فراخوان رقابت بین المللی تصویرسازی سال ۲۰۱۸ انجمن تصویرگران (AOI) منتشر شد.

۱٫۱٫ Registration

I. To submit work to the competition entrants must register or sign in with their AOI account.

II. The definitions of type of entrant are as follows:

*Illustrator – any professional illustrator entering their own work.

*New Talent – current students, post-graduate students and graduates within two years of graduating, or anyone entering the illustration world within the past two years submitting their own work.

*Commissioner – commissioner submitting work by a named illustrator they have commissioned.

*Agent – agent submitting work by an illustrator they represent.

*Tutor – a tutor or college representative submitting work on behalf of their students.

*Other – any other third party entering work by an illustrator or student such as a design agency or publisher. Third parties entering work by an illustrator or student must obtain the consent of the illustrator or student to enter their work in the competition.

۱٫۲٫ Entering Work

I. Entries must be entered as one of two ‘Entry Types’:

* New Talent entry – work by a student / new graduate / new illustrator (within 2 years of graduating or entering the illustration world)

* Professional entry – work by a professional illustrator

II. Entries can either be a Single Entry (one lead image upload per entry, or a direct link URL to a moving image work, with a lead image (e.g. screenshot) for reference) or a Multiple Entry (up to five image uploads per entry, or a combination of images and moving image direct link URLs). Single or Multiple Entries can be entered into any category. Multiple Entries must be of one project and should be used to showcase different elements of the same project (e.g. multiple illustrations, cover plus spreads from a book, a series of gifs etc.).

III. Entries must have been published or created during the 2017 calendar year or up until the final deadline in February 2018.

IV. The Awards are international and open to illustrators working in any medium, context or geographical location.

V. Entries cannot be submitted by current members of staff at the AOI or current members of the AOI Board of Directors, Patrons or directly by this year’s Judges.

VI. Work commissioned by the AOI cannot be entered into the competition.

VII. Work must be entered into one of eight categories: Advertising, Books, Children’s Books, Design, Editorial, Experimental, Research or Site Specific.

VIII. We accept payments in three currencies: GB Pound £, US Dollar $ and Euro €. Any other currency will be converted by your card issuer at point of payment.

IX. The following entry fees apply:

*GB Pounds – £۲۵ per Single Entry, £۴۵ per Multiple Entry (inclusive of VAT)

*Euro – €۳۰ per Single Entry; €۵۴ per Multiple Entry (inclusive of VAT)

*US Dollar- $33 per Single Entry $60 per Multiple Entry

Conversion rates apply and vary for entries made in in other currencies. Please check with your bank.

X. Please ensure you follow the image upload guidelines (details also on the form upload page) to avoid problems with your entry. Images must be submitted in .jpg, .gif or .png formats (not .jpeg). Images can be up to 4MB and 3000px wide.

XI. URLs should be direct links only to moving image work (e.g. a youtube or vimeo link direct to the work). URLs must not be links to general websites or password protected and will not be considered if so.

XII. The entrant warrants (guarantees) to the AOI that they have the right to submit work, that the image is original and does not infringe the rights of any other party. The entrant will indemnify and keep the AOI indemnified against all claims, demands, actions, suits, proceedings, losses and costs (including any legal costs or reasonable expenses properly incurred and any compensation, costs and disbursements paid by the AOI on the advice of the AOI’s legal advisers to compromise or settle any claim) occasioned to the AOI in consequence of any breach or alleged breach of this warranty.