Please download complete Rules for Entry for the overview of rules for the submission of entries for the 2010 Philippine Graphic Design Awards. For additional information, please contact the PGDA Organizers via +632 975 4326 or email hello@pgdawards.com.

WHO CAN JOIN

PGDA is open to all professional and student graphic designers who are Filipino citizens.

The professionals eligible to join may be industry practitioners employed in agencies or as in-house artists or those who accept work as freelance designers. These include those typically designated as art directors, art production managers, creative heads, creative consultants, graphic designers, illustrators, multimedia artists, or web designers, among others.

The students eligible to join are those currently enrolled in a college or university or have been enrolled at the time when their artwork has been produced.

GRAPHIC DESIGN DEFINITION

In order to be eligible, an entry must fall within PGDA’s definition of graphic design, as follows: "the art and discipline of combining symbols, design, and words to represent and communicate ideas or messages." An entry must utilize all these elements for it to qualify for any of the categories.

TIMING

An entry must have been produced between August 1, 2009 and July 31, 2010 in order to be eligible for this year’s Awards. Localization, re-work, or adaptations of any regional or international campaign or design thematic shall be considered ineligible for entry.

CITIZENSHIP

Only entries created by professional and student graphic designers of Filipino citizenship will be eligible for entry. In case of disputes, proof of citizenship may be requested by the Organizers and failure to submit the same may be considered a ground for disqualification.

ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES

PGDA shall provide separate categories for entries from professional graphic designers and graphic design students (see Categories).

An entry by a professional graphic designer submitted for any of the Categories for Professional Graphic Designers (or "Professional Categories") must have been created pursuant to a full or part-time employment arrangement or engagement as an independent contractor or commissioned artist. In case of disputes, the Organizers reserve the right to require proof or documentation of the employment or service agreement and/or remuneration received pursuant to such arrangements. Note this guideline excludes an entry for Category 7, Self-Promotion (Single-Piece Entry) – Professional, if created solely to promote a professional graphic designer's own work.

PGDA understands that the employer or client may, under the contract of employment, have ownership of the intellectual property over the works created pursuant to the employment or services agreement. In this respect, the professional graphic designer who wishes to submit such works must also present a written consent from his/her employer and/or client allowing him/her to submit an entry to the PGDA and acknowledging him/her as the author of the work.

An entry by a graphic design student submitted for any of the Categories for Graphic Design Students (or "Student Categories") must have been created as artwork in fulfillment of school or academic requirements, or created for any school-based activity. In this respect, a graphic design student who wishes to submit an entry must present a proof of enrollment or a written certification issued by the academic institution certifying his/her status as a full-time student. If a graphic design student created an artwork as an independent contractor or as a commissioned artist, the piece may be eligible for submission to any of the Professional Categories, and must therefore comply with guidelines for Categories for Graphic Design Professionals.

An entry for the Open Categories can be any graphic design piece created by a professional or a student as a form of self expression. Submission of an entry for these categories does not require proof or documentation of the employment, service agreement, course requirement or school activity, nor written consent from the employer or client. Additional guidelines for submission are provided in Submissions.