The GAERF 2010 Student Design Competition invites students to be creative by taking their original design from concept to finished product as they:

Create a theme for GRAPH EXPO 2011: design artwork to support the theme, incorporating the GRAPH EXPO logo, show dates and location, and produce a product that incorporates the theme and logo (i.e., advertisement, web site page, postcard, etc.).

The competition is open to all students attending secondary or post-secondary institutions in the continental United States who are studying in a graphic communications/printing, advertising, graphic design or interactive media program. Instructors are responsible for submitting the entry, limited to three per instructor, which will become the property of GAERF.

Design competition entries must be received by June 15, 2010. Those selected by GAERF will be judged by the Graphic Arts Show Company, the producer of GRAPH EXPO 2011. Winners and their instructors will be notified by August 15, 2010.

Among the total six winning entries will be: two first place awards, one at the secondary level and one at the post-secondary level; two second place awards, one at the secondary level and one at the post-secondary level; and, two third place awards, one at the secondary level and one at the post-secondary level.

First place winners and their instructors will receive two-day all-inclusive paid trips to attend GRAPH EXPO 2010 in Chicago, IL. In addition, the winners will be presented at the show with $2,000 awards during Career Awareness Day on October 6, 2010. The second place winners will be awarded $1,500, and the third place winners will receive $1,000.

“GAERF is proud to support education initiatives that encourage students’ creativity and skill in the art of design and production,” said GAERF President Ralph Nappi. “This competition will recognize the talent of our best and brightest students, as well as the significant commitment of their instructors.”

To view the competition guidelines and download an entry form visit: www.gaerf.org.

For more information, contact:
Eileen Cassidy
Phone: 703/264‑7200
E-mail: ecassidy@npes.org

About GAERF®

The Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation was created by the National Association for Printing Leadership, NPES The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing, and Converting Technologies and the Printing Industries of America in 1983. These three national associations jointly own the Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC®). GAERF was created to channel a portion of the revenues earned by GASC-managed shows into projects supporting a strong future for the industry. For additional information about the Foundation and its programs, visit the GAERF web site at: www.gaerf.org or phone toll-free: 866/381‑9839.

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