Creativity in print, online and environmental graphic design will be in the spotlight this week at the 2009 Hawaii's 5-O Design Competition & Awards Show.

Presented by the Honolulu chapter of American Institute of Graphic Designers and Hawaii's Printers, the show will display the top 50 competition entries, which includes design work produced in Hawaii during a two-year period that ended Sept. 1.

Following the awards show, set for 6-9 p.m. Friday in Bishop Square's Pauahi Tower, the winning designs will be exhibited in the tower's mezzanine area until Nov. 21.

Now in its sixth biennial year, the 5-O competition was established to stress the importance of pursuing design and printing in Hawaii and "keeping our foundation strong here," said Jan Olin Nakamura, a member of the local AIGA chapter and adviser for the awards event.

Among the winning entries in the 2007 competition were a wedding invitation, a corporate annual report, holiday cards, business cards, brochures, art exhibition collateral and a window display.

For more information about AIGA or tickets to the awards show, e-mail entries@aigahonolulu.org or call Chris Magpoc, president of AIGA Honolulu, at 585-6333.