California Future Business Leaders of America

Your Future Is Our Business

Competition

GRAPHIC DESIGN

  • Category: Prejudged Project & Presentation

    Type: Individual or Team

    OVERVIEW:     This event consists of two (2) parts: a prejudged project to be submitted for prejudging and a presentation at the conference. Finalists are required to complete both parts for award eligibility. 

    ELIGIBILITY:     No more than one (1) team member may have competed in this event at a prior NLC or have competed more than two (2) years at the national level. A participant may compete as an individual their first year. However, if competing a second year, the participant must be part of a team.

    STATE    : Each local chapter may submit one (1) entry created by either an individual (1) or a team of two(2) or three (3).
    NATIONAL: The top four (4) places in the state competition will representate California at the National Leadership Conference.
     

    TOPIC: 
    Your community is opening a new high school, and you are a member of a committee to develop promotional/branding graphics for the new high school. Give the school a name and decide upon a mascot, school colors, and a school logo. The promotional/branding graphics should include a school t-shirt, one performing arts uniform (band/choir/color guard, etc.), one sport uniform (basketball, football, softball/baseball, cheerleaders, etc.), and a decal or magnet.

    SKILLS: An essential part of today’s business world is commercial design and promotion; therefore, the preparation of computer-based digital art is paramount to the production of quality copy used for promotional purposes.

    Event Specific Guidelines

    • Emphasize graphic interpretation of the topic and design.
    • Do not use any words, diagrams, clip art, and/or artwork that are not public domain.
    • The logo must be saved in JPEG, GIF, or EPS format. Graphics should be computer generated.

    Submission: Project must be submitted online as a PDF. See Competitive Events Overview for submission forms.

    Submission Deadline:  February 28 by 11:59 pm. Conference registration is required for work to be judged. Missing the deadline will forfeit competitor participation. Hint: Allow for plenty of time to upload your work.

    FINALISTS: The top five (5) individuals or teams with the highest prejudged score will participate in the presentation portion of this event.     

    TIMELINE:

    • Equipment Setup: Participants willl have five (5) minutes to set up equipment or presentation items. If five (5) minutes is exceeded, the amount of time exeeded will be deducted from the presentation time.
    • Performance: 7 min 
    • Warning: 6 min
    • Time Up: 7 min 
    • Penalty Over Time: 5 pts 
    • Q & A: Judges will conduct a three (3) minute question-answer period.

    JUDGING: Judges will use the rating sheets (prejudged or presentation) to score competitors. The panel of judges evaluating prejudged materials may not necessarily be the same panel evaluating the presentations. All decisions of the judges are final.

    Rating Sheet (prejudged)
    Rating Sheet (performance)


    GUIDELINES (It is highly recommended that competitors read all guidelines)
    Presentation with Equipment
    Prejudged Project with Presentation
    General Presentation
    General (All Events)
    General Competitive Tips

    Format Guide
       Format Guide PDF

     
     
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