Annual Design Awards 2012 is Open for Submissions

Many designers like to join design contests to show their creative skills through a competition with other skilled designers. Awards and winning contests also add acknowledged credits to you resume.

One of these recognized contests is the Annual Design Awards contest that rewards outstanding contributions within the design industry. The contest that is held annually allows designers from around the globe to submit their best artworks and designs to be judged by internationally recognized design experts and professionals.

In June 2012, the Annual Design Awards 2012 is open for submitting your artwork free of charge, which is one of the greatest advantages of joining this contest. You do not need to pay expensive fees in order to submit your work; all you need to do is to focus on submitting your best artwork. Before joining the contest, you need to overview the rules to make sure that your submission meets all the requirements.

 

The contest allows you to submit your artwork in wide range of categories according to the nature and type of your creative artworks. This year’s contest includes the following categories:

• Music artwork design, which includes all printed or digital artworks related to a music single or album.
• Logo/brand design, which includes any logo or brand design submissions.
• Website design includes Flash, non-Flash, mobile versions and responsive/fluid website designs and web-apps.
• Design for print, which includes all forms of printed materials.
• Digital art includes all forms of digital artwork.
• Tv/movie artwork design, which includes TV/Movie-related posters both for print or digital media.
• Packaging design, which includes packaging related artwork, such as labels, boxing, game packaging, etc.
• Book sleeve design includes artworks for printed books and e-books.

In addition to the categories above, the contest provides three awards that are designed for creative agencies and individuals. The first award is the People’s Choice Award where you can get your friends and followers to vote for your artwork, and the contestant with the most votes gets this award and the Annual Design Awards trophy.

The second award is the agency of the years, which is dedicated to the agency that provides the highest average score in all submissions. The third award is the Lifetime Achievement award, where the jury will nominate the best candidate and the audience gets the chance to vote for the artwork. The candidate with the most votes wins.

All the winners of the contest will receive a wonderfully designed 12-inch trophy in addition to the following benefits:

• Feature in the Yearly Book. The winners will get their artwork featured in the Annual Design Awards 2012 yearbook that showcases the best submissions. This gives you a worldwide recognition.
• Joining the ANNDAS Hall of Fame, the winners will be listed in the Annual Design Awards Hall of Fame.
• Join the Jury for Next Year’s Awards. The winner of the Agency of the Year contest will get the chance to join the next year’s jury board.
• Receive our Unique Certificate. The winners will receive a personalized certificate to acknowledge their participation in the contest.
• Reach over 1 Million Designers. Your artwork and profile will reach more than 1 million designers around the globe. Also, you may get features in magazines and newspapers.
• Receive Promotional Tools. You will get the chance to receive design tools for your work that you can preview here.
• Become a member of the ANNDAS Community. The winners will become members of the contest community.

Overall, the contest adds great value to the design community and participating in it gives your better recognition and promotion for you and your skills. Also, winning the contest can help you add more credits to your design career and experience.