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Communication Arts magazine has announced the deadline for their 49th Photography Competition -- March 11, 2008
Enter the most prestigious competition for creativity in photography, the 49th annual Communication Arts Photography Competition. Any photograph first printed or produced between March 14, 2007 and March 11, 2008 is eligible.
Selected by a nationally representative jury of distinguished designers, art directors and photographers, the winning entries will be published in the August 2008 Photography Annual. Over 70,000 copies of the Photography Annual will be distributed worldwide, assuring important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work.
As a service to art directors, designers and art buyers, a comprehensive index will include addresses, email and telephone numbers of the photographers represented.
Submission guidelines and FAQs
Download an entry form: entryForm_photo.pdf
49th Illustration Competition
Communication Arts magazine announces the deadline for their 49th Illustration Competition -- March 11, 2008
Enter the most prestigious competition for creativity in illustration, the 49th annual Communication Arts Illustration Competition. Any illustration first printed or produced between March 14, 2007 and March 11, 2008 is eligible.
Selected by a nationally representative jury of distinguished designers, art directors and illustrators, the winning entries will be published in the July 2008 Illustration Annual. Over 70,000 copies of the Illustration Annual will be distributed worldwide, assuring important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work.
As a service to art directors, designers and art buyers, a comprehensive index will include addresses, email and telephone numbers of the illustrators represented.
Submission guidelines and FAQs
Download an entry form entryForm_illus.pdf
Wolda, the worldwide logo design annual
Wolda, the worldwide logo design annual has now gone online and is open for entries by May 20, 2008.
Designers, agencies, studios and students from all over the world are invited to enter. Winners are selected by an international three-tier jury consisting of Designer, Client and Public Judges provided respectively by Icograda, Aquent and Consumers International.
All the winning logos will be showcased online and published in a printed annual on SAPPI acclaimed papers by Fontegrafica (both sponsors of Wolda).
Download Press Releases of the Wolda launch or gather more info at www.wolda.org
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