A' Illustration Award

A' Illustration Award is an international, juried design accolade established to recognize and promote good illustrations.

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What is A' Illustration Award

A' Illustration Award

A' Illustration Award is an international, juried design accolade established to recognize and promote good illustrations.

Good illustration deserves great recognition.

A' Illustration Award is your tool of choice to advertise, publicize and promote your good illustrations, to make your great illustrations publicly known, appreciated and loved in all major countries, in all major languages, so that you and your good illustration work gets the righteous attention you truly deserve and entitled to.

A' Illustration Award’s media exposure provides victorious designers with the chance to attain national and international fame, to honor them as well as to incentivize them, but most importantly, to help their work reach their true potential.

It is free to sign-up for A' Illustration Award, it is free to upload your illustration and it is free, anonymous, confidential and obligation-free to obtain a preliminary score, before you nominate your work for A' Illustration Award consideration.

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FAME, PRESTIGE, PUBLICITY
Dominate Illustration Industry by winning a prestigious, respected and coveted award that gets you published and promoted worldwide.


TROPHY, CERTIFICATE, YEARBOOK
Claim your 3D Metal Printed Illustration Award Trophy, your Certificate of Illustration Excellence, Illustration Award-Winner Logo and Your Yearbook of Award-Winning Projects.


EXHIBITION, PR & GALA-NIGHT
Empower your illustrations with a well-designed, world-class public relations programme. Get exhibited in Italy and internationally. Get invited to the Gala-Night and Award Ceremony.

 

Dimension in the Shadows Calendar
Love and Blind Brand Identity
Calendar 2018 “Tri-leg” Calendar
WKS Group Environmental Statement
Topology Illustration
Better Bodies Hi Brand Identity
Reflect Dynamic brand identity
Horticultural Expo 2019 Logo and VI
Jazz book
Mangata Patisserie Bakery Visual Identity
Floating Life To Help People
Lalique Wall Calendar
Nankin Lab Corporate Design
Paper Flight Show of papers
Typeface Calendar
Terra Branding
Calendar 2016 “Park” Calendar
Ancora Brand Identity
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SEE THE WINNERS
A' Illustration Award winner showcase is a source of amazing and unlimited inspiration and creativity for everyone interested in good illustration.


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VEDI I VINCITORI
Affluent customers and design buyers regularly check A' Design Award winner showcase, featuring 18.463 winners in all categories, to find latest, trendsetting products, projects, arts and design.


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JOIN ILLUSTRATIONS AWARD
Good illustration deserves great recognition, if you have a good illustration, nominate it for A' Illustration Award, and you too may become a winner and get your design recognized, respected, promoted and advertised worldwide.

 

Vision

VISION
The A' Design Award aims to highlight, advertise and promote good illustration for a better future. A' Illustration Award aims to channel the attention of press, interactive medias, design journalists, distributors and buyers to the award winners.


Mission

MISSION
Provide a fair, ethical, apolitical and competitive platform for companies, designers and innovators from all fields with different experience levels, different disciplines and market focus to compete on. A' Illustration Award aims to provide a global audience for award winners to showcase their success and talents to.


Action

ACTION
The A' Illustration Award is an international indicator of quality and perfection in illustration, the A' Illustration Award is recognized worldwide and takes the attention of design-oriented companies, professionals and interest groups.

 

Illustration Awardees

WHO IS AWARDED?
The A' Illustration Award is given to best illustrations. Submission is open to all concept stage works, prototypes as well as finished works and realized projects.


Illustration Trophy Details

UNIQUE AWARD TROPHY
The A' Illustration Award Trophy was designed to be realized by the newest production techniques in order to underline the innovation behind award-winning designs.


Illustration Innovation

HIGHLIGHTING INNOVATION
The A' Illustration Award Trophies are realized by 3D metal printing of stainless steel. Platinum and Gold Trophies and are electro plated in gold color.

 

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WHAT IS AWARDED?
You can nominate original and innovative illustration work designed within the last 5 years; including but not limited to products, projects, services, experiences and designs..


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WHO IS AWARDED?
The A' Illustration Award is open to all entities, especially accepting nominations from brands, manufacturers, creative agencies, architecture offices and design studios..


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WHEN IS AWARDED?
There are six entry periods, First, Early, Standard, Late, Last, Omega. It is recomended to join before the end of Late Entry Deadline, that is on February 28th. Results are announced every year, starting from April 15th to winners and May 1st to Public.

 

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ILLUSTRATION EXHIBITION
The Museum of Outstanding Design, the moving design museum was founded by A' Design Award & Competition in order to exhibit the award-winning illustrations in Italy and abroad, internationally.


Exhibit of award-winning designs

ARE YOU IN THE MOOD?
Eligible A' Illustration Award winners are provided free of charge exhibition space in the MOOD. No matter how big or small your illustration, it will be exhibited.


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WE DO IT FOR YOU
If you are unable to send a physical version of your award-winning illustration, A' Illustration Award will prepare a large poster presentation and exhibit your work on behalf of you.

 

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Exhibition of award-winning designs in India
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Exhibition of awarded designs in China
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International design exhibition

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
A' Design Award works hard to exhibit all award-winning illustrations in multiple countries each year to ensure your illustration is properly exhibited worldwide.


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TRAVELING THE CONTINENTS
For each international design exhibition, as well as for exhibition of your illustrations in Italy, you will be given a certificate of exhibition that may be relevant for your academic progression.


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SHOWCASE YOUR ILLUSTRATION
We will also provide you with photos of your works from the international illustration exhibitions we organize, and you may find these photos useful in promoting your illustration to new audiences.

 

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40×40 EXHIBITIONS
40×40 Exhibitions are international good design exhibitions featuring outstanding works of 40 Designers from 40 Countries.


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GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION
The A' Illustration Award Winners are invited to take part in 40×40 Exhibitions by sending their works. Acceptance to 40×40 Exhibition is subject to the exhibition curator.


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POWER TO YOU
The A' Illustration Award laureates are also empowered to host and curate their own 40×40 Exhibitions, allowing them to take the center stage as the curators.

 

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MUSEO DEL DESIGN
Museo del Design, the super contemporary design museum in Como, Italy will be accepting select A' Illustration Award winner illustrations to its permanent collection.


Exhibition of designs in the museum

AWARD WINNER'S EXHIBITION
All A' Illustration Award Winners are exhibited at Museo del Design at the annual A' Design Award Winner's Exhibition, free of charge.


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PUBLIC EXHIBITION
The A' Illustration Award Exhibition at Museo del Design, located right behind Villa Olmo, allows the award-winning works to get exposed to affluent design-loving tourists visiting Como, Italy.

 

Award Certificate

ILLUSTRATION AWARD CERTIFICATE
Eligible award-winning illustrations are given a unique framed certificate, printed on heavy paper, featuring the name of the awarded work, achievement status and the designer.


