Hong Kong International Poster Triennial 2020 | Contest
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Hong Kong International Poster Triennial 2020 is now open for entries!
Call for Entries: Hong Kong International Poster Triennial 2020 has been recently opened for entries, organized by Hong Kong Heritage Museum invites designers and creative minds from all over the world to participate.
About ⇣
Hong Kong International Poster Triennial 2020, now is calling for entries! Jointly presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Hong Kong Designers Association, and organized by the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, this international poster design competition is open to designers and creative minds from all over the world.
The theme of the seventh edition of HKIPT is “Still & Motion”.
The dissemination of information nowadays has moved gradually from paper to screen, poster production also changes from hand-drawn design and printing to digital design with presentation doneby a single click. These bringmotion elements into graphic posters, making them alive and animated on promotion screens. However, the aim of poster design remains unchanged, “to print or not to print”, its job is still the circulation of messages that move people. Therefore, apart from printed posters, the competition welcomes the submission of animated posters to record the poster development. There are four categories:
A. Ideology – concerning universal themes, human civilisation, social, political and environmental issues.
B. Promotion of Cultural Events – promoting culture, art, theatre, music, education and sport ventures.
C. Commercial and Advertising – promoting commodities and businesses.
D. Animated Poster – using digital motion design elements to interpret contexts in multiple perspectives.
Submission requirements:
➜ Categories(A) to (C): Entry should be printed in physical form which will be shown directly during the judging process. The minimum size of poster eligible for all entries is 420x 594 mm and the maximum size is 1200 x 1800 mm.
➜ Category (D): The entry should be digital image or video files 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 x 1920px.
➜ Entries for categories (B) and (C) should be posters published after 1 July 2016. Entries for categories (A) and (D) can be published or unpublished posters created after 1 July 2016.
➜ All entries submitted must have an English or Chinese title with the design concepts in English or Chinese (with not less than 50 words).
➜ There is no limitation to the number of entries submitted by each entrant.
➜ Each entry can enter one category only.
All selected entries will be displayed at HKIPT2020 Exhibition in Hong Kong Heritage Museum in 2021 and published in an exhibition catalogue.
There is no entry fee to partecipate!
It's free to enter!
Eligibility ⇣
This competition is open to designers and young design talents from all countries and regions.
Prize ⇣
Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards will be selected for each category and trophies will be presented to all award winners. Moreover, all selected entries will be displayed at HKIPT2020 Exhibition in Hong Kong Heritage Museum in 2021 and published in an exhibition catalogue.
Further Informations ⇣
For all further information about you need to consult the official website: https://www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk/hkipt/en