A curated list of design awards you can still join 🚴‍♀️ • @CommArts Since 1959, Communication Arts has published the best in visual communications from around the world. The award has six juried competitions that cover the field of visual communications: Typography, Interactive, Illustration, Photography, Advertising, and Design. Deadlines: September 13, 2024—March 07, 2025. • @IndigoAward Indigo celebrates uncommon artistry in digital design and branding with a separate category for projects for social change and is open to conceptual and completed designs that are five years old or less. Deadline: September 30. • Readymag Websites of the Year Websites of the Year has been run by Readymag for over 10 years already, highlighting the outstanding designs that set the bar for the web. There will be no entry fee and five winners. Submissions open September 3. Submissions: will open soon. • @EuropeanDesign Awards Publishers, journalists, editors, and academics come together on a yearly basis to gather, evaluate and acknowledge the best examples of communication design in Europe. The award provides an opportunity to network during the festival and the awards ceremony, held in a different European city every year. Submissions: open December 15. • @WorldBranDesign Society Awards This awards program recognizes creatives and creative businesses across 13 categories, with Graphic design, Product design, Digital design, Typography, and Illustration among them. Deadline: December 1. • @ADesignAward The vision of this competition is centered on empowering designers and innovators with a platform that not only celebrates creativity, but also boosts their commercial success. Deadline: February 28, 2025. Check our Blog for more information on benefits, deadlines, and submission fees: blog.readymag.com/6-design-a…

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*drumroll please* You can now upload videos directly, customize playback settings, video controls, and change display parameters such as borders and opacity. Upload videos up to 6 MB on Free and Personal plans, and up to 50 MB on other plans. Learn more about the update on blog: blog.readymag.com/upload-and… By the way, all the videos showcased here were recorded by our team members 🫶

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Use callouts to draw attention to important facts or numbers. 👀 echoesandwaves.com/ by @smiling_wolf