The 2025 PRINT Awards jury is like a masterfully curated bouquet. Each juror a unique bloom, contributing to a vibrant tapestry of creativity and expertise. Presenting your work before this panel is like planting it in a fertile field, where ideas are nurtured and celebrated for their ingenuity and potential to flourish.

This year, we welcome jury members from across the creative spectrum in traditional PRINT Awards categories, such as handlettering and type design, to new categories, including social media content design, title sequence design, and graphic novels.

At the heart of these new categories is the power of storytelling. And, like you, our jurors are masters of that craft.

One of these storytellers is Mike Nicholls, who will be looking at work in the Advertising and Editorial categories. An award-winning creative director, brand strategist, editorial designer, and visual artist out of Oakland, Mike wields design for discovery, inspiration, and community building. Mike also founded Umber, a media and editorial platform featuring creative perspectives that matter, having been recognized by AfroTech (Blavity), San Francisco Chronicle, KQED, and Communication Arts.

What gets me most excited is storytelling through design. Design to me is not just conveying an idea, it is creating an experience to spark a conversation.

Mike Nicholls

We’re also excited to welcome Dora Drimalas, who, along with her fellow jurors Pablo Delcan and Alex Lin, will review Annual Reports, Books-Covers, Jackets, Books-Entire Package, and Brochures & Catalogs.

Drimalas is the co-founder and executive creative director of Hybrid Design and also the co-founder of Super7. Her extensive background in brand strategy and graphic design has allowed her to work intimately on projects with some of the largest brands in the world, such as Nike, Sonos, The North Face, Google, Apple, Samsung, Mohawk Fine Paper, TED Conferences, Lego, Verizon, and Starwood Hotels, to name a few. Drimalas’ creativity innovates at the intersections of design, content, and culture within multiple mediums, always looking for new answers.

I am the most excited about the evolution of design and experiences. Design solves business problems in a visual and functional way. When it’s done well, it looks like magic and creates an experience that stands out. Embracing change can be scary, but it’s also where innovation lives.

Dora Drimalas

In addition to Mike Nicholls and Dora Drimalas, we’re thrilled to welcome the leading voices in their fields. While we are still adding to our stellar list of jury members for 2025, you can see who will be considering your work here.

Great design communicates ideas, evokes emotions, and connects with audiences on a deeper level, whether through illustration, packaging design, data visualization, or social media, going beyond function to tell a story that sticks. If your work tells a story that sparks ideas and fuels innovation, the PRINT Awards jury awaits!

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As we’ve expanded our branding categories for the awards in recent years, it felt only natural this year to bring social media content design into the spotlight as its own highlighted category. We’re thrilled to see your most dynamic and innovative work.

Social media content design is the art and strategy of crafting visually engaging, impactful, and platform-specific materials that resonate with target audiences. It’s both strategic and creative, combining typography, imagery, color, and branding elements to deliver messages effectively while maintaining consistency with a brand’s identity.

Beyond aesthetics, successful social media design leverages storytelling, user experience principles, and data-driven insights to forge connections, inspire action, and amplify brand presence in the fast-paced digital landscape. Designers must also consider the unique dimensions, audience behaviors, and algorithms of each platform, from Instagram Reels and TikTok trends to LinkedIn thought leadership posts. This responsiveness ensures that the content is optimized for visibility and engagement while staying relevant to real-time conversations.

Social media content design is like creating a living, breathing extension of a brand—it evolves daily, responding to trends, emotions, and conversations in real time. In social media, design isn’t static; it’s a conversation starter. It’s about finding the perfect balance between aesthetics and purpose, creating content that captivates in seconds but stays memorable long after.

Amelia Nash, designer and digital storyteller

Our jury will be looking for content that deeply resonates with audiences through personal touchpoints. A standout example is Spotify’s annual “Wrapped” campaign. Released at the end of each year, this campaign offers users a recap of their listening habits, including statistics like their most-played songs, favorite genres, top artists, and total minutes streamed. Beyond its marketing brilliance, “Wrapped” becomes a viral phenomenon as users share their personalized results across Instagram Stories, X threads, and TikTok videos, amplifying Spotify’s reach organically.

