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TAGS, KEYWORDS AND KEY PHRASES
art, design, graphic design, editorial design, digital, magazines, |
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DESIGN COMPETITION NAME
The Society of Publication Designers Editorial Design Competition |
WHAT IS THE GENERAL CATEGORY?
Graphics and Advertising Design |
WHAT ARE THE CATEGORIES OR SUB-CATEGORIES?
Excellence in Design |
WHAT IS THE MAIN FOCUS OR SUBJECT?
Editorial Design |
WHAT IS THE GENERAL COMPETITION TYPE?
Photography / Visualization Competition (or Sketching and/or Rendering) |
WHAT IS THE GENERAL ORIENTATION?
Design Oriented |
WHO ARE THE TARGET PARTICIPANTS?
Designers, Photographers, Illustrators |
IS THERE A PARTICULAR RESTRICTION WHILE DESIGNING?
No, There are no particular restrictions while designing. |
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WEBSITE
https://www.spd.org/pub-53/  |
CONTACT US PAGE
https://www.spd.org/contact/ |
CONTACT EMAIL
mail@spd.org |
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ORIGIN COUNTRY
United States of America |
PRIMARY (NATIVE) LANGUAGE OF THIS COMPETITION
The native language of this competition is unknown or unstated. |
DO THE COMPETITION HAVE AN ENGLISH WEBPAGE?
Yes |
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THE YEAR WHEN THE COMPETITION WAS ORGANIZED FOR THE FIRST TIME
1965 |
HOW MANY TIMES HAS THE COMPETITION BEEN ORGANIZED
This competition was organized 53 times |
DOES THIS COMPETITION REPEAT EVERY YEAR?
Yes |
REPEAT FREQUENCY OF THE COMPETITION?
Repeats Annually |
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ORGANIZER
The Society of Publication Designers |
ORGANIZER TYPE?
Non-Profit Associations, Organizations or Clubs |
NUMBER OF SPONSORS
0This competition does not have any sponsors.. |
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AGE RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS
Age limits and restrictions (minimum / maximum age) is not given. Most probably, there are no age restrictions for this design competition. |
CAN PEOPLE SUBMIT MULTIPLE DESIGNS?
Yes (Requires Multiple Registration) |
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS PER PERSON OR TEAM
The maximum number of submissions is not given.You can submit as many designs (infinite / unlimited) as you wish.
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CAN PEOPLE JOIN AS TEAMS?
Yes, Both individual and team submissions are allowed. |
MAXIMUM TEAM SIZE
The maximum team size is not clearly stated, the best-practice is 5 (five) people. |
REGIONAL OR TERRITORIAL SCOPE OF THE COMPETITION
International |
THE EXLUSIVE REGIONAL OR TERRITORIAL AREA
There are not any exlusive regional or territorial areas for this competition or this information is not stated. |
STUDENTS' OR PROFESSIONALS' COMPETITION?
This competition does not have any restrictions based on the backgrounds of participants, or this information is not stated. |
OPEN TO ALL OR MEMBERS ONLY?
This competition is Open To All |
ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS URL
Webpage address link (URL) of the complete eligibility conditions of the competition is not given. |
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START OF REGISTRATION DATE
Monday 13th of November 2017 (13/11/2017)
Registrations started 344 days ago. |
END OF REGISTRATION DATE
Friday 26th of January 2018 (26/01/2018)
Registrations have ended 270 days ago. |
START OF SUBMISSIONS (START) DATE
Monday 13th of November 2017 (13/11/2017)
Submissions started 344 days ago.
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END OF SUBMISSONS (FINISH) DATE
Friday 26th of January 2018 (26/01/2018)
Submission period have ended 270 days ago.
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HOW MANY STEPS OR PHASES ARE THERE IN THIS COMPETITION
Phases, steps or judging periods are not stated for this competition, the best practice is one (1). |
JURY MEETING DATE
It is not clearly stated when the jury will meet. Please check the detailed competition timeline from their website. |
RESULTS ANNOUNCED TO WINNERS AT DATE
It is not clearly stated when the results will be announced to winners. Please check the detailed competition timeline from their website. |
PUBLIC RESULTS ANNOUNCED AT DATE
It is not clearly stated when the results will be made public. Please check the detailed competition timeline from their website. |
DETAILED TIMELINE URL
Webpage address link (URL) of the detailed timeline for the competition is not given. |
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EARLY REGISTRATION DATE
Friday 26th of January 2018 (2017-12-20/12/2017)
Early-bird registration period have ended 307 days ago. |
STANDARD REGISTRATION DATE
Friday 19th of January 2018 (19/01/2018)
Standard registration period have ended 277 days ago. |
LATE REGISTRATION DATE
Friday 26th of January 2018 (26/01/2018)
Late registration period have ended 270 days ago. |
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IS THIS COMPETITION FREE TO JOIN?
