Screening and Acceptance of Entries for Judging
An entry will be screened for compliance to eligibility rules and entry requirements.
Once all of the components of an entry have been received and deemed qualified, the entrant shall receive confirmation of receipt of the entry via email within five (5) working days from the date the entry was received by the Organizers.
Entrants that are deemed ineligible will be informed via email within five (5) working days from date of receipt. The entry fee for a disqualified entry shall be forfeited in favor of PGDA.
The Panel of Judges
A panel of creative industry professionals who possess a comprehensive understanding of the Filipino graphic designer’s challenges shall be invited to judge entries to the PGDA 2011.
The panel of judges (or “Jurors”), in consultation with the Organizers, will elect the chairman of the panel of judges (or “Head of Jury”) for this year’s program.
To ensure fairness in the process, an entry shall contain no information or identifying marks that disclose or suggest the identity or affiliation of the entrant.
The Jurors shall review entries solely on the following criteria for judging:
Design, Creativity, and Execution.
All decisions of the Jurors shall be final and binding.
Selection of Finalists
An entry is assessed based on its individual merits and shall not be judged against other entries. The judging process is comprised of three (3) rounds where Finalists and Awardees will be identified.
To qualify as a Finalist and proceed to the succeeding rounds of judging, an entry must receive at least 70% of the Jurors’ votes.
During this process, PGDA grants Jurors the authority to reclassify an entry from one category to another, where applicable.
Scores for the selection of Finalists are endorsed to the Organizers by the Jury Head and shall be tabulated by the Organizers electronically.
Selection of Awardees
Once an entry has qualified as a Finalist, the Jurors shall conduct two more rounds of deliberations to select the Awardees.
A Cyan Trophy or C Award is given to a Student Finalist who has received at least 70% of the Jurors’ votes; while a Yellow Trophy or Y Award is given to a Professional Finalist who has received at least 70% of the Jurors’ votes.
Scores for the selection of the Awardees are endorsed to the Organizers by the Jury Head and shall be tabulated by the Organizers electronically.
Once an entry has qualified for the C or Y Award, the Jurors shall conduct another round of deliberations to select the Top Awardees for each category.
A Magenta Trophy or M Award is given to the Top Student Awardee who has received at least 70% of the Jurors’ votes; while a Black Trophy or K Award is given to the Top Professional Awardee who has received at least 70% of the Jurors’ votes.
Scores for the selection of Awardees are endorsed to the Organizers by the Jury Head and shall be tabulated by the Organizers electronically.
Notification and Awarding
The judging process will be conducted during the month of September 2011.
Finalists will be notified of their status via e-mail and must acknowledge receipt of the notification within ten (10) days. The Organizers will not be responsible for misdirected or unsuccessful efforts to notify the winners.
Finalists and Awardees will be announced on October 2011 at the Philippine Graphic Design Awards Show. The Awardees list will also be posted on the Philippine Graphic Awards Website (www.pgdawards.com).