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CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE
The A' Illustration Award Winners' Certificate is a great tool to communicate your outstanding achievement to your audiences. The A' Design Award Winners' Certificate is stamped, signed, framed and presented to you during gala-night.


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FEATURES A QR CODE
The A' Illustration Award Certificate features a QR Code which could be scanned by QR Code Readers in order to check the validity of the certificate.

 

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WINNER ILLUSTRATIONS YEARBOOK
The A' Illustration Award winners are published in the annual yearbook by DesignerPress in Italy. The yearbooks helps to disseminate the award-winning illustrations.


Award-winning designs yearbook

SEND TO PRESS
The Hardcopy version of the A' Design Award Winner Designs Yearbook is distributed to key press members, universities and design associations.


Yearbook of good designs

GOOD DESIGNS ARE PUBLISHED
All A' Illustration Award Winner Designs are included in the winners' yearbook free of charge. Laureates of the A' Illustration Award are all listed as co-editors of the book.

 

Winner Design Yearbook
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HARDCOVER & DIGITAL
The A' Illustration Award Winners Annual Yearbook are available as hard-copy editions in addition to digital editions, designed, registered, printed and distributed in Italy, in English, registered with valid ISBN numbers.


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HIGH-QUALITY PRINTING
The A' Illustration Award books are full color digital printed on acid-free paper to preserve the design for long periods of time, and are great additions to any design library.


Co-editors page of the design book

GET & CHECK IT
The hardcover versions of the winner's yearbooks are gifted to laureates of the A' Illustration Award free of charge during gala-night and award ceremony. Yearbooks are available for sale at select retailers and museum shops.

 

La Notte Premio A'
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THE GALA NIGHT
A' Illustration Award organizes a unique gala night and award ceremony near the beautiful Como Lake in Italy for winners to celebrate their success.


Gala-Night Location

A' GRAND CELEBRATION
Press Members, Industry Leads, Prominent Designers and Companies are all invited in order to create networking opportunities for winners.


Gala-Night Reception

WINNERS ARE INVITED
Eligible A' Illustration Award winners are able to participate the Gala-Night and Award-Ceremony free of charge. Winners have also opportunity to order additional tickets for their guests.

 

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Design Award Ceremony Garden
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La Notte Premio A'
Award Ceremony Location
Gala-Night Red Carpet

RED CARPET ILLUSTRATION EVENT
A' Illustration Award gala night and award ceremony is super exclusive, black-tie, red-carpet event for illustration.


Gala-Night Stage

BLACK TIE ILLUSTRATION EVENT
Very Important People, Ambassadors, Influential Journalists and Industry Juggernauts are provided VIP invitations to attend the A' Illustration Award gala night and award ceremony.


Gala-Night Awarding Ceremony

FULL GLAMOUR ILLUSTRATION EVENT
Each and every eligible A' Illustration Award winners are called to stage to celebrate their success and to retrieve their illustration prize.

 

Guests of design award ceremony

LA NOTTE PREMIO A'
Celebration occasion exclusively reserved for top A' Illustration Award winners. Hosted in addition to our gala night to celebrate the "Prime Designer of the Year" title.


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ARS FUTURA CULTURA
Designers meet to discuss strategies and policies to advance the design discipline. A' Illustration Award winners may reserve their seat to join the meetings.


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ARTS FOR FUTURE
Ars Futura Cultura means arts cultivate the future, that is why A' Design Award & Competition invest heavily in promoting good design, art and architecture every year.

 

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WORLD DESIGN CONSORTIUM
World Design Consortium is a global design, architecture, innovation and engineering agency, winner of tens of thousands of awards.


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GOOD IN ALL INDUSTRIES
World Design Consortium have uniquely specialized members in each and every industry, especially illustration, thanks to its world-class members representing the very brightest in all fields.


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MEMBERS IN ALL COUNTRIES
Winners of the A' Illustration Award are invited to join the World Design Consortium. WDC Partners rely on each other to expand the range of services and capabilities they offer professionally.

 

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PATRONS & SPONSORS
Over the years, A' Illustration Award have earned the patronage of many prestigious institutions. While the sponsors and patrons vary every year, the awards had been previously endorsed by institutions such as: BEDA, Bureau of European Design Associations, Politecnico di Milano University, Como Municipality Culture Department and Ragione Lombardia, among other respectable and reputable organizations.


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MARKETING INVESTMENT
Taking part in the A' Illustration Award is almost totally risk free through preliminary preliminary checking service that tells how good your work is prior to nomination. Preliminary score is provided completely free of charge to each entrant. The A' Illustration Award does not ask contractually obliged further fees from its winners. The A' Illustration Award spends most of its operating income for promoting its laureates, creating a significant advertisement value. Companies and designers use the A' Illustration Award Winner Logo to promote themselves and attract new customers.


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AWARD IN NUMBERS
The A' Illustration Award is gaining significant popularity each year. Currently the A' Design Award has 300.204.101 page views, 194.952 members, 64.509 submissions, 1500 gala-night and exhibition participants, and winners from 122 countries. Updated numbers and statistics could be found at A' Design Award In-Numbers page. We believe numbers are important for designers to understand what it means to be a winner.

 

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A' ILLUSTRATION AWARD JURY
A' Design Award Jury is truly great and powerful, composed of 224 established professionals, influential press members and academics, each design is given importance and equal consideration during voting.


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EXPERIENCED & BALANCED JURY
A' Design Award Jury although changes every year features a balanced composition of illustration professionals, journalists, scholars and entrepreneurs to ensure each illustration is voted fairly.


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RESEARCH THROUGH VOTING
During the voting processes, A' Illustration Award jury members fill a custom criteria survey, and indicate how the illustrations should be voted better in the future.

 

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THE A' METHODOLOGY
A' Illustration Award features a highly developed, ethical methodology for voting illustrations which makes use of standardised scoring, pre-established criteria and bias removal.


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STANDARDISED SCORE
A' Illustration Award Scores are standardised based on the a) The Weights of Criteria, b) Average Score of Jury Members, c) Average Scores of All Years.


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INTUITIVE VOTING
A' Illustration Award Jury votes online, therefore no jury member effects another jury member's votes, the voting panel is easy to use yet requires a careful analysis of the works to be voted.

 

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RESEARCH DRIVEN
A' Design Award and Competition was developed as a part of a Ph.D. thesis at Politecnico di Milano, in Milan, Italy, after analysis of over 800 Design Competitions.


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MORE RESEARCH
The A' Illustration Award platform is constantly in development, and is improved thanks to survey results and through ongoing research in order to provide the most value for the competition participants.


Hardcover design yearbook page

FAIR COMPETITION
A' Illustration Award is not affiliated with any subculture, politic group, interest group or institution, and the jury is equally free during voting, your illustration will be judged fairly.

