Entries for the 2005 awards are now closed.
To Enter
Conditions of Entry for the Graphic, Interior and Product Awards
- Entries will be accepted from:
- All New Zealand Designers, members or non-members of DINZ
- Final Year students from recognised New Zealand tertiary design courses
- Student entries are not limited to follow a specific brief.
- Student entries are limited to project work completed within their final year at a recognised tertiary design course.
- Any number of entries may be submitted in any one category (using separate entry forms and pay applicable fees).
- IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Please ensure your personal or company's name and/or logo is not visible on any part of your entry to be seen by the judges. - Entry fees are not refundable under any circumstances.
- Normal care will be taken when handling the entries. However, no responsibility will be taken for damage to entries or the loss of any part thereof in the transit or processing of the entries by the organisers or their assistants.
- This BeST Awards are run in keeping with the conditions established by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) and the International Council of Graphic Design Associations (ICOGRADA), thus ensuring fair procedures and unbiased evaluation by the jurors.
Graphic and Interior Entries should consist of:
- A2 boards (lightweight, up to 2 per entry) including:
- Photographs and drawings
- A brief, printed on A4sheet, attached to or as part of A2 board, stating:
- Project
- Client contact
- Objective
- Solution
- Idea
- 1 - 3 images of your project must be submitted on CD ROM or as original transparencies for the Awards Dinner digital presentation, and other publicity purposes. The CD must be labelled with your company name, thumbnails of images and the formats used. Please enclose 1 CD for each entry. Format: One set at 300 dpi, tiff, 150 x 150mm. Second set at 72 dpi
- Two completed copies of the entry form; one enclosed in a sealed envelope and attached to the back of one of the A2 boards, one loose
- Payment for entry (payment for multiple entries can be made as a single payment)
- Your business card attached to the entry form.
Product Entries should consist of:
- Images of your work supplied in an electronic format, not exceeding 2mb, 300 dpi minimum
- Documentation in support of the entry should include a brief, printed on A4sheet, stating: Project , Client contact, Objective, Solution, Idea.
- 1 - 3 images of your project must be submitted on CD ROM or as original transparencies for the Awards Dinner digital presentation, and other publicity purposes. The CD must be labelled with your company name, thumbnails of images and the formats used. Please enclose 1 CD for each entry. Format: One set at 300 dpi, tiff, 150 x 150mm. Second set at 72 dpi.
- Two completed copies of the entry form;
- Payment for entry (payment for multiple entries can be made as a single payment)
- Your business card attached to the entry form.
- A return courier ticket and return address label (must be included)
- If your entry is selected as a finalist, you will be asked to provide the organisers with a brief and images of your work, displayed on two A2 boards. This will form part of a national exhibition of the BeST Design Awards entries.
| Entry Fees |
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| DINZ members | $120 incl GST per entry | |
| Non-DINZ members* | $180 incl GST per entry | |
| Student entries | $50 incl GST per entry | |
| Late entry penalty | $50 incl GST per entry | |
* To join the Designers Institute as a member, please contact the DINZ office on 09 303 1356 or email designer@dinz.org.nz