Official Rules

Rules & Eligibility.

The official rules, submission guidelines, and eligibility requirements for the DIELINE Awards 2027.

Eligibility

Open to packaging design professionals, in-house teams, agencies, studios, brands, founders, independent designers, and students from any country.
Entries must be original work, produced by or under the direction of the entrant.
Work submitted to previous editions of the DIELINE Awards cannot be re-entered.
Work may be entered into multiple categories where appropriate. Each entry is treated as a separate submission.
The Concept & Student tier is reserved for work that is not yet commercially available, including student projects and unreleased designs.

Each entry is submitted via the official entry platform at dieline.awardsplatform.com.
One entry per submission form.
Each entry includes project title, category selection, project description, credits, and visual assets.
Visual assets must be supplied at the resolution and format specified on the entry platform.
Bulk entry pricing is available for five or more entries.

All entry fees are in US Dollars and are non-refundable.
Rates vary by tier (Professional, Independent Studio, Concept & Student) and by deadline — ten published entry windows running from Celebration Flash through Late Entry.
Bulk entry pricing: five or more entries take 10% off every entry, ten or more take 20% off, across all three tiers.
The Designalytics Effectiveness Award is free to enter.
The Design for Good Award has a discounted entry rate.

Entrants retain full ownership of their work.
By entering, entrants grant the DIELINE Awards and Dieline Media LLC the right to publish entered work for the purposes of judging, editorial coverage, archive, and promotion of the awards.
Winners' work may be featured on DIELINE.com, in the DIELINE Awards Annual Publication, across DIELINE social channels, and in award promotional materials.

For specific rules questions, contact the awards team at awards@dielinemedia.com.