 

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Do not stack more than eight sign seen on box
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ILLUSTRATION PRIZE
The A' Illustration Award Prize is composed of logo license, public relations, publicity and reputation services, as well as the winner's kit that contains physical items, such as trophy, yearbook and certificate.


Winner kit box

ILLUSTRATION AWARD PRIZE
Eligible A' Illustration Award Winners will receive their personalized Winners' Kit Package that include printed and framed award certificate, 3D printed metal award trophy, A' Design Award Winners Yearbook, Award-winner's Manual Booklet, A3 Posters and A3 Certificate, and more.


Winner kit package

FREE AT GALA NIGHT
The A' Illustration Award Winners' Kit is free and given to all pro-edition winners at the Gala-Night & Exhibition. If you are unable to join the gala-night and award celebration events, you can order your kit to be shipped to your address.

 

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Silver Award Winner Logo

ILLUSTRATION AWARD WINNER LOGO
Winners of the A' Illustration Award are provided a special license to use the illustration award-winner logo. The A' Illustration Award winner logo can be freely implemented to product packages, marketing materials, communications and public relation campaigns to help differentiate award-winning illustrations.


Bronze Award Winner Logo

AVAILABLE IN MANY FORMATS
The A' Illustration Award Winners' Logo is available in many formats and can be incorporated into all sorts of advertisements free of charge, and can be used freely by your agents and dealers with regards to your award-winning illustrations.


Iron Award Winner Logo

LIFETIME USAGE
The Illustration Award Winners' Logo is provided free of charge to all A' Illustration Award winners, and A' Design Award and Competitions grants unlimited usage to winners, without yearly fees, without recurrent costs.

 

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Award Winner Black Flag

ADDED VALUE
A' Illustration Award Winner Logo helps you communicate the excellent design values embedded in your illustration to your customers, consumers and clients.


Award Winner Red Flag

IN COMMUNICATIONS
To leverage their award-winner status and get further benefits, A' Illustration Award Winners use the logos in their communications prominently and visibly.


Award Winner Logo

MAKES THE DIFFERENCE
The A' Design Award Winner Logo's is expected to create a positive impact during a client's decision towards you and your work, and is designed to orient consumers and customers towards purchase of your illustration.

 

Selection Badge
Platinum Trophy
Gold Trophy
Silver Trophy

SYMBOL OF EXCELLENCE
The A' Illustration Award Winner Logo is an excellent symbol to communicate your design excellence, quality and capabilities.


Bronze Trophy

FOR ALL INDUSTRIES
There is a distinct award-winner logo for each and every industry. The illustration award winner logo was designed following industry best practices, and taking into consideration historical use and heritage.


Iron Trophy

EXCLUSIVE FOR WINNERS
Many awards require annual payments for unlimited logo use license. A' Illustration Award winners are able to use their award-winner logos unlimitedly and free of charge without annual licensing fees.

 

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DESIGN MEDIATION
Being an A' Illustration Award winner is just the beginning, eligible laureates are provided with complimentary mediation and brokerage services for selling their conceptual designs.


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GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT
Designers are kind, polite individuals who might have difficulty in making contracts with businesses, but we will be there to help.


Design Mediator Signature

HELP WITH CONTRACTS
A' Design Award, together with Design Mediators, provides support to eligible designers to help form legal contracts with companies who are interested in buying design concepts.

 

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SALONE DEL DESIGNER
A' Design Award has founded the Salone del Designer, with the sole purpose to provide a platform for award winners to sell their designs.


Salone del Designer Website

SELL ILLUSTRATION CONCEPTS
A' Illustration Award Winner Designers can set a sales price and also customize their contracts for selling their award-winning designs through the Salone del Designer platform.


Salone del Designer Platform

LIST YOUR DESIGNS FOR SALE
The Salone del Designer platform access and sales listing service is provided free of charge to all winners, however only award-winning designs can be listed for sale.

 

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THE DESIGNMEGASTORE
At DesignMegaStore winner designers and companies can sell any of their designs or products, not only winning entries.


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SELL GOOD ILLUSTRATION
DesignerMegaStore normally requires a registration fee and annual listing fees to sell your illustration. Registration and listing is provided free of charge to all winners without annual fees.


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%0 SALES COMMISSION
The DesignMegaStore is not just free for winners, but also does not take any commissions from the sales of designs, products or projects. You keep all the revenues.

 

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JOIN DESIGN TENDERS
Not just sell designs; but join design tenders to give a price quote for design and production of custom illustration products, services and more for international buyers.

Sell Your Design

SELL HIGH-LEVEL SERVICES
Are you a manufacturer? Give price quotes to big buyers for turnkey design and manufacturing solutions. Are you a designer? Find high-profile requests.

Buy Design

EXCLUSIVE SERVICE
The BuySellDesign network is exclusive to A' Design Award Winners, who wish to provide illustration services to worldwide clients.

 

Benefits for Winning Designers

A special public relations campaign will be made for the Illustration Design Award winners. Your design and your details will be communicated to thousands of press contacts, and also we will prepare a pr-kit for you. You can use this professionally prepared pr-kit to reach local press contacts. The winning design and the designer or the design studio will also be featured in the design annual and yearbook which is distributed by Design PR Wire to key figures in the design industry such as high-profile editors, press members and multi-national companies.


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PROOF OF DESIGN CREATION
Can you prove that you are indeed the original creator of your work? The Proof of Creation certificate given by A' Design Award can be useful.


Protect Your Design

DULY SIGNED AND TIMESTAMPED
The Proof of Creation document is a signed and timestamped paper to help you prove that at a given time, you had the design concept in your hands.


Free Design Protection

FREE & EASY TO OBTAIN
A' Design Award provides an easy way to obtain the Proof of Design Creation document, free for all participants. Please note that this is not a patent or registration.

 

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GOOD PR SERVICES
A' Illustration Award winners are provided with numerous public relations and promotion services through DesignPRWire to celebrate their success.

Public Relations for Design

BEHIND THE CURTAINS
The scope of PR Services is not just digital, throughout the year, DesignPRWire visits tradefairs and introduces winner illustrations to design-oriented companies.

Press Kit for Designers

CONNECT WITH PRESS
With services such as press release preparation and distribution, all free of charge, A' Illustration Award increases your connectivity with the media and provides you with exposure throughout the year.

 

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PRESS RELEASE PREPARATION
A' Illustration Award prepares a press release for all winner illustrations, in addition to allowing winners to upload their own releases to our platform for international press release distribution.


Press Release Preparation

PRESS RELEASE DISTRIBUTION
Illustration Award Winner press releases are distributed by DesignPRWire to a wide range of press members including both the traditional and online digital media.


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IT IS FREE & HIGH RES.
Electronic multi-media press release preparation and distribution services are provided to all A' Illustration Award winners automatically and without any payments.

 

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DESIGNER INTERVIEWS
A' Illustration Award publishes interviews with the award winning designers at designerinterviews.com and all illustration award winners are eligible for complimentary interviews.


