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how to enter
Recognised as the world’s leading packaging design competition, winning a Pentaward is a top achievement for any packaging design agency, brand or student that takes part.
Below you'll find everything you need to prepare and submit your winning entries to impress the International Jury, including entry specifications, judging criteria and our downloadable user guide.
USER GUIDES
Please note, the 2023 competition is now closed.
Eligibility
Any packaging that has been created and released to market anywhere in the world between 1st July 2021 and June 2023 is eligible for entry into the 2023 competition. Works that have been submitted previously into the competition should not be submitted again.
ENTRY SPECIFICATIONS
Give your work the best chance of winning a coveted award by preparing your entries correctly. Entries will need to include:
1-5 Visuals
Photographs or digital renders of packaging in Jpeg and RGB format. The minimum individual file size is 500KB. No Zip, Stuffit or compressed files.
Project Description
Describe the project and consider the judging criteria, referencing quality of design, brand expression, creativity & innovation and emotional connection. Maximum 200 words.
Credits
Giving credit to individuals who have contributed to the project is very important. If your entry is awarded, these credits will be published online and in the globally distributed The Package Design Book.
Judging Criteria
QUALITY OF DESIGN
Judges are looking for excellent graphic and structural design, considering aspects such as typography, artwork, the logo or brand name, use of colour, as well as structural aspects such as shape, form and silhouette.
BRAND EXPRESSION
Judges score how effectively the graphic and (if appropriate) structural design of the pack or range expresses the personality, characteristics or story of the brand.
CREATIVITY & INNOVATION
Judges score the pack or range for its originality and creativity, considering also innovation in areas currently driving the industry, such as sustainability, inclusive design, smart technology, etc. For re-designs, judges are asked to score on the effectiveness of the new design compared to the previous design.
EMOTIONAL CONNECTION
Judges score whether they like the pack overall, how they responded to it emotionally and whether they believe that it will elicit a positive response in its target market.
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN CATEGORY CRITERIA
If entering this category, you will need to include information on why the pack is sustainable, including the materials used and their impact on the environment. Judges will be looking for evidence of optimisation in the environmental performance of the packs, as well as the branding and innovation in the pack design
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