documents should be compressed in .zip format, named as follows: submission_name.zip (e.g. future.zip) and uploaded through the online entry form.

SELECTION OF SUBMITTED WORKS

Submitted works will be selected by the Selection Committee. The members’ names will be posted at a later stage on Zgraf’s website.

The authors will be notified on the outcome of the selection process by email no later than 15 November 2016 and selected works will be listed on Zgraf ‘s website no later than 15 November 2016.

SENDING SELECTED WORKS

Selected works should be delivered to the following address no later than 15 December 2016.

ULUPUH
ZGRAF 12
Preradovićeva 44
10000 Zagreb
CROATIA

All packages should be specified as follows: Competition work/no commercial value/free domicile.

GUIDELINES FOR SENDING SELECTED WORKS

Category A1 – A7
Selected works smaller than B1 format should be sent in their original form. Works larger than B1 format should be sent as reproductions (digital print) proof quality up to B1 format and not smaller than A3.

Category A8
Works for film and television should be sent on DVDs in MP4 format. Multimedia applications and presentations should be sent in their original form on a DVD. Web pages or their parts (banners) should be sent on DVDs.

NOTE

  • The author agrees to the terms and conditions of this call for submissions and shall be held morally and materially liable for the accuracy of the data provided.
  • The organiser reserves the right to publish and use submitted work for Zgraf publications and promotional materials.
  • All selected works compete for the Zgraf Awards.
  • Selected works should be sent in one copy and are in permanent ownership of Zgraf Archives.
  • The organiser shall not cover transport and insurance costs.