For over 35 years, Applied Arts Media has been the go-to destination for creative advice, insight and inspiration. The Applied Arts Awards celebrate innovative creativity, and capture the current visual arts landscape in Canada and beyond.
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The Applied Arts Awards honour creativity in the visual communications sector. Since 1992, the awards have helped advertising agencies, design firms, photographers, illustrators, and emerging artists gain exposure across the industry, leading to collaboration and a sense of community in Canada and beyond.
Judged by an International jury of award-winning creative professionals in the advertising and design industries. All judges are currently working in the industry.
The winning work is published in Applied Arts magazine, available online in the Winners Gallery and archive, and shared across social media.
Note: To current students completing their secondary, post-secondary or graduate level - you are ONLY ELIGIBLE to enter the Student Awards Competition where work is judged alongside your peers at a similar level of experience.
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New work from Humanity Agency
December 3, 2024
A look at Humanity's latest rebrand identity for Calgary Housing. The work speaks to the agency's motto: "We believe in a world where transformative brands are part of the humanity we all share, elevating the wellbeing of their community". For nea ...
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WILL's new campaign for Destination Vancouver
November 29, 2024
The new multimedia campaign delivered by Vancouver, BC's WILL, aims to help Destination Vancouver get Californians to come up north to find real refreshment this winter. The campaign is centred on all the ways that the city encourages the pursuit of ...
+ Read MoreSoft White Underbelly Or Hardcore Poverty Porn?
November 28, 2024
Photo by Mark Laita of Rebecca, a trans woman and meth addict. By Aria Novosedlik It’s very tricky to walk the line between being part of the problem and part of the solution. Yet, in the world of advertising, design, and art, it ...
+ Read MoreTurning the tables on 2024 Ad judge Rena Menkes Hula
November 20, 2024
2024 Applied Arts Advertising judge Rena Menkes Hula is an almost 20-year veteran in the creative industry and recently joined SaltXC. Rena shares a little—It was the Adidas Spot "Impossible is Silly" SaltXC created for International Women ...
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Find inspiration from the winners of the 2024 Advertising & Student Awards competitions! Creative excellence is demonstrated across this year's winners both the professionals in the advertising industry and emerging artists honing their craft—ad, design interactive and image-creators. Explore the more than 350 winners laid out across 156-plus pages! If you are looking to pursue your creative craft, explore schools to study in a special advertising supplement – the Creative Schools Guide.
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