communication arts 2025 typography competition

Our juried competition celebrates the best use of typography as the primary visual element in design and advertising, plus new typeface designs, calligraphy and hand lettering.

CA’s Award of Excellence is one of the most-coveted awards in the industry. If chosen, winning places you in the highest ranks of your profession!

Typography Competition Categories:

• Advertising: print/out-of-home advertising, advertising posters, direct mail, etc.
• Brochures: annual reports, brochures, catalogs, corporate literature, etc.
• Posters: concert, performance, exhibition, theater, gallery, etc.
• Ephemera: invitations, announcements, greeting cards, etc.
• Packaging: labels, shopping bags, audio/video/software packaging, etc.
• Books: covers and complete books.
• Periodicals: magazines, newspapers, newsletters, etc.
• Digital Media: websites, blogs, mobile applications, etc.
• Environmental: signage, environmental graphics, museum/tradeshow graphics, etc.
• Identity: logos/trademarks, business papers, collateral, etc.
• Motion: movie/network/program titles, television commercials, web videos, animations, etc.
• Typeface Design: commercially available typefaces and type families.
• Calligraphy/Hand Lettering: hand-drawn type for commercial purposes.
• Miscellaneous: apparel, products for sale, etc.
• Unpublished: experimental/personal work not published.
• Student Work: work created for school assignments.