It’s anyone’s game.

Visual arts, media, and design today are in a state of daily evolution, cross-pollinating ideas between their many disciplines. Industry categories that once defined the creative professional -photography, illustration, graphic design, architecture, fashion, advertising, the list goes on- have expanded to include newly synthesized versions of these fields. These days, a spirit of hybridization is on the rise, bucking tradition to fuse any number of creative pathways in search of a new direction. At the forefront of this ongoing revolution, the minds of ambitious young visionaries are at work and in play.

ADC Young Guns exists to identify the vanguard of creative professionals who let loose their imaginations, shattering conventions and breaking boundaries with a dash of brilliance and personal flair. Those of you who’ve set your minds to making a name for yourself, raising new standards from within cubicles, conference rooms, cramped apartments, and studios across the world - this is your chance to put those battle cries in action. If you’re under the age of thirty and have two years of the working life under your belt, we’d like you to show us what it’s all about.

On a quest to identify the brightest young professionals across myriad creative disciplines, ADC Young Guns has become more than just a competition - it now comprises a community network of rebels and prodigies, unsung heroes and rising stars. Over the years, our roster has grown to include five classes of exceptional talent, among them Stefan Sagmeister (YG1), Rei Inamoto (YG4), James Victore (YG1), Ryan McGinness (YG2), floto+warner (YG5), Alexander Gelman (YG1), Deanne Cheuk (YG4), Todd St. John (YG1), Scott Stowell (YG3), and Mike Mills (YG1). And this year, for the first time in the history of the competition, “old” Young Guns will serve as the jury and select the fifty new creative wonders that will form the class of ADC Young Guns 6.

Eligibility
Entrants must be 30 years of age or younger and must have been working professionally for at least 2 years (both full-time and freelance work qualify). We will require a proof of date of birth in the form of a Passport, State ID or drivers license from all winners.

If you are a student with two years of the working life under your belt, you are also eligible to enter. Previous ADC Young Guns are NOT eligible to enter ADC Young Guns 6.

ADC Young Guns 6 is an international competition open to all who qualify

We accept work that spans the following creative disciplines: advertising, animation, architecture, environmental design, fashion, film and video, graphic design, illustration, interactive media, object design, packaging, photography, publishing, typography, and web design. If your work does not fit within any of these categories, this does not necessarily mean that it isn't eligible - email info@adcyoungguns.org to make sure.

Prizes
Fifty new ADC Young Guns will be chosen; winners will be notified in August 2008.

Their work will be showcased in a gallery exhibition at the Art Directors Club in September 2008. At the opening party for the exhibition, the ADC Young Guns Cube will be presented to winners for the first time. Selections of their work will also be printed in a limited edition volume published exclusively for the ADC by Moleskine®.

Winning work will be added to the ADC's permanent collection online and each member of the ADC Young Guns 6 class will receive one-year membership in the organization.

In addition, all 50 winners will receive a one-year Shuttlebus package from FreshBooks, an online invoicing, time tracking, and expense tracking service.

Jury
- Stefan Bucher
- Stella Bugbee
- Deanne Cheuk
- Niko Courtelis
- Jeff Glendenning
- Tiziana Haug
- Jeremy Hollister
- Honest
- Chris Hutchinson
- Rei Inamoto
- Matthew Leavitt
- Albert Lee
- The Little Friends of Printmaking
- Driscoll Reid
- Chris Rubino
- Todd St. John
- Scott Stowell
- Ward Sutton
- Carlo van de Roer

Submission
6-10 pieces of professional and personal work. Up to 3 pieces can be personal work.

Work entered does not need to have been created in a particular year - entries will be judged as a body of work. Submissions need not conform to any specific media categories. Entries may consist of one medium or as many as you wish to include.

Entry Fee: 125 Dollars

Submission Deadline: 02 June 2008. Late entries will be assessed an additional $25 fee.