Due to the Office 3/1/22
High School Poster Competition
Posters due Tuesday, March 1
Students in Metro Detroit are invited to participate in the annual High School Poster Competition to win cash. Students are challenged to be creative by designing a poster that incorporates the theme “Steering Mobility into the Future” into their posters.
Judging is based on originality, artistic excellence, and aesthetic effect. The competition is open to all full-time high school students within the Metropolitan Detroit area, as well as the Ann Arbor, Jackson, and Toledo school districts.
Cash Awards
First Place $1,500
Second Place $1,000
Third Place $750
Fourth-Tenth Place $100
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NOTE: Posters must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at the SAE Detroit Section office located at 28535 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 200, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334. If you plan to deliver your poster in person, please call the office at (248) 324-4445 ext. 1 to verify someone will be there to receive them.
1. Each student is limited to one entry. The competition is open to all full-time high school students within the Metropolitan Detroit area including Ann Arbor, Jackson, and Toledo.
2. Computer graphics are acceptable. Student MUST include a typed paragraph with a description of the process, techniques, and software used in creating the image(s). Paragraph must be attached to the back of poster. Artwork may be, but is not limited to, any of the following media: poster paints, including tempera; watercolors; charcoal; acrylics; "collage" color applications using flat, solid colors; markers; chalk; ink; and/or oil pastels.
3. Completed entries must be 18” x 24” in size and MOUNTED on material strong enough to stand on an easel to support themselves (test to ensure your artwork can support itself by placing it on the floor and lean it up against a vertical wall – if it does not fall over or bend over and block artwork, then it is good to use). Actual artwork should be no larger than 18” x 24” and no smaller than 11” x 14”. Pieces smaller than 18” x 24” must be mounted on an 18” x 24” board to qualify.
4. To mail the posters, visit any local art store to purchase a flat mailing package. DO NOT use tubes for mailing because required supporting material is rigid and cannot be bent.
5. The SAE Detroit Section logo (below) and the theme “Steering Mobility into the Future” MUST BE included on each poster and not modified in any way including legibility, colors, and aspect ratio. Please contact roxanne.loeffler@sae-detroit.org for the logo. Please note there is a difference between the SAE Detroit Section logo and SAE International logo (International logo is not allowed).
6. See below for SAE Detroit Section logo – MUST BE EXACTLY AS SHOWN OR WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. The logo may be scaled but must be exactly as shown in legibility, colors, and aspect ratio:
7. Posters with spelling errors will be disqualified. Double-check your work. Yes, this does happen so make sure your work is accepted by verifying every word and use (if in phrase).
8. A graphic, slogan, logo or phrase cannot be used if proprietary to any firm or corporation and should not pertain to a specific product (e.g., do not include automotive manufacturer name, logo, vehicle model name, vehicle trim line, specific automotive device, or specific brand name anywhere on your poster, images, or graphics).
9. SAE Detroit Section will recruit an unbiased panel of representatives from the automotive and academic arenas to judge the posters. Judging will be held between March 8-31. Decisions of the judges will be final and teachers will be notified by email.
10. The top ten posters will be on display at various SAE Detroit Section events and at SAE International WCX Conference April 5-7. In addition, the top ten winners will be recognized in an upcoming 2022 issue of Supercharger, SAE Detroit Section’s online publication. The top three posters will be recognized in the 2023 publicity materials.
11. The following criteria will be considered in determining the winning posters:
Originality: | Theme idea; color combinations; composition of all the elements incorporated; freshness of aspect; design or style; the power of thought or constructive imagination and originality of design and composition (Is your poster original with new ideas/combinations?) |
Artistic Excellence: | Technical execution of the medium used; clarity of composition; well-integrated typography; superiority in execution; skillfulness; mastery; outstanding quality and neatness; and communication (i.e., does the poster communicate the theme?) |
Aesthetics: | Focus on tastefulness; beauty; pleasing appearance; harmony of all the elements including composition; color and typography. How well do the elements and colors blend together? Does it have appeal? Does it grab one’s attention? (How visually pleasing/clean/concise is your poster and image(s)?) |
Relativity to theme: | How well does the artwork communicate the theme? Is the SAE Detroit Section (see rule #5) logo on the poster? Is the theme illustrated and/or include? Is the theme concept well developed? |
2022 High School Poster Competition
(Posters due by March 1, 2022)
First Place $1,500
Second Place $1,000
Third Place $750
Fourth-Tenth Place $100
SAE Detroit Section invites students to participate in the 43rd Annual High School Poster Competition. This is a great opportunity for students to win a cash award based on their artistic ability.
Students must incorporate the SAE Detroit Section logo and the theme “Steering Mobility into the Future” into their posters. The top ten posters will be on display at the 2022 WCX™ World Congress Experience from April 5-7, 2022 as well as various SAE Detroit Section events throughout the year and will be acknowledged in the SAE Detroit Section online Supercharger publication.
A distinguished panel of judges from the automotive and academic arenas will select the winners. Judges will consider originality, artistic excellence, aesthetic effect, and relativity to the theme. The competition is open to all full-time high school students within the Metropolitan Detroit area, as well as the Ann Arbor, Jackson, and Toledo school districts.
Posters must be delivered to the SAE Detroit Section office by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. For questions, please contact
