About ADAA

The Adobe® Design Achievement Awards celebrate student achievement reflecting the powerful convergence of technology and the creative arts. The competition — which showcases individual and group projects created with industry-leading Adobe creative software — honors the most talented and promising student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, developers and computer artists from the world's top institutions of higher education.

Official rules

Open to students in more than 30 countries.

ADAA Live!

See students around the world submit their competition entries in real-time on ADAA Live!

Categories

Twelve categories in three media areas.

Prizes

Win a trip to New York and cash.

Studio tours

Stay tuned for the announcement of the top leading New York firms that will host visits.

Judges

Ten distinguished industry professionals.

Board members

Meet the board members who help keep the awards the world's premier design, film, and interactive competition for higher education students.

2007 winners

View a gallery of the 2007 ADAA winning work.

ADAA experience

Hear and see the experience of 2007 and 2006 ADAA winners.

2008 ADAA’s eco-friendly approach

The 2008 ADAA is applying principles of environmental sustainability in its marketing plans. The Call For Entries posters and flyers will be printed on Mohawk Color Copy 100% recycled stock from Mohawk Fine Papers that is manufactured using wind power. Faculty will request posters on-line and they will be printed on-demand in small quantities by Xerox Graphic Arts Premier Partners on the Xerox® iGen3® Digital Production Press in locations near the requestors decreasing waste and fuel consumption for international shipping. The 2008 ADAA encourages student entries that reflect the principles of sustainability and lighten the human impact on our world's resources. We encourage entrants to consider principles of environmental sustainability and highlight how they may have incorporated them into their submissions.

Become a Sponsor

Become a 2008 ADAA sponsor and attract the attention of a youthful multi-discipline, design-savvy audience and faculty at top institutions worldwide.

Have questions about the contest?

Read the frequently asked questions to learn more about the ADAA.

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Faculty information

Faculty - Register here

and receive print materials for promoting the 2008 Adobe Design Achievements Awards on your campus (or download the package)

Competition Information

Experiment
with Adobe software

Download free, fully functional trial versions of Adobe software products for creating entries.

Where are they now?

Learn about past ADAA winners, and see how this exclusive event has helped students achieve their goals.

Become a sponsor

Learn more about the student and professional participants in the ADAA that could be affected by your sponsorship:

Look at the winning 2007 ADAA work

Glance at the prestigious panel of 2007 judges

View a student video on the impact of winning an ADAA award

Download the 2008 Sponsorship Program

Contact

Interested in sponsoring the Adobe Design Achievement Awards?

Please call 408-536-6178