Your work is judged. Your creative ideas are put to the test every day. Sometimes, by people who don’t understand the nuances of design. Frustrating, yes, necessary, yes, but when your ideas are inline with your client’s goals, the result is magic. The team at HOW Magazine know the daily struggles designers face, and for the past 29 years, have been there to help with techniques, products, and networking opportunities. Isn’t time to have your work judged by professionals in the industry? By people who understand what you do for a living? The design competitions from HOW Magazine give you your shot at huge exposure to potential clients. We know you have a special piece that makes you say to yourself, “Wow, this is awesome”. That’s the piece we want to see in our distinguished competitions. That’s your work that we want to share with the industry. Give yourself that chance.
Whether you’re an in-house designer, go it alone as a freelancer, or just starting out as a student, competition is fierce in our industry. You are competing for work, clients, positions, and bragging rights. HOW Magazine has some of the best competitions in the industry to show off your work. Use the market reach of HOW Magazine to increase your exposure in print and online and get your work in front of potential clients and claim the bragging rights of an award winner. Tempus fugit, enter now.
HOW magazine sponsors several high-profile graphic design competitions annually, and is affiliated with competitions sponsored by sister publications Print and I.D. Click here for a complete list of 2012 HOW Competitions & deadlines.
View past winners in the HOW Design Awards Galleries.
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2012 Competition Calendar – HOW presents 12 winning images from our 2011 design competitions. Month after month, see some of the best designs in the industry. Get your calendar today from HOW’s online Zazzle store!
HOW Promotion Design Awards
The 2012 HOW Promotion Design Awards is now closed. Winners will be featured in the October 2012 issue of HOW magazine and one Best of Show winner will receive a trip to the 2013 HOW Design Conference.
Final Deadline: April 6, 2012
View previous Promotion Design Competition winners in the Design Awards Gallery
In-HOWse Design Awards
The In-HOWse Design Awards are still accepting entries. Winners will appear in the January 2013 issue of HOW. Click here for details
Entry Deadline: May 25, 2012.
View previous In-HOWse Design Competition winners in the Design Awards Gallery
Sponsored by: Finch
HOW Logo Design Awards
The HOW Logo Design Awards are now accepting entries. Do not miss your opportunity to get you work published in HOW and displayed online. Click here for details.
View previous Logo Design Competition winners in the Design Awards Gallery
HOW Interactive Design Awards
The 2013 HOW Interactive Design Awards are now accepting entries. Winning work will appear in HOW’s March 2013 Design Annual. Your design work deserves the exposure.
Entry Deadline: July 2, 2012
Click here to read the guidelines and enter
View previous Interactive Design Competition winners in the Design Awards Gallery
International Design Awards
The International Design Awards are now accepting entries. Winning work from around the globe, and one Best of Show winner will get prominent coverage in the magazine and a free trip to the 2013 HOW Design Live event (plus a brag-worthy trophy). And, it will be showcased on our website that will be seen by people all over the world.
Deadline: August 15, 2012
View previous International Design Competition Best of Show winners in the Design Awards Gallery
Competitions Discontinued for 2012
HOW Poster Design Awards
The Poster Design Awards are no longer accepting entries. Winners will be notified by October 31, 2011, and the winning pieces will be included in an online gallery after that date.
View previous Poster Design Competition winners (including the 2011 Winners) in the Design Awards Gallery
Print + HOW Present Color in Design Awards sponsored by Pantone®
This 2012 Color in Design Awards is now closed.
Winners will be featured in both HOW and Print magazines as well as their websites, the Pantone website, and celebrated in a newly created online Color in Design Collection. Winning designs will be seen by one of the largest audiences of creative professionals ever!
Top winners the first annual Color in Design Awards were featured in the July 2011 issue of HOW and the August 2011 issue of Print. All winners are celebrated in a newly created online Color in Design Gallery sponsored by Pantone.
HOW Your Best Work Design Awards
HOW’s newest competition, Your Best Work Design Awards is now closed. This brand new, one-of-a-kind competition was designed to recognize the creative prowess of designers and design teams who have the talent to produce multiple original, boundry-pushing projects. Winners will be profiled in HOW’s 2012 Creativity issue.
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