Designer of the Year
Rules & Regulations
Flowers & Tools
All Flowers, foliage, containers and supplies needed to complete the required designs will be provided by GFA. Each contestant will be given a certain number and variety of products from which to create the designs. All participants will receive an identical supply of flowers, foliage, containers and supplies. Supplies will include: floral tape, floral foam, utility wire, tape, wooden picks, oasis glue, and other supplies dictated by the Retail Director. Usage is at the discretion of each designer.
Candidates must furnish their own tools and will be allowed to bring only the following tools into the design room: Contestants are not allowed to use any tools or products not on the list. Doing so will result in disqualification, entry fee will not be refunded.
Extension Cord (must be at least 15’ long)
A Floral Knife
A Glue Pan or Glue Gun and Appropriate Glue
A Pruner
A Ribbon Shear
A Wire Cutter
Sharing or trading between contestants is not allowed.
General Information
The competition will be held annually at the Georgia Floral Association Convention. The Competition will and can be “opened” or “closed” as space allows and the time chosen for the event should not greatly interfere with any other convention activity.
The Retail Director shall decide the amount of designs and the time that will be allowed for the competition. The general categories may include a Sympathy design, Party design, Bridal design, Hospital design and a Mystery design. Each design category is worth a maximum of 50 points.
Product decision and category design specifics used in the competition will be the decision of the State Retail Director. These will be revealed to the contestants just prior to the competition.
Each contestant should report thirty minutes prior to the competition for instructions and materials related to the competition. Any questions will be answered at this time by the State Retail Director.
Each design will be scored based on the following: Category Interpretation, Creativity, Scale(proportion), Unity (harmony and texture), Balance (Physical and Visual), Focal Emphasis, Line (Movement and Rhythm), Depth, Color (Harmony, Balance and Rhythm), and Mechanics (Professional Application).
The following point system will be used to determine the score for each category.
The point breakdown is:
1- Not Acceptable
2- Below Average
3- Average
4- Above Average
5- Excellent
One score sheet will be completed for each designer by category. Every arrangement will be assigned a three digit identifier and a letter will identify the category. Qualified Evaluators/Judges are to be selected by the State Retail . Evaluators will be monitored by the State Retail Director at all times.
Upon completion of the judging, all scores will be turned over to an auditing committee. Scores and ranking will be returned to the Retail Director. The final results will be reviewed by the judging panel for accuracy if needed. All decisions are final. If tabulations yield a tie between contestants, the score of the mystery category will be used to the break the tie. When the winners are announced, scoring sheets will be returned to each contestant. Inquiries can then be made concerning judges comments.
Prizes
The DOY winner will be announced during the President’s Banquet and will be awarded the following prizes:
Trophy
$500 Cash Prize
Sponsorship of $500 if winner chooses to participate in national competition.
The opportunity to present a program at Convention, if they choose.
The First runner up will receive a plaque and the prize money of $300.00 and the second runner up will receive a plaque and the price money of $200.00. If for any reason, the winner cannot fulfill these duties, the first runner up will take their place. The winner of the competition cannot compete in the Designer of the Year Competition the following year.