First Prize: $2,000 | Deadline: June 15

For complete details visit their site: graphiccommcentral.org/

The Challenge:

Create and submit two marketing pieces (choose from Website Banner, Postcard, or Display Ad) that are designed to drive traffic to graphicCOMMcentral.org.

• Review each of the websites’ eight main sections: DISCOVER ◦ DECIDE ◦ LEARN ◦ EMPLOY ◦ INVESTIGATE ◦ MEET ◦ INFORM ◦ PRINT GREEN.
• Choose one section.
• Create two marketing pieces that feature that section’s best elements.

The Specifications:

All entries must be:

• Completed during the 2010-2011 school year.
  
• The original work of the student and contain no copyrighted materials or photos.
  
• Submitted by the instructor with printed copies and all digital files necessary for reproduction.
  
• Received by the deadline: June 15, 2011.
  
• Designed to conform to the specifications provided in the GAERF 2011 Student Design Competition templates.
  
• Include BOTH printed samples AND the digital versions.
  

The Prizes:

1st Place Awards:   $2,000 plus a two-day (Sept. 13-14) all-expenses paid trip for the student and instructor to attend GRAPH EXPO 2011, in Chicago, IL
(one secondary winner; one post-secondary winner)
2nd Place Awards:  $1,500
(one secondary winner; one post-secondary winner)
3rd Place Awards:  $1,000
(one secondary winner; one post-secondary winner)