International Design Competition | Spark Awards

All Entrants need to upload 3 images of their work and short mission statement to the Spark website. The images should be 72dpi, in JPG file format (NO TIFF or PDF files PLEASE!), approximately 5" x5" (12.7cm x 12.7cm).

For your Description or mission statement, please start with a headline. You may follow just below that text with a more detailed statement up to 500 words. We recommend a straight, non-sales pitch description of your design's merits, applicability, cognizance of our Criteria, etc. Do not put the designer or design firm name in the text-- only the design name.

After initial registration, log in to your registration page, where you'll see the option to enter your payment information via the credit card system. We recommend that you pay by check if you are from the USA or Canada, in which case, please notify us to expect it. Overseas entrants may also wish to make payments via Bank Wire--please inquire for bank details. After receiving payment, we will mark your status as "Paid." With either method of payment, after the Jury Delivery announcement is made, the final step is to carefully package your design and ship it to Spark, arriving no later than deadline. Please do not send very valuable prototypes or highly fragile models, because we can not be responsible for lost, damaged or missing work. If you do send something of great value, make sure to insure the piece for the whole timeframe. Specific Delivery information is > HERE

If you are submitting work from afar, you may wish to have a display board made locally in San Francisco, instead of shipping to our Jury site. There are several good reprographic companies in SF that can produce these. Try a Google search. You send them a digital file, preferred size and credit card payment. They make a display board and deliver it to Spark. Make sure to embed your Entry Barcode in the lower-right corner of your display board-image jpg. This barcode should be the same size as the downloaded original--not larger or smaller!

Where the Upload form asks for Designer or Team Leader name, some people want to emphasize their whole team. In that case, write "Design Team" in those blanks. If you are a Spark Winner, we will be happy to list all team members in subsequent materials.

Here is a sample Registration & Upload Page form. (Do NOT use this form to enter. Go > HERE to enter.)

Design Information
Design Name*	Design Type*	Year of Market Launch (2000 or later)*
Is this design part of a series or campaign? Yes No

Design Images
5" x 5" (12.7cm x 12.7cm) 72 dpi, JPG ONLY. The dimensions are approximate, depending on format (square, rectangular, etc.). No large files please.
Image 1:	*You are require to upload at least one design photo.
Image 2:
Image 3:

Design Description
1,000 words maximum.
words left

Designer or Team Leader
Salutation	First Name*	Last Name*
Title	Telephone*	Email*

Include me in the distribution list for the Spark Awards newsletter: Yes No

The entrant’s registration application, and payment constitutes confirmation that he/she has read, understood and agrees to the General Terms and Conditions found > HERE.

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