Enter your work to compete across 30 categories, from book covers to brand identities, invitations to illustrations, posters to photos and self-promos. A panel of esteemed industry judges with subject matter expertise in each category will select the winners, who will be featured on PRINT, broadcast to our international network, receive a trophy and a custom certificate.
BEST oF SHOW
The highest-rated project in the entire competition.
EDITOR’S CHOICE
Our favorite design, as selected by the internal PRINT team.
AGENCY OF THE YEAR
The highest-rated agency, studio or in-house brand in the entire competition. This is determined by the largest amount of total wins across various categories.
CITIZEN DESIGN AWARD
(No fee to Enter)
Citizen Design is a special category open to designers who have created print, online or community campaigns focused on Mental Health. Learn more about this free-to-enter category here.
CATEGORIES
1. ADVERTISING
Design that helps sell or promote goods, services, entities or messages. Can be a single entity or a campaign.
2. ANNUAL REPORTS
Annual reports designed in-house or out-of-house for clients of any kind, from corporate to nonprofit.
3. BOOKS — COVERS/JACKETS
Jackets and covers for trade books, academic presses, independently published books and more.
4. BOOKS — ENTIRE PACKAGE
The entire design experience of a book, from cover to interior and any other elements.
5. BRANDING — CAMPAIGNS
Full campaigns with multimedia deliverables that can include, print, environmental, packaging, web.
6. BRANDING — COLLABORATIONS
Campaigns that join brands with other brands, artists, organizations or influencers where collaboration partners can add artistic value to a product, expand access to diverse audiences, push industry boundaries, or address social issues.
7. BRANDING— IDENTITIES & IDENTITY SYSTEMS
Identity systems for multiple applications such as environmental, wearables, accessories, packaging.
8. BROCHURES & CATALOGS
Everything from branded product catalogs to academic recruitment materials and informative nonprofit brochures.
9. CITIZEN DESIGN AWARD
Print, online, social media or community campaigns focused on Design for Mental Health.
10. dATA VISUALIZATION & INFORMATION DESIGN
Infographics, printed materials, websites, apps and other design work that brings data to visual life.
11. DESIGN fOR SOCIAL IMPACT
Campaigns for nonprofit organizations or other associations that speak to the social good and have a call to action. Designs can include all elements of a campaign including advertising, reports, brochures, posters, signs, and art installations.
12. EDITORIAL
Magazine covers and spreads, newspaper layouts, zines and general design for periodicals.
13. ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
Wayfinding, interior design, architecture and other place-based work.
14. GRAPHIC NOVELS
Design and illustration for a book-length work of fiction or nonfiction that combines narrative storytelling with sequential art.
15. HANDLETTERING
Work featuring drawn letters.
16. ILLUSTRATION
Editorial illustration, standalone illustration design, and invitations.
17. IN-HOUSE
Communication materials created by an in-house team for their employer. This can include any project that can fall into another category as well
18. INVITATIONS / ANNOUNCEMENTS
Design that informs or celebrates—custom wedding invitations, birth announcements, and greeting cards
19. LOGOS
Wordmarks and logotypes for any type of client, created in-house or out-of-house.
20. MOTION DESIGN & VIDEO
Design that moves—animated work, commercials and advertisements, documentary, and reels.
21.OUTDOOR/BILLBOARDS
Outdoor communication that can include billboards, bus sides, shelters and mass transit.
22. PACKAGING
Product packaging, including paperboard, glass, plastic, metals, sustainable materials, fabric and other materials.
23. POSTERS
Any and all sizes—digital and printed. Everything from one-sheet gig posters to PSAs.
24. SELF-PROMOTIONS
Work that promotes your design business or company. Can include client gifts, brochures or seasonal work.
25. SOCIAL MEDIA & CONTENT DESIGN
Design utilized for social channels with visually engaging, purposeful graphics, images, videos, and other multimedia content tailored specifically for social media platforms. Content that is up to 30-seconds.
26. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Work that demonstrates creativity with a conscience—design solutions that reduce environmental impact, champion responsible practices, and inspire a more sustainable future.
27. TITLE SEQUENCE DESIGN
Opening visuals that introduce a film, TV show, video game, or any media production, setting the tone and style for what follows--blending graphic design, animation, typography, cinematography, and sound to create a brief but impactful narrative or visual theme that conveys essential information.
29. WEBSITE & APP DESIGN
Website and app design, UX design and digital design of all types.
28. tYPE DESIGN
Fixed systems of alphanumeric characters with specific characteristics to be used.
30. WRITING FOR DESIGN
Entries that use the power of language to shape how we understand, practice, and experience design. It recognizes essays, critiques, stories, and editorial work that offer fresh insights, challenge conventions, or deepen the dialogue around design’s role in culture and our society.
Clampitt Paper is proud to support the 2026 PRINT Awards.
In addition to sponsoring the Awards, Clampitt will select one entry that includes printed materials from the following states: Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arkansas. The winner will also receive a custom PRINT Awards certificate.