Designer Interviews Website

PICKED BY THE PRESS
Designer Interviews are also available at A' Design Award Website and are part of the Electronic Press Kit that are distributed to media members and journalists.


Designer Interviews Platform

USED BY JOURNALISTS
Designer Interviews are provided in a way to encourage usage without attribution to A' Illustration Award, this helps the press members to write their articles faster.

 

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ILLUSTRATION INTERVIEWS
A' Illustration Award publishes interviews regarding award winning illustrations at design-interviews.com, and the interview service is provided free of charge for all illustration award winners.


Design Interviews Website

DESIGNED FOR THE PRESS
Illustration Interviews, which are also available at A' Design Award Website, are part of the Electronic Press Kit that are distributed to journalists.


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INTEGRATED BY THE PRESS
Design Interviews platform was designed in a way to incentivize coverage by the press without attribution to A' Illustration Award, to help journalists write feature stories faster.

 

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DESIGN LEGENDS
A' Illustration Award publishes interviews with legendary designers at design-legends.com and as a laureate, we would be honor to feature you and your award winning illustration.


Design Legends Website

LEGENDARY INTERVIEWS
Design Legends interviews help award-winning designers express themselves and explain their illustrations better to worldwide audiences in long text format.


Design Legends Platform

LEGENDARY COMMUNICATION.
Design Legends interviews are included in your Electronic Press Kits that are distributed to illustration media, and are also available to you for your own communication.

 

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MAGNIFICENT DESIGNERS
A' Illustration Award publishes interviews of Magnificent designers at magnificentdesigners.com, award-winners are all contacted to schedule for an interview and talk about their award-winning illustrations.

Magnificent Designers Website

MAGNIFICENT MEDIA
Magnificent Designers platform allows laureates to communicate their perspectives on illustrations with easy to follow questions and answers format.

Magnificent Designers Platform

LOVED BY ILLUSTRATION LOVERS
Magnificent Designers, along with other interview platforms provide design-oriented audiences rich and high quality knowledge and wisdom into philosophy of designers behind original and creative illustrations.

 

Discover Amazing Design Interviews

Discover amazing design interviews published by The Illustration Design Award at these fine design interview websites : — Magnificent Designers #1 Magnificent DesignersDesign Interviews #2 Design InterviewsDesign Legends #3 Design LegendsDesigner Interviews #4 Designer Interviews


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IDNN NETWORK
International Design News Network helps your illustrations get international coverage through publications in all major languages.


Design News Website

REACH THE WORLD
IDNN publications reaches almost all of the world population in their native language, and helps you communicate your illustrations to audiences far and beyond.


Design News Platform

IN 108 LANGUAGES
IDNN Network publishes award-winning illustration news in 108 languages, in 108 publications, for true global outreach.

 

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BDCN NETWORK
Best Design Creative Network is all about communicating your excellence in illustration to your locality. BDCN helps you get discovered when best illustration in your region is searched for.


BDCN Website

122 SHOWCASES
There are 122 BDCN websites, each specialized in a distinct geographic area. Each BDCN Network website showcase the best of the best illustration from a specific region.


BDCN Platform

PROMOTE YOUR ILLUSTRATION
When you win the A' Illustration Award you will be listed in your local BDCN publication aimed to attract local clients, consumers, customers and buyers to your illustration.

 

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BEST DESIGNERS NETWORK
Best Designers Platform is all about delivering due respects, recognition and good reputation rightfully deserved by A' Illustration Award laureates. Winners of the A' Illustration Award are listed in the Best Designers Network.


Best Website

ACCLAIMED AND BRILLIANT
Get recognized, respected and published among other acclaimed and brilliant illustration masters, and get found when good illustration is searched for.


Best Design Promotion Platform

FAMOUS AND INFLUENTIAL
A' Illustration Award winners, with their outstanding and excellent designs deserve all the fame and influence. Getting listed at Best Designers Platform, is only one of the many perks of winning the A' Illustration Award.

 

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DXGN NETWORK
Design News Exchange Network spotlights, publishes and features good illustrations worldwide. DXGN features and publishes articles on award-winning good illustration.


DXGN Website

PROMOTE YOUR GOOD DESIGN
DXGN is composed of 127 amazing magazines that feature award-winning designers and their work. A' Illustration Award winners are published.


DXGN Platform

REACH GREAT AUDIENCES
A' Illustration Award winners are provided free editorial coverage and free news articles featuring their illustrations at the DXGN Design News Network.

 

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GOOD NETWORK
Good Design News Network is composed of 50 publications that feature good design in different industries. GOOD Network is composed of many publications, each specialized in a given industry.


Good Website

ILLUSTRATION PUBLICATION
For each and every industry, there is a distinct GOOD Network publication that will feature, spotlight and highlight your award-winning works. Get your illustration published in the GOOD Network.


Good Platform

GOOD DESIGN SHOWCASE
Good design deserves great recognition. Winners of A' Illustration Award will be prominently featured and published in the GOOD Design News Network.

 

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NEWSROOM
A' Illustration Award provides many tools for press members to reach good illustration content. Accredited journalists are given access to exclusive interviews, illustration images and press releases.


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REACH ILLUSTRATION JOURNALISTS
A' Illustration Award Newsroom empowers journalists to interview award winners. Journalists can download press releases and high-resolution images of awarded illustrations.


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DESIGNED FOR MEDIA COVERAGE
A' Illustration Award Newsroom provides illustration journalists with ready to use images, interviews and content. A' Illustration Award Newsroom allows journalists to easily feature your award-winning illustration and provide you with fast media coverage.

 

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DESIGNERS.ORG
Designers.org premium portfolio service is provided to all A' Illustration Award winners, free of charge. Award winners use their Designers.org premium portfolio to showcase their award-winning illustrations to design-oriented audiences worldwide.


Designers.org Website

PREMIUM PORTFOLIO
Designers.org is highly selective for the quality of illustrations that are accepted, showcased and exhibited in their platform; only award-winning illustrations are accepted for showcase promotion.


Designers.org Platform

SHOWCASE AND EXHIBIT
Get your work exhibited and showcased beautifully. By winning the A' Illustration Award you will get a premium portfolio created for you, without you doing anything, we will list all your award-winning illustrations on your behalf at designers.org platform.

 

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SECURITY COMES FIRST
The Security of your submissions, your personal data and illustrations is of uttermost importance to A' Illustration Award. Your password is secured with the SHA algorithm and even we do not know your password. Furthermore, your connections are secured and encrypted with SSL.

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CONCEALED CATEGORIES
Normally all A' Illustration Award results are public and heavily promoted, however A' Illustration Award allows you to make a concealed nomination. If you make a concealed nomination, your work is not published if it is awarded but you can still use the winner logo. The concealed nomination method is relevant for patent-pending designs and trade-secrets.

