There are several categories in the prestigious Art Directors Club Awards [1]that are now open to digital-out-of-home and mobile creative content developers.
[2]The Interactive jury judges mobile and installation/interactive kiosk programs while the Advertising jury judges outdoor/billboards (both print and electronic).
The following include the categories in each of the two sections that might interest our readers, with the URL for further information and entry:
Mobile (* denotes a New section)
IN324 Mobile website
IN325 Mobile phone application
IN326 I-Reader application or book* (ipad, kindle, nook, etc.)
IN327 Mobile experience marketing*
IN328 Data visualization (infographics, etc.)*
IN329 Geo-location based tools*
IN330 Camera or video based tools*
IN331 User interface ux (experience)*
IN332 API (Application Programming Interface)*
IN333 New media innovation
www.adcawards.org/categories/interactive [3]/
Beyond the Web
IN322 Beyond the web
IN323 Installation/interactive kiosk
Poster or Billboard
AD233 Promotional
AD234 Point-of-Purchase
AD235 Transit (Bus Shelter, Wrap, etc.)
AD236 Outdoor/Billboard
AD237 Electronic billboard
AD238 Wild postings
www.adcawards.org/categories/advertising [4]
Deadlines vary between Jan. 21, 2011 and Feb. 6, 2011, (with ADC Student Briefs due in March). Check at the relevant URL for individual deadlines.