Below are some design contests and opportunities you can participate in outside of class for extra credit. For each one in order to receive credit you must submit to me the final work you did for your entry and validation that you submitted it. The Extra Credit will count as an extra letter grade averaged into your assignment average (basically I will take your best letter grade from the semester and count it twice in the average). Students may only receive extra credit once, however you are free to enter as many contests as you like. For each opportunity I included the submission deadline and a brief description. You can follow the links for further details on how to submit.
D&AD New Blood Awards 2023
Entry Deadline: March 21st, 2023
Description: New Blood Awards is open to advertising, design, digital and marketing students, recent graduates and emerging creatives worldwide. It’s your opportunity get a head start in the design industry while you’re still in school or gaining the exposure you need to kick start your creative career. Top brands issue real world creative briefs for students to respond to with a creative idea or solution. Each brief is different, but after looking through the creative brief list Penguin leans the most in the branding space, so you might want to consider that one. This contest is open to solo entries or team entries (up to 5 people) if you wanted to work on it with some of your other classmates.
PGSF 2023 Poster Design Contest
Entry Deadline: April 1st, 2023
Description: Each year PGSF awards 200+ college-level scholarships ranging in value from $2,000 to $5,000 and we turn to our student community to help us promote these scholarship programs. We are asking students to design a poster promoting our scholarship programs. The winning posters will be displayed in schools across the United States in the upcoming school year. The winning entrants will receive a $500 check, an award certificate, and will be honored in a national news release, on the PGSF website, and on social media platforms. Open to all students enrolled in primary, secondary schools, and post-secondary colleges and universities, trade or apprenticeship programs.
AIGA Worldstudio Scholarship
Entry Deadline: April 7th, 2023
Description: AIGA Worldstudio Scholarships benefit underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students who are studying photography, illustration, and design disciplines in colleges and universities in the United States. Scholarships are awarded annually to encourage social and environmental responsibility and cultural awareness in the next generation of artists and designers.
Scholarships are typically awarded in amounts of $2,500–$3,750. One or two top awards may be given in an amount up to $5,000 at the jury’s discretion. Honorable mention prizes in the amount of $500–$750 cash are also awarded. A one-year AIGA membership is also awarded to recipients.
