Participation Guidelines

The intention of the 25th International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno is to present the most interesting works of contemporary graphic design created in 2009-2011. In the upcoming Biennial, all categories of entry have been suspended and the event is open to every form of graphic design. The international competition selection board, consisting of designers and design theoreticians, will select works to be included in the exhibition, with regard to both their quality and available exhibition space.

I Exhibition categories
- Posters
- Books and exhibition catalogues*
- Magazines, newspapers and other periodicals*
(* Illustrations that are not integral parts of a book or a magazine, e g. loose graphic sheets and original illustrations, are not eligible)
- Corporate identity (unified visual style for companies, institutions, cities, cultural events, exhibitions and all its applications: logotypes, posters, printed matter, annual reports, graphic manuals, websites, promotion items**)
- Information design (orientation and information systems, approaches to three-dimensional design**) (** For three-dimensional and experimental projects, please submit photo documentation in A1 or A2 format, logos and symbols in A4 format.)
- Type design (new typefaces, examples of use)
- Packaging design (graphic design of wrapping matter, digital and audiovisual media)
- Promotional prints (fliers, brochures, catalogues, advertisements, calendars)
- Digital media (websites, interactive installations, experimental typography animations)
- Graphic design in motion (video, jingles employing visuals, animation, subtitles)

II Deadline
The deadline for submitting the application form is December 31, 2011. This also refers to online registration  and delivery of submitted works.

III Application form
The application form will be available online only. A written commentary (Czech or English) explaining the context of each work submitted, together with complete digital documentation, is a mandatory part of the registration.
The application form for the international competition is  free of charge.

IV Number of submissions
Each participant may make no more than seven submissions. In poster series, each individual piece counts as a single entry.

V Submission Delivery
Each exhibit should be accompanied by a signed identification label, which can be printed upon completion of the online registration. The exhibits must not include mounts or frames and should be free of customs or postal fees. Please do not enter an insurance value on the packaging.

VI Returns
The submitted works will not be returned or insured unless the registrant fully covers all associated costs beforehand. The exhibited work will become part of the Graphic Design Collection of the Moravian Gallery. Each exhibitor will receive a certificate of participation at the end of the Biennial.

VII Catalogue
The organiser is entitled freely to use any documentation submitted, make photographic reproductions and/or video recordings of the work in order to produce the catalogue, promote the exhibition, and for educational purposes. The picture catalogue accompanying the exhibition will be available to each participant at a 30% discount.