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CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT
A' Illustration Award is continuously improved to provide your award-winning illustrations with new and exciting promotion and publicity opportunities. Every year, we do our best to refine and improve the A' Illustration Award Prize to serve you better.

 

How to Take Part in Illustration Award 2023 - 2024

Participating in the Illustration Design Award is easy; first create an account at the A' Design Award and Competition, login to your account and third submit your design. When you upload your design, your design will be checked by the preliminary jury for its presentation. Later, your design will be assigned a preliminary score from ten (10 - best) to zero (0 - worst), your work may also be marked approved or rejected to take part in the competition. If your entry is approved you can continue nominating your work for Illustration Awards consideration. If your entry is rejected, you are suggested to update your presentation before nominating your work to Illustration Award.


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DESIGNER RANKINGS
A' Design Award and Competition publishes Designer Rankings that is easily accessible by public and media. The Rankings feature the number of awards won by each designer and total rankings. Top 10, Top 100 and Top 1000 Designers can be accessed.


Designer Rankings Website

HIGH-RANKING DESIGNERS
Designer Rankings allow potential customers to find high-ranking designers. High-ranking design teams allow their designer ranking status to impress clients and customers. Journalists check Designer Rankings and discover good designers.


Designer Rankings Platform

RISE IN RANKINGS
A' Illustration Award Winners are included in the Designer Rankings, each award-winning illustration contributes a point towards better and higher ranking. Designer Rankings help award-winning designers and their awarded designs gain exposure.

 

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WORLD DESIGN RANKINGS
A' Design Award and Competition publishes the World Design Rankings that ranks countries and regions based on the number of award-winning designers from each territory. Journalists use World Design Rankings to find best illustration talent from your region.


World Design Rankings Website

PRESTIGE AND HONOUR
Each country and region further lists the best brands, designers, artists and architects within the territory. For each A' Illustration Award you win, you will be increasing your regional score in the global World Design Rankings, bringing honor and prestige to your region.


World Design Rankings Platform

THE FIRST AND ONLY
World Design Rankings is a very inclusive ranking system for design, with representation from all major industries and territories. Obtaining a high rank in the World Design Rankings will help you communicate your illustration excellence to journalists and buyers from a unique perspective.

 

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AIBA
Alliance of International Business Associations. Free membership for award winning associations, organizations, institutions and clubs.


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ISPM
International Society of Product Manufacturers. Free membership for award winning product manufacturers and companies.


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IBSP
International Bureau of Service Providers. Free membership for award winning businesses and institutions in tertiary sector of the economy.

 

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IAD
International Association of Designers. Free membership opportunity for A' Illustration Award laureates.


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ICCI
International Council of Creative Industries. Free membership for award winning businesses and institutions related to creativity.


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IDC
International Design Club. Free membership for award winning creative agencies, architecture offices, artists workshops and designer studios.

 

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FREE PRELIMINARY SCORE
A' Illustration Award will review your submission and inform you how good your illustration is prior to nomination. You will get a score from zero (0) to ten (10). Ten (10) is the highest preliminary score. Preliminary score service is provided completely free of charge to you and is confidential.


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FREE PRELIMINARY REVIEW
Preliminary score service is provided to you free of charge. Preliminary score is confidential. When you submit your work to A' Illustration Award, your submission will be reviewed, and you will be provided a numerical preliminary score together with suggestions on how to improve your design presentation.


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FREE ILLUSTRATION REVIEW
You will get your illustration reviewed for free and you will learn how good your illustration actually is. If you get a high preliminary score for your illustration you may want to nominate your illustration for A' Illustration Award consideration.

 

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SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION
A' Illustration Award winners are featured in social media platforms. A' Illustration Award have created many tools to help you advertise and promote your illustration in social media.


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ILLUSTRATION PUBLICITY
Reach out to your prospective customers and connect with your existing clients in social media. A' Illustration Award winners benefit from exclusive social media promotions created to promote award-winning illustrations.


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PR AGENCY FOR ILLUSTRATION
If you need a public relations agency for illustration, you will be happy to learn that A' Illustration Award Prize includes many public relations and promotions services. Public relations services are provided free of charge to all A' Illustration Award winners.

 

Design of the Day

DESIGN OF THE DAY
Design of the Day initiative aims to create social awareness for a distinct award-winning illustration each day. Design of the Day is promoted in hundreds of publications as well as social media.


Designer of the Day

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day initiative aims to create social awareness for a distinct illustration award winner each day. Designer of the Day is promoted in hundreds of publications as well as social media.


Design Interview of the Day

INTERVIEW OF THE DAY
Design Interview of the Day initiative aims to create social awareness for a distinct award-winning illustration interview each day. Design Interview of the Day is promoted in hundreds of publications as well as social media.

 

Design Legend of the Day

DESIGN LEGEND OF THE DAY
Legend of the Day initiative aims to boost and promote a distinct illustration award-winner in social media as well as at hundreds of magazines and publications.


Design Team of the Day

DESIGN TEAM OF THE DAY
Design Team of the Day initiative aims to boost and promote an award-winning illustration team in new media as well as at hundreds of magazines and publications.


Design Highlight of the Day

HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY
Highlight of the Day initiative helps us promote your illustration and your image as an award-winner in social media, as well as hundreds of magazines and publications.

 

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CASE STUDY
As a business, you might already be spending tons of money on the advertisements, you already know the costs & prize for publications, advertorial and editorial placements but most importantly you know it is best when customers find you, when you are the spotlight.


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GET PUBLICITY
Winning the A' Illustration Award could help you secure some editorial space at both the traditional, new and social media and could create free publicity that your illustrations very much deserves. Winning the A' Illustration Award could help you attract prospective clients and customers to your business.


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ADVERTISE ILLUSTRATION
A' Illustration Award provide its winners with really good PR services, electronic and traditional press release preparation and distribution, mass media syndication and access to an exclusive advertisement network. Winning the A' Illustration Award will help you advertise your illustrations easily.

 

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AWARD SPONSORSHIP
The A' Illustration Award offers many scholarship programs to provide opportunity for start-ups and young designers to take part in the competition free of charge with their designs. The purpose of these sponsorship programs is to make the illustration competition more fair, ethical and accessible.


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UNIVERSAL ACCESS
By taking part in our award sponsorship programs, you can earn free entry tickets to nominate your illustrations for A' Illustration Award consideration. There are many sponsorship programs available, some of them are very simple to take part.


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DESIGN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
Design Ambassador program is one of the many illustration award scholarship programs we offer. If you perform a few simple tasks to help us create an awareness for good design, you may be granted free entry tickets to nominate your illustrations for awards consideration.

 

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DESIGN TRANSLATIONS
A' Illustration Award winner designs are translated to almost all major languages free of charge. A' Illustration Award award-winning illustrations are published and promoted in all major languages.


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TRANSLATION PLATFORM
In addition to the free of charge translation services provided by the A' Illustration Award, award winners could further provide translations of their work in their native languages.


