POSTER COMPETITION - Call for entries

GDC 09, Shenzhen, China (previously Graphic Design in China)

Please see the official web site for more information and downloadable application forms. Deadline: October 16th 2009 GDC is the first large-sized synthetic global design competition in China, which is held every two years. It grew out from Graphic Design in China, which is found by Shenzhen Graphic Design Association in 1992. In 2009, GDC has been extended and restructured, which will show a fresh attitude. Compared with the past, GDC 09 is more comprehensive, professional, authority and interesting; and it will give a big surprise to all designers who concern about the GDC. GDC 09 includes competition, forum, lecture, award ceremony, series of exhibitions, publish and other activities. The category of competition covers graphic design, advertising, interactive media, product design and environmental design. It will become the most influence, the highest level, the best comprehensive, the most authoritative and fair design biennial competition in the Asian-Pacific region. The working direction of GDC 09 is to break single design barriers, choose brave and innovative design, nurture new design force. GDC 09 aims to popularize public design knowledge, enhance social role of design, strengthen designers' sense of honor and allow more interactive between design and society. Rules of GDC09 Competition Professional: All the entries must have been printed and published between 5th October 2007 and 16th October 2009, in any country. Entries can be submitted by any company or individual in the creation or production of the work. All the winning entries will be included in GDC Annual 09. Students: Students currently enrolled in undergraduate graduate, and continuing education programs in advertising, visual communication, graphic design, photography, illustration, new media, product, architecture and space are eligible for the competition, and are invited to submit published or unpublished work in any category. Students' works will be discussed and elected separately, but criteria and jury will be the same with profession works. Students can choose register online, also can be collected by school. All the winning entries will be included in GDC Annual 09. Participants can submit entries in their own wishes, without limited number. Any works jury member take part in will be automatically excluded from the competition. * Note: a winning entry is not guaranteed in every category. GDC 09 Categories Graphic Design Advertising Interactive Design Product Design Environmental Design Hybrid GDC 09 Jury Graphic Design Jury Benny Au (HongKong,CHINA) Bi Xuefeng (Shenzhen,CHINA) Eric Adolfsen (New York,UNITED STATES) Han Jiaying (Shenzhen,CHINA) Han lei (Beijing,CHINA) Irma Boom (Amsterdam,NETHERLANDS) Jan Wilker (New York,UNITED STATES) Katsunori Aoki (Tokyo,JAPAN) Ken Miki (Tokyo,JAPAN) Liu Zhizhi (Beijing,CHINA) Lu Ming (Beijing,CHINA) Ou Ning (Beijing,CHINA) Patrick Cox (London,United Kingdom) Qian Qian (New York,UNITED STATES) Ruedi Baur (Paris,FRANCE) Ryusuke Tanaka (Tokyo,JAPAN) Thomas Castro (Hague, NETHERLANDS) Advertising Jury Brian O'Neil (San Francisco,UNITED STATES) Jay Phua (Singapore,SINGAPORE) Johan Vakidis (CANADA) Naoki Ito (Tokyo,JAPAN) Nick Lim (HongKong,CHINA) Pim Gerrits (Amsterdam,NETHERLANDS) Peter Soh (Singapore,SINGAPORE) Interactive Jury Johan Vakidis (CANADA) Matthew Clark (London,UNITED KINGDOM) Naoki Ito (Tokyo,JAPAN) Qian Qian (New York,UNITED STATES) Sebastien Noel (London,UNITED KINGDOM) Thomas Castro (Hague, NETHERLANDS) Yeoh Guan Hong (Shanghai,CHINA) Products Jury Ben Hughes (London,UNITED KINGDOM) Bi Xuefeng (Shenzhen,CHINA) Max Bruinsma (Amsterdam,NETHERLANDS) Sebastien Noel (London,UNITED KINGDOM) Terence Woodgate (London,UNITED KINGDOM) Tom Shi (Guangzhou,CHINA) Tom Tjaarda (Turin,ITALY) Environmental Jury Han Jiaying (Shenzhen,CHINA) Jürgen Mayer H. (Berlin,GERMANY) Li Hu (Beijing,CHINA) Marcus Fairs (London,UNITED KINGDOM) Max Bruinsma (Amsterdam,NETHERLANDS) Meng Yan (Shenzhen,CHINA) Ou Ning (Beijing,CHINA) Ruedi Baur (Paris,FRANCE) William Lim (Hong Kong,CHINA) Hybrid Jury Bi Xuefeng (Shenzhen,CHINA) Brian O'Neil (San Francisco,UNITED STATES) Han Jiaying (Shenzhen,CHINA) Johan Vakidis (CANADA) Marcus Fairs (London,UNITED KINGDOM) Max Bruinsma (Amsterdam,NETHERLANDS) Naoki Ito (Tokyo,JAPAN) Ou Ning (Beijing,CHINA) Pim Gerrits (Amsterdam,NETHERLANDS) Patrick Cox (London,United Kingdom) Qian Qian (New York,UNITED STATES) GDC 09 Key Time GDC 09 Call for entries deadline:October 16th 2009 GDC 09 Judging: 24th-26th October 2009 GDC 09 Award ceremony:4th December 2009 Sponsor: City Propaganda Department of Shenzhen Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Culture Shenzhen Federation of Literary And Art Circles Organizer: Shenzhen Graphic Design Association The Oct Art&Design Gallery of Shenzhen Note: All updated information of GDC 09 is based on the official GDC website, and GDC 09 organizing committee owns the right of final explanation to this activity. Address for entry: Shenzhen Graphic Design Association No.9009 Shennan Road, Huaqiao City, Shenzhen, China Submission deadline: 16 October 2009 Phone:+86 755 82484770 e-mail: gdc@sgda.cc website: gdc.sgda.cc