Young Guns is open to creative professionals - individuals or teams of up to three people - who meet the following requirements.
WHAT SORTS OF CREATIVES CAN ENTER? Young Guns is an international competition open to all who qualify. Entrants must be professionals working in creative field(s) including but not limited to: graphic design, photography, illustration, advertising, art direction, environmental design, film, animation, motion graphics, interactive design, typography, architecture, copywriting, product design, package design, fashion design, furniture design, interior design, sound design or industrial design. That said, if your work does not fit within any of these categories, this does not necessarily mean that it isn't eligible!
WHAT IS THE AGE LIMIT? Young Guns entrants must be 30 years of age or younger on the day entries open in order to be eligible. For YG22, this means you must be born after January 1, 1993. As long as you are 30 or younger on that date, you’ll be eligible — even if you turn 31 while the competition is open for entries.
Entrants will be required to submit proof of age in the form of a passport, driver's license or other government-issued ID.
HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE DO I NEED TO QUALIFY? Eligible YG entrants must have a minimum of two years of professional experience (both full time and freelance work qualify).
I'M A STUDENT. CAN I ENTER YOUNG GUNS? Sorry, Young Guns is not open to students, unless you also have the aforementioned minimum work experience.
CAN CREATIVE TEAMS ENTER? Certainly! Teams/partnerships/collectives of up to three people may enter as one unit, however each person must adhere to all other eligibility qualifications (age, experience etc.)
I'VE ENTERED YOUNG GUNS BEFORE. MAY I ENTER AGAIN? As long as you meet all other qualifications, you are welcome to enter again. That said, once you have successfully been named a Young Guns winner, you may not enter again. This includes members of past winning teams entering as solo creatives and vice versa.
WHAT KIND OF WORK CAN BE ENTERED? Young Guns entrants must submit six professional and personal projects, with a minimum of four projects being professional, published work. Unpublished and client-rejected spec projects may be included as personal work.
Projects entered need not have been created in a particular year — entries will be judged as a collection of work. Submissions need not conform to any specific media categories; your entry may feature projects in one medium or several.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
SIX PROJECTS Each submission requires 6 past projects. Please note that 4 projects must be professional works. Up to 2 projects may be personal or passion projects. Project media may consist of images, gifs, videos, URLs, or PDFs. Each project requires a description, a statement of your role in the project's creation, and a list of individual credits if applicable.
BIOGRAPHY + HEADSHOT Each submission requires a brief biography and a headshot.
International Entries
Young Guns 22 accepts and celebrates entries from around the world. All work should be submitted in its original language. English translations are required for all work in another language.
Image and Audio Media: For entries in a language other than English, provide an English translation in the "Judging Description / Translation" field with the individual media.
Video Media: For video entries in a language other than English, provide English subtitles in the video or a translation in the "Judging Description / Translation" field with the individual media.
URL Media: For URL entries in a language other than English, use the "Judging Description / Translation" field with the individual media to provide any necessary instructions in English.
PDF Media: All PDF entries must be submitted in English.
Terms & Conditions
The entrant grants permission to The One Club for Creativity to show, copy or play the entries at such times as The One Club for Creativity deems appropriate. The One Club for Creativity reserves the right to make available for educational and reference purposes, including electronic publishing, any material entered into Young Guns. Work produced on behalf of The One Club for Creativity and its programming, including The One Show, ADC Awards, Young Guns, Type Directors Club, Young Ones, etc. is not eligible. The entrant or person submitting the work is responsible for ensuring that any copyrighted material has been approved or released and does not hold The One Club for Creativity legally responsible for any matters pertaining to the creation of the work. If any network or local television or radio station shall agree to telecast a news or other program relating to Young Guns, the entrant further agrees to obtain any permissions and to absorb talent or other residual charges incurred by inclusion of his or her entry in the program, if required.
All entries are subject to the rules of Young Guns as stated on the entry site. Decisions of judges on all matters during judging, including qualifications, are final. Any disputes that may arise will be decided by The One Club Board of Directors. The One Club reserves the right to disqualify work that it finds to be fatally compromised as to originality or veracity after review and final decision by The One Club for Creativity Board of Directors.