No, this is a paid competition. |
GALA / CELEBRATION NIGHT FEE
The gala-night fee for this competition is not stated. |
PHYSICAL EXHIBITION OF DESIGNS FEE
The exhibition fee for this competition is not stated. |
PUBLIC RELATIONS & PR CAMPAIGN FEE
The pr-campaign fee for this competition is not stated. |
TRANSPORTATION AND SET-UP FEE
The transportation and set-up fee for this competition is not stated. |
PUBLISHING FEE
The publishing fee for this competition is not stated.
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YEARBOOK (DESIGN INDEX, RESULTS BOOK) FEE OR COST
The yearbook fee for this competition is not stated. |
OTHER FEES AND PAYMENTS URL
Webpage address link (URL) of the complete list of any other fees or payments is not given. |
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EARLY REGISTRATION FEE
The early-bird enterence and processing fees for this competition is not given. |
STANDARD REGISTRATION FEE
The standard enterence and processing fees for this competition is not given. |
LATE REGISTRATION FEE
The enterence and processing fees for this competition is: 49 Euros (€) for the late-entry period. |
DOES THE COMPETITION SENDS AN INVOICE
Yes, the competition will send an invoice but only on demand.
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ARE THE COMPETITION RESULTS PUBLISHED AS A BOOK
Yes, Only the selected submissions and winners will be published as a book. |
ARE THE COMPETITION RESULTS PUBLISHED ONLINE
The competition results may or may not be published online, this information is not clearly given. |
IS THERE A GALA NIGHT / AWARD CEREMONY?
Yes there will be a Gala Night and Award Ceremony. |
GALA NIGHT & AWARD CEREMONY VENUE
The gala-night venue for this competition is : GALANIGHTVENUE. |
IS THERE A PHYSICAL EXHIBITION?
We do not know for sure if the competition organizes a physical exhibition to display joining designs. |
PHYSICAL EXHIBITION LOCATION
We are unclear about where will the exhibition take place or what is the location of the exhibition. |
DOES DESIGNERS PHOTOS GET PUBLIHED?
We are not sure if the personal photo shots of designers get published in the results book. |
PRIVATE INFORMATIONS GET PUBLISHED?
It is not very clearly stated if private informations such as contact details etc of designers get published in the results book. |
IS THE COMPETITION RESULTS BOOK SOLD OR DISTRIBUTED FOR FREE?
No, the result books / annuals are sold to all. |
IS THERE A POST-PR CAMPAIGN FOR WINNERS?
We are not sure if there is a public-relations campaign run for winners after competition results announced. |
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ADDRESS TO SUBMIT
The postal address to send physical entries to the competition or contact for regular mail is: 27 Union Square West, Suite 207 |
CITY / COUNTRY
New York, NY / United States of America |
PHONE
212-223-3332 |
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NUMBER OF AWARDS
It is perhaps mistakenly stated that there are no awards in this competition.The number of different awards in this design competition is not given. |
ARE THE NUMBER OF AWARDS BASED ON PERCENTAGE OR IS IT FIXED?
There is a fixed number of awards, number of participants do not change the number of awards. |
TOTAL AWARD PRIZES IN EUROS
The total award prizes sum to: 0 Euros (€). |
WILL PARTICIPATING DESIGNS BE REALIZED?
It is not clearly stated if the participating designs would be realized or not. |
DISTRIBUTION OF AWARD PRIZES AND MONEY
How are the award money are distributed? Please choose the correct answer..
