Penguin Random House Design Award 2017

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is an opportunity for students on an Art or Design course at HND or degree level to engage in design for publishing during their studies and to experience real cover and page layout design briefs first-hand.

To make the process even more similar to the way Penguin's designers work, once the judges have selected the shortlist, the

will give the shortlisted entrants feedback and further art direction on their submissions. Shortlisted entrants will then be invited to resubmit their work, taking all the comments on board, before the final round of judging.

Students may enter a maximum of one cover design in each of the three categories:

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« We value creativity and design incredibly highly, and started the

ten years ago to encourage the next generation of designers to use their amazing talents to help us tell our author's stories. I am always impressed with the quality of submissions and I look forward to seeing what this year’s talent has to offer. » (

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All entries must be supplied digitally via a link which will be available on the contest's website from

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