Another quality we hope to see is campaigns that build loyalty by tapping into cultural relevance. Patagonia’s mission-led social content is a strong example. Dedicated to environmental activism, Patagonia’s channels frequently highlight initiatives such as recycling awareness, the impacts of climate change, and the importance of using your voice (vote) to drive change. For instance, Instagram posts and X threads from the brand this year focused on encouraging sustainable practices, sharing actionable tips, and showcasing the work of environmental advocates—all while fostering a loyal community aligned with its core values.

Humor is also a winning strategy for social media. Campaigns that entertain and engage often stand out in users’ feeds. One of our favorites this year, tied to the football season, is Holl and Artists’ “Football is for Food” campaign for Uber Eats. This playful campaign uses a faux conspiracy theory linking football to food to promote its delivery services. From TikTok skits to Instagram Reels, Uber Eats has brilliantly tapped into the current fascination with conspiracy-driven humor while remaining lighthearted and fun.

Social media thrives in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment where responsiveness is key. Designers and strategists must be nimble, adapting to emerging trends, breaking news, and audience feedback in real-time. This agility allows brands to stay relevant and deepen their connection with their audience.

“Social media content is not only about looking great in a feed; it’s about crafting moments that genuinely connect with people, whether through humor, storytelling, or bold visuals,” says designer and digital storyteller Amelia Nash. “The beauty of this work is its immediacy—every design has the chance to be part of something bigger happening right now.”

Whatever social media story you’ve created for your clients, we’d love to see it! Submit your best work today and take advantage of our Early Bird Rate before it ends on December 12.

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The PRINT Awards have long been a beacon of excellence in the world of design, recognizing creativity across a wide array of categories. As we embrace the expanding experience of the creative community, we’ve added two new categories for 2025: Title Sequence Design and Graphic Novels, celebrating the intersection of storytelling and design.

The Title Sequence Design category acknowledges the artistry of creating compelling intros for films, TV, and digital media, where motion graphics, typography, and visual storytelling merge to captivate audiences in seconds. Meanwhile, the Graphic Novels category honors the blending of illustration, narrative, and design, spotlighting print and digital works that push boundaries in visual storytelling, often tackling complicated and challenging themes.

A title sequence is often the audience’s first real interaction with the coming story, priming viewers emotionally and visually, offering a taste of the narrative’s mood, themes, and aesthetic. Think of the eerie sophistication of Se7en, Mad Men‘s nostalgic noir, the fantastical dry garden landscape of Shōgun, White Lotus’ metaphor-rich botanicals, and Saltburn‘s gilded-yet-maddening beauty. These sequences immediately draw viewers into the story’s universe, often creating anticipation before a single line of dialogue is uttered. We can’t wait to see what your work evokes.

Karin Fong and Imaginary Forces’ credit sequence for the Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians

We’re also excited to add Graphic Novels as a category this year. Graphic novels have carved out a unique space in visual storytelling. They combine the allure of illustration and design with the narrative depth of prose, creating an immersive medium that we’re eager to explore this year.

There’s no denying the magnetic pull of a well-crafted graphic novel. Whether it’s the neo-noir of Sin City or the pointed history of Maus, the visuals pull readers into the story’s world’s deeper context, making it tangible and vivid.

One of our recent favorites is Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey by Edel Rodriguez. At the PRINT Book Club with Rodriguez, the artist and illustrator talked about why he chose the highly visual medium to tell his story of fleeing Castro’s Cuba and his American experience through the insurrection of January 6, 2021:

The Cuban dictatorship was great about sending the ‘right’ kind of propaganda out into the world. I hope my book dispels some of this.

Edel Rodriguez

Excerpts from Worm by Edel Rodriguez

Our jury for Title Sequence Design, Motion Design & Video includes the Emmy-award-winning director and designer Karin Fong, creative director and a founding member of Imaginary Forces, and Justin Sottile, director of motion at Pearlfisher. And in the Graphic Novels category, we’re excited to welcome Miller McCormick, graphic designer at General Purpose Spacesuit. We’ll have more information about the remaining jury members in these new categories as well as their killer work when we announce our full jury for this year.

Miller McCormick and Karin Fong, two members of our 2025 PRINT Awards jury.

With 28 categories, the PRINT Awards offer a wide range of opportunities to submit your work. And if you’ve created compelling title designs or engaging graphic novels, we welcome you to join this festival of creativity this year!

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Design creativity blooms in spaces where curiosity meets intention, where ideas are nurtured into forms that resonate and inspire. It’s a process marked by exploration, experimentation, and the willingness to challenge conventions to uncover new perspectives. In this fertile ground, creativity is more than a spark—it’s a cultivated journey, drawing from diverse influences and blending intuition with technique.

