Resubmit your selected work

Print your work and mount on a black foam core board no larger than 11” x 17” per board. Printouts should match the image files submitted for judging or be a realistic mock-up of the judged work. For each foam core board, print an ID label and attach with tape to the back side.

 

Categories allowing 1 mounted board in the show:

GENERAL DESIGN

• Logos: For single logos, print the logo to appear approximately 2” x 2” and centered on a vertical 8.5” x 11” page. For logo series, all logos and variations should appear approximately 2” x 2” and form a grid within an 11” x 17” page.

INTERACTIVE DESIGN

Print the image submitted with your entry for judging. NSSC will provide a QR code to direct viewers to the URL included in your submission.

• Website Design
• Website Integration or Feature
• Mobile App Design

ILLUSTRATION

• Illustration

PHOTOGRAPHY

• Photography

 

Categories allowing up to 5 mounted boards in the show:

When submitting multiple mounted boards for an entry, handwrite on the back ID tag the preferred order for hanging (ex: 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3). Do not include this order info on the front of the artwork.

If applicable, NSSC will provide a QR code to direct viewers to the URL included in your submission.

 

GENERAL DESIGN

• Stationary Package
• Environmental
• Typeface & Hand Lettering
• Infographics
• Branding Campaign
• Special Event Materials
• Menus
• Wearables

RETAIL

• Packaging
• Retail Design
• Point of Purchase

ADVERTISING

• Print
• Out-of-Home
• Interactive
• Experiential
• Direct
• Integrated Campaign
• Public Service (PSA)
• Art Direction
• Copywriting

PUBLICATION

• Book Covers
• Magazine & Periodicals Covers
• Editorial Spread or Feature Design
• Zines
• Printed Annual Reports, Brochures & Catalogs

ILLUSTRATION

• Illustration Series
• Bart Forbes Memorial Illustration Scholarship

PHOTOGRAPHY

• Photography Series

 

Categories allowing unmounted physical mockups in the show:

GENERAL DESIGN

• Posters: Prefer larger format prints for the Show, not to exceed 18” x 24”. No mounting board is required. Ship in a tube for best results.

PORTFOLIO

Bound book portfolios are preferred. These will be displayed on a table.

• Senior Portfolio
• Dick Sloan Scholarship for Best Junior Portfolio
• Dick Sloan Scholarship for Best Sophomore Portfolio

 

Categories that do not need physical entries in the Show:

Work will be displayed on a TV at the physical Show.

 

ADVERTISING

• Audio
• Video

MOTION DESIGN

• Animated Short
• Animated Short Series
• Short Film
• Motion Graphics
• Motion Graphics Series

Shipping/Delivery Guidelines

On the outside of the package, clearly write “National Student Show / SAMPLES,” your first and last name, and the name of your school.

Entries can be shipped or delivered in person to the below address to arrive no later than 4PM CST April 7, 2025.

ATTN: National Student Show / SAMPLES
Lindenmeyr Munroe
1601 Valley View Ln.
Dallas, TX 75234

Late entries will not be hung in the physical Show. Do not contact Lindenmeyr Munroe for special delivery accommodations.