• Advertising - poster / press / outdoor advertising created or commissioned by your team
• Digital media - website / app / intranet / extranet / email / social media communication 
• Direct marketing - direct mail / direct response advertising / SMS text / email
• Environments - retail / office / hospitality / other environments
• Exhibitions and events - all forms of exhibitions and events
• Literature - all forms of printed material that focus on delivering a brand, corporate or product message (annual reports / promotional brochures / design manuals)
• Merchandise - sales promotion and incentive items that support the brand experience
• Packaging - structural and branded packs for any products relevant to the category
• Point of sale / purchase - branded items that support a campaign
• Publications - magazines / newsletters / books
• Stationery - letterheads / compliments slips / business cards / envelopes displaying the brand
• Other platforms - items that fall beyond the stated examples but clearly demonstrate delivering a brand message through design

• Entries can only be submitted online using the official entry form. Entries will not be accepted by any other means.
• Each entry must have its own written submission, which must include details of the design strategy that underpins the branding and explains the brief given (up to 500 words – this can be bullet-pointed).
• The launch date of the project must be provided during the online entry process.
• Projects must have been completed between June 2025 and the end of June 2026. There is no geographic limitation on where they were designed or where the client is based. 
• By submitting your entry you warrant that (i) the entry is wholly original to you and not copied from any other material; (ii) that the entry does not defame, cause injury to or invade the privacy of or otherwise infringe or violate any intellectual property or other rights of any third party; (iii) you have obtained all necessary licences, permissions and consents in connection with your entry; and (iv) the information you provide in your entry is true, accurate and not misleading.
• Your entry is also subject to Future’s standard competition rules: www.futureplc.com/competition-rules.

CHOOSE YOUR CATEGORIES AND START THE ENTRY FORM

• Check out our 2026 CATEGORIES to see where you best fit.
• Once decided, go to the ENTER page to create your account. After entering your personal details you can start submitting your entry.

SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY

• Provide details about your project through our online submission form. Include key information such as description, launch date, external collaborators and any relevant images.
• Please ensure that you upload at least three images (3) to represent your project for the judging process and in event material such as the special feature on the Creative Bloq website, the digital brochure and at the Awards themselves. If you are submitting a rebrand, you will need to show before and after images to demonstrate the impact of your work. Please ensure that the file name clearly indicates the image content. Images must be submitted as an Illustrator EPS or a high-resolution JPEG (minimum 300 DPI). The maximum size for file uploads is 10Mb per image.
• After filling in the form, you can review your nomination and choose to submit more projects if you wish.
• Confirm your payment and you're all done!

PLEASE NOTE: Entries must be anonymous: please remove all agency branding from images if applicable (with the exception of the Self-Branding category) and that we cannot accept any physical supporting material. Because of this, we have added additional digital supporting material options so you can show how the branding works in physical form.