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UNIVERSAL REACH
Reach majority of the world population in their native language. Get your illustration promoted to buyers, journalists, businesses and design enthusiasts that speak foreign languages. Help the world discover your illustration.

 

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Oli Olive Bowl
PepsiCo NSPIRE Mobile Kitchen
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Tre Modular Concrete Tile Series
XFINITY xFi Mobile Application
Pure Advance Flex Electric Scooter
Flow With The Sprit Of Water Public Art
PIXIO Magnetic Construction Set
Found Awareness
Chengdu Hyperlane Park Retail Architecture
Galaxy Light Concept Car
Explorer 2000 Plus Large Portable Energy Storage
Dimension in the Shadows Calendar
Beoplay Portal Advertising Campaign
Lifewtr Series 7: Art through Technology Packaging
Milwaukee Redstick Digital Level
Architech Footwear
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COMPETITION CATEGORIES
A' Design Award & Competition features many competition categories in order to reach the widest audience possible. Large number of categories allow designers and brands from different industries to compete in a truly international multi-disciplinary competition.

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WIDE REACH
Research indicates that the worth and value of an award increases proportionally to its reach. Having a large number of competition categories allows the A' Design Award to reach a large number of people from diverse backgrounds.

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OPEN TO ALL ILLUSTRATIONS
A' Illustration Award is open to nomination of all types of illustrations. You can nominate illustrations already realized and released to the market. You can also nominate illustration concepts and prototypes that are not yet released to the market.

 

Organized by A' Design Awards.

A' Design Award has over 100+ competition categories. — Interior #8 Exposition Design AwardsGraphic #12 Communication Design AwardsPet Care #47 Professional Pet-Suppy Design AwardsEvent #40 Event Design AwardsTrade #88 Retail Design AwardsSporting Goods #41 Sports Equipment Design AwardsFurniture #1 Modern Industrial Design AwardsFurniture Accessory #92 Furniture Parts Design AwardsAdvertising #85 Digital Advertising AwardsAccessory #52 Fashion Accessory AwardGraphic #12 Logo Design AwardsPackaging #2 American Packaging Design Awards are some of the accolades organized by the A' Design Awards.


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RESPECT ILLUSTRATION
The A' Illustration Award respects designers and companies who take part in the accolades. The illustration awards logo and publicity services are provided free of charge to all eligible winners. Illustration award trophies, yearbooks and certificates are distributed free of charge during the gala night to eligible winners.


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WINNERS' PACK
A' Illustration Award winners are eligible to obtain the A' Illustration Prize which includes public relations, advertising and promotion services. A' Illustration Award winners are given a broad logo license to promote their illustrations worldwide as award-winning illustrations.


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WINNERS ARE WINNERS
If you win the the A' Illustration Award, you do not have to pay any contractually obliged further fees. A' Illustration Award does not force its laureates to pay so called winner fees.

 

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PRESTIGE SYSTEM
The A' Illustration Award grants you access to its unique A' Prestige System that provides you with a special opportunity to benefit from very exclusive intangible and tangible benefits.


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PRESTIGE TOKENS
Winners of the A' Illustration Award are able to accumulate A' Prestige Tokens that could be exchanged for a plethora of privileged benefits and highly exclusive services.


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GOLDEN TICKETS
Having your name written and showcased on the walls of a contemporary design museum in large gold letters, and to have your illustration accepted to a permanent collection of a design museum are only some of the perks that may be obtained by using your A' Prestige Tokens.

 

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A' DESIGN STAR
The A' Design Star is a special design recognition programme that is aimed to recognize and reward time-proven illustration excellence.


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A' STAR EMBLEM
A' Design Star Emblem is a very special symbol awarded to multiple award-winning designers, brands, innovators, companies and agencies that are able to repeatedly and consistently create good illustrations.


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A' STAR GUIDE
The A' Design Star guide lists the A' Design Star recognized 8-Star, 7-Star and 6-Star designers. A' Design Star is aimed to help large enterprises and brands to find reliable illustration providers.

 

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WORLD DESIGN RATINGS
A' Illustration Award winners will be listed at World Design Ratings, together with their WDC-Rank, Designer Title and Designer Honorifics.


World Design Ratings Website

DESIGNER HONORIFICS
A' Illustration Award winners will be able to obtain respectable honorific titles based on their creative merits and tenets, including but not limited to Master and Grand-Master designations.


World Design Ratings Platform

HONOURING DESIGNERS
Your designer honorific title serves more than just to praise your excellent skills, they serve to signal your audiences to treat you with the uttermost respect you deserve as an outstanding designer.

 

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VIDEO INTERVIEWS
Select A' Illustration Award winners will be eligible to have a video interview published about their profile and award-winning illustrations.


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SPOTLIGHT VIDEOS
Eligible laureates will have the opportunity to get their award-winning illustrations professionally spotlighted and video-captured.


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VIDEO CHANNELS
Your Video Interviews and Spotlight Videos, will be published and actively promoted at our online video channels to help you reach new audiences.

 

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RESOLUTE MOTTO
The motto of the A' Illustration Award is "Ars Futura Cultura" i.e. Arts Cultivate the Future, Arts for the Culture of Future. We believe that the future is shaped by arts, design and technology, thus there is need of good illustration for a better future.

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DESIGNED FOR DESIGNERS
The A' Illustration Award is created to bring together designers, companies, audiences interested in illustration and illustration journalists. A' Illustration Award aims to highlight good illustration products and services to design-oriented audiences.

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THE MYTH, THE LEGEND
Winning the A' Illustration Award is a certificate of excellence for designers, a proof of quality for companies. Having the A' Illustration Award attracts the eyes of design-oriented audiences worldwide.

 

International Illustration Award

In a world where millions of designs communicated every year, The Illustration Design Award aims to draw out the excellent qualifications of best Illustration designs and Illustration design concepts by providing them with PR and visibility. The A' Illustration Award is an annual international illustration competition with an aim to recognize, spotlight and advertise good illustrations worldwide. The A' Illustration Prize includes Illustration Award Winner Logo, Illustration Trophy, Illustration Excellence Certificate as well as public relations and marketing for promoting awarded illustrations.


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Black trophy
Gold trophy
Silver trophy

5 TIERS OF HEAVEN
A' Illustration Award is always awarded in five tiers: Platinum A' Illustration Award, Gold A' Illustration Award, Silver A' Illustration Award, Bronze A' Illustration Award and Iron A' Illustration Award. These award tiers are reserved for winner illustrations.


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5 LEVELS OF RECOGNITION
In addition to award levels, there is also honorable A' Illustration Award Runner-up and A' Illustration Award Participant status, the A' Illustration Award Nominee tag, together with A' Illustration Award Withdrawn and the A' Illustration Award Disqualified status.


