International Panel of Judges Honor Computer Artists From Europe,
                      The United States and Canada
 
        OTTAWA, Canada, August 11 /PRNewswire/ --  Twelve international
artists collected top honors in Corel's $2 million World Design Contest,
held at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Canada on August 10, 1995.
The sixth annual event drew more than 7843 entries (by 2803 individuals)
from over 60 countries worldwide.
        The "Best of Show" prize was awarded to Radim Mojzis of the Czech
Republic for his design entitled "The Drops of Life."   The "Best of Show"
prize package is valued at $150,000.  It includes $50,000 in cash, a $70,000
color printer from Xerox, and a $30,000 color digital printing system from
Summagraphics.
        "The Drops of Life" also won the Goodwill Poster Category.  This
poster was originally created for T-shirts to promote the Czech Red
Cross organization and then reworked for Corel's contest.  Throughout
the year, Corel contributes $5 for every design contest entry and $1 for
every CorelDRAW 5 registration card sent in to the following seven
charitable organizations:  Amnesty International, Friends of the Earth
International, International Red Cross, UNICEF, B'nai B'rith, The Lung
Association and the American Foundation for AIDS Research.  In total,
Corel contributed $150,000 to these charities.  At the event, Corel
presented a cheque to representatives from each of the six charitable
organizations for their portion of the donation.
        "This gala awards night showcases some of the best digital artwork
in the industry," said Dr. Michael Cowpland, president and chief
executive officer of Corel Corporation.  "With $2 million in cash and
prizes and $150,000 awarded to the overall winner, the Corel World
Design Contest is the largest of its kind in the world."
        Of the finalists, the following first place winners were selected in
the following 12 categories:
 
 
    People, Plants and Animals          Robert Travers, Canada
    Landscapes, Landmarks
     and Abstracts                      John M. Morris, USA
    Product Illustration                Michael Koester, Germany
    Page Layout and Design              Theodor Ushev, Bulgaria
    Corporate Identification            Radim Mojzis, Czech Republic
    Specialty and Leisure               Amedeo Gigli, Italy
    Goodwill Poster Category-Charity    Radim Mojzis, Czech Republic
    Corel Professional Photos           Matthias Gleirscher, Austria
    CorelMOVE (animation)               Valerie Lennox, Canada
    Corel VENTURA (publishing)          Jim Bisakowski/Lee Gabel,
                                         Canada
    Best of the Americas                Silvio Martins Alegre,
                                         Brazil
    Best of Europe and the
     Rest of the World                  Alexandre Kojouchner,
                                         The Ukraine
 
        All 12 Grand Prize Winners receive a prize package valued at
$21,000.
        All but one of the finalists attended the ceremony to accept their
awards.  Corel provides round-trip airfare and accommodation as part of the
finalist prize package.  Finalists received prizes contributed by Xerox,
Canon, NEC, Summagraphics, Pixar, Kodak, Wacom, Hewlett Packard, Inset,
Future Domain, Wacom, Visual Software, Diamond, Creative Labs.
        Corel will publish the designs from the 1995 $2 million World Design
Contest in ArtShow(TM) 6, a full-color coffee-table book with a
companion multimedia CD-ROM.  Corel will donate $5 to the consumer's
charity of choice for every ArtShow 6 book sold.  Available early in
1996, ArtShow 6 will feature more than 3,000 designs from over 60
countries.  ArtShow 6 will serve as a valuable reference tool for users
as it allows them to view and learn techniques used by CorelDRAW experts
worldwide.
 
 
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