Combined Locks, Wis. -- Appleton Coated now is accepting entries to the U360 Design Competition for 2013. Winning selections will recognize the effective, creative role that print communication plays in marketing mix, and will celebrate design, content and printing excellence.

"U360 demonstrates the best examples of what paper makes possible. As the name suggests, '360' reflects an 'all around' assessment – from idea definition to creative expression and purposeful execution," says Ferkó X. Goldinger, marketing manager.

Entries will be judged by a panel of design experts who bring a full-circle view of strategy, design and print production. There is no cost to enter. Submissions must be printed all, or in part, on Utopia and/or Curious Collection, accompanied by a completed entry form, produced in 2012, and postmarked no later than Dec. 7, 2012. For detailed instructions and an online entry form for the U360 Competition, please visit UtopiaPaper.com and click on the U360 section.

The 2013 winners will be announced next Spring and featured in a showbook distributed throughout North America, on the Appleton Coated website and in other marketing communications.