The award money distributions are not clearly stated. |
AWARD #1 NAME
The Name of the Award #1 is N/A. |
AWARD #1 MONEY PRIZE
The monetary prize for the Award #1 is N/A Euros (€).There is not a monetary prize for the Award #1. |
AWARD #1 OTHER PRIZES
Other secondary prizes, bonuses, gifts or incentives for the Award #1 are: N/A. |
AWARD #2 NAME
The Name of the Award #2 is N/A. |
AWARD #2 MONEY PRIZE
The monetary prize for the Award #2 is N/A Euros (€).There is not a monetary prize for the Award #2. |
AWARD #2 OTHER PRIZES
Other secondary prizes, bonuses, gifts or incentives for the Award #2 are: N/A. |
AWARD #3 NAME
The Name of the Award #3 is N/A. |
AWARD #3 MONEY PRIZE
The monetary prize for the Award #3 is N/A Euros (€).There is not a monetary prize for the Award #3. |
AWARD #3 OTHER PRIZES
Other secondary prizes, bonuses, gifts or incentives for the Award #3 are: N/A. |
AWARD #4 NAME
The Name of the Award #4 is N/A. |
AWARD #4 MONEY PRIZE
The monetary prize for the Award #4 is N/A Euros (€).There is not a monetary prize for the Award #4. |
AWARD #4 OTHER PRIZES
Other secondary prizes, bonuses, gifts or incentives for the Award #4 are: N/A. |
AWARD #5 NAME
The Name of the Award #5 is N/A. |
AWARD #5 MONEY PRIZE
The monetary prize for the Award #5 is N/A Euros (€).There is not a monetary prize for the Award #5. |
AWARD #5 OTHER PRIZES
Other secondary prizes, bonuses, gifts or incentives for the Award #5 are: N/A. |
AWARD #6 NAME
The Name of the Award #6 is N/A. |
AWARD #6 MONEY PRIZE
The monetary prize for the Award #6 is N/A Euros (€).There is not a monetary prize for the Award #6. |
AWARD #6 OTHER PRIZES
Other secondary prizes, bonuses, gifts or incentives for the Award #6 are: N/A. |
AWARD #7 NAME
The Name of the Award #7 is N/A. |
AWARD #7 MONEY PRIZE
The monetary prize for the Award #7 is N/A Euros (€).There is not a monetary prize for the Award #7. |
AWARD #7 OTHER PRIZES
Other secondary prizes, bonuses, gifts or incentives for the Award #7 are: N/A. |
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FULL AWARDS LIST URL
The webpage address link (URL) of the complete list of remaining awards is not given. |
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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS URL
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59a4a351197 |
PAGE / FILE NUMBER RESTRICTIONS
Page and file limits for this design competition is not clearly stated. |
MAXIMUM FILE SIZE
Exact maximum file size permitted to be submitted is 0 KB.0 |
REQUIRE TECHNICAL DRAWINGS OR SOURCE FILES?
No, Technical Drawings or Source Files do not need to be submitted. |
REQUIRE PHYSICAL SUBMISSIONS?
Yes, Submission of physical entries such as the prototype or realized design is required. |
ACCEPTED FILE FORMATS
There is no clear information on the accepted formats for this design competition. |
SUBMISSION METHOD
Both physical and digital submissions. |
REQUIRED TO SUBMIT DESCRIPTION OF "HOW TO PRODUCE"?
Technical description of production methodologies is not asked for sure. |
REQUIRED TO SUBMIT DESCRIPTION OF THE CONCEPT, DESIGN OR IDEA?
The competition call does not state that you need to submit a description of your concept, however it is best practice to submit if it is otherwise stated. |
DIGITAL IMAGE PIXEL SIZE AND RESOLUTIONS
Pixel sizes are not clearly stated.
Resolution requirements for the digital images are not clearly stated. |
PHYSICAL PAPER / PRINT SIZE AND RESOLUTION
Paper sizes are not clearly stated.
Resolution requirements for the printed images are not clearly stated. |
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EVALUATION CRITERIA & JUDGING URL
The webpage address link (URL) of the document that explains how the designs are evalauated and judged is not given. |
DOES JURY MEET PHYSICALLY
It is not clearly stated if the jury will meet physically to perform judging or if it is an online judging process. |
SELECTION SYSTEM
The selection is made by following a scoring-sheet and checklist. |
IS THE COMPETITION OPEN FOR PUBLIC VOTING?
No, There is no public voting. |
IS A SCORE-SHEET SEND OR SHARED WITH THE PARTICIPANTS?