Celebrating our 45th year, the 2025 PRINT Awards honors design in every shape and form. And, as our industry continues to evolve and our practitioners continue to explore new mediums and methods to advance their creativity, the PRINT Awards have found new ways to recognize outstanding work.

2024 PRINT Awards First Place Winner in Self-Promotions. The Office of Ordinary Things and D&K Printing. D&K Printing also printed the beautiful 2024 PRINT Awards certificates.

Categories for 2025

The 2025 PRINT Awards offer 28 categories for entries, ranging from Illustration to Motion Design & Video. In recent years, we added In-House, Design for Social Impact, and Packaging and expanded our branding categories. We also expanded the awards to offer students a chance to enter work in each category instead of only one student category. And, this year, our jury will also consider entries in Social Media + Content Design, Title Sequence Design, and Graphic Novels.

Learn more about the 2025 PRINT Awards categories.

2024 PRINT Awards Third Place Winner in Packaging, CF Napa Brand Design; Second Place Winner in Logo Design, Onfire. Design.

Citizen Design Award

Each year, the PRINT Awards highlight a free-to-enter Citizen Design Award to celebrate design work focused on one annually chosen social issue. With societies facing global challenges like climate change, economic instability, and technological shifts, our Citizen Design Award this year will honor work that speaks to social justice.

Social Justice ensures that all people are entitled to human rights and societal respect regardless of race, gender, religion, health, and economic status. Discrimination in the form of economic and educational inequities, combined with enduring legacies of oppression continue to impact many communities, creating toxic cycles of privilege and disadvantage.

Design can profoundly influence social justice through graphic tools that amplify awareness and drive change. Design can make complex issues more accessible, spark debate, inform audiences, and motivate positive engagement. This year’s PRINT Citizen Design category recognizes and celebrates the most impactful work that fosters empathy and action. From social awareness campaigns to apps, community-centered design projects, infographics, posters, social media graphics, and interactive experiences, Citizen Design will honor work that strives to make our world more compassionate and just.

2024 PRINT Awards First Place Winner in Design for Social Impact, Clinton Carlson and Team.

Our 2025 Jury

With a global jury representing a wide range of disciplines, each entry will continue to be judged on four key criteria: Craft, Longevity, Innovation, and Originality. Top winners will be featured on PRINTmag.com and receive trophies, certificates, and social media promotion. We’ll be adding jury members in the next few weeks. In the meantime, we welcome a few here!

A few of the 2025 Jury Members: Marisa Sanchez-Dunning, Bennett Peji, Jennifer Rittner, Eleazar Ruiz, Lara McCormick, Mike Perry, and Miller McCormick. More jurors are to be announced soon!

The 2025 PRINT Awards Presenting Sponsor

The team at PepsiCo Design + Innovation believes that good design is a meaningful experience. A functional product. A rich story. A beautiful object. Design can be fun, convenient, precious, or fearless, but good design is always an act of respect, empathy, and love.

That’s why PepsiCo Design + Innovation has joined PRINT this year as our Presenting Sponsor—to recognize, honor and, above all, to celebrate the joy of design in all its forms. That’s why PepsiCo Design and Innovation has joined PRINT this year as our Presenting Sponsor—to recognize, honor, and, above all, celebrate the joy of design in all its forms!

Dates and Deadlines

As in years past, we’ve broken the deadline schedule for the awards into four simple tiers—Early Bird, Regular, Late, and Final Call. The earlier you enter, the more you save because it helps us plan judging schedules and other tasks in advance. Enter now for the best price! (And it’s worth noting that to enable students to enter, the pricing is consistent across the board no matter when they submit their work.)

Join us as we recognize the talent that colors our world and celebrate the beauty of fresh ideas, bold solutions, and impactful storytelling. From emerging talents to seasoned visionaries, each submission is a testament to the boundless growth of design.

Submit your work today, and let’s cultivate the next generation of creative vision!

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Studio TK, a furniture manufacturer with headquarters in South Carolina, is on a mission to help companies “bridge the gap between the spaces where we work and the work culture we aspire to create.” The company partnered with Tolleson, a full-service, Bay Area creative agency, to amplify Studio TK’s voice as an exclusive resource for furniture designed to foster creative collaboration, well-being, and connection at work.

