Please be aware that entries into The Annual 2013 are now closed. All entrants will be notified with the status of their entries in due course. In the meantime the information below is for reference only.

1. The Annual is open to individual designers, design groups or clients. Multiple entries can be made into the same category. The Annual is open to countries worldwide. Ensure you check the ‘launched or published' period below (see 2.) to make sure your entry is eligible.

2. Any work entered must have been produced or first launched/broadcast/published during 2012 to be eligible for entry. Please view the Entry Criteria page for the criteria against which your entry will be judged.

3. All entrants must complete the online part of the entry process via the Make an Entry page. All entries must include a Brief. Entries will not be accepted by any other means.

4. Projects may be entered into more than one category as appropriate, but an entry fee of £100 + UK VAT (Single entry) or £135 + UK VAT (Series/Campaign entry) must be paid for each category entered. We are not able to invoice for entries, however, you will find a pro-forma invoice included in the email confirmation received upon submission.

5. When entries are submitted on behalf of clients by agencies or other parties, Creative Review will assume client approval has been secured by the entering agency. If any issues arise concerning client sign-off once the entry has been submitted, no refund will be given.

6. All credits must be detailed when entering online. All information provided at the time of entry will be used to credit published work; however Creative Review reserves the right to amend your copy in order to adhere to editorial style where appropriate. If necessary this information may be condensed or edited for space in the issue, so please consider this when submitting. Creative Review accepts no responsibility for incorrect information provided.

7. Creative Review assumes that all entries are original and are the works and property of the entrant/client the work is submitted on behalf of. As a condition of entry, the entrant grants Creative Review permission to reproduce the works in print and in digital format and attests that they have the right to grant this permission. Creative Review will not be held liable for any action or claim arising out of the reproduction of entered works in whatever format.

8. Entries will not be considered fully submitted until the entrant proceeds to the payment stage and selects a payment method.

9. Once submitted, entries are confirmed and non-refundable. Entries will not be considered fully submitted until you have proceeded to the payment stage and selected a payment method. 

10. By submitting an entry the entrant confirms that they have read and agree with the Rules of Entry and understand these now apply.

11. The judges always prefer to see physical samples of entries where appropriate. When sending physical samples please ensure that you complete the online part of the process first. Once you have submitted your entries online you will receive an automated email from the website containing your entry number/s. You must label all items with the corresponding entry number/s and send by post/courier to the below address:

Postal Address
F.A.O. Natasha O'Sullivan
Creative Review Annual 2013
Centaur Events
Wells Point
79 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QN

13. If you would like us to retain your physical samples for collection after the judging has taken place, please ensure that you tick the appropriate box on the registration page when making your entry/ies. Entrants will be informed by email of the timeframe within which they can collect their physical entries. Please note that the period for collection will be restricted. Any physical entries not collected during the period will be disposed of.

14. Centaur Events/Creative Review accepts no responsibility for the loss or damage of material submitted.

15. When making your entry you may upload up to 5 files of digital supporting material in the following file formats: jpeg, tif, bmp. Please ensure that your Brief and any supporting material do not exceed the maximum upload limit of 5MB per entry.

16. Where websites form part of an entry, please ensure any URLs, access details, usernames and passwords needed for judging are supplied, that they work, and that they will continue to work until the end of May 2013.

17. The judges' decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding them.

18. All entrants will be notified as to the status of their entries after the judging is complete. Selected entries will be published in the May 2013 of Creative Review issue (on stands April 2013).