D&AD invites GDC members to enter the D&AD Awards 2011.

With 25 specialist juries ranging from Spatial Design to Branding, Book Design to Packaging, there is a place for your work at D&AD. Pentagram's Michael Beirut leads this year's Graphic Design Jury.

For more information about judges, categories, past winners and to enter, click here.

Deadline: Monday 31 January 2011

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Applied Arts 2011 Photography & Illustration Awards

Applied Arts is proud to announce the Call For Entry for the 2011 Photography & Illustration Awards, Canada's most prestigious awards program for commercial photographers and illustrators. Launched 20 years ago, the Applied Arts Photography & Illustration Awards celebrate the very best work produced by some of the world's leading artists. Join their ranks and earn your bragging rights!

Click here for more information, a full list of categories and to access their online entry form.

Deadline: 14 January 2011

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Graphis Logo and Poster Annual 2012

Graphis features the best in Design, Advertising, Photography and Illustration. Each of their books and journals strives to represent the best work produced internationally in that discipline from the previous year. All featured work is carefully selected from a pool of entries submitted during our Call for Entry period. Only the most impressive work is selected for inclusion in their publications.

Chosen entries earn a Graphis Gold Award, and a carefully selected few will earn a Platinum Award. Each award is accompanied by a certificate. All entries not selected for inclusion in their Annuals are automatically considered for a Silver Award and placement in their Journals, which presents 1,000 pieces in each discipline. Graphis publications are read by professional and corporate audiences internationally, providing all the winners with global exposure.

Click here to find out more and download entry forms.

Deadline: 13 January 2011

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Design Edge Canada proudly presents its 2nd annual Regional Design Awards

The only awards program of its kind in Canada, the Regional Design Awards sees designers and design studios from the same creative community compete in 13 different categories, and a chance to be named best in region. Winners and finalists from each of the eight regions are featured in our awards annual that showcases the best of the best in Canadian design from all corners of the country. Last year’s contest received nearly 500 individual entries from coast to coast to coast.

Is there amazing design being created in your community? Prove it and enter the 2011 Regional Design Awards. Why let the larger provinces get all of the attention? This is your opportunity to show the rest of the country the caliber of talent in your region.

For a detailed list of entry rules and to start your entry today, click here.

Deadline: 1 March 2011