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Congratulations to our 4 winners in the Bright New Things Take Times Square Competition! The winners are - KATIE SMITH / LARA TORRANCE / MEL EDWARDS / THEO PAYNE -look out for their work at DesignPavilion in Times Square May 12-20 2018! Emerging designers and artists, here’s your chance to shine in the Big Apple. Avery Dennison and Arts Thread have come together to create the second “Bright New Things” competition - this time with the winning work to be shown to millions in Times Square, New York City, in conjunction with DesignPavilion. “Bright New Things” aims to discover the world’s most forward-thinking new designers and artists - students and recent graduates who are able to combine design creativity with application consideration to create both high-impact visual branding and functional design. We are looking for your unique view on how to energise and transform everyday items in work that represents your creative vision, the design brief, and the product features of Avery Dennison graphic materials (see details below). This is a unique opportunity to see your design be part of an innovative technology installation in Times Square, as part of Design Pavilion, visited by an estimated 3 million visitors over nine days during NYCxDESIGN,New York City’s annual design week— in May 2018. THE BRIEF Avery Dennison is looking for emerging artists/designers to provide 2D imagery - think patterns, photography, illustrations, and graphics — that transform everyday objects into exciting concepts. You can either submit work you have already created or create new work. We would like you to select one of three products - either a chair, a table or a lamp, and suggest 2D artwork that would bring the product alive using pattern and colour. It would be beneficial, but not obligatory, for your concept to be accompanied by a short video introducing the story behind your concept and why it deserves a place in Design Pavilion. THE PRIZE Four winning designs will be chosen for exhibition in an installation in Times Square as part of Design Pavilion, 12th-20th May 2018. The installation will consist of a large glass cube powered by Avery Dennison’s Janela and Vela technologies, offering viewers a combination of physical and digital discovery. The four winning projects will be selected on 28th March by a judging panel that includes: Ilene Shaw - Founding Producer, Design Pavilion Harry Allen - President and Chief Creative, Harry Allen Design Hassan Rmaile - Vice President and General Manager, Avery Dennison Graphics and Reflective Solutions & Vice President, Global Technology and Ventures Angus McGuffin - Creative Director, Brand + Communication + Digital, Avery Dennison Rana Sidahmed - Creative Director, Creative + Trends + Insights - Avery Dennison The four winners will then be flown all-expenses paid to New York where they will take part in a workshop 11th - 12th April using Avery Dennison materials to develop their concepts into a final product for display at Design Pavilion. During the workshop, the finalists will be able to work with Avery Dennison Graphic Installers to create their concept designs, using materials from the Avery Dennison Graphic Portfolio. Filming of the workshop and the product creation will also be used as part of the final installation. The four winners’ work will be seen by millions during New York City Design Week and given global media coverage. It will also be promoted across the Avery Dennison, Design Pavilion, NYCxDESIGN, NASDAQ, Arts Thread web and social media channels, which are seen by brands and retailers globally. In all, this is a unique opportunity for you to have your work featured in a prestigious design show and seen by huge numbers of people around the world. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Open worldwide to 2017 & 2016 graduate artists/designers and all students studying any specialism of art and design. The competition is not open to anyone employed by a company within art and design or have any family members employed by Avery Dennison. HOW TO ENTER STEP 1 Already got an ARTS THREAD portfolio? To enter, simply log into your account, upload your design as a new project, return to this page and select your project into the Competition box above. New to ARTS THREAD? To enter, register to create an ARTS THREAD account and go to your email and click on the activation link sent to your email Inbox. Then log into your account, upload your project, then return to this page and select your project into the Competition box above. STEP 2 Complete our online Bright Young Things Take Times Square NYC Competition Entry Form Please ensure you have read the Terms & Conditions for the Bright Young Things Take Times Square NYC Competition ENTRY: Free to apply DEADLINE TO APPLY: Monday March 26 2018 11.59 PM GMT WHAT HAPPENS AFTER SUBMISSION Once submitted, the designs will be evaluated by our expert judging panel to establish the top four artists/designers. Those designers will then be invited to the two-day workshop in New York on the 11th and 12th April. Attendance at the workshop is mandatory. All expenses will be paid by Avery Dennison. ABOUT “BRIGHT NEW THINGS” “Bright New Things Take Times Square” is the second design competition sponsored by Avery Dennison and Arts Thread. The first, “Bright Young Things Take Hackney,” launched in 2017, has drawn more than 330 submissions from around Europe, currently in the second phase of the competition, one finalist’s work will be chosen for display in a towering display at Hackney Walk, a luxury retail destination in East London, in June 2018. Meet the finalists and learn more about the Bright Young Things Take Hackney Competition. ABOUT AVERY DENNISON Avery Dennison is a global materials science and manufacturing company specializing in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of labeling and functional materials. Global brands and retailers count on our materials and technology to enable innovative and powerful solutions for supply chain management, creating personalized experiences, transforming how retailers do business. We have a vision of connected products and frictionless commerce, where each product and experience has its own digital identity, enabling a connection between a brand and their communities, provide consumers complete transparency and deliver enhanced experiences, whenever and wherever they decide to connect with the brand. ABOUT AVERY DENNISON GRAPHICS Avery Dennison Graphics sets the industry standard in vinyl graphic design, window films and automotive wrap graphics worldwide. From architectural design to vehicle wraps and fleets, our graphic solutions promote creativity and deliver the highest performance for your brand. ABOUT AVERY DENNISON JANELA ™ Avery Dennison’s Janela™ solution enables products to have a unique, serialized label, which then connects to IoT cloud-based software. That means every Janela™ product is ‘born’ digital with the ability to capture real-time data, enhance consumer experiences, and make the manufacturing and selling of products more efficient and intelligent. Through our Janela Smart Products Platform, we recently partnered with designer brand Rebecca Minkoff to create the #AlwaysOn handbags, which customers can interact and engage with through a QR code that allows them to access personalised content, special offers, recommendations and other loyalty rewards. ABOUT AVERY DENNISON VELA ™ In 2018 Avery Dennison is launching a dynamic display window advertising system called Vela, which is a turnkey platform for digital advertising solution based on technology developed by Gauzy, one of a number of innovative startups we have invested in over the last couple of years. This system helps attract more customers by transforming store windows into eye-catching, switch-on-switch-off advertising media that projects campaigns, promotional offers and personal content, changing the message throughout the day with time and location-based videos and images. Vela is completely transparent when not in use, retaining in-store visibility and sales opportunities. It offers retailers the flexibility to combine traditional merchandising with innovative digital advertising, creating truly engaging content for the consumer.