The editors of Graphic Design USA invite you to join the thousands of creative professionals who have been recognized by this national design competition for nearly five decades. The competition is open to everyone in the community: advertising agencies, design firms, corporate, institutional and publishing inhouse departments, and more. It honors outstanding new work of all kinds: print, packaging, point-of-purchase, internet, interactive and motion graphics. Winners will receive an embossed Certificate of Excellence for each piece selected and become eligible for reproduction in the Graphic Design USA Awards Annual seen in print and online by over 100,000 colleagues and clients each year.

NEW! ENTER ONLINE

3 Easy Steps

1. download an entry form >
2. place the completed
   form and your photos
   in a zipped folder
3. upload your files here >

ENTRY GUIDELINES

who is eligible?

Entries may be submitted by any company or individual involved in the creation or production of the work.

what is eligible?

Entries must have been created between January 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011.

how to enter

option 1

new! enter online

Go to www.gdusa.com/agda2011 to download an entry form. Fill out one entry form for each entry you are submitting. Create a folder which includes all completed entry forms and one digital image per entry. Please zip the file and name it with your company name. Upload the zipped file on our site.

option 2

mail in your entry

Please send the actual printed piece, unmounted but well protected. We cannot return entry materials. Do no send original artwork or any work in low supply.

entry form preparation

Fill in two entry forms for each of your submissions. Attach one copy of the entry form to the back of the actual piece and include the other copy with your payment. If you are submitting the same piece in more than one category, please include a separate entry form for each category. Please fill out each entry form as clearly as possible.

digital file preparation

All entries should be accompanied by a high resolution digital file. Please provide ONE image to represent each submission. It is not necessary to provide digital files of entire publications. A cover and a spread are sufficient. Multiple entries from one company can all be submitted on the same CD.

acceptable digital file formats:

300 dpi Photoshop TIFF or JPEG, Approximately 5" x 5" high, Adobe Illustrator file with outlines created around the type or a High Resolution PDF.

mail entries to:

Graphic Design USA, 89 Fifth Avenue, Suite 901, New York, NY 10003
Attention: Awards Department

questions

tel: 212.696.4380   fax: 212.696.4564   email: awards@gdusa.com

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categories

1. Annual Reports
2. Announcements, Invitations, Cards
3. Advertising
4. Books
5. Broadcast and Multimedia Design
6. Brochures and Collateral
7. Calendars
8. Catalogs
9. Corporate Branding Programs
10. Direct Mail and Direct Response
11. Environmental Graphics
12. Internet Design
13. Letterhead and Stationery
14. Logos, Trademarks and Symbols
15. Newsletters and eNewsletters
16. Packaging
17. P-O-P, Displays, Signs and Exhibits
18. Posters
19. Publication Design
20. Public Service and Pro Bono Projects
21. Sales Promotion
22. Self Promotion
23. Students

entry fees