The 2008 winning entry by Brandon Maddox, Valencia Community College, Orlando, Florida.

Click here to see the other winners of our 2008 competition.

PRINT’s Student Cover Competition
Our Student Cover Competition, started in 1964, is a unique opportunity for students to have their work featured in an award-winning design publication that is distributed internationally. The deadline for PRINT’s April 2009 issue is June 30, 2008, and we will begin accepting entries after March 17, 2008.

Like last year, we are asking students to continue to create a cover to fit our theme, “DESIGN CULTURE YOUTH,” the focus of our New Visual Artists issue. We feature 20 of the most promising new talents in design—all under 30—as well as the Student Cover Competition and articles on education trends. The typeface, size, and position of the PRINT logo and accompanying tag line, “DESIGN CULTURE YOUTH,” appear in the upper-left-hand corner and cannot be changed. Designers may use any color they wish for these elements. All cover submissions must be mounted and presented in finished form, with trim size at 9" x 10 7/8". The designer should also submit the cover in digital format on a CD. Please note that no more than five (5) entries per school may be submitted. The following information must appear on the back of the printed submission and on the CD casing:
—the designer’s name, address, phone number, and e-mail
—the instructor’s name, phone number, e-mail, and school’s name and address

If for any reason we are not able to show a student submission on the cover, we will show all the winners inside the magazine. We also recommend that students avoid using copyrighted or trademarked materials as part of their cover designs because we may not be able to print the cover if legal permissions need to be obtained. If models are used on the cover, please include a signed release form. The results of this year’s competition will be published in the March/April 2009 issue.

Professors and students who are interested in participating should click here for additional information, specs, and a downloadable version of the PRINT logo, or email studentcover [at] printmag [dot] com.

Go to our store to buy the April 2008 issue of PRINT, featuring this year's winners of the student cover competition.