Call for Submissions: VMSD’s Visual Competition

VMSD‘s International Visual Competition annually celebrates projects of limited shelf-life from storewide campaigns to window displays to apparel presentations and more. VMSD is now accepting entries for its 2026 competition, featuring projects completed between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2025.

Judged by a panel of retail industry experts, winners will be highlighted in VMSD‘s July/August 2026 issue. The “Best in Show” winner will receive a FREE registration to the 2026 International Retail Design Conference (IRDC) in Las Vegas this Oct. 7-8, while all other winners will receive a discounted registration to attend.

Learn More or Submit Here.

Designers, visual merchandisers, retailers, suppliers, distributors and manufacturers are all welcome to enter. Deadline is April 10, 2026. 

Questions? Email VMSD‘s Editor-in-Chief Carly Hagedon at [email protected].