Not long left to enter our annual branding awards - submit your work now!
Brought to you by Computer Arts and Creative Bloq, the Brand Impact Awards are now in their third year – and already have an impressive roll-call of previous winners that reads like a who's who of modern branding design.
Last year, these included johnson banks, The Partners, R/GA, Sagmeister & Walsh, Snask, Moving Brands, Purpose and NB.
The deadline for 2016 is fast approaching, so if your agency has created some world-class branding in the last year, you'd better hurry if you want to be in contention: enter here.
Entries must be received by 5:30pm on Wednesday 15 June.
Why should I enter?
This short video overview should help answer that:
One key point of difference is that BIA entries are judged in the context of their market sector, so a standout piece of work in a traditionally conservative or risk-adverse field can get as much recognition as a stunning piece of work for a dream client.
Daily design news, reviews, how-tos and more, as picked by the editors.
These include creative directors from Turner Duckworth, GBH, ManvsMachine and Wolff Olins, as well as the people who have helped shaped a variety of leading brands such as Virgin, Coca-Cola, G . F Smith, Monotype, Barclays and Tesco.
They'll be looking for three things: a great, original idea; beautifully and consistently executed; that stands head and shoulders above the rest of its market sector.
Who's won a BIA before?
If your agency's work is shortlisted, rest assured it'll be in great company. Last year's winners include:
Nick has worked with world-class agencies including Wolff Olins, Taxi Studio and Vault49 on brand storytelling, tone of voice and verbal strategy for global brands such as Virgin, TikTok, and Bite Back 2030. Nick launched the Brand Impact Awards in 2013 while editor of Computer Arts, and remains chair of judges. He's written for Creative Bloq on design and branding matters since the site's launch.
