UCDA Design Awards
2024 UCDA DESIGN AWARDS
For over 20 years, the UCDA Design Awards Competition has recognized the best of exceptional design and creative work as part of our mission to promote design excellence, support educational institutions, and drive the exchange of ideas and information relating to the unique role creatives play in education and the world.
The UCDA Design Awards are judged by a hand-picked panel of peer jurors composed of designers, design educators, photographers, and illustrators working in or doing a significant portion of their work for educational institutions—they understand the environments in which you create.
Winning entries will be part of the UCDA Design Show on display during the 54th annual UCDA Design Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, Sept 26-29. Register now for the best rates and to secure your accommodations.
2024 UCDA DESIGN AWARDS - WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The 2024 UCDA Design Award Winners were announced and celebrated at the 2024 UCDA Design Awards Show and Presentation, presented by Foleon, at the 2024 UCDA Design Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, September 26-29, 2024.
Congratulations to all of the winning entries. We also want to recognize and thank all of the entrants who submitted amazing work this year.
Judges evaluated over 950 print and digital entries across 6 competitions, awarding 219 awards—25 Gold Awards, 62 Silver Awards, and 132 Awards of Excellence. In addition to the 219 awards given, the judges also selected 103 additional pieces to receive an Honorable Mention.
Download UCDA 2024 Design Awards winners by Alpha Order
Download UCDA 2024 Design Award winners by Award Level
2024 UCDA Design Awards Show Digital Catalog by Foleon
2024 UCDA Design Awards Winners Gallery by Canto
UCDA Design Award Categories List
2024 CALL FOR ENTRY CLOSED
Submit Your Work
Late Entry Dates and Rates: May 25 - June 11
Professional: $100 member / $140 non member
Student: $45 member / $55 non-member
Entry Eligibility Dates: June 1, 2023 - June 1, 2024
Note: A.I. generated or A.I. assisted art is not eligible for the illustration categories of these competitions.
2024 JUDGES
The judges from around the country and throughout the professional and educational design community will evaluate all the entries submitted into the UCDA Design Awards.
Meet the 2024 Design Award Judges
2024 Design Awards Show Presenting Sponsor
Thank you to our 2024 Design Awards Show Presenting Sponsor Foleon for supporting the entire Design Awards Presentation and Show at the 2024 Design Conference and providing the digital UCDA Design Awards Show Catalog. Foleon provides its clients with content creation and digital publishing that drives results and delivers immersive cross-device content experiences.
2024 Design Award Gold Sponsor
Thank you to our 2024 Design Awards Gold Sponsor Canto for providing the digital asset management platform for design award judging and the Design Award Winner's Gallery site. Canto empowers businesses with a platform to organize, find, and distribute digital assets, eliminating operational challenges and increasing efficiency.
2023 UCDA DESIGN AWARDS
The 2023 judges evaluated 728 entries across four (4) competitions, awarding 146 awards—12 Gold Awards, 21 Silver Awards and 113 Awards of Excellence. View past winners.
2024 Design Awards Chairperson and Co-Chairperson
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Rights Statement
Entrants retain all rights to their work. Submission of entries to the UCDA Design Awards (All Competitions) acknowledges the right of the University & College Designers Association to use them for exhibition, publication, and publicity for the purpose of promoting and advertising this and future competitions and/or for promoting UCDA members’ work. Entrants agree to hold UCDA harmless of any claims that may be made against it by reason of such reproductions. Securing releases is the sole responsibility of the entrant.