一年一度的竞赛为全世界具有才华、不甘寂寞的学生提供挥洒创意的舞台。超过三十个国家的参赛者，打破文化的藩篱，结合科技应用，为设计注入创新可能。

参赛者可藉由ADAA交互式网站实时上传、观赏作品。本次竞赛有鉴于设计领域的多元性，异质专业的交流愈臻重要，分为三大范畴：
互动媒体：包括网站设计、网际平台、展览互动及多媒体装置设计等。
影像媒体：包括动画、电影、动态影像等。
传统媒体：插图、包装设计、摄影、印刷传播等。
截止日期：2008/05/02

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2008 Adobe Design Achievement Awards
San Jose, United States Adobe Systems Incorporated has announced the call for entries for the eighth annual Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA). The awards honor talented and promising student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, developers and computer artists from the world's top institutions of higher education.

New categories
Reflecting the growth in the interactive design field and the importance of the integration between design and development, Adobe has added several new categories in three media areas: Interactive Media, Motion Media, and Traditional Media.

- Interactive Media categories include Browser-Based Design, Non-Browser Based Design, Designer/Developer Collaboration, Installation Design and Mobile Design.
- Motion Media categories include Animation, Live Action and Motion Graphics.
- Traditional Media categories include Illustration, Packaging, Photography, and Print Communications.

"The annual awards celebrate emerging talent and innovative thinking from students from all over the world," said Ann Lewnes, senior vice president of corporate marketing at Adobe. "It is truly inspiring to see how this event dissolves boundaries between cultures and unleashes great talents through the convergence of technology and creative arts."

Students from more than 30 countries are invited to submit projects through the Adobe Design Achievement Awards website. From the website, visitors will also be able to access ADAA Live! an interactive website that allows visitors to see the participants submitting projects in real-time.

The jury
Entries will be reviewed and scored by an independent panel of twelve distinguished judges. Judges include: Emily Chang of Ideacodes; Joshua Davis of Joshua Davis Studios; Tina Roth Eisenberg of Swissmiss Studio; David Gensler of Keystone Design Union; Eric John of Forum Nokia; Adrian Johnson of Adrian Johnson, Ltd.; Maya Kopytman of C&G Partners; Michael Lebowitz of Big Spaceship; Rebecca Mendez of Rebecca Mendez Design; Independent Filmmaker Joan Raspo; Stan Szymanski of Sony Pictures Imageworks, and Armin Vit of UnderConsideration.

Deadline
Submissions will be accepted online through 2 May 2008.

Faculty
Faculty may register to promote the Adobe Design Achievement Awards on your campus. You will receive 10 posters via mail and ongoing email communications that you may forward onto your students through out the Call for Entries of the competition and a email signature files to share with your students. Posters will be sent within 4 weeks of the request.
For more information:
Adobe Design Achievement Awards
T: +1 408 536 6178
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