The resulting creative, “Santé: Designed by Patrick Norguet” is a meticulously crafted stop-motion animation video that captures the essence of the acclaimed French designer’s work. Our judges awarded Tolleson first place in The 2024 Print Awards’ Motion Graphics & Video category.

Stills from “Santé: Designed by Patrick Norguet”

Inspired by Norguet’s love for music, the video utilizes visual metaphors to convey profound ideas, such as the transition from black and white to color representing the journey from concept to creation. With its tangible, handcrafted quality that feels real and touchable, the stop-motion animation captivates viewers. Every subtle change in direction, the slightest quiver of paper, and the visible texture of handmade sets add depth and authenticity that reflects pure joy.

The French celebrate by saying, “À votre santé” or “to your health.” In the same way that Norquet’s chair collection projects a lifestyle-oriented sensibility that softens the office landscape and expresses a more human work culture, this award-winning stop-motion video bridges tradition and creativity making it enduringly enchanting and worth celebrating!

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Founded in 1968, Studio Museum in Harlem stands as the nexus for artists of African descent. As a studio, it funds emerging artists and offers them studio space, and as a museum, it curates a compelling collection supporting underrepresented artists. It’s a place for stirring conversations and a hub for dynamic exchanges and sharing ideas about art and society.

Preparing to move and transition to a more formal posture, the Studio Museum tapped Base Design to help them redesign the website to align with its evolving mission. Established in 1993, Base Design is an international network of creative studios that focuses on cultural impact through simple yet imaginative brand narratives. The impressive client list includes Apple, The New York Times, MoMA, Bob Dylan Center, NY Mets, JFK Terminal 4, and Union Square Hospitality Group.

Base Design’s innovative website redesign for the cultural institution earned the company first place in the PRINT Awards IX/UX Design category.

Studio Museum’s aim for the project was to achieve greater accessibility for a broader community. Inspired by Harlem’s iconic brownstone stoop, the website design transforms into a dynamic meeting place, echoing the lively streets with sounds and voices.

Embracing noise as a concept, the team digitally mirrored the museum’s living space, presenting artworks immersed in the context of neighboring creations. Shifting the focus from artworks to the artists themselves, the new website features engaging video and audio clips within the margins—peripheral “chatter” to capture the animated essence of the Studio Museum’s setting.

It’s been a century since the Harlem Renaissance, a period widely remembered as a golden age for African American art, literature, music, and performance. Though, we’d argue there’s a new renaissance afoot, one that we’ll be talking about one hundred years from now, with Studio Museum in Harlem at the center, its gleaming new building, and Base Design’s dynamic website carrying the banner.

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Luigi Maldonado, an Argentine immigrant, and Michael Tabie, a New York expat, landed at Austin, Texas-based creative agency Guerilla Suit for different reasons. Maldonado, partner and art director, started as an intern in 2011 and, over the next 13 years, has played a crucial role in the agency’s brand and culture. Tabie joined Guerilla Suit as design director in 2020. In four years, he has earned his title as a production pro, working with clients such as Yeti, Academy Sports+Outdoors, ESPN, and Nike.

The pair have made their mark on Guerilla Suit and the design world, bringing home first and second place in The 2024 PRINT Awards Branding Campaigns category.

SXSW

Luigi Maldonado – First Place in Branding Campaigns

Founded in 1987, SXSW is best known for its annual conference celebrating the convergence of
the interactive, film, and music industries. What began as a vehicle to showcase Austin’s creative and music community to the world has done its job. The first year saw around 700 attendees. Today, it’s an essential destination for global professionals, welcoming over 300,000.

Since 2021, Guerilla Suit has collaborated with SXSW to develop the theme for each year’s conference and refresh the design system as the foundation for all visual communications and wayfinding for the annual SXSW festival. In 2024, with the pandemic era in the rearview, the team, led by Maldonado, landed on the theme of Global Reframing.

The design team’s challenge was to create a look and feel inspired by the new generation of global citizens bringing about change from the ground up. Guerilla Suit provided art direction, campaign, social media, content, guidelines, graphic design, merchandise, motion graphics, signage, and wayfinding. The team’s innovation won them first place in the Branding Campaigns category.

East Side Pies

Michael Tabie – Second Place in Branding Campaigns

Four years into his role as design director at Guerilla Suit, Tabie seems to have grown accustomed to the Texas sun. He’s also made his mark on beloved Austin institutions, like East Side Pies, the pizza choice for many a team lunch.

