General Criteria
Cost per entry is £65 + VAT (£76.37)
Each submission should have two attachments:
1) A PDF no larger than 120dpi (2mb) of the creative submission (this could
be online or print). For Best Overall Magazine please attach a thumbnail pdf of
the publication (2mb)
2) A written submission containing maximum 200 words of support text in 12pt
Arial ONLY, with NO designed content, explaining how your entry fulfils the
creative needs of the brief. See ‘
points to consider’.
NB: Remember to give the judges a context to work within: if a particular title
or sector operates within specific constraints (e.g. compliance, budget, strict
style guidelines), this should be noted on your submission to assist the judges.
This will have an additional word limit of 150 words.
Key Information
If the entry is online please include a link to the relevant landing page or
website URL (along with the PDF)
For categories Best Creative Use of Print, Best Designed Magazine, and Best
Environmental Innovation, please send directly to the APA two hard copies of the
printed publication. (APA 3rd Floor Queens House, 55-56 Lincoln’s Inn Fields,
London, WC2A 3LJ)
Submissions for categories 3, 4, 5 & 6 can be for print or electronic content.
Category 11 - Best Overall Creative Solution cannot be directly entered as it is
the ‘Winners of the Winners’ category.
If your entry is shortlisted
If your entry is shortlisted you will be asked to submit an A3 foamex board of
the creative solution by by Thursday 29 May 2008
Additionally, for offline solutions, two original hard copies of the publication
in which the design was featured, should be sent to the APA at the above
address.
For online solutions, judges will refer to the website URL.

