
The 2008 winning entry by Brandon Maddox, Valencia Community College, Orlando, Florida.
Click here to see the other winners of our 2008 competition.
PRINT’s Student Cover Competition
Our
Student Cover Competition, started in 1964, is a unique opportunity for
students to have their work featured in an award-winning design
publication that is distributed internationally. The deadline for
PRINT’s April 2009 issue is June 30, 2008, and we will begin accepting
entries after March 17, 2008.
Like last year, we are asking
students to continue to create a cover to fit our theme, “DESIGN
CULTURE YOUTH,” the focus of our New Visual Artists issue. We feature
20 of the most promising new talents in design—all under 30—as well as
the Student Cover Competition and articles on education trends. The
typeface, size, and position of the PRINT logo and accompanying tag
line, “DESIGN CULTURE YOUTH,” appear in the upper-left-hand corner and
cannot be changed. Designers may use any color they wish for these
elements. All cover submissions must be mounted and presented in
finished form, with trim size at 9" x 10 7/8". The designer should also
submit the cover in digital format on a CD. Please note that no more
than five (5) entries per school may be submitted. The following
information must appear on the back of the printed submission and on
the CD casing:
—the designer’s name, address, phone number, and e-mail
—the instructor’s name, phone number, e-mail, and school’s name and address
If
for any reason we are not able to show a student submission on the
cover, we will show all the winners inside the magazine. We also
recommend that students avoid using copyrighted or trademarked
materials as part of their cover designs because we may not be able to
print the cover if legal permissions need to be obtained. If models are
used on the cover, please include a signed release form. The results of
this year’s competition will be published in the March/April 2009
issue.
Professors and students who are interested in participating should click here for additional information, specs, and a downloadable version of the PRINT logo, or email studentcover [at] printmag [dot] com.
Go to our store to buy the April 2008 issue of PRINT, featuring this year's winners of the student cover competition.