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Student Competitions: Get Inspired!

As the deadlines for our Student Design and Photo Competitions quickly approach, maybe you're trying to figure out just want you're going to do for your entries. How about looking at what previous winners have done? Or turning to the pros for some winning inspiration. Keep reading for some handy links to great ideas ... but just remember, don't copy!! Just get inspired to create your own awesome ideas. Read on for the links.
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You Know You Can Win an Internship, Right?

Now that you've seen all our awesome winning entries from last year's Student Design Competition, we're hoping you're inspired to start working on your own. But if you need a little more motivation at this point (after all, entries aren't due until March 7), how about the prizes you could win?

There's certainly the money and the Adobe Creative Suite that are both very motivating. But perhaps the most valuable part of the prize might be the internships. Want proof of just how incredible an experience that can be? Well, how about we get one of our recent winners to give you a little recap.

Above is a sneak peek at some of the work Honorable Mention-winner Nicole Zigmont did at her internship at Complex magazine. Read on to learn more... … MORE

Up Close with Our 2010 Honorable Mention

We're taking a look back at this past year's Student Design Competition winners to see if their work and insight can give you a little inspiration to start your own entries for this year's competition.

Nicole Zigmont, now a recent grad from the Rochester Institute of Technology, merited an Honorable Mention prize with her entry, winning her an internship at Complex magazine this summer. Once again, self-created illustrations caught our judges' attention, along with her fun sense of typography. Read on to see more of her entry and to hear how she did it. And then get your brain going to create your entry! … MORE

Up Close with Our 2010 Third-Place Winner

In order to celebrate the opening of our 2011 Student Design Competition, we're looking back at this past year's winners.

Derek Eng, now in his senior year at Ontario College of Art and Design, was our third-place winner. A smart headline treatment and visually-exciting second spread helped him win a $500 prize, the Adobe Creative Suite and an internship at W magazine. Read on for more info and to see his second-spread.
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Up Close with Our 2010 Second-Place Winner

We're taking a closer look at this past year's Student Design Competition winners in order to give you a little motivation for this year's competition.

Now a recent grad from Ball State University, Kyle Lewis was our second-place winner in last year's competition. Like with our first-place winner, his smart self-created illustrations, a great sidebar and a well-designed second spread helped him win a $1,000 prize and the Adobe Creative Suite. (He also won an internship at an NYC magazine, but wisely turned it down for a real PAYING job.) Click through for his 2nd spread and more details.
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Up Close with Our 2010 First-Place Winner

To kick off this year's Student Design Competition (get all the rules here), we're going to take a closer look at this past year's winners to give you a little inspiration.

Elliot Stokes, now a recent grad from the University of Georgia, was our first-place winner in the 2010 competition. Thanks to his self-drawn illustrations, terrific sidebars and tons of great visual entry points within a balanced layout, he wowed our judges, earning himself the $2,500 Adobe Scholarship in honor of B.W. Honeycutt, the Adobe Creative Suite and an internship at Inc. magazine. Click through for the 2nd spread of his entry and for some insight into how he came up with his winning entry. We'll be posting the same for our other winners within the next few weeks, so keep coming back! … MORE

2011 Student Design Competition: The Rules

It's official: our 2011 Student Design Competition is now open. Entries are due Monday, March 7th, 2011 at 5pm. Yeah, we know that's a long way off at this point, but trust us, it'll be here before you know it. And you wouldn't want to miss out on this chance to win cash, prizes and an internship, right???

Read on for this year's instructions and categories, and find out more juicy details here. We'll also have a PDF with the same rules that follow available for download in the next few weeks.   … MORE

2010 Student Competition Winners Announced

Okay, finally, the wait is over! Read on for a list of the top 4 winners of our 2010 Student Design Competition. We'll be posting their full entries and info over the next week or two so keep checking back to see all their winning work.

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Competition Entries Due on Monday!

Our March 8th deadline is fast approaching as our countdown clock shows, but don't worry, you still have enough time to crank something out. You can find the rules, the entry form, info about the prizes (you know you can win $2500 plus an internship, right?) and all kinds of other great info here. You'll also find frequently-asked-questions, tips and advice, and you can see previous winning entries too. So don't let the time escape you. Enter now!

Competition Tips: Wrap-Up

So now you've got all the right elements on your spreads and you know what you need to do with them (thanks to our week of tips and advice) ... now you just need some divine inspiration, right? Well, check out some of the links and suggestions below. … MORE