Communication Arts Illustration Competition 2010

Enter the most prestigious competition for creativity in illustration, the Communication Arts Illustration Competition. Any Illustration first printed or produced within the last twelve months prior to the deadline is eligible. 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 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.

Objective

Submit any Illustration first printed or produced within the last twelve months prior to the deadline, in the following categories:

• Advertising
• Books
• Editorial
• For Sale
• Institutional
• Motion/Animation
• Self-Promotion
• Unpublished

Prizes

The winners are featured in one of our annuals distributed worldwide and on commarts.com, assuring important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work. There is no cash prize.

Rules

• Any Illustration first printed or produced within the last twelve months prior to the deadline is eligible.
• Entries may originate from any country.
• Explanation of the function in English is very important to the judges.
• Submission of entries acknowledges the right of Communication Arts to use them for publication and exhibition.
• Each illustration is a single entry. A printed piece with several illustrations must have a dot or some other mark indicating which specific single illustration is to be judged. If a single illustration isn’t indicated, the entry will be disqualified.
• Campaigns or series are limited to five illustrations. If the entry has more than five illustrations, indicate which five are to be judged. If this isn’t indicated, the entry will be disqualified.

Communication Arts Illustration Competition 2010 FAQ

How to enter?

All competition entries are processed through our online entry system. Printed Call-for-Entry forms are no longer used.

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 brief description of each project.
• Any digital files you might want to submit saved as RGB (not CMYK) JPG format (maximum 1024 pixels wide X 768 pixels high @72dpi).

Complete guides and instructions

Entry fee

Illustration Competition Categories/Fees
These categories are judged by the illustration jury and will appear in the Illustration Annual:

• Advertising: $35 single entry/$70 series
• Books: $35 single entry/$70 series
• Editorial: $35 single entry/$70 series
• For Sale: $35 single entry/$70 series
• Institutional: $35 single entry/$70 series
• Motion/Animation: $80 single entry/$160 series
• Self-Promotion: $35 single entry/$70 series
• Unpublished: $35 single entry/$70 series

Late Fees
Entries must be registered no later than Midnight (Pacific Time Zone), January 8, 2010. Entries registered after that date require a late fee of $10 per entry. No entries may be registered after January 22, 2010.

Links

• Official Website