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| The 2004 Design Awards program requires submittal of all material in digital format.
Submitting individuals and firms upload their images and text themselves through a password protected portal. They can view their entry in the same way that the jury and the general public will see their project and make adjustments before submitting it to the Awards Committee for review. Once the entry has been submitted no more changes to the images and the text can be made.
After the committee reviews the entries, they release it so they can be viewed by the public and the Jury Members.
In order to streamline the process of organizing material, all submittals must be in digital format. Think of it as slides that are transferred to a format that can be shown on the Internet, shared and distributed much more widely than the old slides sitting in a tray.
We encourage traditional hand drawn documents and images to also be submitted. The only difference is that they will need to be scanned rather than photographed onto slides.
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How to Prepare the Submittal Material
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| Applicants must transfer all photographs and slides into digital format. Transferring of images to digital format can be accomplished by sending hard copy material to a reprographics company, which can scan them for a nominal fee.
Questions concerning the Digital Submittal Requirements will be answered in the FAQ section and can be posted with the question form in that same section.
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Drawings, Photos etc.
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- The digital image files must in a web compliant format with the extensions .jpg / .jpeg / .gif / .png.
- Max. width is 950 pixels / max. height is 700 pixels
- The recomended minimum in either direction is 600 pixels.
- The maximum file size is 200kB (the smaller the file size the faster your project will load in the browser - the recommended file size is around 100kB)
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File Names
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The names of the images files should not contain any empty space or special signs. Please use letters and numbers (a-z/A-Z), dashes and underscores only and make certain your file has the correct extension (.jpg/.jpeg/.gif) |
Submittal
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Once the chapter has received your PayPal payment, you will receive a password to enter the portal to upload and adjust the display of your project.
Entrants are able to adjust the display of their projects until they choose to submit the project to the Awards Committee and the Jury. Once submitted, a project's display and content cannot be altered anymore. The project will only be visible once it has been reviewed and checked for completeness by the committee.
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Animations
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Instead of 12 images you may enter with one animation (max. 15 seconds) and max. 8 images. The animations can be in the following format:
- Quicktime
- AVI
- REAL
- Quicktime VR
If you wish to enter with a movie clip you can complete the upload as described above and contact the Site Administrator with the Contact Form. We will then send you a link to upload the animation.
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Text Information (Description, Credits, etc.)
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The following text is required for a complete entry:
- Project Description (max. 500 words)
(example of possible paragraphs:
- Context
- Program/Scope
- Budget/Cost
- Special Challenges/Unusual Characteristics
- Solution/Design)
- Short Version of the above (max. 150 words)
- Information about the project's authors and location.
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Copyright and Right To Use
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| All submitting individuals and firms will be publishing their own images and material on a public web site.
With the process of publishing the material they assume responsibility that they are the rightful owners of the material or have secured the right to publish them for their Award Entry.
The material will remain on the Awards Web Site for up to two years.
Prior and during the judging, all material will remain anonymous. No identifying marks or logos may be included in the submitted material. After judging, the link to the credits will be made available to the public.
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Display panel:
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| All winners shall provide one (1) 20” x 20” display panel for each winning project by September 17, 2004 to the Chapter office for display at the Awards Event. Display panels are required of winners only. Descriptive data on each panel shall include the name and location of the project, the Architect, Owner, General Contractor, and other appropriate credits. Lettering shall be large enough for exhibit viewing. The project should not be described on the panel. The composition of the panel is at the discretion of the entrant. Rendered elevations or perspectives may be substituted for photographs only for the unbuilt category. Each panel shall be 1/4” foamcore or other suitable warp-proof material. To accommodate the display system, a 1/4” margin should be left free of any lettering at the top and bottom of the panel. Grommets for hanging are not required. It is recommended that a thin protective cover of plexiglass be placed over the panel and secured with tape to protect it from damage while on display. |
