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.
Have questions about the contest?
Read the frequently asked questions to learn more about the ADAA.
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 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 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.
