MACtac Graphic Products is accepting entries for ‘MACtac Worldwide Awards – 2008.’ Every two years, this program highlights high-impact visual communication projects produced with MACtac pressure sensitive materials.

The contest provides a unique source of information on trends in visual communication and also promotes pressure sensitive films for the benefit of the entire industry. Entries from all over the world showcase innovative applications for the sign industry.

“The first two editions of the program were extremely successful—we received approximately 900 entries in 2004 and 1,100 entries in 2006,” said Rick Moore, director of marketing, MACtac Graphic Products. “It’s a great opportunity for companies in, or related to, the sign industry to showcase their talent and creativity.”

One winning entry within each category will receive a $3,000 cash prize. In addition to category winners, first-, second- and third-place winners in each territory will also be awarded cash prizes. For the North America region, first-place winners will receive $1,500, second-place, $1,000 and third-place, $500.

Closing date for entries is January 31, 2008. Winners will be announced in March 2008.

Whether you create printed vehicle wraps, plotter-cut graphics and magnetic graphics, or apply pinstriping flair or create off-the-wall art cars, you’re invited to display your talents in the 2007 ST Vehicle Graphics contest.

Vehicle graphics have long been one of the most popular categories in the Commercial Sign Contest and, more recently, the International Sign Contest.

Due to their sustained popularity, ST has chosen to give vehicle graphics a spotlight of its own with this inaugural competition. To encompass the market’s broad spectrum, we’ve devised the following categories:

Hanpainted/Gilded
Pinstriped
Service Vehicles (produced for a business’ direct use)
Promotional Vehicles (marketing a product or service)
Transit Graphics (bus, subway, train, monorail)
Fleet Graphics (a campaign that decorates five or more vehicles)
Signshop Vehicles (produced for a shop’s own use)
Unique Vehicles (art cars, appliqués, other unconventional projects)

Deadline: September 14

Entry fee: On or before August 17: $25 one to three projects/$50 four or more
After August 17: $50 one to three projects/$100 four or more

The entry form will be accessible online at www.signweb.com/vehicle/contest through the deadline.

SGIA members are encouraged to get their entries in now for the Golden Image/André Schellenberg Awards competition before the September 21, 2007, deadline. Printer members get one free entry, with additional entries costing $20 each.The competition, celebrating the best work within the specialty imaging industry, covers almost every imaged item — no matter how complex it is. This year’s Golden Image/André Schellenberg contest features 40 product categories that are broken down into four subgroups by process:

• Four-color process
• Single or multi-color process
• Simulated or index process
• Digital print process

“SGIA members look forward to this competition, because they know it will get their employees more involved and give them the credit they deserve for outstanding work,” said SGIA President/CEO Michael Robertson.

The entire entry process can be done online at the SGIA.org, Keyword: Awards. SGIA members have until midnight September 21, 2007, deadline to enter. Print samples must arrive at the competition depository by October 12, 2007.

Entry samples will be judged by a panel of industry experts and showcased on site at SGIA ‘07 (Orlando, Florida; October 24-27, 2007). Visit the Expo Web site at SGIA.org. Keyword: SGIA07, for details and entry instructions.

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