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.

View past winners in the HOW Design Awards Galleries.

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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: June 3, 2013

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View previous In-HOWse Design Competition winners in the Design Awards Gallery

 

 

 

HOW Logo Design Awards

The 2013 Logo Design Awards is now accepting entries. The top 10 winners will appear in our popular online gallery.

Deadline: July 1, 2013

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View previous Logo Design Competition winners in the Design Awards Gallery

 

 

 

HOW International Design Awards

The 2013 International Design Awards is now open. All winners will appear in our March 2014 issue.

Deadline: August 15, 2013

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View previous International Design Competition Best of Show winners in the Design Awards Gallery

 

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Competitions Closed

 HOW Promotion & Marketing Design Awards

The 2013 HOW Promotion & Marketing Design Awards is now closed. 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.

Final Deadline: April 8, 2013

Sponsored By: Bridgeman Art Library

View previous Promotion 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