There’s more to East Side Pies than meets the eye. Its Austin-style pizza is bigger than its signature thin crust or sauces. ESP takes pride in quality ingredients and community by working with local farms and ranches. For 20 years, East Side Pies has marched to the beat of its own drum, delivering the best culinary-inspired cracker crust pies using fresh, handpicked ingredients. ESP tapped the Guerilla Suit team to refresh their iconic look and feel as they entered a new growth phase, opening their first brick-and-mortar restaurant.

Guerilla Suit’s work helped to deepen the brand and allow East Side Pies to embrace their status as a hometown original. The identity showcases Austin and leans into the acronym ESP by refreshing the All Seeing Pie logo and introducing mystical taglines and motifs across the brand story. The team’s work earned them second place in the Branding Campaign category.

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If any brand has an opportunity to take advantage of its leadership position in the category and elevate itself from a functional to an emotional brand, Bear Naked can. The team from Leo Burnett Chicago designed a campaign for hikers (and adult outdoor recreation enthusiasts in general) to think “Bear Naked” instead of “granola” because the company is a brand people love for its real ingredients, incredible taste, and commitment to the things they care about.

As part of this campaign, Leo Burnett designed a guidebook, “The Guide to Hiking Naked: The Essential Handbook for Nude Hikers,” winning first place in The 2024 PRINT Awards’ Brochures and Catalogs category.

Powered by Gaia GPS, a popular trail app, the design team deployed a new tool that replaces what used to be primarily done through word-of-mouth, marking trails as either friendly or unfriendly. The designers created an ownable moment for Bear Naked, kicking off on Naked Hiking Day 2023, that not only brought attention to the activity but empowered current (and curious) naked hikers to explore nature and reap all of its benefits confidently and safely. They achieved this through a bold, multi-pronged experience that grabbed the attention of hikers and non-hikers alike through its bare-all, grass-roots approach.

To get the word out, the team partnered with the name in all things outdoor, Outside Inc. Together, they embarked on a journey that included custom articles and how-to’s for enjoying hiking nude, partnership with influential outdoor personalities, video content delivered via CTV in outdoor-related contexts, cross-platform social engagement encouraging use of the app, a home-page takeover, and media outreach to garner earned coverage.

Oh, and so hikers don’t have to worry about leaving their granola at home, the design team created a hiker’s belt that holds a strategically placed bag of granola to cover up those who dare to be bare.

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‘Tis The Season For Sustainability

It’s often said that if you’re seeking something but can’t find it, the best option is to create it yourself. Libby Hampel followed that advice when founding MASU, a company that reflects her passion for design and the environment in a line of gift-wrapping paper that’s made in America, 100% recyclable, and bold in design.

Hampel, a Columbia, Missouri resident, began her design journey studying and experimenting with surface pattern designs like fabric and wallpaper and eventually transitioned into textile design. She spent many years developing her trademark design style and sense of color that, coupled with an eco-friendly profile, has won the MASU brand a devoted following.

In keeping with Hampel’s personal ethics and principles, MASU sources only recyclable and sustainable materials throughout every facet of the production process – from packaging and shipping containers to the paper itself. For its key element, MASU relies upon the New Hampshire-based and family-owned Monadnock Paper Mills. The over 200-year-old mill is the oldest continuously operating paper mill in the U.S., a longevity matched by the company’s deep commitment to sustainability. Monadnock’s Astrolite 100 PC Velvet coated paper is made of 100% PCW recycled content and is ideal for coated fine text and cover applications. Hampel found that the ink doesn’t absorb into the high-quality coating of the paper, making her designs and colors really pop.

MASU’s core values are reflected in all facets of the company’s operation, including its name. In Japanese there are two words for giving: agemasu and kuremasu. Agemasu is used when you are giving to someone, while kuremasu is used when someone is giving to you. True to Hampel’s vision, MASU embodies all forms of giving, and the result is wrapping paper that looks good, feels good, and does good.

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Felipe Goes is a graphic designer, journalist, and creative director whose work centers around the development of creative concepts and strategies for various design communication systems. Goes collaborates with clients to pave a new road for content creation that pushes the boundaries of multimedia journalism and reimagines existing work with a personalized twist. With a master’s degree in Graphic Design and Editorial Projects from Universidade do Porto, Goes has worked as a design educator since 2013.

