Hong Kong International Poster Competition 2020

Heritage Museum is offering a competition in Design. The competition is open to designers and young design talents from all countries and regions. No entry fee is required.

Category:

There are four categories of entries:

1. Ideology: concerning universal themes, human civilisation, social, political and environmental issues.
2. Promotion of Cultural Events: promoting culture, art, theatre, music, education and sport ventures.
3. Commercial and Advertising: promoting commodities and businesses.
4. Animated Poster: using digital motion design elements to interpret contexts in multiple perspectives.

Entry Size & Format

• Categories (1) to (3): The minimum size of poster eligible for all entries is 420 x 594 mm and the maximum size is 1200 x 1800 mm. 
• Category (4): The entry must be in digital format with animated features. Duration should be between 10 to 15 seconds and file format should be GIF or MP4. Suggested ratio is 9:16 and resolution is 1080 (width) x 1920 (height) px.

Entry Fee:

1. No entry fee is required.
2. Any costs arising from the production, postage, shipping, insurance and other incidental expenses of shipping and customs are at the expenses of the entrants. 
3. The entrants are required to obtain all permissions required for their entries at their own expenses.

Rules:

1. There is no limitation to the number of entries submitted by each entrant.
2. Each printed poster entry can only enter one category from (1) to (3).
3. Drafts will not be accepted.
4. Entries for Categories (1) to (3) should be printed in physical form which will be shown directly during the judging process. 
5. Entries for Category (4) should be digital image or video files with animated features. They will be played one by one during the judging process.
6. Entries for Categories (2) and (3) should be posters published after 1 July 2016. 
7. Entries for Categories (1) and (4) can be published or unpublished posters created after 1 July 2016. 
8. All entries submitted must have an English or Chinese title with the design concepts in English or Chinese (with not less than 50 words).
9. No information which may identify the identity of the entrant should be revealed on the front of the entry.
10. All unselected entries will be disposed of after the competition.
11. All entries will not be returned.

Required Documents:

All entrants must submit the following items:

Physical original copies containing:

1. One printed copy of completed Entry Form;
2. Printed copies of entries for Categories (A) to (C);
3. An A4 printout of each entry for submission record. 

CD(s), DVD(s) or USB(s) containing:

1. Digital copies of Category (D) entries in the format of GIF animated image or MP4 video files.
2. The completed Entry Form saved in PDF or DOC format;
3. Image file of each entry from all categories for working purpose, at least in 210 x 297 mm, 150 dpi in RGB mode saved in JPEG format;
4. Image file of each entry from all categories for publication, at least in 260 x 300 mm, 350 dpi or above in CMYK mode (spot colors inclusive) saved in TIFF format; and
5. Profile picture of each entrant, 60 x 60 mm, at least 300 dpi in CMYK mode saved in TIFF or JPEG format.

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