2026 In-House Design Awards

Eligibility

• Anyone working in Canada or internationally as part of an internal creative team whether within a company, government, non-profit, charity, institution or other type of organization where graphic design is not the main service offered by the organization.
• In-house designers/teams may submit work done in partnership with external design studios where the bulk of the work was done in-house and/or supporting elements were completed by the external studio.

What to submit

Internal creative teams are invited to submit examples of work into any of the following areas:

• branding (incl. logo, letterhead, brand standards, identity program)

• interactive (incl. websites, apps, user interface)

• promotion (incl. social media, advertising, posters, invitations, direct mail)

• print & digital publications (incl. newsletters, reports, brochures, books, e-books, e-newsletters)
• packaging

• environmental (incl. signs, wayfinding, tradeshow booths, vehicle wraps, exhibits)

• film & video (incl. presentations, motion graphics)

• misc (incl. infographics, apparel, labels)
• cross-media campaign/program

Any work launched after January 1, 2021 and before February 16, 2026 may be entered.

Submission specifications

• Entrants may submit up to 8 files per entry
• Accepted file types include jpeg, png, tiff, eps, gif and pdf, with a maximum file size of 30 MB each. We recommend that images be 1000px wide.
• Image file formats should be .jpg or .pdf, no smaller than 3” on the shortest dimension at 300 dpi.
• Website or other interactive entries should include screen captures (based on the above specifications) and/or a URL where the work is live.
• Video entries should be submitted in .mov or .mp4 format and should also include screen captures or still images based on the same specifications.

Additional requirements

Entrants must describe:

• Context (Describe the project goals and objectives, audience and any restrictions or special considerations directly related to the project goals.)
• Process (Describe the process for the development of this project. Outline any research, analysis or other information gathering and investigation that contributed to the final results.)
• Solution (Describe your deliverables and how they achieved project goals and objectives, engaged or served their audiences as intended and addressed and foreseen or unexpected challenges.)

Our Design Partner for 2026 In-House Design Awards is ARTA (Alberta Retired Teachers' Association)