Project Never • Rejection Never Felt This Good

For all the disagreements.
For all the hassles.
For every time your best concept got slapped away with a casual, “we’re not going in that direction.”

For every time you heard "no."

By honoring the greatest of the rejects, Project Never shines the light of opportunity into those dark, hopeless moments of denial and dismay.

Graphic designers – upload your best rejected project. For the first time, there’s an award that could give it the fame it deserves.

PROJECT NEVER
Rejection never felt this good.

Pantone, the world’s color authority for more than 45 years, has joined Project Never as a sponsor!
Print, a bimonthly magazine about visual culture and design, has also joined Project Never as our second sponsor!
How, a magazine that strives to serve the business, technological and creative needs of graphic-design professionals, has joined Project Never as a sponsor!
Veer, who provides visual elements for use in professional creative work, has also joined Project Never as a sponsor!
Communication Arts, the premier source of inspiration for everyone involved in visual communication, has also joined Project Never as a sponsor!
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Project Never is a free awards competition created by graphic designers for graphic designers. Thousands of effective designs die each day – often for good reason. At the same time, successful designers and agencies generate many worthy ideas for each project or campaign, only one of which gets chosen for wider audiences. Project Never honors the most creative design concept that never reached production. ˆˆˆ

Learn about our diverse group of judges.

All entries will be screened by Project Never moderators. Entries that qualify to advance will be judged by a select group of well-accomplished industry experts on the following criteria:

Creative concept
Presentation of submission
Design quality and how the project would have been executed
Impact on the viewer ˆˆˆ

Awards and accolades will be given to the graphic designer or design team whose unused gem outshines all others. In addition to the winner, the judges will also recognize a handful of other noteworthy submissions.

The winner will be profiled on projectnever.com, including judges' commentary, a bio of the designer and/or their company, as well as a link to their website. Additionally, the winner will receive:

a Pantone Essentials Advance bundle courtesy of Pantone,
a Print Insider Membership courtesy of Print,
a one-year subscription to How Magazine, courtesy of How,
a one-year subscription to Communication Arts Magazine, courtesy of Communication Arts, and
a 1,500-credit pack to the Veer Marketplace, courtesy of Veer

In total, the Project Never winner will receive almost $2,000 worth of merchandise and subscriptions. The winner will also receive a custom-built award – and have the honor of Project Never Designer of the Year. ˆˆˆ

If you have questions or comments about Project Never, please send us an email. ˆˆˆ

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