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.
The Concierge service is available for teams entering 10 or more projects.

All entry fees are in US Dollars and are non-refundable.
Rates vary by tier (Professional, Independent Studio, Concept & Student) and by deadline (Celebration Flash, Super Early Bird, Early Bird, Regular, Late Entry).
Volume discount applies automatically to the 4th entry and beyond in a single checkout.
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.