Design Competitions

Students are encouraged to enter design competitions and gain peer reviewed recognition of work completed during their academic careers. This list serves as a reminder for competition deadlines (be aware that the organizers of the competitions may change or have multiple deadline dates):

HOW
Promotion & Marketing **Deadline: 12 MAR 2018**
In-House Designs **Deadline: 07 MAY 2018**
International Design CLOSED
Logo Design CLOSED

Graphis
Typography 4: Typeface Design CLOSED
Typography 4: Type In Use CLOSED
Advertising Annual **Deadline: 29 MAY 2018**
Branding 7 **Deadline: 13 MAR 2018**
Photography Annual **Deadline: 31 JUL 2018**
New Talent Annual **Deadline: 09 OCT 2018**
Logo CLOSED
Letterhead CLOSED
Annual Reports CLOSED
Posters Annual **Deadline: 06 MAR 2018**
Design Annual **Deadline: 20 MAR 2018**

Communication Arts Competitions
Design **Deadline: 04 MAY 2018**
Advertising **Deadline: 04 MAY 2018**
Typography **Deadline: 07 SEP 2018**
Interactive **Deadline: 05 OCT 2018**
Illustration CLOSED
Photography **Deadline: 09 MAR 2018**

Print
Regional Design Annual **Deadline: 02 APR 2018**
Typography & Lettering Awards CLOSED

GDUSA
American Web Design Awards CLOSED
American Inhouse Design Awards CLOSED
Student Design Awards CLOSED
American Package Design Awards CLOSED
American Graphic Design Awards CLOSED
Health + Wellness Design Awards CLOSED

American Advertising Federation ADDY Awards
Austin CLOSED
San Antonio CLOSED
Houston CLOSED

DSVC/NSSC
National Student Show CLOSED

Type Directors Club
Communication Design CLOSED
Typeface Design CLOSED

Art Directors Club (ADC)
Student All Categories CLOSED
Tomorrow CLOSED
Young Guns CLOSED

International Design Awards **31 MAR 2018**

Adobe Awards **05 MAY 2018**

Logo Lounge
Book 10 CLOSED

Creative Summit CANCELLED

AIGA
Glitch **Deadline: 07 MAR 2018**
Flux CLOSED

UCDA Design Competition **Deadline: 21 APR 2018**

Posters for Tomorrow **Deadline: 10 MAY 2018**

Core 77 Design Awards **Deadline: 29 MAR 2018**

Graphic Design Festival Scotland
Poster Competition CLOSED

Fast Company
Innovation by Design Awards **Deadline: 10 MAY 2018**

If there are competitions you know of that are not on this list, please let us know and we will add them.

Let us know when you win something so we can praise your accomplishments.

GOOD LUCK!