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Dazzle the design world and see your work in the pages of HOW
Enter your favorite projects in HOW’s Promotion Design Awards for the chance to see your work—and your name—in the pages of HOW. There’s a category for every design occasion, from wedding invitations to pro-bono projects to client promotions.

The entry deadline for this competition has passed.
Browse previous winners: 2006

PRIZES
BEST OF SHOW scores a FREE TRIP to the 2009 HOW DESIGN CONFERENCE (round-trip airfare within the U.S., hotel and conference registration) and an award to be presented at the conference.

All Winners will see their work in HOW’s OCTOBER 2008 SELF-PROMOTION DESIGN ANNUAL, get a $100 discount to the 2009 HOW Design Conference and receive a nifty certificate.

HOW TO ENTER

1. Send 2 well-protected unmounted samples. No slides or digital images please.
2. Type or print the Entry Form completely. This information will be reproduced in the magazine exactly as submitted if you are selected as a winner.
3. Credit all persons involved in the creation of the piece. HOW isn’t responsible for incorrect, illegible or incomplete credit information.
4. Describe the objective and results of your entry in 100 words or less and include the description with the Entry Form. (Optional but strongly suggested.)
5. Using removable tape, securely attach a copy of the Entry Form to the back of each sample of your entry. Include 2 copies of the Payment Form with your payment.

WHAT’S ELIGIBLE?
We accept actual samples of annual reports, brochures, catalogs, direct mail, book and magazine covers and interior pages, invitations, announcements, greeting cards, letterhead, logos, packaging, posters, print advertising, calendars, wearables, 3D objects and other print projects. We also accept color print-outs of workspaces, signage and other environmental graphic design. We do not accept videos, CD-ROMs, DVDs, websites or other interactive work, or digital images or slides of print work. All digital work is eligible in our Interactive Design Awards. Designs may be entered in more than one category. Submit a separate entry and fee for each category. Work must have been created between Jan. 1, 2007, and March 21, 2008.

CATEGORIES
CLIENT PROMOTIONS
created for paying customers (brochures, annual reports, ads, corporate identities, etc.)
DESIGNER SELF- PROMOTIONS
created to promote your design business
PERSONAL PROMOTIONS
created to celebrate life events (invitations, birth announcements, etc.)
PRO-BONO PROMOTIONS
created for free or at a discounted rate
ILLUSTRATOR PROMOTIONS
created for illustrators (not just work that includes illustration)
PHOTOGRAPHER PROMOTIONS
created for photographers (not just work that includes photography)
STUDENT PROMOTIONS
created while you were in school (whether you’ve graduated or not)
MISCELLANEOUS PROMOTIONS
created for purpose other than those above

THE DEADLINE
All entries must be postmarked no later than March 21, 2008.
Entries postmarked after March 21 require a late fee of $10 per entry.
Entries postmarked after April 4, 2008, will not be accepted.

ENTRY FEES
Single Entry — $40 (stationery systems are counted as single entries)
Campaign — $60 (three or more pieces from a single campaign)
Student Single Entry — $25
Student Campaign —$35 (three or more pieces from a single campaign)

PAYMENT INFORMATION
Make checks payable (in U.S. funds) to HOW Promotion Design Awards.
Payment must accompany entries. Entries received without payment will be disqualified. Entry fees are nonrefundable.
Mail to: HOW Promotion Design Awards
4700 East Galbraith Road
Cincinnati, OH 45236 USA

OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF
Winning entrants grant HOW the right to reproduce images of their work in the 2008 Self-Promotion Design Annual and to display the projects at HOW events. Some winning entries may also appear on HOW’s website
and in other digital and printed materials.

HOW assumes all entries are original and are the works and property of the entrant, with all rights granted therein.

HOW is not liable for any copyright infringement on the part of the entrant and will not become
involved in copyright disputes.

If you wish to be notified of the receipt of your entry, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard.
HOW will notify winners by mail by September 2008, after judging is complete. No entries will be returned.

PRIVACY PROMISE Occasionally we make portions of our customer list available to other companies so they may contact you about products and services that may be of interest to you. If you prefer we withhold your name, simply send a note with your name, address and the competition name to:
List Manager, F+W Media, Inc.
4700 East Galbraith Road,
Cincinnati, OH 45236.

If you have additional questions, e-mail us at self-promo-competition@fwpubs.com or call (513) 531-2690 ext. 1328.