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Applied Arts explores the strategic and cultural forces driving visual communications in Canada and beyond, and features the resulting work—whether groundbreaking, unusual or exceptional. The magazine, its digital properties and annual awards contests cover multidisciplinary creative efforts including graphic and digital design, advertising, photography and illustration. Printed quarterly, Applied Arts magazine is written for, and by, thought leaders and emerging talents in visual communications. Since 1986, Applied Arts has delivered gorgeous imagery, strong opinion, timely information and essential industry insight to a readership of 46,000 creative and marketing professionals.
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Applied Arts has always been a champion of young talent, stressing the important role youth play inOpen worldwide to post-secondary and high school students in creative advertising, graphic design, interactive media, photography and illustration programs, the Applied Arts Student Awards is the largest and most respected show of its kind in North America. Applied Arts is a highly-regarded visual communications magazine founded in 1986 in Canada.
Winning an Applied Arts Student Award is a great way to launch your career. Your submissions will be judged by of a jury of 12 award-winning senior communications professionals, so you’ll know how your work stands up according to the highest standards in the industry. What makes Applied Arts Awards unique is that winners are not ranked against each other. Each entry is judged individually and independently by each jury member. Work is given a score of 1 to 10, and all pieces that are judged to be at or above the cut-off score will be published as winners in the Awards Annual.
All entries are submitted digitally. There are no hard copy submissions.
Entries can be submitted in five main categories:
• Advertising
• Design
• Interactive/Gaming
• Photography & Illustration
• High School
Winning an Applied Arts Student Award is a great way to launch your career. Your submissions will be judged by of a jury of 12 award-winning senior communications professionals, so you’ll know how your work stands up according to the highest standards in the industry. What makes Applied Arts Awards unique is that winners are not ranked against each other. Each entry is judged individually and independently by each jury member. Work is given a score of 1 to 10, and all pieces that are judged to be at or above the cut-off score will be published as winners in the Awards Annual.
All entries are submitted digitally. There are no hard copy submissions.
Entries can be submitted in five main categories:
• Advertising
• Design
• Interactive/Gaming
• Photography & Illustration
• High School
If this is your first time entering this year, review below or download the Applied Arts Awards Entry Kit. Some rules have changed.
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The deadline for Student Awards is June 1, 2018.
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The contest is international and open to post-secondary and high school students. Only digital entries are accepted for this competition.
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The contest is international and open to post-secondary and high school students. Only digital entries are accepted for this competition.
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