CREATE MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES THE 2007 CREATE AWARDS CALL FOR ENTRIES

March 7, 2007 – The 2007 Create Awards – one of the top creative competitions for professionals and students in advertising, film and video, motion graphics, graphic communication, photography, printing, interactive media, and copywriting – announces its official call for entries: March 15.

Following a successful first year, The 2007 Create Awards (www.thecreateawards.com) has tripled the Best of Show Award to a once-in-a-lifetime prize for the creative professional: a $30,000 Dream Studio Prize Package with products from industry-leading companies including: Adobe, Hewlett-Packard, Kodak, NEC Display Solutions, Alienware Computers, Wacom Technologies, Digital Tutors, Softimage (a Division of Avid), Iomega, Wiredrive, Microtek, Inovartis, LensBabies, E-Frontier, Spam Cube, AutoFX, Corel, Pantone, Tivity Software, and Extensis.

Also new for 2007: prize packages for all eight Best of Industry Winners (Advertising/Art Direction, Film + Video, Motion Graphics, Graphic Communication, Photography, Interactive, Copywriting/Words, and Self Promotion) and one Best of Student Prize Package worth more than $2,000. The winner of the Paper/Printing/Packaging Industry, sponsored by NewPage, receives their logo on a NASCAR car along with race day tickets to experience the prize.

Official call for entries begins March 15 and the first deadline for entries is June 1. To enter the competition or receive more information, visit www.thecreateawards.com or pick up a copy of the March/April issue of Create Magazine.

The Create Awards
The Create Awards is one of the top competitions for working creative professionals across the nation and is open to all creative professionals an students working in advertising, film and video, motion graphics, graphic communication, photography, printing, interactive media, and copywriting. The competition officially kicks off March 15 - sign up at www.thecreateawards.com today to stay updated on prizes and entry deadlines!

About Create Magazine
Create Magazine’s mission is to inform, connect, inspire and educate creative professionals. First published in 2001, Create Magazine is an award-winning bi-monthly creative industry magazine published for those who produce or require creative services and products. As a networking resource, Create Magazine provides an insider’s perspective on the people, news, trends and events that influence both local and national advertising and creative production industries. With five regional editions nationwide, each issue features articles by local community leaders who are the trusted source for information and commentary on the Advertising, Design, Printing, Photography, Film and Video, Animation and New Media industries, in addition to national content from industry experts. To find out more, visit Create Magazine online at www.createmagazine.com.

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Katrina Priore, Create Magazine: kpriore@createmagazine.com, 407.207.0107, ext. 2664