NACCU Best Card Design Award

About the NACCU Best Card Design Award

The NACCU Best Card Design Award is presented annually for the submission which receives the most votes from NACCU members.

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Nominations

Nominations are open!

Submit your nomination here.

Submissions Deadline: January 31, 2025

Details

Award Eligibility

Award submissions may be self-nominated or nominated by another NACCU institutional member or by a NACCU corporate member.
Nominee must be a member of NACCU to be eligible.
Because outcome is decided by the general membership, Awards Committee members may submit for this award.

Nomination/Selection Criteria

Nominees may be self-nominated or nominated by another NACCU institutional member, or a NACCU corporate member. Previous years’ winners cannot submit the same design for award consideration.

NACCU institutional members will vote for the best card design guided by the following provided criteria: visual impact, creativity, and how well the design represents the institution.

Nominees will submit entries to the NACCU Office prior to the designated deadline.

Award submissions may be self-nominated or nominated by another NACCU institutional member or by a NACCU corporate member.
Nominee must be a member of NACCU to be eligible.
Best Card Design: To enter, submit a .jpg of the front of your card to the link provided by NACCU. Be sure that the image is a minimum of 72dpi and 1200 px wide. If your card office offers multiple designs, please choose one. Previous award-winning designs are exempt from re-nomination.
If you have any special or interesting details about the design of your card please include these. These details may be used by NACCU marketing for email blasts, social media posts, or to generate participation for future NACCU Best Card Design submissions.

Award Selection

All submitted designs will be voted on by the NACCU membership. There will be open voting online and on display at the annual conference.

Voting guidelines to be shared with voters:

Is the design unique, memorable, and cohesive?
Does the design “wow” the viewer or leave an impact?
Is the design creative and show attention to detail?
Does the viewer immediately associate the ID card design with the institution?

The NACCU Office will track the online voting results for those not attending the conference. For each award, the nomination receiving the top votes from NACCU membership will be the award recipient. In the event of a tie, the Awards Committee will make the final decision.

NACCU Best Card Design Award Recipients

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

2024 recipient of the NACCU Best Card Design Award

The NACCU Best Card Design Award is presented annually for the submission which receives the most votes from NACCU members. MORE

Illinois State University

2023 recipient of the NACCU Best Card Design Award

The NACCU Best Card Design Award is presented annually for the submission which receives the most votes from NACCU members. MORE

University of Georgia

2022 recipient of the NACCU Best Card Design Award

The NACCU Best Card Design Award is presented annually for the submission which receives the most votes from NACCU members. MORE

Cuyahoga Community College

2021 recipient of the NACCU Best Card Design Award

“I’m so excited to be accepting this award,” said Kian Blackmur, Campus Card Manager. “We just rebranded our card this year during COVID, so being able to show it off is so exciting.” MORE

University of California - Irvine

2020 recipient of the NACCU Best Card Design Award

“Thanks for honoring our campus with this award,” said Wayne Fields, Assistant Director of Student Affairs IT at UC Irvine. “Our campus is a relatively new member of NACCU, having just started our journey a few years ago. Our campus has learned so much through its association with NACCU. I am truly grateful to all of you and look forward to seeing you again soon.” MORE

Nova Southeastern University

2019 recipient of the NACCU Best Card Design Award

“We are truly honored and humbled to win this award. It is a great feeling to be recognized by our peers at NACCU. It is also great to bring this award back and present it to our leadership so they too can be a part of this experience.” - Vernol Robinson MORE

Coastal Carolina University

2018 recipient of the NACCU Best Card Design Award

The CINO card was redesigned four years ago, then updated in Summer 2017 to include an expiration date. The purpose of the initial redesign was to update the card’s graphics to make it coherent with the university’s branding. MORE

University of Notre Dame

2017 recipient of the NACCU Best Card Design Award

The ID card re-design was part of the initial phase of the Irish1Card project, through which the ID card program will be transitioned over to contactless technology. It had been many years since the design was updated and because space was being gained by removing the barcode, therefore it was a good time to move forward with a new look. MORE

2016: Gonzaga University

2015: Louisiana State University

2014: University of Hawaii Manoa

2013: University of Maryland Eastern Shore

2012: Liberty University

2011: George Washington University

2010 Texas Tech University

2009 New Mexico State University

2008 St. Peter's College

2007 University of Wyoming

2006 University of Central Florida

2005 Nova Southeastern University