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FORESIGHT TO YOU
When you sign-up and upload your illustration to the A' Illustration Award you gain professional insight; preliminary jurors will score your work from zero (0) to ten (10), free of charge, and completely confidential, you will know well in advance what to expect if you nominate your work.

 

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GOOD AWARD
A' Illustration Award gives a lot of importance to promote and advertise award winning illustrations adequately. We believe that a good illustration award should offer more than a logo, a good illustration competition should provide more than a certificate, a good illustration prize is more than a trophy.


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ENGINEERED
Every single element that makes the A' Illustration Award for good illustration was synthetically designed and engineered to help your award-winning illustration reach its true potential, to help you find new markets and audiences.


Premium winner kit package

COVETED PRIZE
Illustration award winner logo, illustration award trophy, illustration award winners book, illustration award winners certificate, illustration award gala-night, illustration award exhibition, and marketing services for good illustration. awaits eligible winners.

 

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YOUNG DESIGN PIONEER
Young Design Pioneer is a special recognition granted by International Design Club to a young yet highly professional and creative designer under the age of 40.


Young Design Pioneer recipient

SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Young A' Illustration Award laureates are eligible to be nominated for the Young Design Pioneer title and obtain their special certificate and trophy to celebrate the occasion.


Young Design Pioneer laureate

HIGHLIGHTING POTENTIAL
Young Design Pioneer recipients are also given the All-Plus Trophy, featuring a plus sign in all six perspectives, highlighting the immense, multi-dimensional creative and professional growth capacity.

 

All-Star Trophy
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INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
Innovator of the Year title is a special recognition granted by Alliance of International Business Associations to a select A' Illustration Award winner enterprise that implements good design as a core value in their business.


Innovator of the Year recipient

RECOGNIZING GOOD DESIGN
Innovator of the Year title recognizes the use of good design in business to create superior products and projects that benefit the society, customers, clients as well as employees.


Innovator of the Year laureates

INNOVATION TROPHY
Innovator of the Year recipients are given the Innovation Trophy, to highlight, recognize and celebrate their stellar innovation, creativity and expansional growth, as well as to thank them for making the world a better place with their good design.

 

Pi-Head Trophy
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DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Designer of the Year is title the highest achievement granted by International Association of Designers, to award-winning designers to celebrate their success. Every year, only one Prime Designer of the Year title is granted.


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SIGNED BY MASTERS
Designer of the Year Certificate is signed by 40 world-class master designers. Obtaining the Prime Designer of the Year title is a great honour.


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SPECIAL METAL TROPHY
Prime Designer of the Year award recipients are also given a special metal trophy to celebrate their success. A' Illustration Award winners have a chance to get elected as the Prime Designer of the Year.

 

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ILLUSTRATION AWARD TROPHY
Omega Particle is the name of the trophy given to A' Illustration Award winners. The A' Illustration Award Trophy represent infinite possibilities of a design process.


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SOFT ORGANIC INTERIOR
The soft organic curves within the A' Illustration Award Trophy signify our emotions. the emotional content that is implemented in design process.


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HARD GEOMETRIC EXTERIOR
The hard geometric edges of the A' Illustration Award Trophy signify logic, the scientific content that is embedded in design process.

 

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MEDIA PARTNERS
A' Illustration Award has 41 media partners this year, when we talk about Media Partners, these are different from the list of publications we reach via pr campaigns or press releases; these are the list of publications that will definetely publish a selection of our winners.


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DIRECT EXPOSURE
By taking part and nominating your work, you gain direct exposure to our Media Partners, which combined, have more than hundred million page views annually, your illustration will have a chance to tap on their audiences, and get your work seen by the millions. We had already provided 36.105 media placements for our laureates.


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INDIRECT EXPOSURE
In addition to getting your work seen by 41 Media Partners, your illustration will also get an opportunity to be discovered by 500.000+ journalists, editors and media members that receive our press releases.

 

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DESIGNER.ORG
Designer.org is a highly prestigious global marketplace and community for good design. Designer.org brings together the finest minds in the design industry to showcase their exceptional projects to prospective clients, design buyers, customers, and the media, with a clear call to take action towards business and collaboration.


Designer.org Platform

GOOD DESIGN
Designer.org connects award-winners with leading brands and enterprises. This collaboration-centric approach allows designers to expand their horizons and gain global exposure. For companies, listing on Designer.org signals a dedication to good design, quality and innovation.


Designer.org Profile

GOOD BUSINESS
Being a winner of the A' Illustration Award comes with many perks, one being a spot on Designer.org. Designer.org listing offers A' Illustration Award laureates increased visibility and a pathway to new business contacts and opportunities.


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PRIME EDITIONS
In addition to the A' Design Award yearbooks, the A' Design Award winners get an exclusive opportunity to get their work published in the Prime Edition books. The Prime Editions are ultra-premium, extra-large, carefully curated, high-quality, outstanding photobooks that publish award-winning excellent designs, original art and innovative architecture worldwide.


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YOUR OWN DESIGN BOOK
Prime Editions, anthology and monograph books, come in three types. The Designer Prime Editions are books that publish award-winning works of just one designer. Plus, The Category Prime Editions publish award-winning works from a given design award category. Finally, The Locality Prime Editions publish award-winning works from distinct territories.


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PREMIUM PUBLICATION
Winners of the A' Design Award will have the exclusive opportunity to have their award-winning works published in the Prime Editions publications. Top award-winning designers will have a special opportunity to have a book dedicated to just their own works.


good morning original calendar 2012 “Farm” Calendar
calendar 2013 “Rocking Chair” Calendar
calendar 2013 “Town” Calendar
SATA | BIA - Blue Islands Açor Brand Identity
Reflexio Typography project
Picglaze Sample Book Catalogue of materials
calendar 2013 “Module” Calendar
Calendar 2015 “Town” Calendar
Designers Brasileiros Brand Identity
calendar 2013 “Safari” Calendar
Alicia Rius Photography Business card
Calendar 2014 “Botanical Life” Calendar
Dressing The Screen Exhibition Identity
Calendar 2018 “Puzzle” Calendar
Madame Butterfly Posters
Woonwaard Rebranding
Before the Midnight Hour Furniture Illustrations
Pretty Little Things Art Installation
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BIG BRANDS
The A' Illustration Award is for everybody, but big brands know better how to use the illustration award efficiently for their benefits.


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FAMOUS COMPANIES
Enterprises especially use the illustration award logo, illustration award-winning status to promote sales, and further use the illustration award to celebrate success of their R&D teams.


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MAKE USE OF A' AWARD.
Companies also benefit from the international publicity, advertising and marketing services provided to illustration award-winners. You too can enjoy all these advertising and promotion benefits if you win the A' Design Award.

 

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/DESIGN/Newswire
With /DESIGN/Newswire, every A' Illustration Award winner gains exclusive access to broadcast their award-winning work and press release to global design outlets, media, editors, journalists, and prestigious publications.

