DIGITAL DESIGN AND PROMOTION

This event recognizes FBLA members who can prepare computer-based digital art, which is paramount to the production of quality copy used for promotional purposes.

COMPETENCIES

The topic to be developed in this presentation will be announced in the Chapter Management Handbook that comes from the national office.  In addition, it will be announced in the State Adviser Briefings throughout the year.  Participants will prepare promotional pieces based on this topic.

ELIGIBILITY

Participants must have paid state and national dues postmarked by December 15 of the current school year.

District            Number of participants governed by local FBLA District policy.

State                Each district may be represented by participant(s) based on the Florida FBLA scaled quota system found in the Fact Finder.

National          See publication:  National Chapter Management Handbook—current edition.

REGULATIONS

District            Each district determines its own procedures for event registration.

State               When it has been determined that a student will represent the district at state competition, the student's local adviser must send the appropriate entry form and product to the state adviser by first-class mail.  The entry form and the required postmark deadline are included in the SLC registration packet.

National         See publication:  National Chapter Management Handbook—current edition.  NOTE:  On the national level, this event has a performance.  Please refer to the national guidelines if preparing for national competition.
 
 

Entries may be created by an individual member or a team of two (2).  Participant must be a member of an active local chapter and be on record in the FBLA-PBL national office as having paid dues by December 15 of the current school year.  In the case of a team, no more than member may have entered this event at a previous National Leadership Conference or placed 1st or 2nd at a previous State Leadership Conference.  Students competing in this event on the state level must be registered for the conference or the entry will not be judged.
 

REGULATIONS
 

The entry, entry form, and Statement of Assurance form must be mailed to the State Association so that it is postmarked by the date specified in the State Conference Registration Packet.  Entries will not be returned.

Student members, not advisers, must prepare presentations.  Local advisers should serve as consultants to ensure that the presentations are well organized, contain substantiated statements, and are developed in an acceptable business style.

Participants in this event must be registered for the State Leadership Conference or their entry will not be judged. 
 

PROCEDURE—PREJUDGED PROJECT

• Projects must address the given topic.
• Participants should place emphasis on graphic interpretation of the topic and design.
• Participants may not use any words, diagrams, clipart, and/or artwork that are not public domain.
• Logo must be saved in JPEG, GIF, or PDF format.
• Graphics should be computer generated.
• Entry may be submitted on a DVD or USB flash drive.  The media must be clearly labeled with the name of the event, state, participants’ name(s), and school.
• A Statement of Assurance and entry form must be completed and submitted to the state office postmarked by the date listed in the State Conference registration packet.
 

JUDGING
 

Presentations will be judged by a panel of judges prior to the State Leadership Conference.   All judges’ decisions are final.

AWARDS

District           The number of awards presented at the District Leadership Conference is determined by local FBLA District policy.

State              State awards for the top five places are presented at the State Leadership Conference.

National        The number of awards presented at the National Leadership Conference is determined by judges and/or number of entries.  The maximum number will be ten.