Goes’ work on Alucinação earned him third place in the Books Entire Package category of The 2024 PRINT Awards. Alucinação is a poem written by Samuel Maciel Martins and was curated and edited by Rodrigo Marques. The book retains dense and precise language to capture the poetry found within the everyday experiences of Brazil’s young black residents.

The book, printed solely in black, boasts a relatively uncomplicated visual design at first glance but portrays a complex and intentional visual narrative that not only catches but maintains the audience’s attention. The book’s dust jacket is littered with a collection of abstract fluorescent shapes that contrast with its minimalist nature and play off of the text’s carefully calculated mathematical relationship, creating a geometric yet fluid dynamic. The stitching serves as a graphical element that connects with the title of the work and maintains cohesiveness throughout the piece.

The various choices made throughout this project stem from a focus on visual aesthetics, meticulous attention to detail, and the essential visual traditions necessary for the creation of a final tangible product that exudes care and imaginative fervor.

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Podpunkt is an award-winning multipurpose creative studio based in Warsaw, Poland that specializes in design systems. The company is a crossover between a design studio and a digital agency making visual literacy accessible across a multitude of platforms for a larger audience. Consisting of ten core team members, the company has earned 35 awards and attended/hosted 12 juries and conferences in just over a decade, creating a level of international credibility within the design field.

Podpunkt’s work with The National Museum in Krakow, led by Emilka Bojańczyk and Zuzanna Charkiewicz, earned the studio first place in the Branding Identities & Identity Systems category of the PRINT Design Awards. The National Museum in Kraków (MNK) is the largest museum in Poland and the main branch of Poland’s National Museum. The Museum consists of 21 departments divided by art period: 12 galleries, two libraries, and 12 conservation workshops, holding approximately 780,000 art objects.

Taking on the rebrand for such a major museum was an endeavor but emphasized the studio’s capability to balance umbrella-ed coordination with stark individuality. The museum’s new identity was based on the metaphor of weaving threads of inspiration and artworks into the vast body of art—as the basis and DNA of the collection. In the workshop and strategy phase, the team homed in on alterations to the names of the Museum’s branches to best encompass the main MNK brand and form a more harmonic big picture. Accompanying the modified branch names is a dynamic serif that changes form in correspondence to the art or building that it represents. The typographic system is based on the Sangbleu typeface by Swiss Typefaces. Its letterforms are at once classic and modern, and have the elegance and finesse to fulfill all the different identity needs. The reimagined logo is a graphic rendering of the abbreviated name of the Museum-MNK and is based on a meticulously designed geometric grid that is timeless while innovative.

Receiving the Print Award has been a truly special moment for both us and the team at the National Museum in Kraków.

Magdalena Dobruk, Partner at Podpunkt Studio

The brand identity design for the National Museum in Kraków not only won first place in the Branding Category for the PRINT Awards but it was also recognized by other design media, including PRINT’s friends at Brand New. However, back in Poland, the reception was somewhat lukewarm according to the Podpunkt team.

It’s an unconventional design that encourages playful engagement with art and creative exploration. It allows for the fusion of various art movements, creating a fresh visual identity. Even though the local response was not as robust as expected, our award reassured us that we made the right creative decisions for the Museum’s brand.

Most importantly, the brand identity system continues to serve the Museum well. As a versatile tool, the brand system enables them to create eye-catching campaigns for new exhibitions and events with ease.

Based in Warsaw, Podpunkt also had a rewarding year in the Polish design awards scene taking the main KTR Award (Polish Creative Club) in the Design category for the brand identity of OAcademy—the Orchestra of American Group. Inspired by these accolades, Podpunkt recently focused on its own brand image and, after ten years, designed and launched a new website that beautifully explains its mission and expertise.

We feel like we should set out with our works across the ocean more often—this year, a lot of good has come our way from the other shore of the Atlantic!

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As the world’s first 100% carbon-neutral travel company, Natural Habitat Adventures (“Nat Hab”) takes its mission of conservation through exploration seriously. Nat Hab facilitates intimate encounters with the Earth’s wildest places – and aims to be the most meaningful travel company on the planet while doing so.

Based in Boulder, Colorado (after being founded in New Jersey in 1985), Nat Hab creates life-enhancing nature and wildlife experiences for small groups of passionate explorers. The company’s innovative approach to travel, personal attention to detail, and industry-leading sustainability practices have made it the official travel partner of the World Wildlife Fund and one of Travel + Leisure’s Best Global Tour Operators. Nat Hab’s conservation ethos is as wide as it is deep, comprising carbon-neutral travel, waste reduction, local community support, and traveler inspiration—all aimed at delivering premium adventures while influencing the entire travel industry.

