22 Comments

£40 per entry seems a little steep ?!
Steven
2011-02-22 11:59:42

Be good to get people's feedback on NO CONTEST. An issue which needs addressing with a serious debate.

Read it here:

http://www.designassembly.org/2011/01/11/no-contest

or here:

http://dowlingduncan.com/enter-less-and-win-more/
John Dowling
2011-02-22 12:39:30

Yes, £40 does seem a little steep. Is this cheeky little fee payed once an entrant is accepted for inclusion?!
Ben
2011-02-22 12:51:23

This is what our studio has decided to do regarding entering awards for 2011 – please join us:

http://dowlingduncan.com/no-contest/

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John Dowling
2011-02-22 12:54:35

No one is making you enter.........
Dave
2011-02-22 13:52:38

Would it be a good idea to make this request to large organistaions like Creative Review? Making donations to charities would benefit both charity and design organisation. It would provide Creative Review with recognition as well as providing worth while charities with the money they deserve!
Ben
2011-02-22 13:57:08

@Ben
No, it's an entry fee to the competition.
 Mark Sinclair
2011-02-22 13:57:36

Entries for the 'Make me rich & win a prize' competition are now open.

For the knock down, and exceedingly affordable, one time only price of just a tenner a pop!
Curator
2011-02-22 14:11:00

@ Dave

Well that has completely destroyed my whole case. Solved!

Come on now, don't be shy, don't hide behind your name – give us a link to your studio's site.

Go on, stick your neck out.
John Dowling
2011-02-22 14:19:40

@Ben
CR isn't a "large organisation" and our publishing company already gives money to charity. Magazines/awards bodies often charge entry fees in order to meet the extra costs involved in producing something they hope will actively support the industry e.g. the promotion of new work/artists, in this case illustration/illustrators
 Mark Sinclair
2011-02-22 14:28:16

That's cool. I guess as an up and coming designer/illustrator I should be grateful for these opportunities!
Ben
2011-02-22 14:42:53

Illustrators are individuals who struggle to make a living even in the best of times. I know a lot of illustrators who are supplementing their meagre incomes by doing other jobs.
We don't have the financial muscle of an ad agency or even a design company.
I realise that CR is not a large organisation and that you also have to make money. But us illustrators would've really appreciated it, if you could've lowered the entrance fee.
It would've made all the difference in this current economic climate.
Bella
2011-02-22 20:01:30

Is that 70 GBP per illustration in a series, or 70 GBP for all 5 in a series?
Tara
2011-02-23 04:39:06

think it's alright. 40 quid. get your work reviewed by an eminent panel. possible inclusion in annual with high readership. i supplement my meagre income from illustration by doing a full time job in a design studio. If the price is too high, then perhaps consider where else you might get such coverage from 40 pounds & then spend it there. The bookies perhaps. Or you can get a twenty word classified ad in the back of private eye...
david janes
2011-02-23 09:57:10

@ David Janes
Strictly speaking, you are a designer that dabbles in illustration (as you mentioned you work full time in a design studio). Which is absolutely fine, but it's very different from trying to make a living principally from illustration.
Sadie
2011-02-23 15:09:05

@ Sadie. Sorry, that didn't come out quite right. I'm a freelancer & I attempt to make a living doing illustrations. But I don't get commissioned all the time, so I have to do something else asI have bills to pay. Right now I am doing the other thing to pay the bills, and I have got commissions. So I am doing both. Which is nice. It's not dabbling.

The point, though, is the 40 quid for the entry. It still seems fair to me. See how far you get with £40 at Le Book.
David Janes
2011-02-24 01:04:57

What is the ratio for the number of people who enter compared to the number of people who actually get through?

I think £40 is a fair price and if you think your work is strong enough to get you considered then it's not a big price to pay for some exposure by a high profile magazine. Buut if the odds are not great then it may put people off.
Shaun
2011-02-24 13:28:37

As someone has already pointed out, no-one is forced to enter. And 40 GBP isn't that outrageous.
Abi
2011-02-25 10:01:19

As someone has already pointed out, no-one is forced to enter. And 40 GBP isn't that outrageous.
Abi
2011-02-25 10:58:59

I think £40 is pretty fair. Its cheaper than a lot of the US annuals and last years was a visual treat!
Mitch Blunt
2011-03-01 12:35:55

Hello,

I'm interested in submitting work, but the piece I would like to send you came about as the result of a illustration residency and is a sequential series. Would it be best to submit under the editorial category, or the personal/experimental?

Many thanks in advance,

Dan Locke
Daniel Locke
2011-03-09 14:31:58

Pay the money, don't pay the money
Quit sobbing,
Rohan
2011-04-27 13:35:10

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