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Enter the most prestigious competitions for creativity in graphic design and advertising, the Communication Arts Design and Advertising Competitions. Selected by a jury of leading design and advertising professionals, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Design Annual and Advertising Annual, in print and on the iPad, and on commarts.com, assuring important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work.
Each winning entrant will receive a personalized Award of Excellence, milled from solid aluminum and award certificates issued for firms, individuals and clients.

CA’s Award of Excellence is one of the most-coveted awards in the industry. If chosen, winning places you in the highest ranks of your profession. Ask any creative director which competitions rank as the most influential and they’ll place Communication Arts at the top of the list.

What to Enter

Any design or advertising project printed, published or aired for the first time from May 2013 through May 2014 is eligible. Publication means in a form of mass media exposed to a substantial audience. Entries may originate from any country, but we need an English translation for the jurors. Submission of entries acknowledges the right of Communication Arts to use them for publication and exhibition.

Design Competition Categories/Fees
These categories are judged by the graphic design jury and will appear in the Design Annual:
Packaging/Labeling: $45 single entry/$90 series
Identity: $45 single entry/$90 series
Integrated Branding Program: $300
Business Papers: $45 single entry/$90 series
Company Literature: $45 single entry/$90 series
Poster/Design: $45 single entry/$90 series
Editorial: $45 single entry/$90 series
Books & Jackets: $45 single entry/$90 series
Self-Promotion: $45 single print entry/$90 print series/$110 single video entry/$220 video series
Motion Graphics: $110 single entry/$220 series
Public Service: $45 single print entry/$90 print series/$110 single video entry/$220 video series
Environmental Graphics: $90 print series/$110 single video entry
Miscellaneous/Design: $45 single print entry/$90 print series/$110 single video entry/$220 video series

Advertising Competition Categories/Fees
These categories are judged by the advertising jury and will appear in the Advertising Annual:
Consumer Magazine Advertising: $45 single entry/$90 series
Consumer Newspaper Advertising: $45 single entry/$90 series
Trade/Institutional Advertising: $45 single entry/$90 series
Poster/Advertising: $45 single print entry/$90 print series/$110 single video entry/$220 video series
Sales Promotion/Advertising: $45 single entry/$90 series
Self-Promotion: $45 single print entry/$90 print series/$110 single video entry/$220 video series
Television Advertising: $110 single entry/$220 series
Radio Advertising: $110 single entry/$220 series
Digital Advertising: $45 single JPEG entry/$90 JPEG series/$110 single video entry/$220 video series
Public Service: $45 single print entry/$90 print series/$110 single video entry/$220 video series
Integrated Campaign: $300
Non-Traditional Advertising: $45 single print entry/$90 print series/$110 single video entry/$220 video series
Late Fees
Entries must be registered no later than Midnight (Pacific Time Zone), May 2, 2014. Entries registered after that date require a late fee of $10 per entry. No entries will be accepted after May 16, 2014.

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Selected by leading creative directors, art directors and writers, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Design Annual and Advertising Annual, in print and on the iPad, and on commarts.com, assuring important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work.

Each winning entrant will receive a personalized Award of Excellence, milled from solid aluminum and award certificates issued for firms, individuals and clients.