Tom Frecska Student Printing Competition Categories
Eligibility
- Schools must hold an active membership with SGIA (annual Educator Membership is $25).
- There are no fees associated with entering if educator holds appropriate membership
- Entries must be produced during the 2011-2012 school year
- Entries must be submitted by July 31, 2012
- Entries can be an individual or team effort
Fill out the 2011-12 entry form (pdf, 300k)
Entry Requirements and Judging Criteria
2010 ASPT Student Award Winners
For more information, contact sgia@sgia.org or 703.385.1335
The Academy of Screen Printing Technology (ASPT) was established by the SGIA Board of Directors in 1973. The academy recognizes individuals who have contributed to the technical growth and/or advancement of the screen printing industry. The annual Tom Frecska Student Printing Competition, sponsored by ASPT, is in its fifth year.
2012 Tom Frecska Student Printing Competition Rules, Awards, Judging Criteria, & Categories
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Eligibility
Graphics instructors who hold an Educational Membership with SGIA are invited to submit samples on behalf of their students. Samples must be printed by students of the member school. Students may submit samples in any of the categories of the competition. Students can work as individuals or as a team on submitted work.
Educational Divisions
Two divisions of the competition will be judged separately - Secondary (High School and Vocational) and Post Secondary (Technical School, College or University).
Categories
Entries are judged within each Educational Division for each category subgroup. No single entry can be entered in more than one category/subgroup. Samples entered in the incorrect category/subgroup can be disqualified from the competition.
Entries are placed on display by category (e.g. Banners), then by Educational Division (Secondary/Post-Secondary) then by subgroup (e.g. True Process, Single/Multicolor). A full listing of category and subgroup definitions is included below.
Entry Procedures
Complete one copy of the Entry Specification Form for each entry being submitted to the competition. Entries submitted without the Entry Specification Form, or submitted with incomplete forms, may be disqualified by judges.
Provide all contact details requested on the form. Select either “Secondary” or “Post Secondary” depending on the type of educational institution being represented. Select the category and subgroup for the entry submitted. Only one category/subgroup should be selected under “Entry Categories” on the form for each entry submitted. Provide all entry details including the Title, and either the Screen Print or Digital Print specifications for the entry submitted.
If you wish to have your entry(s) returned, please indicate so by checking the box at the bottom of the form. Please note that prepaid shipping forms must accompany the entry when it is submitted in order for the entry(s) to be returned. NOTE: Entries on display are attached using staples. SGIA is not responsible for damage to entries when they are hung for display. We encourage matting and/or framing entries to avoid any damage.
The Entry Specification Form must be firmly attached to its respective entry. Entries must arrive by July 31, 2012. Send all entries to:
SGIA
Attn: Tom Frecska Student Printing Competition
10015 Main St.
Fairfax, VA 22031 USA
JUDGING CRITERIA
Items will be judged for their execution in utilizing the technologies represented in the competition (screen & digital). Additional images produced with other processes are allowed, but will not be included in the judges scoring decision. Judges reserve the right to disqualify any entry that fails to conform to the overall contest rules, or, any sample that is entered in the wrong category or subgroup of a category.
Judging will take place during the 2012 SGIA Expo being held October 18-20, 2012 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV.
Evaluation by the judging team will be based on the following criteria and point values. A total of forty (40) points is the maximum score individual entries can receive. Outstanding samples would be rated high in each of the four criteria. Different judging criteria are used for screen printed and digitally imaged entries as outlined below:
Judging Criteria - Screen Printed Entries
Print Quality (Rate from 0-10 points)
Sawtooth, mesh marks, smears, bleeding, missing or blocked
edges, ink strings or static strings, loss of detail, ghost image,
uneven ink deposit, mottling, bubbling, fisheyes, pinholes, dirt
repair marks, ink trails, streaks, substrate show-through.
Color Appearance (Rate from 0-10 points)
Bleeding, opacity, transparency, dot gain, moiré, poor tonal
range in 4-color process, muted color in 4-color process, color
streaks, color consistency edge to edge.
Registration (Rate from 0-10 points)
Poor trapping, image distortion, butt-to-butt gaps, poor placement
on substrate, distorted rosette in 4-color process, objectionable
color overlap, excessive color overlap, registration for
finishing processes, etc.
Job Complexity (Rate from 0-10 points)
Substrate difficulties, image size, number of printing colors,
line count, special inks, vignettes, close tolerance, etc. The
equipment limitations of the school will be given consideration
in this judging category.
Judging Criteria - Digitally Imaged Entries
Image Quality (Rate from 0-10 points)
Image banding, streaking, satellite dots, image sharpness,
smearing, proper ink limits, resolution.
Color Appearance (Rate from 0-10 points)
Color consistency, gamut and accuracy, print contrast, brightness.
Creativity (Rate from 0-10 points)
General feeling about the overall appearance including color
impact, visual interest, etc.
Job Complexity (Rate from 0-10 points)
Substrate difficulties, image challenges, finishing difficulty.
The equipment limitations of the school will be given consideration
in this judging category.
Awards
Best of Show: A Best of Show award for each Educational Division will be chosen by the judges from among all the Gold ribbon Award of Excellence winners. Winners will receive an ASPT Student Achievement Award plaque and monetary scholarship towards graphic arts education. The instructor will also receive a plaque and monetary award for their graphic arts education program.
Award of Excellence: Gold award winners in each category subgroup for each educational division receive an Award of Excellence plaque. Schools having entries receiving an Award of Excellence will also receive a plaque.
Certificate of Merit: Second place winners in each category subgroup for each educational division receive a Certificate of Merit which is awarded to the student.
