One project, several categories: how to enter strategically

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DIELINE Awards 2027 graphic over packaging on shelf, reading: One project, several categories.

Most entrants pick the single most obvious category, submit once, and hope. It is the safe move and it is usually the wrong one, because it quietly throws away the most useful mechanic the awards have: a single project can be entered in more than one category, and can place in each.

At the 2026 awards, Korean Bros by TRUFFL took first in Ready to Eat, first in Food Brand Identity Systems, and third in Startup Brands. Same work. Three placements. The difference was reading the list properly.

Read the list sideways