26th Annual Anti-Drug Contest Sponsored by the State’s Attorney for Baltimore County Open to all 6th, 7th, 8th grade Baltimore County students. Winning designs used in a 2014-15 calendar. Winners honored at special ceremony at the Courthouse. One GRAND PRIZE: $750 Three 1st PLACE winners: $500 each Nine 2nd PLACE winners: $350 each

REQUIREMENTS: Must convey ANTI-DRUG or ANTI-ALCOHOL theme. No product names or symbols. No computer-aided designs. No chalk pastel.

2013 WINNERS Can you tell what the judges were looking for? What do the winning posters have in common? What makes some posters more successful than others?

GRAND PRIZE

1st Place

1st place

2nd place

2nd place

2nd place

2nd place

2nd place

2nd place

2nd place

2nd place

2nd place

HELPFUL HINTS: LETTERING should be CLEAR and easy to read. The IMAGE should be CLEAR and easy to understand. COMPOSITION matters. Plan how you will use the space before you begin. Develop a FOCAL POINT. Where do you want viewer to look?