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Calculate Nomination Fees: Step 3 |
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The Entry Period
There are three main entry periods and additionally five micro periods that relates to nominations.
The earlier you join the competition, the less the nomination fees but the more you have to wait for learning your results. Early entry period is between April 1st to June 30th of each year, Regular Entry period is from July 1st to September 30th of each year and the Late Entry is between October 1st to February 28th of each year. Last and Omega periods are not suggested for any participant as the fees would be significantly higher, while Special periods such as the First Bird, Earliest Bird or Mid-Season Days could provide great discounts. Here, we have a detailed calendar for the competition and the special periods are explained in the campaigns page.
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Please choose the date of entry. If you wish to know the fees for nominating right now, choose "Now".
Further Information
To remind you, you have selected the Media Account Type and Preliminary Score (4) general details about this account type and the Preliminary Score (4) are as given below:
| Runner-Up or Participant |
| About the Preliminary Score (4): A preliminary score of (4) corresponds to an expected Runner-Up or Participant award status: If nominated, your design is very less likely to win a A' Design Award and very more likely to become a Runner-Up. Your design is very less likely to receive participant status. Please learn more about what the Preliminary Score means. To remind you this score is not guaranteed or promised and actual jury voting could be significantly different. |
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Media Account: Designed for publications and information dissemination channels, Media Account type provides complimentary entry in return of featuring award winners. Media Account also allows access to Pressroom.
 Good to Know: You could potentially join for free, using this account type. Especially Blog about A' Design Award program as well as the Blog about A' Design Award Winners can help you earn a free Professional Nomination Ticket. Check the Join for Free pages for other free participation options. |
Eligibility Conditions: Press or Media institutions, registered (for printed media) or not registered (e-zines, new media and online) publications covering and spotlighting articles on lifestyle, design, art, architecture or any other topic of interest, including but not limited to sector specific publications. Please kindly note that corporate publications (publications by companies to promote themselves) and religious publications are not eligible. Choose this option, if you represent a publication, if you are an editor or press member. 
Restrictions : Should use media company name for yearbook, certificates, exhibition posters, gala-badges, design rankings, screen presentations or profile details. Must use organizational electronic mail address for registration. Client / Brand / Studio details and logo must relate to the media organization. * Can use up to two (2) entity names names for yearbook, certificates or posters, one of the entity names must be the media company name. Can use only the name of the media company for account name and designer rankings. Maximum Team Size - number of designers that could be listed as team members at team members section of design details is twenty (20) i.e. cannot list more than twenty (20) entities for the team members section of designs, including the account owner.
Clarifications: Media Conglomerate Account type should be used if you have more than twenty (20) team members that you wish to list at the team members section of your design.
