If you already have an account, please login to complete an application.
If you have not yet signed up for an account, please click the "Create Account or Log In" tab at the top of the screen to get started.
American Graphic Design Awards
The end-of-year, best-of-year honor for American graphic design. Open to design firms, studios, agencies, inhouse departments, independent designers, and students, with winners published in GDUSA's print Annual and the national online showcase.
Article I.About the Awards
Since 1963, GDUSA has closed every year the same way: by honoring the best American graphic design of that year.
The American Graphic Design Awards is GDUSA's flagship competition, and the most open-ended one: any discipline, any format, anywhere graphic design shines. Branding and identity, print and publications, packaging, motion, environments, and digital work all compete side by side.
Winners are published in the December issue of GDUSA, the print Design Annual read across the industry for six decades, and featured in the national online showcase at gallery.gdusa.com. For the 63rd year, we invite you to enter.
Enter NowArticle II.How to Enter
- Create an account if you haven't already.
- Click Submit Your Work above.
- Follow the entry form and repeat as many times as you would like.
- Check out when you have entered all of your pieces.
- For questions, contact awards@gdusa.com
Article III.Entry Categories
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
Announcements + Invitations
Annual + Corporate Reports
Books
Branding + Identity Programs
Brochures + Collateral
Catalogs
Data Visualization + Infographics
Direct Mail
Email Marketing
Integrated Marketing Campaigns
Logos + Symbols
Motion (TV, Film, Video, Animation)
POP + Displays + Exhibits
Packaging
Posters
Presentations
Publications + Newsletters
Sales Promotion + Self Promotion
Signs + Environmental Graphics
Social Media
Student Work
Surface + Vehicle Graphics
Website + UX/UI Design
Article IV.What Winners Receive
The Print Annual
Publication in the December issue of GDUSA, the Design Annual distributed nationwide and read across the industry.
Online Gallery
A permanent place in the national winners showcase at gallery.gdusa.com, alongside six decades of honored work.
Certificate of Excellence
A certificate suitable for framing, acknowledging your achievement in the 63rd Annual.
National Recognition
Winning work is shared across gdusa.com and GDUSA's industry channels, seen by clients and peers alike.
Article V.Deadlines & Schedule
- Entry DeadlineFriday, November 6, 2026
- Winners NotifiedMid-November 2026
- Publication DeadlineMid-December 2026
- December Issue ArrivesEarly January 2027
Article VI.Entry Fees
| Number of Entries | Cost |
|---|---|
| 1 Entry | $120 |
| 2 Entries | $200 |
| 3 Entries | $260 |
| 4 Entries | $280 |
| 5 Entries | $300 |
| 6 Entries | $320 |
| 7 Entries | $340 |
| 8 Entries | $360 |
| 9 Entries | $380 |
| 10 – 20 Entries | $400 |
| Beyond 20 Entries | $20 each |
Enter as many pieces as you like; the ladder rewards entering more.
Article VII.Rules & Eligibility
- Work created or published between January 2025 and December 2026.
- Submit original files or high-resolution images (JPG, PNG, PSD, MP4).
- Enter as many times as you like; fees apply per entry.
- Student entries are welcome.
- Any company, agency, or individual who created, produced, distributed, or placed the work may enter.
Billerud is the sponsor of GDUSA’s 63rd American Graphic Design Awards™ — a world-leading company in high-performance paper and packaging materials, with roots in the paper industry going back more than 150 years. billerud.com
Your best work belongs here
Every year since 1963, the December issue has recorded the best of American graphic design. Make this the year your work is in it.
GDUSA American Graphic Design Awards · 63rd Annual
Questions? awards@gdusa.com