Print Communication

PHYSICAL MATERIAL MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR ALL ENTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY - please follow the relevant specs for each category, as shown below.

WE WILL NOT ACCEPT REPLACEMENT MATERIAL, so please make sure that the version you have sent to us is the correct and final material.

SINGLE ENTRIES – must be entered individually.
For example, three posters that are part of a campaign theme must be entered as individual entries, not all as one entry. If in the opinion of the jury, several pieces constitute a campaign, then these entries will be combined into one campaign award.

DO NOT PLACE YOUR NAME OR YOUR AGENCY BRANDING ON YOUR ENTRY
As all work is judged anonymously, you must ensure that no reference to your agency is included on the entry.

WHEN SUBMITTING JPEGS: MAXIMUM OF 10 JPEGS ALLOWED.

• 7063 x 5008 pixels
• File size is 5MB - 15MB per image
• Maximum of 10 JPEGS
• Text must be legible when projected to a screen.
• Submit close up images of small details that need to be seen by the jury.
• Keep text to a minimum, utilise the ‘description’ section of the entry form for additional information about the entry.

How to send your JPEG files – Upload via our online entry system
You can upload your files directly to your media library via the online entry process. You have the option of uploading your files while completing your entry form, or you can choose to upload them at a later stage. Just login to your account to create an entry or manage your media.

IF USING VIDEO

You can provide footage of the entry itself, as well as supporting information about your work. Please follow the Film preparation guidelines. Overview videos must be limited to 2 minutes. If it is felt necessary, the full-length work may accompany the 2-minute overview.

WHEN SUBMITTING BOARDS, DO NOT USE FOAM BOARD

• Use thin, stiff cardboard up to a maximum size of A2.
• Maximum of 10 boards – multiple boards should not be attached to one another.
• Use a combination of imagery as well as written descriptions wherever necessary to make up your board.

PRINT AND AFFIX YOUR ENTRY LABEL TO THE BACK OF EACH BOARD OR 3D PIECE
After you've completed your online entry and printed your entry labels, tape the correct label to the back of the corresponding physical entry. If your entry consists of more than one piece, please affix a label to each piece, and mark the pieces accordingly, e.g. Part 1 of 4, Part 2 of 4, etc.

DO NOT PLACE YOUR NAME OR YOUR AGENCY BRANDING ON YOUR ENTRY
As all work is judged anonymously, you must ensure that no reference to your agency is included on the entry. Only use the provided labels to identify your entry all mounting, folders, trimmings, etc. must not have any agency branding. If necessary, the Loeries staff will remove or cover any such branding.

PROVIDE JPEGS OF BOARDS – MAXIMUM OF 10 JPEGS
You must provide JPEG files of any physical work submitted for judging – whether presented on boards or as a 3D piece. This will be used on screen at the awards ceremony, should your work win. For campaigns and work submitted on boards - YOU MUST SUPPLY EACH IMAGE AS A SEPARATE JPEG FILE. Note: If your entry is an electronic-only jpeg presentation, we will use this material for the awards and there is no need to submit additional JPEGS. Please follow the specs provided above.

PREPARATION GUIDELINE FOR SPECIFIC SUBCATEGORY:

1. Newspaper and Magazine
Maximum sizes for Newspaper and Magazine (DO NOT MOUNT):
Newspaper = 450mm x 300mm landscape or 300mm x 450mm portrait;
Magazine = A3 Landscape, A4 portrait

Larger sizes can be submitted if supplied with an original tear-sheet to show that it was published at that size.

2. Tactical Print - All tactical print entries should include the original media (or a copy). You may also provide additional information explaining the entry using boards and/or video.

3. Posters
DO NOT MOUNT POSTERS – Supply as unmounted prints. You must enter your poster in the size that was originally flighted up to a maximum of A2. If your poster was flighted larger than A2, you must enter a physical board with images showing your poster in-situ (see accepted specs below). Posters should be sent flat - please do not use poster tubes as the work gets damaged easily

4. Branded Content - Print
It is mandatory to submit Boards or a 3D piece for this subcategory. Please see above specifications for Boards.

 

Print Communication 

Tip No 1: The judges are looking at hundreds of entries - where necessary, provide additional information to help them to understand your entry in terms of our judging criteria: Innovation, Quality of execution, relevance to the Brand, Target Audience and Chosen Medium.

Tip No 2: View the Preparation tab for full entry formats and guidelines.

Tip No 3: Remember that all Print entries should be un-mounted and please ensure the correct sizes are used for Newspaper and Magazine entries. You will be required to re-submit these entries if they are incorrect.