It's a competitive market out there, and getting your work noticed can be tough. As a winner of the Applied Arts Student Awards, more potential employers will see your work than in any other awards program or promotional effort. The deadline for entries is May 18, 2012.

Starting in 2012, the Applied Arts Creative Excellence Awards will add a special twist to all our Awards programs, selecting the very best of the best in our Design, Advertising, Photography, Illustration, Interactive and Student contests. Do you have what it takes to be an AACE? Find out more in a Q&A with Applied Arts Founder and Art Director, Georges Haroutiun