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Founded by Richard Coyne and Robert Blanchard in 1959, Communication Arts is the premier source of inspiration for graphic designers, art directors, design firms, corporate design departments, advertising agencies, interactive designers, illustrators and photographers—everyone involved in visual communication.
Description
Gain worldwide recognition for your work by entering the most prestigious juried competitions in visual communications. Since 1959, Communication Arts has published the best in visual communications from around the world. Ask any creative director which competitions rank as the most influential, and they'll place Communication Arts at the top of the list.Illustration
Evocative illustration from editorial, advertising, institutional, for sale, unpublished and student categories makes its way into this influential illustration competition. Hundreds of award-winning images are selected for their creative excellence by an esteemed jury of designers and art directors.
Illustration Competition Categories/Fees:
These categories are judged by the Illustration jury and will appear in the Illustration Annual:
Advertising: $40 single entry/$80 series
Books: $40 single entry/$80 series
Editorial: $40 single entry/$80 series
For Sale: $40 single entry/$80 series
Institutional: $40 single entry/$80 series
Motion/Animation: $90 single entry/$180 series
Self-Promotion: $40 single entry/$80 series
Unpublished: $40 single entry/$80 series
Student Work: $20 single print entry/$40 print series/$45 single video entry/$90 video series
Jury
Ryan Anderson
partner/creative director, Fluid Advertising, Bountiful, UT
partner/creative director, Fluid Advertising, Bountiful, UT
Kristen Nobles
art director, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA
art director, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA
Lesley Q. Palmer
art director, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA
art director, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA
Lesley Q. Palmer
art director, AARP Media, Washington DC
art director, AARP Media, Washington DC
Carolyn Perot
art director, Mother Jones, San Francisco, CA
art director, Mother Jones, San Francisco, CA
Rewards
Award of Excellence
Each winning entrant will receive a personalized Award of Excellence, milled from solid aluminum, and award certificates issued for firms, individuals and clients.Timeline
America/New_York
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