AL 2015 Product Issue Call for Submissions

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Architectural Lighting invites you to forward new product releases for editorial consideration in our Annual Product Issue (May/June 2015), which is distributed at Lightfair. Luminaires, light sources, and lighting products that have been released after May 2014, qualify.
DEADLINE: MARCH 2, 2015

Please send materials and address all inquiries to:
Hallie Busta, Associate Editor, Products/Technology
Architectural Lighting
Hanley Wood
One Thomas Circle NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005-5811
Tel: 202.736.3323
This annual special issue showcases more than 150 lighting products in categories such as:
• Apps (Apps for iPhone, iTouch, iPad, and other smart phone devices)
• Daylighting/Solar Control/Shading Devices
• Decorative Lighting
• Downlights
• Emergency/Exit Lighting
• Fiber Optics
• Direct/Indirect
• Industrial
• Lamps and Ballasts
• Landscape Lighting
• LEDs and Drivers
• Lighting Controls
• Lighting Software Programs
• Light Measuring Tools
• OLEDs
• Optics, Films, Lens, and Reflectors
• Outdoor Lighting
• Research and Lighting Reference Publications
• Specialty Items and Accessories
• Street and Area Roadway Lighting
• Tasklighting
• Theatrical Lighting
• Tracklighting
• Wallwashers
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Product submissions must include the following materials:

1. PDF file with Submitter’s contact information including: Name; Title; Company Name; Address; Phone Number; and E-mail address. If you work for a PR firm/agency and are sending materials on behalf of a manufacturer, please indicate the manufacturer that you are representing.

2. Hardcopy printout of product information including product press releases and technical spec sheets that describe the product in detail. (Do not send full catalogs.)

3. If you are submitting in the ‘Apps’ category, please provide URL link to page in the iTunes store.

4. Hardcopy color printout of the digital image(s) being included as part of the submission. Images can include just the product image or the product in an installation/application setting. Include the submitter’s name, address, phone number, and e-mail address on all printouts.

5. CD or USB drive with all of the entry materials – product literature (text materials in PDF or Word format) and images in correct file format (see Artwork Submission Requirements below). Please note, if the entry materials are being sent electronically, please coordinate with the editor for file transfer instructions via Dropbox. Hardcopy of all materials must be sent, regardless.
ARTWORK SUBBMISION REQUIREMENTS
All artwork must be 300 dpi, and at least 4” x 6” or the closest approximation. Appropriate file types are JPEG, TIFF, EPS, or PSD. There should be no text on the images. Please label the digital image files using the following format: Manufacturer_Product Name.
SUBMISSIONS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED VIA E-MAIL.

About the Author

Elizabeth Donoff

Elizabeth Donoff is Editor-at-Large of Architectural Lighting (AL). She served as Editor-in-Chief from 2006 to 2017. She joined the editorial team in 2003 and is a leading voice in the lighting community speaking at industry events such as Lightfair and the International Association of Lighting Designers Annual Enlighten Conference, and has twice served as a judge for the Illuminating Engineering Society New York City Section’s (IESNYC) Lumen Award program. In 2009, she received the Brilliance Award from the IESNYC for dedicated service and contribution to the New York City lighting community. Over the past 11 years, under her editorial direction, Architectural Lighting has received a number of prestigious B2B journalism awards. In 2017, Architectural Lighting was a Top Ten Finalist for Magazine of the Year from the American Society of Business Publication Editors' AZBEE Awards. In 2016, Donoff received the Jesse H. Neal Award for her Editor’s Comments in the category of Best Commentary/Blog, and in 2015, AL received a Jesse H. Neal Award for Best Media Brand (Overall Editorial Excellence).Prior to her entry into design journalism, Donoff worked in New York City architectural offices including FXFowle where she was part of the project teams for the Reuters Building at Three Times Square and the New York Times Headquarters. She is a graduate of Bates College in Lewiston, Me., and she earned her Master of Architecture degree from the School of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis.

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