Penguin Random House Design Award 2019 - International Design competitions for students

by Irena Sibila on Jan 16, 2019

This competition has expired on ◷ 05/03/2019

This Penguin random house design award 2019 now is over!

CALL FOR ENTRY: Penguin Random House Design Award, design competitions for students, an opportunity for students on an art or design course, has been recently opened for entries in its 2019 edition.

About ⇣

The Penguin Random House Design Award, design competitions for students, is an opportunity for students on an art or design course at HND or degree level to engage in design for publishing during their studies and to experience real cover and page layout design briefs first-hand.

The Penguin Random House Design Award was started ten years ago to encourage the next generation of designers to use their amazing talents to help them tell their author's stories.

The aim of The Penguin Random House Design Award is to nurture and encourage anyone who is interested in following a career in design, which includes but is not exclusive to students on design courses. Is an opportunity for students on an art or design course at HND or degree level to engage in design for publishing during their studies and to experience real cover and page layout design briefs first hand.

To make the process even more similar to the way Penguin's designers work, once the judges have selected the shortlist, the Art Directors will give the shortlisted entrants feedback and further art direction on their submissions. Shortlisted entrants will then be invited to resubmit their work, taking all the comments on board, before the final round of judging.

Students may enter a maximum of one cover design in each of the three categories:

• Adult Fiction Cover Award
• Adult Non-Fiction Cover Award
• Children's Cover Award

Entries must be supplied as a high-resolution PDF, 300 dpi, CMYK.

There is no entry fee to participate!

It's free to enter!

Eligibility ⇣

Penguin Random House Design Award 2019 is open to students on a Further Education or Higher Education course (part time or full time) in any subject and at any level. Entrants must be aged 18 or over by 1 July 2019. Entrants must be eligible to work in the UK and must be available to take up the 4-week work placement if they win first prize.

Prize ⇣

A 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winner will be selected for each category. The 1st prize winner of each of the three categories will be offered a four-week work placement in the Penguin Random House Design Studios and a cash prize of 1,000 GBP. The work placement will be paid at the London Living Wage rate. The 2nd prize winners of each category will each receive a cash prize of 500 GBP. The 3rd prize winners of each category will each receive a cash prize of 250 GBP.