As always, we are setting out to recognize and award the absolute best student work.
Rather than providing a brief for a specific brand or product, we’re looking for the best work from your portfolio. It’s that piece that you’re most proud of. The piece that represents what you’re capable of – the one that truly showcases your talent. So send us your best and prepare to be judged by the best.
You should submit your strongest work, along with a brief rationale (50 words or less), so our judges can understand any unique context.
What does winning mean?
Earning an ADCC award is the perfect way to launch your career. Your work will be featured on the ADCC Archive, and shown at this year’s ADCC Awards show, alongside work belonging to the industry’s top professionals - cementing your place in Canadian creative history, which stretches back over 70 years.
What are the awards?
There are three Advertising & Design Club of Canada awards: Gold, Silver and Bronze.
Judges will award up to 2 Gold award winners; one from the work submitted to the Advertising and Interactive categories, the other from work submitted to the Graphic Design and Editorial & Book Design categories. There will be no limit on Silver or Bronze awards.
Gold award winners will also receive a cash prize of $1,000. Silver award winners will receive a cash prize of $150. In cases where an award-winning entry is submitted by a team, the prizes will be shared between team members. Statues and certificates will be sent to the student that paid the entry fee.
The competition is open to all full-time students attending a recognized post-secondary institution in Canada and studying in either:
Students may enter individually or in teams of up to four students. You can submit entries in more than one category.
Students graduating in 2023 are still eligible to enter this year’s Student Awards.
ADCC Student Member $15
Student Non-Member $20
Fees are subject to applicable taxes.
Student Members receive ONE free entry to the competition; additional entries will be at the Member rate.
Become a Member today and save.
PAYMENT
Payment can be made by credit card online through the entry system.
Members must enter their individual promo code to access their free entry and discounted entries. If you have not received your promo code, please contact The ADCC at membership@theadcc.ca.
Schools wishing to pay for their students’ entries can set up a promo code for their students and offline billing. Please contact us for more information - awards@theadcc.ca.
What are the judges looking for?
We will be selecting winners in the ADCC Student Awards based on originality, concept, and execution as determined by the judges. These awards are designed to recognize students who showcase exceptional talent or craftsmanship through their work.
Judging panel
All entries will be judged by a panel of Canada’s top creatives from the advertising, design, and interactive fields.
Finalist Notification
Finalists will be notified in October. Winners will be announced at the ADCC Awards Show on November 9th.
Submit your entry files and credits online. See specs for specific categories below.
Submitted files – including links to websites - should not include any student information (name or school).
Entrants must include a rationale for their entry to make sure our judges can understand any unique context (50 words or less). A rationale can be entered directly on the entry system - it should not include any entrant or school details.
Links to portfolio sites may be included in the designated field on the entry system. This will be used for reference only and will not be viewed by the judges.
ADVERTISING ENTRIES
Upload images (.jpg) of your ads to the entry system. Campaign print entries can be a maximum of 3 ads.
Image Tech Specs
File Type: jpg
Format: 300 DPI
Minimum size: 8.5” x 11”
Maximum size: 11” x 17”
File limit: No more than 5 files per entry.
Video Tech Specs
Video files can be submitted in MOV or MP4 format.
GRAPHIC DESIGN ENTRIES
Upload images (.jpg) of your work to the entry system. You are allowed to upload a maximum of 5 jpegs.
Image Tech Specs
File Type: jpg
Format: 300 DPI
Minimum size: 8.5” x 11”
Maximum size: 11” x 17”
File limit: No more than 5 files per entry.
EDITORIAL & BOOK DESIGN ENTRIES
Upload images (.jpg) of your editorial spreads to the entry system. You are allowed to upload a maximum of 5 jpegs.
Image Tech Specs
File Type: jpg
Format: 300 DPI
Minimum size: 8.5” x 11”
Maximum size: 11” x 17”
File limit: No more than 5 files per entry.
INTERACTIVE ENTRIES
Submit a URL or a video for your Interactive entry using the entry system. URLs must be live throughout the summer. You must also upload a maximum of 5 screen grabs for your entry, following the specs below.
JPEG for Screen Grabs
File type: jpg
Format: 72 DPI
Minimum size: 8.5” x 11”
Maximum size: 11” x 17”
File limit: No more than 5 screen grabs.
Video Tech Specs
Video files can be submitted in MOV or MP4 format.
Please ensure you have read the Event Guidelines and are sure your question has not been answerred before contacting the 2023 ADCC Student Awards team.
Guidelines Questions
Upload standard definition or HD video files. Iceberg’s video platform is powered by Vimeo. Click here for video compression recommendations directly from Vimeo to ensure your videos are presented as clearly as possible.
There is a maximum file size of 1 GB per video.
Accepted file formats include: .AVI, .MOV, .MP4.
Upload standard definition or high resolution audio files. Our minimum recommendation would be stereo audio with at least two channels, AAC-LC audio codec, a 320 kbit/s data encode rate, and a 48 kHz sample rate.
There is a maximum file size of 50 MB per audio file.
Accepted file formats include: .AIFF, .WAV, .MP3.
Upload the highest resolution version of the image without exceeding the maximum file size of 25 MB per image.
Accepted file formats include: .PNG, .JPG, .JPEG, .GIF.
There is a maximum file size of 25 MB per document.
Accepted file formats include: .PDF.
Attach website URLs for your entry.