2009 Adobe Design Achievement Awards
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.
Submissions are now being accepted through June 5, 2009. Submit now
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Official Rules
The ADAA competition is open to students in more than 35 countries.
ADAA Live!
See students around the world submit their competition entries in real time on ADAA Live!
Categories
Explore the 12 categories in the areas of Interactive Media, Video and Motion, and Traditional Media.
Prizes
Win a trip to Beijing, China, and cash.
Icograda World Design Congress
Finalists will attend the Icograda World Design Congress in Beijing and be honored in an awards ceremony.
Judges
Read about the distinguished industry professionals who will judge the competition.
Board members
Meet the board members who help keep the awards the world's premier design, film, and interactive competition for higher education students.
Where are they today?
Learn about past ADAA winners and see how this exclusive event has helped them achieve their goals.
Highlights
2008 winners
View a gallery of the 2008 ADAA winning work.
ADAA Experience
Hear and see the experiences of the 2007 and 2008 ADAA winners.
Download the Call for Entries poster
Faculty: Register here
Receive print materials for promoting the 2009 Adobe Design Achievement Awards on your campus.
Have questions about the contest?
Read the frequently asked questions to learn more about the ADAA.
Experiment with Adobe software
Download free, fully functional trial versions of Adobe software products for creating entries.
Product information
Learn more about some of the Adobe tools used for creating entries.
