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.
Looking for tips on how to enter and win competitions? Check out this tip sheet from the editors of HOW.
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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HOW Promotion & Marketing Design Awards
The 2013 HOW Promotion & Marketing Design Awards is now accepting entries on. Winners will be featured in the October 2013 issue of HOW magazine and one Best of Show winner will receive a trip to the 2014 HOW Design Live Conference.
Deadline: February 22, 2013
Click here for details and to enter the competition online.
Sponsored By: Bridgeman Art Library
View previous Promotion Design Competition winners in the Design Awards Gallery
HOW In-HOWse Design Awards
The 2013 In-HOWse Design Awards is now accepting entries. Winners will appear in the January 2014 issue of HOW.
Deadline: May 1, 2013
Click her for more information about the competition and to enter.
View previous In-HOWse Design Competition winners in the Design Awards Gallery
Competitions Closed for 2012
International Design Awards
The International Design Awards are now closed. 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.
Final Deadline: Closed
View previous International Design Competition Best of Show winners in the Design Awards Gallery
HOW Logo Design Awards
The HOW Logo Design Awards are now closed. Top winner will get their work published in HOW and all winners will be displayed online.
Final Deadline: Closed
View previous Logo Design Competition winners in the Design Awards Gallery
HOW Interactive Design Awards
The 2013 HOW Interactive Design Awards are no longer accepting entries. Winners will be notified by December 31, 2012 and the top winning work will appear in HOW’s July 2013 issue.
Final Deadline: Closed
We are now accepting votes for the Readers’ Choice Award. Click here to cast your vote. Voting ends on December 17th.
View previous Interactive Design Competition winners in the Design Awards Gallery
HOW Your Best Work Design Awards
HOW’s newest competition, Your Best Work Design Awards is no longer accepting entries. This one-of-a-kind competition is 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 2013 Creativity issue.
Deadline: Closed
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