The Exhibits
The beauty of Phoenix Design Week is that it enables us to put Phoenix design on a pedestal. Throughout Design Week, there are many ways this is being executed, but one of the coolest ways we manifest this goal is by giving you options to showcase your own creative prowess.
For Phoenix Design Week 2010, we’ve created several new exhibits that we hope will give you lots of options to choose from. The choices range from logo design all the way to a team collaboration challenge.
Location: Sitewire
If you are fascinated by the lost art of hand-lettering, you can attend this exhibit and show your support for local designers who’ve tried their ‘hand’ at crafting a letter to help form a full alphabet (plus special characters!) created entirely from hand-crafted means. In this popular display, the talented exhibitors of AlphaLimn really pushed the limited on this exhibit, as submissions span from simple renderings to complex illustrations using anything from hand-drawn to photographic media.
Location: Air
What happens when creatives are randomly paired up and asked to make marketing magic? See for yourself at our Creative Roulette exhibit.
From those who registered to participate in this event, Three MadMen-style teams of a designer and copywriter were formed. These teams were assigned a general product category and were asked to meet up on their own time and name and craft their vision for their product. In today’s need-it-yesterday society, creative collaboration has become rare. Experience its revival at Creative Roulette.
Location: Air
In 2009, Phoenix Design Week launched a poster contest to find the best PHXDW themed poster. In 2010 the contest returns with a bigger and better theme. Entries are being accepted until September 12th.
FORWARD means pushing our city towards the ultimate goal of becoming a recognized design center. What is your FORWARD concept? Send us your best take and your work could be distributed to hundreds of attendees. And, just to make it a little more challenging: Don’t use any arrows! The winner will receive 25 professional prints of their submission to use however they choose. The winning entry will also be freely available to attendees of the Poster exhibit.
Several selected designs will be printed and showcased in the official poster exhibit during design week. Plus, all valid submissions will be featured online, viewable to everyone! This contest gives local designers a platform for showcasing their talent—the prize is just an added bonus.
Open voting will take place on this site from September 13th, 2010 to September 19th, 2010. If Phoenix agrees your design’s the best, you win. It’s that simple. The winner will be announced the week of September 20th.
Location: CO+HOOTS
Check out local designers’ take on what the City of Phoenix logo could be at our IdentiPhx exhibit. In this exhibit, you can see just how many ways a logo can be imagined as area designers exhibit their interpretation of the City of Phoenix logo.
Submission Instructions: » Entries are being accepted until August 26th!
- Your entry must be centered on a 10” square digital canvas at 300dpi.
- All submissions are due by midnight Phoenix time on August 26, 2010.
Ready to enter? Here’s how:
- Submit a high-resolution 300dpi PDF of your completed creation to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
- Make sure to include your name, email address, phone number, Twitter handle, and website.
- Be sure to submit to CitID.net at the same time, though this is not required for PHXDW entry.
- You must be the logo’s creator to enter.
- A judging panel will review entries after August 26, 2010. If selected, your entry will be exhibited during Phoenix Design Week for hundreds of designers and design aficionados to see.
Location: CO+HOOTS
PHX LAYERS is a friendly design competition centralized on a theme of live collaboration between designers residing in and representing the Phoenix Metropolitan.
Season Two is taking place from July 2010 to September 2010. You can follow along with the matches at http://phxlayers.com
The exhibit will feature a selection of full printed matches as well as a video showcasing the season and the designers involved.
Location: Air
Ever wonder what the perfect package looks like? Get a peek at our Shelved exhibition of package designs by local designers. Exhibitors include designs that made it to the shelves as well as those that didn’t get a chance to see the light of day.
Location: CO+HOOTS
Tesselate is the exhibit that will have you seeing double—probably even triple! Make a point to check out this exhibit of pattern designs if you want to see just how far local designers take things when they have no restraints.
Submission Guidelines:
- Your submission must be created as a Vector file.
- Your entry must be centered on an 10” square digital canvas.
- All submissions are due by midnight Phoenix time on August 26, 2010.
Ready to enter? Here’s how:
- Submit a vector PDF along a 100 to 200-word statement about what inspired your design to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) by August 26, 2010.
- Make sure to include your name, email address, phone number, Twitter handle, and website.
- A judging panel will review entries after August 26, 2010. If selected, your entry will be exhibited during Phoenix Design Week.
Location: Sitewire
The Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) is a holiday celebrated by many Mexican Americans that focuses on the gathering of friends and family members to pray for a remember friends and family members who have passed on. Attend this exhibit to view a collection of illustrations inspired by Dia de los Muertos which were created by the Phoenix-based illustration collective, Tiny Army.
