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.
The submission period has now ended. See the list of semifinalists and revisit the site in August to view the work of the finalists.
The ADAA competition is open to students in more than 30 countries.
See students around the world submit their competition entries in real time on ADAA Live!
Explore the twelve categories in three media areas.
Win a trip to New York and cash.
Stay tuned for the announcement of the top leading New York firms that will host visits.
Read about the ten distinguished industry professionals who will judge the competition.
Meet the board members who help keep the awards the world's premier design, film, and interactive competition for higher education students.
View a gallery of the 2007 ADAA winning work.
Hear and see the experiences of the 2007 and 2006 ADAA winners.
Learn about past ADAA winners and see how this exclusive event has helped them achieve their goals.
Become a 2008 ADAA sponsor and attract the attention of a youthful multi-discipline, design-savvy audience and faculty at top institutions worldwide.
Receive print materials for promoting the 2008 Adobe Design Achievement Awards on your campus.
Read the frequently asked questions to learn more about the ADAA.
Download free, fully functional trial versions of Adobe software products for creating entries.
Learn more about some of the Adobe tools used for creating entries.