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BROADCAST YOUR SUCCESS
/DESIGN/Newswire is ready to amplify your A' Illustration Award achievements, relaying them to influential design magazines, industry publications, and a vast array of national and international media outlets, including television, radio, newspapers, and online news networks.

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GET MARKETPLACE ATTENTION
Being featured in prominent illustration publications opens doors to potential consumers, customers, and clients. Each media placement secured by /DESIGN/Newswire amplifies your voice, connecting you with a marketplace audience eager for original and innovative illustrations.

 
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DESIGN NEWSROOM
A' Illustration Award will create a tailored Design|Newsroom for you, complete with high-res images, detailed interviews, and expertly crafted texts. This newsroom offers journalists the ready-to-use content and high-resolution imagery they seek.

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GOLDMINE FOR MEDIA
Design|Newsroom presents a curated collection of exceptional, award-winning design content to media professionals and journalists. Design|Newsroom equips press members with an array of ready-to-publish assets, including high-resolution images, interviews and in-depth design stories, making it easy to feature your award-winning illustrations.

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MAKE IT EASY
The easier you make it for journalists, the more exposure you get. A' Illustration Award sets you up for success with prepared high-res images, detailed interviews, and visuals of your %work%. By streamlining the content process, you become a quick pick for media features.

 
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DESIGN NEWS WORLD NETWORK
DNWN is a global, multilingual media network dedicated to spotlighting design excellence. When you win A' Illustration Award you award-winning illustration will get eligible to get published via DNWN platform to help your news reach its intended audiences; clients, consumers, and customers in many countries.

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IN-DEPTH ARTICLES
Being showcased on DNWN through in-depth articles spotlighting your works helps your award-winning illustration reach and resonate profoundly with key audiences — clients, consumers, customers and illustration buyers across diverse regions worldwide.

Design News World Network Website

AMPLIFY YOUR SUCCESS
The high quality and organized presentation of your award-winning illustrations on premium DNWN publications can inspire other journalists, editors and media houses to feature your illustration in their own publications, leading to even more exposure.

 
88 Percent

88 PERCENT
Higher Certainity : Before nomination, A' Design Awards gives you a score on your illustration. This score is provided to you free of charge. About 88% of the time, your preliminary score will be close to your final result. If there's a big difference, we give you another go within the scope of our Second Chance Policy.

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VICTORY UNVEILED
When you secure a victory at the A' Illustration Award, you are not tied down with mandatory winner fees. In recognition of your award-winning design, you gain eligibility for the highly esteemed and much coveted A' Design Prize without any contractually obliged winner fees.

95 Percent

95 PERCENT
Increased Safety : 95% of A' Illustration Award entrants use our free score-check before nominating their illustration. The preliminary score serves as a barometer and offers insight into the strength of your presentation and the potential success of your design, to help you make an informed decision of participation.

 
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MAIN IMAGE
To take part in A' Illustration Award you need one primary main image that represents your illustration. Your illustration image shall be placed in a canvas that is 3600 x 3600 pixels, and should be a 72 dpi resolution, jpeg file.


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OPTIONAL IMAGES
If you wish to represent your illustration better, we would further recommend that you upload up to 4 optional images, each placed on a 1800 x 1800 pixel canvas, your images should have 72 dpi resolution, and should be jpeg files.


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OPTIONAL PDF, LINK OR VIDEO
Finally, you will have an opportunity to support your illustration presentation with an optional video presentation, a private access link or a PDF document up to 40 pages, accessible only to jurors.

 

Designer registering an account for awards consideration

TAKE PART STEP #1
Register to A' Design Award & Competition for taking part in A' Illustration Award. During illustration award registration, you will type in your name, surname and email. Confirm your e-mail address after registration to fully activate your profile. It is free to create an account.

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TAKE PART STEP #2
Login to A' Design Award website. Upload your illustration. You can upload as many illustrations as you like. It is free and very easy to upload your designs.

Designer nominating a work for awards consideration

TAKE PART STEP #3
Select the award category that you wish to compete for and nominate your illustration for the A' Illustration Award before the competition deadline.

 

Join A' Illustration Award today for fame, prestige and publicity as well as to promote and advertise your name and your excellency in illustration. Position and market yourself as a leader in illustration industry.


References and Sources.

Lists of award-winning projects featured, from first row to last row, from left to right, in order of appearance: — 1 #107048 Dimension in the Shadows Calendar2 #68775 Love and Blind Brand Identity3 #58173 Calendar 2018 “Tri-leg” Calendar4 #79023 WKS Group Environmental Statement5 #45776 Topology Illustration6 #133445 Better Bodies Hi Brand Identity7 #39748 Reflect Dynamic brand identity8 #52277 Horticultural Expo 2019 Logo and VI9 #32795 Jazz book10 #63744 Mangata Patisserie Bakery Visual Identity11 #121305 Floating Life To Help People12 #147674 Lalique Wall Calendar13 #29027 Nankin Lab Corporate Design14 #67954 Paper Flight Show of papers15 #87653 Typeface Calendar16 #134335 Terra Branding17 #41512 Calendar 2016 “Park” Calendar18 #146124 Ancora Brand Identity19 #45158 Dimension in the Shadows Calendar20 #41908 Love and Blind Brand Identity21 #46104 Calendar 2018 “Tri-leg” Calendar22 #53436 WKS Group Environmental Statement23 #50394 Topology Illustration24 #67061 Better Bodies Hi Brand Identity25 #149070 Reflect Dynamic brand identity26 #104473 Horticultural Expo 2019 Logo and VI27 #61234 Jazz book28 #76664 Mangata Patisserie Bakery Visual Identity29 #149549 Floating Life To Help People30 #149873 Lalique Wall Calendar31 #149899 Nankin Lab Corporate Design32 #107048 Paper Flight Show of papers33 #144874 Typeface Calendar34 #100547 Terra Branding35 #91365 Calendar 2016 “Park” Calendar36 #48354 Ancora Brand Identity37 #24143 good morning original calendar 2012 “Farm” Calendar38 #26407 calendar 2013 “Rocking Chair” Calendar39 #26408 calendar 2013 “Town” Calendar40 #33956 SATA | BIA - Blue Islands Açor Brand Identity41 #44395 Reflexio Typography project42 #55515 Picglaze Sample Book Catalogue of materials43 #28236 calendar 2013 “Module” Calendar44 #35357 Calendar 2015 “Town” Calendar45 #121119 Designers Brasileiros Brand Identity46 #26405 calendar 2013 “Safari” Calendar47 #26642 Alicia Rius Photography Business card48 #29514 Calendar 2014 “Botanical Life” Calendar49 #36802 Dressing The Screen Exhibition Identity50 #48986 Calendar 2018 “Puzzle” Calendar51 #97299 Madame Butterfly Posters52 #103738 Woonwaard Rebranding53 #133798 Before the Midnight Hour Furniture Illustrations54 #75641 Pretty Little Things Art Installation.