GRAPHIC DESIGN
Graphic Design provides members with the opportunity to showcase their skills in designing. This competitive event consists of a pre-judged product and a presentation component where the program is demonstrated for the judges.
Event Overview
Division: High School
Event Type: Team of 1, 2 or 3 members
Event Category: Pre-judged and Presentation on the state level
Event Elements: Pre-judged and Presentation with a Topic
Presentation Time: 3-minute set-up, 7-minute presentation time, 3-minute question & answer time
NACE Connections: Career & Self-Development, Communication, Critical Thinking, Leadership, Professionalism, Teamwork, Technology
Equipment Provided by Competitors: Technology and presentation items for presentation, Conference-provided nametag, Attire that meets the Florida FBLA Dress Code
Equipment Provided by FBLA: Table for presentation
2024-2025 Topic
Your graphic design firm has been asked to create a branding package for a fictitious sports team. The package needs to showcase your creativity and highlight your skills in today’s design industry.
Branding package should include:
· Team and logo design
· One uniform or jersey for the team
· Design a hat or other item to sell in the team store
· One giveaway item for a team to hand out at a game to fans
· One social media post advertising the team
· One social media post advertising a special event at a game
District
Check with your District leadership for District-specific competition information.
State
Eligibility
· FBLA membership dues are paid by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on December 1 (or earlier date specified by District Director) of the current program year.
· Members may compete in an event at the State Leadership Conference (SLC) more than once if they have not previously placed in the top ten of that event at the National Leadership Conference (NLC). If a member places in the top ten of an event at NLC, they are no longer eligible to compete in that event.
· Members must be registered for the SLC and pay the state conference registration fee in order to participate in competitive events.
· Members must stay in an official FBLA hotel in order to compete.
· Each district may be represented by participant(s) based on the Florida FBLA scaled quota system found on the Florida FBLA website.
· Each competitor can only compete in one individual/team event and one chapter event (American Enterprise Project, Community Service Project, Local Chapter Annual Business Report, Partnership with Business Project).
· Only competitors are allowed to plan, research, prepare, and set up their presentations.
· Each competitor must compete in all parts of an event for award eligibility.
· All members of a team must consist of individuals from the same chapter.
· If competitors are late for a presentation time, they may be disqualified or placed later in the schedule. The decision is solely up to the judges.
· Participants must adhere to the Florida FBLA dress code established by the Florida Board of Directors or they will not be permitted to participate in the competitive event.
Recognition
· The number of competitors will determine the number of winners. The maximum number of winners for each competitive event is 5.
Event Administration
· This event has two parts: pre-judged project and final presentation.
· Pre-judged Project
o Submission Deadline: The pre-judged portion must be uploaded in the conference registration system by the date specified in the State Conference registration packet.
o Project Specifics
§ The project must address the given topic.
§ Participants may not use any words, diagrams, clipart, and/or artwork that are not public domain.
§ Graphics should be computer generated.
§ Graphics must be saved in jpeg, gif, or eps format. Graphics should be computer generated and will need to be saved as individual files in one Zipped folder. The Zipped folder will need to be uploaded as instructed in the SLC registration packet.
§ Members are expected to follow all applicable copyright laws. Refer to the Format Guide for copyright guidelines.
o Competitors must prepare projects. Advisers and others are not permitted to write reports. Projects must be original, current, and not submitted for a previous SLC.
o Competitors are responsible for ensuring the URL is viewable by judges. If judges are unable to view the video, the pre-judge score will be zero.
o The project is pre-judged before the SLC.
o Pre-judged materials will not be returned. Projects submitted for competition become the property of FBLA. These projects may be used for publication and/or reproduced for sale by FBLA.
· Final Presentation Information
o Equipment Set-up Time: 3 minutes
o Presentation Time: 7 minutes (one-minute warning)
o Question & Answer Time: 3 minutes
o Internet Access: Not Provided
o The presentation is judged at the SLC. Presentations are not open to conference attendees.
o Based on the results of the preliminary competition (pre-judged), the highest pre-judged project scores, a maximum of five individuals or teams will be selected to make an oral presentation at the State Leadership Conference. The individuals or teams selected will be notified prior to the State Leadership Conference…only those five will participate in the final round of competition.
o Technology
§ Competitors present directly from a device which includes a laptop, tablet, mobile phone, or external monitor (approximately the size of a laptop screen). Competitors can present with one or two devices. If presenting with two devices, one device must face the judges and one device must face the competitors.
§ Projectors and projector screens are not allowed for use, and competitors are not allowed to bring their own.
§ Wireless slide advancers (such as a presentation clicker or mouse) are allowed.
§ External speakers are not allowed. Only device audio can be used.
§ Power is not available.
o Materials, notecards, visual aids and samples related to the project may be used during the presentation; however, no items may be left with the judges or audience.
o When the equipment set-up time has elapsed, the timer will automatically start the presentation time.
o If performing as a team, all team members are expected to actively participate in the presentation.
o Restricted Items: Animals (except authorized service animals), Food (for display only; may not be consumed by judges during the presentation), Links and QR codes (for display only; cannot be clicked or scanned by judges before, during, or after the presentation)
o Presentation should cover the following aspects:
§ Emphasize graphic interpretation of the topic and design.
§ Graphics should be computer generated.
Scoring
· The preliminary pre-judged score will determine the finalists.
· The final presentation score will determine the winners.
· Judges must break ties. All judges’ decisions are final.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
· FBLA meets the criteria specified in the Americans with Disabilities Act for all competitors with accommodations submitted through the conference registration system by the registration deadline.
Recording of Presentations
· No unauthorized audio or video recording devices will be allowed in any competitive event.
· Competitors in the events should be aware FBLA reserves the right to record any presentation for use in study or training materials.
Penalty Points
· Competitors may be disqualified if they violate the Competitive Event Guidelines or the Honor Code.
National
Be sure to see the National guidelines at https://www.fbla.org/divisions/fbla/fbla-competitive-events/