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2008 GCIRI Entry Deadline Double-Extended to March 28th!!!

It’s not too late to enter! The GCIRI has extended the entry deadline for the 2008 Gallery of Printing and Design Excellence. Enter today!

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The Graphic Communications Industry of Rhode Island (GCIRI), in collaboration with The Rhode Island Chapter of the AIGA announces the Call for Entries for the 2008 Gallery of Printing & Design Excellence. This annual competition recognizes the outstanding achievements of Southern New England’s printing and graphics industry professionals.

Judging of Entries

All entries will be evaluated by two teams of three experienced, unaffiliated judges. One team consisting of judges with significant expertise in design; the other team consists of judges with extensive knowledge of print. Print Judges will evaluate each entry based upon the following criteria: Technical expertise, quality of reproduction on paper used, accurate registration, color consistency and coverage, and quality of
finished product in bindery.

Design Judges will evaluate each entry upon the following criteria: Quality of design, utilization of printing techniques and technology, success of final piece’s intended communication, success of piece’s effect on intended audience and overall form.

Entry Fees

Professional Entries: 1-4 entries - $30 each entry / 5+ entries - $25 each entry

Student Entries: $15

NEW for 2008… Each entry can be submitted for both Print and Design - add $20

Payment information

Make checks payable to the GCIRI. Payment must accompany entries. Entries received without payment will be disqualified. Entry fees are nonrefundable.

Send entries to:
GCIRI
169 Weybosset St.
Suite 212
Providence, RI 02903

Deadline
Entries must be submitted no later than March 28, 2008. Entries received after this date will not be accepted.

Eligibility
Only pieces printed between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007 are eligible.

How to enter
Entries MUST include three (3) copies of the printed piece along with the appropriate entry fee in order to be considered. Companies and Students may submit as many entries per category as they wish. All entry forms must be completely filled out by the entrant.

Call 401-277-4969 or go to www.gciri.com for additional forms and information.

Gold sponsorship provided by Tripp

Sponsorship information

For event sponsorship information, contact Lee Collins at 401-277-4969 for more information.

© 2008 The Graphic Communications Industry of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island AIGA.

Meridian Printing (Bob Nangle and Adam Freedman) would like to assemble a “Graphic Communication” team to adopt the Tomorrow Fund as our Charity of Choice.

The Tomorrow Fund is an organization based in Rhode Island which works with the families of children that have cancer.

We would like to pull together printers, paper companies and graphic designers to donate their time and talent to handle the graphic communication needs for the Tomorrow Fund.

Below is a list of printed material they produce each year:

Letterhead, Business Cards, Postcards, Notecards, Appeal Envelopes, Memorial Envelopes, Mailing Labels, Calendar, Gala Invitation, and Gala Program Book

We would like to find a graphic designer or two who would like to join this team. The work will require creative and production design.

If you would like to help please contact Bob Nangle, 401-885-4882 or rnangle@meridianprinting.com

You’re invited to join HOW magazine in Boston May 18-21 for the 2008 HOW Design Conference. Packed with expert advice from some of the brightest minds in the design industry, the Conference provides everything you need to…

• get your creative juices flowing
• become an expert in the design software you use every day
• get your career on track, whether you freelance, work in-house or in a studio, or run your own firm

Best of all, you’re eligible for a discounted rate! As a member of AIGA, you can register at our special Organization Rate—just $955 for your single full-Conference registration when you register by the March 28 Early-Bird deadline ($1035 after March 28). That’s a savings of up to $120 off the regular rate!* Just enter Coupon Code AIA8 when you register online to apply your discount.

This is one Conference you won’t want to miss. You’ll hear from Robynne Raye and Michael Strassburger on poster design, Allan Haley on type, Ilise Benun and Peleg Top on pricing your work, and more.

For complete session descriptions, speaker info and everything else you need to know about the HOW Conference, including a quick and easy registration form, visit HOWconference.com.

* Organization rate may not be used in combination with any other discount offers, including student rates, combo rates and past attendee coupons.

Design by Night (DxN) is coming back as our monthly AIGA get-together event. Kick back and chat with fellow designers and non-designers over food and drinks.

We’ll be meeting on the third Tuesday of each month, starting on March 18th. Details on a time and location as the event gets closer.

AIGA and FedEx now offer discounts to AIGA members on select FedEx shipments. FedEx Express: save up to 21% on select services; FedEx Ground: save up to 20% on select services; FedEx international shipments: save up to 18% on select services. Check out aiga.org for all the details.

AIGA’s Official Partner for Design Solutions, Adobe Systems, now offers a 15 percent discount on anything in the Adobe store including Adobe products, third-party plug-ins, training and more. These discounts are just one of many programs Adobe plans to bring to members through its long-standing relationship with AIGA. Adobe is proud to be part of the design community and will continue to create innovative programs that give members a voice, nurture young designers and actively engage the creative community in dialogues about the important issues in the fields of design and technology.

For details on how to take advantage of your 15 percent savings at the Adobe Store, please visit aiga.org.