Over the past 25 years, Corel has grown from a tiny start-up company to a global software brand. So to celebrate, they’re throwing one heck of a virtual party for fans and customers across the world. Kicking off the bevy of special events and offers is the Quest for the Best Creativity Challenge, an open invitation for illustrators, artists, and graphic designers to show the world their creative chops.

The rules are simple–use Corel software to create a masterpiece of your choice. Then submit your entry at the Quest for the Best site by August 31. Finalists will be chosen based on user votes, with the 5 top winners hand picked by a panel of expert judges.

If you need to brush up on your CorelDraw skills, don’t worry. You can find plenty of tutorials on the Corel site, as well as a great tutorial library at DesignerToday. Looking for inspiration? While you wait for the final winners to be announced, scroll through the gallery of other entries to see who you’re up against — cast a vote for your favorite and you could win 1 of 10 HP Mini Notebooks.

With over $25,000 in prizes, including an ultimate design studio for the grand prize winner, this is one contest not to be missed. So what are you waiting for? Put that graphic design education to good use!

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