What is Graphex?
Art Directors Club of Tulsa finishes each season with Graphex, an annual art and design competition featuring the best work of Tulsa creatives!
Guest judges from across the country critique both professional and student work ranging from self-promotion pieces to full blown multimedia campaigns. Student portfolio winners are awarded cash prizes for first, second, and third place.
Submission deadline is Thursday, February 26th, 2026 @ 11:59 PM
Winning work will be on display and celebrated during an award ceremony on Thursday, April 30th, 2026 (location coming soon!).
Opportunities to show off your best work
Submission Categories
Judges review work and score based on concept, creativity and execution. Judges will award one Graphex winner to each category for student
and professional divisions. Runners-up will receive Honorable Mentions. If judges feel a piece is worthy of another category, they may award the
entry in another category.
Awards are given solely at the discretion of the judges, whose decisions are final. Winners will receive notice when accepted into Graphex
ADCT Spirit Award
Honoring Scott Raffe (1964-2011). Scott was a talented commercial photographer who called Tulsa home and poured himself into his work and ADCT. But Scott’s passion for his personal projects, and the people he shared them with, is what made him special. It is this spirit of pure creativity that we honor with the ADCT Spirit Award, recognizing purely personal work and the drive to create in all of us. All mediums of personal, non-commercial art will be accepted into the Spirit Award category and judged by members of the ADCT board.
Student Portfolio
Student Only
Work created by students currently enrolled or recently graduated. Includes academic, capstone, or personal student projects.
In-House Projects
Professional Only
Work created by internal design teams for the company or organization they are employed by. Includes branding, campaigns, packaging, digital, or internal communications.
Typography
Professional Only
Type-focused design and original letterforms. Includes custom typefaces, hand lettering, and expressive typographic systems.
Photography
Intentional photographic work used for communication or storytelling. Includes portrait, product, lifestyle, architectural, and editorial photography.
Digital Experiences
Design created for screens and digital platforms. Includes websites, apps, UI/UX, interactive projects, and digital campaigns.
Environmental Design
Design that influences or enhances a physical space. Includes signage, wayfinding, murals, exhibitions, and installations.
Identity & Branding
Visual systems that define a brand’s identity and voice. Includes logos, brand systems, and brand guidelines.
Illustration
Hand-drawn or digitally illustrated work. Includes editorial illustration, character design, iconography, and illustrative branding.
Motion & Video
Time-based visual work. Includes animation, motion graphics, video editing, and cinematography.
Multimedia
Work that combines multiple design disciplines or formats. Includes projects blending print, digital, motion, photography, or physical elements.
Packaging & Product Design
Design created for physical products and their packaging. Includes labels, containers, structural packaging, and retail products.
Design created primarily for physical print. Includes posters, books, editorial layouts, direct mail, and printed collateral.
Self-Promotion
Personal branding and promotional work created for yourself. Includes portfolios, personal websites, and self-initiated campaigns.
Submission Costs
Judges review work and score submissions based on concept, creativity and execution. Judges will award one Graphex winner to each category. Runners up will receive Honorable Mentions. If judges feel a piece is worthy of another category, they may award the entry in another category.
Submissions are awarded solely at the discretion of the judges, whose decisions are final. Winners will receive an email notice when accepted into Graphex.
* All Graphex entries must have been published for the first time between May 2025 and February 2026. Entries may be submitted by anyone having part in the creation of the entry.
Previous Years Submissions
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