Communication Arts 2021 Illustration Competition

Communication Arts is offering Illustration Competitionto Introduce your work to the world. Selected by a nationally representative jury of distinguished designers, art directors and illustrators, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Illustration Annual, in print and digital editions, and on commarts.com, assuring important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work. Each winning entrant will receive a personalized Award of Excellence, milled from solid aluminum, and award certificates issued for firms, individuals and clients.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Any illustration first published or produced from January 2020 through January 2021 is eligible. 
• Entries may originate from any country. 
• Descriptions in English are very important to the judges. 
• Submission of entries acknowledges the right of Communication Arts to use them for publication and exhibition.

Competition Categories:

These categories are judged by the Illustration jury and will appear in the Illustration Annual.

• Advertising: ads, posters, music and product packaging, etc.
• Books: covers, jackets, interiors, etc.
• Editorial: consumer or trade magazines, newspapers, etc.
• For Sale: posters, prints, greeting cards, licensing/stock, gallery sale, online store, etc.
• Institutional: company/association publications, annual reports, catalogs, client websites, blogs, etc.
• Motion/Animation: time-based media for film, television, video or web, etc.
• Self-Promotion: promotion for illustrators, design firms, ad agencies, art schools, printers, paper companies, etc.
• Unpublished: experimental/personal work not published.
• Student Work: illustration or animation created for school assignments.

Required Documents:

Before you begin the process of entering a competition, please have the following information and materials ready. This will make the process go quickly:

• Your contact information for registration and notification.
• Title and basic credits for each project.
• Digital files of work you want to submit. See below for file specs.

Entries can be submitted in the following formats:

• Digital Images: Must be RGB in JPG format with a maximum file size of 2MB.
• Motion/Animation Entries: Must be in MOV, MP4 or MPG format, with a maximum file size of 500MB.

About Communication Arts:

Communication Arts Illustration Competition is to Introduce your work to the world. Selected by a nationally representative jury of distinguished designers, art directors and illustrators, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Illustration Annual, in print and digital editions, and on commarts.com, assuring important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work. As a service to art directors, designers and art buyers, a comprehensive index will carry contact information of the illustrators represented. Each winning entrant will receive a personalized Award of Excellence, milled from solid aluminum, and award certificates issued for firms, individuals and clients.

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