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Communication Arts 2027 Design Competition
Communication Arts — United States
Open to any design project printed, published, or aired for the first time between May 2026 and May 2027, the Communication Arts Design Competition spans 25 categories including packaging, trademarks, identity guides, branding programs, annual reports, brochures, catalogs, posters, editorial design, books, environmental graphics, motion graphics, public service work, and a dedicated student category. AI-generated text-to-image submissions are prohibited. Winning work is published in the Design Annual and featured on commarts.com.
Deadline
May 7, 2027
Entry fee
Varies by category (published in the organizer's Category Fee schedule); $10 per-entry late fee for entries submitted May 7-21, 2027
Award / prize
No cash prize: winners receive a personalized aluminum Award of Excellence, publication in the Communication Arts Design Annual (print and digital), and a certificate
Audience
Open
Submission format
Online submission only: digital images as RGB JPG/JPEG (max 2MB), video as MOV/MP4/MPG/MPEG (max 500MB), or PDF (max 50MB)