GDUSA ANNUAL PACKAGE DESIGN COMPETITION
Our 61st anniversary GDUSA American Package Design Awards™ continues to be the fastest growing of our national competitions and the reason is simple but profound: Marketers and retailers are challenged as never before to convey their message and promote their brand. Package design — along with point-of-purchase and retail graphics — is increasingly the difference maker. This annual program celebrates attractive graphics, of course, but more importantly the power of effective design to advance the brand promise and to forge an emotional link with the buyer at the moment of truth.
CATEGORIES FOR ENTRY
PACKAGE + LABEL DESIGN
1. Food + Beverage (non-alcoholic)
2. Wine, Beer, Liquor + Spirits
3. Beauty + Personal Care
4. Health + Wellness
5. Fashion, Clothing + Accessories
6. Computers, Electronics + Tech
7. Home, Garden + Industrial
8. Toys, Games + Sports
9. Babies + Children
10. Animals + Pets
11. Music + Entertainment
12. CBD + Cannabis
13. Student Projects
SPECIAL FEATURES
14. Luxury Packaging
15. Sustainable Packaging
16. Private Label Packaging
P-O-P/RETAIL GRAPHICS
17. P-O-P, Posters, Signs + Displays
18. Hangtags + Labels + Giftwrap + Shopping Bags
19. Store Logos, Identity + Brands
20. Online E-Commerce Promos, POP, Ads
21. OTHER PACKAGING
HOW TO ENTER | 2 EASY STEPS
Entries may be submitted by any company or individual involved in the creation or production or distribution of the work. Entries must have been created or produced or published anytime after January 1, 2022. Step 1 is to pay for your entries by Credit Card or Paypal online on our website (see below). Step 2 is to enter your pieces online via the Submittable portal (see below.)
SPECIAL NOTE TO ENTRANTS
Now in our 61st year, GDUSA competitions have grown so large that we have engaged a specialized firm respected and renowned for awards entry processing — SUBMITTABLE — to help us simplify, upgrade and modernize how we accept and process your entries. Thus, our ‘back office’ procedures have changed slightly from past years and decades. GDUSA will, of course, continue to handle judging and other graphic design and content-related activities.
STEP 1: PAY FOR YOUR ENTRIES
You will pay for your entries on OUR website first before going to Submittable to fill out your entry forms and upload your files. You can pay online via Credit Card or Paypal by using the payment links below. After you pay, you’ll be REDIRECTED BACK to this page for Step 2 (see below).
ENTRY FEES
$90 …. 1 Entry
$160… 2 Entries
$210… 3 Entries
$240… 4 Entries
$250… 5 Entries
$280… 6-9 Entries
$300… 10+ Entries
Please select the number of pieces you intend to enter for payment on the button/menu below. Multiple entries that are part of a series or campaign my be submitted as one entry. Past winners should select from the 2nd button/menu to receive their 20% discount.
Standard Entry:
Past Winners’ Entry:
STEP 2: SUBMIT YOUR ENTRIES
All entries must be submitted online through GDUSA’s portal on Submittable. Create your free Submittable account using the Click Here To SUBMIT button just below. If you do NOT have a Submittable Account, click on SIGN UP to quickly and easily create an account. If you already have a Submittable account, simply log in at Sign In. (IMPORTANT: the initial Submittable page may say ‘Welcome Back’ whether or not you already have an account but if you do not simply click on the SIGN UP option.)
Fill in ONE entry form for EACH project you are submitting. You may fill out as many entry forms as you paid for above. You can access more forms by clicking on the link at the bottom of the entry form OR refreshing the page OR returning to this landing page and clicking the Submit button again.
When asked to upload your files, we MUCH PREFER 300 dpi Photoshop jpegs or tiff files BUT we will also accept PDFs. Images should be a minimum of 5 inches wide or 5 inches high. You may upload 1 to 5 images to support each entry OR one composite image for each entry that includes the highlights. If you are entering video or motion, also include 1 to 5 screen captures or jpegs OR one composite image for each entry that includes the highlights.
MAILING ADDRESS & QUESTIONS
Graphic Design USA/Awards
awards@gdusa.com
RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS
Winning entrants grant Graphic Design USA the right to reproduce the winning pieces in the GDUSA Package Design Awards Annual in print, digital, web and mobile editions, and in any and all materials and media produced for promotional purposes by Graphic Design USA/GDUSA.