Judges reserve the right to decline an award in any given category if they feel the category lacks an entry deserving the respective award.
Definitions: Subgroups and Categories (back to top)
There are twenty-four (24) categories and four category subgroups in which to enter. Available subgroups for a category are indicated next to the category name below.
I. Category Subgroups
True Process Color (Subgroup “A”) – Screen printing using 3 to 8 screens using transparent colors – with at least three of them CMYK, in any dot configuration. Process is capable of creating a full color gamut, full tonal range, and color-accurate real life images. Touch plates are permissible. Expanded gamut separations such as Hexachrome and Hi-Fi Color are permissible. Textile printers – for dark garment categories, a white under base and white highlights are permissible.
Single/Multicolor (Subgroup “B”) – Screen printing solid spot colors and simple halftone tints. Any other dot patterns belong in another subgroup. Any number of printing colors using transparent, semi-opaque, and opaque inks are permissible. This subgroup process is incapable of producing real life images and should not be used to simulate true process color.
Simulated/Index Color (Subgroup “C”) – Screen printing using any number of transparent, semi-opaque or opaque inks in any dot configuration. This subgroup process is capable of creating a wide color gamut over a full tonal range and can simulate real life images. Halftones, duotones, tri-tones, quad-tones, and posterizations should be entered in this subgroup.
Digital (Subgroup “D”) - Products decorated using one of several non-impact imaging technologies where the image is formed by a computer controlled printer. (To include: ink jet, laser photo, and thermal transfer.)
II. Categories – Alphabetically (Available Subgroups)
Back-lighted Signs/Displays (Subgroup A, B, D) – Imagery and text presenting designed to be viewed in an illuminated or backlighted state.
Banners (Subgroup A, B, D) - Imagery and text on flexible substrates, textile or otherwise, which generally convey a message.
Calendars (Subgroup A, B, D) - A register of week or months conventionally marking a year printed on virtually any substrate.
Compact Discs (Subgroup A, B, D) - Any printed compact disc.
Decals/Pressure Sensitive (Subgroup A, B, D) - Imagery and text on pressure sensitive material intended for placement on another surface. (Not including water-slide, lacquer or ceramic decals.)
Decals, Water-Slide/Lacquer/Ceramic (Subgroup A, B, D) - Printed decals that release from a support sheet and transfer to the application surface through use of water, adhering varnish, or heat.
Fine Art (Subgroup A, B, D) - Expressions of an artistic nature of either original productions (serigraphs) or reproductions of pre-existing images.
Finished Garments (Light) (Subgroup A, B, C, D) - Articles of apparel that are completely sewn and assembled prior to printing. (Not to include garments printed light on dark, screen printed jackets, nylon shells, rainwear, hats, caps, visors, etc.)
Finished Garments (Dark) (Subgroup A, B, C, D) - Articles of apparel that are completely sewn and assembled prior to printing. They must be printed light on dark. (Not to include printed jackets, nylon shells, rainwear, hats, caps, visors, etc
Glass/Mirrors, Flat (Subgroup A, B, D) - Subsurface or top-surface printing on flat glass or similar glass and mirror products.
Glass, Curved (Subgroup A, B, D) - Printing on curved glass surfaces including, but not limited to, ceramic mugs, drinking glasses, bottles, etc.
Greeting Cards (Subgroup A, B, D) - Printed messages of goodwill, usually associated with special occasions, printed on paper or similar substrates.
Heat Transfers - Textile (Subgroup A, B, C, D) - Heat applied transfers for garments, hats, caps and visors only.
Industrial (Subgroup A, B, D) - Printing performed as an essential step to fabricate a final product within a larger manufacturing process. Examples include bottles/containers, conductive/resistive inks, cosmetics, instrumentation dials & gauges, molded parts, nameplates, product coding and identification, and vinyl binders.
Interior Design (Subgroup A, B, C, D) – Printing and imaging commonly incorporated for use in interior design applications. Materials generally include wallpaper, ceramic tile, upholstery/drapery fabrics, bed/table linens, carpet, wood, glass, lamp shades, window blinds, etc.
Jackets (Subgroup A, B, C, D) - Outerwear and rainwear (such as vinyl, leather, nylon and denim) sewn and assembled prior to printing (not to include fleece and similar fabrics which might otherwise be entered as Finished Garments.)
Loose-leaf Products (Subgroup A, B, D) - Any printed cover material used to hold loose sheets of paper or other materials. Not to include ring binders or similar covers. No limit to substrate. Flat single-sheet products other than posters.
Metal Signs/Products (Subgroup A, B, D) - Imagery and text on any metal substrate.
Piece Goods (Subgroup A, B, C, D) - Any panel or section of fabric that is printed prior to assembly into a finished product. (Submit entries unassembled.)
Posters (Subgroup A, B, D) - Any commercial message screen printed on paper (or similar substrate to exclude backlit materials) for indoor or outdoor viewing.
Special Effects - Textile (Subgroup A, B, C, D) - Unusual visual effects beyond the range of traditional inks and printing that are produced by using special effect inks or special effect techniques to include High Density, Gels, Foils, Flock, Caviar Beads/PVC Flakes, etc.
Textile Products (Other) (Subgroup A, B, C, D) - Printed textiles such as tote bags, backpacks, draperies, tapestries, bed linens, towels, pennants, caps, visors, etc.
Unique Applications (Subgroup A, B, C, D) - Images incorporating unique printing techniques for products not otherwise defined, or images installed and/or finished in a noteworthy fashion.
Wooden Signs/Products (Subgroup A, B, D) - Imagery and text printed directly on wood, Masonite, or wood fiber substrates (excluding paper products).
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