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2003 Cherry poster in Mac format

2003 Cherry poster in PC format

This year's poster is 11" x 34", full color and prints beautifully on any color ink-jet or laser printer.

Click here to download the Cherry Award rules, regulations, and entry form in Microsoft Word format:

2003 Cherry rules, regulations and entry form in Mac format

2003 Cherry rules, regulations and entry form in PC format

Point of Contact:

Mark Simpson
Advertising Program
School of Journalism & Broadcasting
Western Kentucky University
Office Phone: 270.745.5838
Office Fax: 270.745.5835
Office Email: mark.simpson@wku.edu

Goals and Focus

In the spirit of pure and cutting-edge competition, the Henry Hardin CherryAwards will showcase and award advancement in visual advertising media. The
Henry Hardin Cherry Awards will promote a new standard for excellence among student designers in the advertising print, broadcast and interactive fields.

By seeking out only the most visionary, fresh, cutting-edge, and innovative work in Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana high schools, the 2003 Henry Hardin Cherry Awards hope to invigorate the high school design environment.

High School students in Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana are encouraged to participate in the competition. Winners will be announced in the fall of 2003 during the gala opening of the new Media and Technology Center on the WKU campus.

Entries to the competition must be on site by June 1, 2003. A student (or team of students) must have completed work submitted after January 1, 2002.
With three (3) categories to choose from, this competition encompasses most forms of design, advertising production and visual communication.

All forms of interactive media are eligible. MAC and PC files are acceptable. Please include instructions for opening files with submissions. Website addresses must be submitted using the specified section of the Entry Form. A separate Entry Form must be filled out for each submission. Photocopies and digital printouts of official Henry Hardin Cherry Awards Entry Forms are permitted. Optional but recommended entry materials are limited to the following information:

On the entry form, entrants have the option of listing individuals that should be given credit for the submission. If additional credits need to be listed, please attach them to the entry form. All names associated with winning entries will be posted on the Cherry Awards website.

By submitting an entry, the entrant is verifying the material is an original work developed for or by the entrant. The entrant verifies that award credit should be given primarily to them and secondarily to those listed on the Entry Form. The teacher or student submitting the entry will be the contact throughout the course of competition and will receive all information announcements.

Eligibility

The 2003 Henry Hardin Cherry Awards Competition is open to any high-school student or student team engaged in the creation of functional graphic design, broadcast advertising / PSA or Internet / CD based interactive products and advertising. There is no limit to the number of entries a school can enter. All entries must have been created since January 1, 2002.

Should a question arise relative to the eligibility or legitimacy of any entry, the entrant agrees by his/her signature on the entry form to furnish the necessary
documentation for review by the awards committee. Failure to provide documentation of eligibility or legitimacy can be grounds for disqualification.

Submissions

Graphic Design, Print Design, Advertising

Mount all single entries on 16” x 20” black mounting board. If more than one board is needed (for campaign entries), securely hinge/fasten them together. Include the signed entry form in a standard letter size envelope attached (spray mounted or taped) to the back of the mounting board in upper right hand corner.

If entry is larger than 16” x 20”, mount an 8’ x 10” color photo or representative image on black mounting board with size and scale indicated. Include a signed entry form in a standard brown letter size envelope attached (spray mounted) to the back of the mounting board in upper right hand corner.

Broadcast and Audio Visual Presentations

Submit radio and other audio entries on audiocassettes or standard audio CDs. Submit television and other video entries on standard VHS cassette, CD or DVD. Entries must be “viewing copy only” and contain no color bars, tones or slates. Use a separate cassette, CD or DVD for each single entry. For campaign entries, enter all components on one cassette, CD or DVD. Label each cassette with the category, school and point-of-contact. Individual entries should be submitted in an envelope large enough to accommodate the media and a signed entry form.

Interactive Entries

For World Wide Web entries, submit each entry’s URL or Web address on the entry form. Standalone CD ROM versions of website entries are encouraged. Each submission must be labeled according to the category of entry. The entry form must be accompanied by 8 _” X 11” paper prints of the opening page for easy reference. Individual entries should be submitted in an envelope large enough to accommodate the media along with a completed and signed entry form.

Mixed Media Campaigns

Mixed Media Campaigns must use media from at least two of the three judged categories. All components of the campaign must be entered together in a large envelope along with a signed entry form.

Judging

Our panel of judges consists of prominent designers, creatives, and educators in the visual arts and multimedia arena. Entries compete on a standard scale in order to determine award winners and promote a higher national standard of excellence in high school visual arts and multimedia. All decisions of the judges are final. All Entries Must Accomplish the Following:

Entries not conforming to the above requirements may be subject to disqualification. Entry Identification The category name must appear in the top right corner of the back of all mounted entries, or on the video, cassette, CD and/or DVD container. Include this information on each component of a Mixed Media submission.

Entry Fees

Fees for entry into the 2003 Henry Hardin Cherry Awards Competition are as follows: $5.00 per each student.

Delivery / Shipment of Entries

Entries and entry fees should be sent to one of the following location:

Western Kentucky University or the Awards Committee will pay no freight charges.

Entry Deadline

Close of business, June 1, 2003