No, the participants will not recieve a printed score sheet or see their scores online. |
ARE JURY NOTES SEND TO PARTICIPANTS?
No, the participants will not recieve printed jury notes or see them online. |
IS THERE A NUMERICAL SCORE?
Yes, Each submission will recieve a numeric score. |
ARE STATISTICS PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS?
No, The participants will not recieve printed competition statisticss or access them online. |
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HOW MANY JURY MEMBERS
0 people will judge the designs as jury. Perhaps it is based on public voting? |
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OTHER JURY MEMBERS
The webpage address link (URL) of the page that lists other jury members is not given, although it is indicated that there are more than 15 jury members. |
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DESIGN RIGHTS ARE
Information regarding design rights are not disclosed or stated. |
PUBLISHINGS OPT-IN & OUTS
Information regarding publishing opt-in and outs is not disclosed. |
RETURN OF PHYSICAL SUBMISSIONS
No information is available for the return of physical submissions. |
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TERMS & AGREEMENTS URL
The webpage address link (URL) of the page that lists complete general terms of the competition is not given. |
TOTAL DUE FEES AND REQUIRED PAYMENTS
Total due fees and other required payments for this competition is not indicated. |
WINNERS OBLIGATIONS
The obligations of the winners, for example if they do need to pay any more expenses etc, including advertsing, pr-making etc, is not indicated. |
DOES WINNER DESIGNERS HAS TO PARTICIPATE IN AN EVENT?
The organizers did not indicate wheather the winners have to participate in an event or not. |
DOES DESIGNERS NEED TO MAKE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE COMPETITION?
The organizers did not state if the participating designers have to make advertisement for the competition such as sending e-mails, post-cards etc for promotive purposes. |
POST COMMISIONING, WORK OPTIONS AND OBLIGATIONS
It is not clearly indicated if the winner designers need or given chance to work for the organizers or sponsors. |
TRANSFER OR SALES OF DESIGNS
The organizers did not indicate if winners need or given chance to sell their designs to organizer. |
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DOES THE COMPETITION SENDS PRINTED JOINING CERTIFICATES?
No, The competition does not send a hardcopy certificate for joining. |
DOES THE COMPETITION SENDS PRINTED WINNERS CERTIFICATES?
No, The competition does not send a hardcopy (printed) certificate to winners. |
DOES THE COMPETITION SENDS WINNERS AN AWARD/TROPHY?
Yes, The competition will send a physical trophy or an award. |
DOES THE COMPETITION PERMITS THE USE OF A "WINNER" LOGO?
No information is available regarding if the competition permits the use of a winners logo or not. |
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ANNOUNCEMENT TEXT
A press-release to distribute to press members, bloggers, magazine editors etc was unfortunetely not provided. |
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COMPETITION BRIEF URL
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59a4a351197 |
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ANNOUNCED DATE
Results have either not been announced yet or not available in this page. Please check the competition website in case they might have already been posted there.
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FURTHER DETAILS
The Society of Publication Designers (SPD) is calling for entries for Game of Golds – their 53rd annual international competition for best editorial design.
SPD welcomes entries from a diverse range of consumer print publications, independent magazines, custom published magazines, trade and educational magazines; as well as their app, mobile and web platforms.
All entries that score high enough to make it to the second round of judging, will be included in the PUB 53 Annual. During this second round, judges vote for the Gold Awards for Excellence, the Silver Awards for Distinctive Achievement, and the finalists for Website of the Year, Video of the Year, Brand of the Year, and Magazine of the Year. The list of finalists for print and digital categories will be announced in March 2018.
The Silver and Gold Medals, along with the Brand of the Year and Magazine of the Year Award winners, will be presented on May 4, 2018, at the Annual Awards Gala in New York City.
Editorial publications of any genre, including all newsstand publications, newspaper magazines, trade, custom publishing, educational/institutional, special interest publications, and Independent/Self-Published Magazines with a circulation under 20,000 are eligible. Websites, apps and other digital publications containing dynamic or regularly updated editorial content including text, pictures, video, audio, animation or a combination, may be submitted as well. Entries may be affiliated with a print magazine, but are not required to be. Websites and apps must be live to the public, and not demos or private betas.
Singe 1965, SPD’s competition has yielded hundreds of thousands of entries from around the world. |
