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Early submission to A' Design Award isn't just about saving money, it's about having time to perfect your entry and maximizing your potential for success through strategic preparation, thoughtful refinement, and comprehensive planning.
Join the thousands of designers who have discovered that when it comes to A' Design Award submissions, the early bird doesn't just save on fees, they gain time to create winning entries, especially because we provide you with something called "Preliminary Review". This is completely free of charge, no credit card required. You upload your design and within 72 hours you get a review of your presentation and a preliminary score of your work. Following the Preliminary Review and Optimization Score and Feedback, you can fix issues with your entry, improve your presentation, and make your submission perfect. You also learn if your design is great or not yet ready; if your work is not good, we will just outright tell you, and we do all these honest feedback because we respect you and your work.
Imagine having a jury member review your design before you officially enter a competition. That's exactly what A' Design Award offers with our innovative Free Preliminary Review service, a completely confidential way to gauge your design's potential before committing to nomination fees. Our exclusive Free Preliminary Score benefit allows you to upload your design and receive expert feedback, a numerical score, and personalized suggestions for improvement of your presentation, all completely free of charge and with no obligation to enter, no credits required, no obligations to nominate a work. You can submit multiple designs, receive detailed guidance and score for all, and make informed decisions about which projects to nominate, completely free.
But here's what savvy designers know: while preliminary scoring is available throughout the A' Design Award & Competition's early, regular, late, last and omega entry periods, combining the powerful Preliminary Design Score Service with early entry creates an excellent strategic advantage. |
Early Entry with Nomination Tickets
Nomination tickets are prepaid entry waivers that allow you to secure early entry pricing while giving you the flexibility to perfect your submission. By purchasing an A' Design Award nomination ticket now, you lock in today's discounted rates for up to 365 days, regardless of future price increases. This smart strategy lets you continue refining your presentation until the February 28th deadline while enjoying significant early-bird savings. When you are ready, you can use your nomination ticket to complete your nomination.
A' Design Award offers four entry options tailored to different needs and goals. All benefit from substantial early submission advantages:
While your nomination ticket remains valid for 365 days, nomination tickets must be used before the February 28th deadline for the current competition cycle, after that if your ticket is valid, you can even use it for next year's nomination, after May. After February 28th, for the current cycle, only last-minute and omega-period tickets will be accepted at significantly higher rates. Purchase your early nomination ticket today to secure the best possible pricing while giving yourself maximum time to perfect your award-winning presentation. |
Why Join Early?
Early entry to the A' Design Award offers multiple strategic advantages beyond the obvious cost savings. You will optimize resources by distributing team workload sensibly, avoiding last minute rushed entry, and allocating presentation development more efficiently. With early submission, you can maximize preliminary score potential through multiple refinement cycles, implementing substantive improvements to your presentations and design rather than quick fixes, while researching optimal design award category placement and studying past winners without time pressure. Marketing advantages include beginning your "award entrant" promotional campaigns months earlier, developing engaging case studies around your submission process, and creating anticipation with clients. You will have time to test multiple designs through preliminary scoring and confidently submit your strongest contenders. Perhaps most valuable is the peace of mind, creating your submission when you are at your creative best, avoiding last-minute technical issues, and receiving more responsive support from our award teams who can thoroughly answer your questions before the deadline rush begins.
Financial & Resource Benefits Branch
- Significant Cost Savings
- Save big on nomination fees during early entry periods
- Avoid premium pricing that applies during last-minute rush periods
- Budget allocation becomes easier with advance planning
- Resource Optimization
- Distribute team workload sensibly instead of creating deadline crunch
- Prevent costly rush fees from photographers and visualization services
- Allocate presentation development resources more efficiently
Strategic Preparation Branch
- Maximized Preliminary Score Potential
- Multiple refinement cycles between score assessments
- Time to implement substantive improvements, not just quick fixes
- Opportunity to test different presentation approaches
- Category Optimization
- Research optimal category placement without time pressure
- Review past winners thoroughly to understand success patterns
- Adjust positioning based on complete understanding of requirements
Marketing Leverage Branch
- Extended Promotional Timeline
- Begin "award entrant" marketing campaigns months earlier
- Develop case studies around your submission process
- Create anticipation with clients through longer engagement stories
- Multi-entry Strategy Development
- Test multiple designs through preliminary scoring
- Submit your strongest contenders with confidence
- Develop comprehensive awards strategy across your portfolio
Peace of Mind Branch
- Reduced Pressure, Better Results
- Create your submission when you're at your creative best, not exhausted
- Avoid last-minute technical issues with submission systems
- Ensure every element receives proper attention and care
- Support Access Advantage
- Receive more responsive help from award support teams
- Get questions answered thoroughly before deadlines approach
- Access guidance without competing with last-minute submission rush
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A' Design Award and Competition provides a series of complimentary tools and services for laureates to communicate the excellence of their winning work to journalists, publishers, magazines, newspapers and international design media.
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