Exhibitor Magazine's Exhibit Design Awards honor the world's best trade show exhibit designs. The most coveted design award in the industry, the competition draws domestic and international entrants from countries such as Turkey, Switzerland, Israel, Australia, and the Netherlands.
Trade show exhibit designs debuting between 01 December 2006, and 01 December 2008 are eligible for the 2009 competition.
Eligible Entrants
Exhibit designers, fabricators, and their clients may enter.
Deadline and Fees
The Early-bird Deadline: 24 November 2008, 100 Dollars.
The Final Deadline: 12 December 2008, 150 Dollars.
Categories
Green Exhibits: Exhibits that reduce the negative impact on the environment, as realized through sustainability, eco-friendly or recycled materials, and/or a reduction of energy consumption. List all Green elements and practices involved in the entry, and if necessary, explain how they reduce the negative impact on the environment.
Elements and Details: Innovative elements or materials that are part of a larger exhibit. Examples of an exhibit element include - a stairway, lounge, reception desk, product display, light fixture, seating ensemble, presentation stage, entranceway, kiosk, conference room, flooring, ceiling, wall, etc. Innovative materials are typically not sold through an exhibit house and include everything from sod to recycled bowling balls to tree bark to life jackets, as well as newly invented materials such as translucent concrete. Note: You may enter an individual exhibit element in this category and enter the entire exhibit in which it appears in another category.
Small Budgets and Small Spaces: Custom exhibits measuring 10-by-10 or 10-by-20 feet with a budget of 15.000 Dollars or less.
Island: Less than 150 Dollars per square foot
Island: 150 Dollars per square foot or more
In-line
Peninsula: Less than 150 Dollars per square foot
Peninsula: 150 Dollars per square foot or more
Double-Deck: Less than 150 Dollars per square foot
Double-Deck: 150 Dollars per square foot or more
First-time Exhibitor: Exhibits created for clients that have never exhibited in a trade show.
Before and After: Exhibit refurbishment projects, showing "before" and "after" views. More than 50 percent of "before" exhibits must be reused in "after" projects. List reused components in synopsis, and label images "before" and "after."
Self-Promotion: Exhibits that promote exhibit designers, producers, or manufacturers.
International Designer: Exhibits designed by companies located outside the United States.
International Exhibit: Exhibits designed by U.S. companies for trade shows outside the United States.
Awards / Feature Articles
One Edge Award (for Exhibit Design and Graphic Excellence) and multiple Gold, Silver, and Special Merit Awards are offered.
Each winner receives a feature in Exhibitor's May issue, read by 30.000 corporate marketing professionals who manage trade show exhibits, corporate events, and meetings. Winning entrants also receive a trophy and a posting on the Awards Wall at the Exhibitor conference.
All entries are considered for use in features and portfolios unrelated to the competition.
Jury
- Jake Barton (Principal, Local Projects LLC, New York)
- Shari Berman (Principal, Evidence Design, Brooklyn, New York)
- Chris Calori (Principal, Calori & Vanden-Eynden/Design Consultants, New York)
- Peter Dixon (Senior partner, creative director, Lippincott Mercer, New York)
- Michael Donovan (Founder, Donovan/Green, New York)
- Graham Hanson (Principal, Graham Hanson Design, New York)
- Duncan Jackson (Managing director, Billings Jackson, New York)
- Tali Krakowsky (Director of experience design, Imaginary Forces, New York)
- Jay Valgora (Founder, Studio V Architecture, New York)