Communication Arts Interactive Competition 2018

Publish Date: Mar 09, 2017

Deadline: Oct 06, 2017

About the competition

Enter the most prestigious design competition for interactive media, the Communication Arts Interactive Competition. Any interactive project created for digital distribution on desktop, interactive installation, handheld device, online service or the World Wide Web is eligible.Selected by a nationally representative panel of distinguished developers, interface designers and creative directors, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Interactive Annual, in print and digital editions, and on commarts.com, assuring important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work.

Each winning entrant will receive a personalized Award of Excellence, milled from solid aluminum, and award certificates issued for firms, individuals and clients.

CA’s Award of Excellence is one of the most-coveted awards in the industry. If chosen, winning places you in the highest ranks of your profession.

What to Enter

Any project—interface design, educational and entertainment program, interactive product display or application—created for digital distribution on Desktop, interactive installation, handheld device, online service or the World Wide Web is eligible. There is no eligibility period due to the rapidly-changing nature of interactive media. Submission of an entry acknowledges the right of Communication Arts to use it for exhibition and publication.

Interactive Competition Categories/Fees
These categories are judged by the Interactive jury and will appear in the Interactive Annual:

Websites/Microsites: Video ($125) URL ($100)
Social: Video ($125) URL ($100)
Desktop: Video/Downloadable App ($125) URL ($100)
Mobile: Video/Downloadable App ($125) URL ($100)
Tablets/Handheld Devices: Video/Downloadable App ($125) URL ($100)
Environmental: Video ($125) URL ($100)
Other Interactive Media: Video ($125) URL ($100)
Student Work: Video/Downloadable App ($45) URL ($30)

Late Fees

Entries must be registered through our online competition system no later than Midnight (Pacific Standard Time), October 6, 2017. Entries registered after that date require a late fee of $10 per entry. No entries can be registered after October 20, 2017.

How to Enter

All competition entries are processed through our online competition system.

Before you begin the process of entering a competition, please have the following information and materials ready. This will make the process go quickly.

  • Your contact information for registration and notification.
  • Title and basic credits for each project.
  • URLs, video files or app links of work you want to submit.

Please submit only one version of each entry. Entries can be submitted in the following formats:

Video Entries: Must be in MOV, MP4 or MPG format, with a maximum file size of 1 GB. Include 4 seconds of black, no slates or bars, at the beginning of each piece and 2 seconds at the end. The video must convey the look and feel of the interactive project only and be no longer than five minutes in duration. No campaign overviews please.

Web-Based Entries: All web-based entries must be viewable in a common web browser and accessible via the Internet for three months after the competition deadline. If the entry is not publicly accessible, please include the user name and password to your secured server. Web-based video demonstrations must be a direct link to the project and be no longer than five minutes in duration. No splash page or campaign overviews please.

Downloadable Apps: Apple App Store or Google Play URL only. All other applications must be submitted as a demonstration video either as a disk or web-based entry.

We do not accept any printed entries or digital images for this competition.

No entries will be returned. NO EXCEPTIONS. CA is not responsible for damage or loss of any entry. All entrants grant Communication Arts the right to reproduce work selected in the Interactive Competition on the Communication Arts website and in materials used to promote the magazine, the competition and/or future related promotions.

Preparation of Packages

All pieces sent in physical form must have an entry form taped to the disk case. Non-United States contestants should mark each package “Materials for Contest Entry. No Commercial Value.” No provision will be made by CA for U.S. Customs or airport pickup. International entries should be sent by international courier. All entries must be received by the final deadline date.

Forms and Entry Fees

Once you have completed the registration process, a PDF with a receipt or invoice and entry forms for disk submissions will be generated. You must print, trim and attach the entry forms to the back of your physical entries. Entries on disk require an entry form taped to the outside of each disk case. Do not send any entries without entry forms attached.

We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and PayPal through our online competition system. Charges for your entry fees will appear on your statement as (“Commarts”). We also accept checks, international money orders and wire transfers. Make checks payable to Communication Arts. Non-United States contestants wishing to pay by check must send a check in U.S. funds drafted on a U.S. bank. Please include the check or money order with your entries if you are delivering them via mail/courier. If your payment is being sent under a separate cover, please include a note with your entries indicating that the check or money order is coming under separate cover. If you submit all of your entries online, please send a copy of the invoice you print out at the end of the entry process with the check or money order. Please note on wire transfers: We require an additional fee of $25 (U.S.) to cover fees charged by the banks to process the transfer.

Refund Policy
All entry submissions are final and entry fees are nonrefundable.

Mail entries to

Communication Arts Interactive Competition
110 Constitution Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025-1107
USA

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