Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2019

Adobe Design Achievement Awards invites aspiring young creators from all over the world to participate in the competition for 2019 by submitting their work in one of the following categories: 

1. Illustration: Appropriate entries include, but are not limited to, abstract illustrations, editorial illustrations used to convey information or clarify concepts; narrative illustration (including a series of up to 10 illustrations for books)
2. Photography: Appropriate entries include a single image or series of related images that are photographic in nature. They can also include (but not limited to) abstract, landscape, portrait, image editing projects, etc.
3. Video: Appropriate entries are cinematic or live action examples that demonstrate the ability to use Adobe tools in the process of post-production video editing. Entries may include any combination of computer-generated graphics, visual effects, or digital reproductions of images
4. Print/Graphic: Appropriate entries include a single picture or a series of up to 10 related images. Images must be graphical in nature and can (but are not required to) include illustrative components. Examples or images of 3D products and their packaging – including flat layouts for product boxes, labels, bags, on-shelf merchandising, or wall graphics – are also included
5. Digital Products and Experiences: Appropriate entries are designs meant to be viewed or interacted with via a browser on a computer, on a handheld device, or through a combination of interconnected surfaces and interaction models
6. Motion Graphics and Animation: Appropriate entries include, but are not limited to, narrative character-based or dynamic animations with any combination of computer-generated graphics, visual effects, text animations, or digital reproductions of drawn images

Eligibility criteria:

The award is open to all creators who are over the age of 18, as long as Adobe tools contribute to the creation of their entries. Career art and design professionals are not eligible to enter the Adobe Awards. If you have professional experience and training in any creative field that puts you at a distinct advantage over students and emerging creators, your entry will be disqualified.

Judging criteria:

1. Originality: Project originality and creative excellence
2. Effectiveness: Effectiveness in meeting a communication objective
3. Adobe products: Demonstrated skill in applying Adobe products towards these ends

Prize:

1. A free one-year subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud all-apps 
2. Certificate 
3. “Top Talent” badge for your LinkedIn and other social profiles
4. Website feature (your work shown off on a special stage)
5. Creative residency 
6. Deeper access into Adobe via a special Slack channel just for Top Talent