Our American Inhouse Design Awards™ is the original and premier showcase of creative excellence honoring designers and departments at corporations, institutions, non-profits, media, education, government, and more. We honor and recognize the value that these creative and content professionals bring to the table — their intimate knowledge of their companies, organizations, institutions, brands, products and services — and the ability to crystallize the message down to its essence and its truth. GDUSA introduced this competition decades ago as a statement: the work being done inhouse is as worthy of design annuals and their organizations are galvanized by it. From our perspective, this is truer now than ever in 2026. (Above: Grubhub Studio’s Food-first Visual Identity.) You can also see our Editors’ comment here.