For Nat Hab, the sustainable adventure begins well before travelers embark on a journey. The company’s sustainable supply chain commitments include the choice of paper supplier for its annual catalog, which encompasses 192 pages of globe-spanning adventures from the Galapagos Islands to African safaris to Antarctica and the Arctic Circle. Nat Hab’s 2024/2025 catalog, World’s Greatest Nature Journeys, will be distributed to a record 170,000 recipients, a list carefully curated to promote the company’s travel offerings and provide inspiration for other companies to follow in its forward-thinking footsteps.

For the past four years, the catalog’s cover has been printed on Monadnock Paper Mills Astrolite PC 100® Velvet. Monadnock, based in Bennington New Hampshire, is the oldest continuously operating paper mill in the United States and has built sustainability into the DNA of its business. The company’s focus on premium quality, performance, and sustainability guides the portfolio development of award-winning and sustainably-advantaged fine printing, packaging, and technical papers.  All Monadnock printing and packaging papers are FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) certified (FSC C018866), and manufactured carbon neutral.

Like Monadnock, Nat Hab has its own internal Green Team continuously working to raise the bar on eco-friendly operations, including materials sourcing and recycling. Choosing 100% post-consumer waste recycled papers results in meaningful and quantifiable impact reductions. 

Many travelers’ Nat Hab experience begins at the mailbox with a beautifully designed catalog that showcases the environmental sustainability commitments at the core of our mission.

Nick Grossman, director of marketing production at Nat Hab

“Our new catalog cover delivers that ‘wow’ factor with Monadnock’s Astrolite PC 100 Velvet paper,” Grossman explained. Astrolite PC 100 Velvet is part of the company’s line of fine printing papers, coated on both sides and made with 100% post-consumer waste recycled fiber. It is the only premium-coated 100% recycled sheet made in the U.S.

“We love being on this journey with Nat Hab,” said Julie Brannen, Director of Sustainability Solutions, Monadnock. “Supporting its admirable mission makes our job very rewarding. It’s an adventure to work collaboratively with Nat Hab and support their mission to provide equally rewarding adventures for their clients.”

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Book—Covers/Jackets

Zubaan
Ariana Gupta – School of Visual Arts
USA

Zubaan, an independent feminist publishing house in New Delhi, excels in academic books, fiction, memoirs, and popular nonfiction. Renowned for pioneering narratives and progressive ideologies, Zubaan amplifies women’s voices and reaches children and young adults with curated selections. As a dynamic force in the literary world, Zubaan shapes discourse with fearless exploration and advocacy for diverse stories.

Additional credits: Instructors, Rory Simms and Courtney Gooch

Second Place

Speaking in Tongues
Yoon Seo Kim – School of Visual Arts
USA

Zadie Smith’s Speaking in Tongues explores the complexities of communication, identity, and cultural barriers through the experiences of two friends living in England. As the book discusses the contrast between having multiple voices (representing multiculturalism) and a single voice, Yoon Seo aimed to use a children’s word-match worksheet as a metaphor and inspiration for the design. The design aims to illustrate how owning multiple languages (cultures) feels for readers who see the cover.

Additional credits: Instructor, Peter Ahlberg

Third Place

The Artist Book
Jiawen Zhang – School of Visual Arts
USA

This ambitious, collaborative project between the designer and esteemed American poet Elaine Sexton, comprises five intricate paper sculptures, each crafted to encapsulate a distinct interpretation of one of Sexton’s evocative poems. Despite their individuality, these sculptures are bound together by a common thematic thread: the concept of acceptance. Through artistic expression and poetic verse, the series explores various facets of acceptance, inviting viewers on a journey of introspection and understanding. By seamlessly marrying visual artistry with poetic narrative, The Artist Book transcends traditional boundaries, offering a multi-dimensional exploration of human emotion and connection that resonates deeply with audiences.

Additional credits: Olga Mezhibovskaya

Books—Entire Package

First Place

Bento of Memories
Shiyao Wu

Bento of Memories is the tangible embodiment of Shiyao Wu’s spiritual journey. It consists of four small unique books, each centered around a specific ingredient, weaving memories and stories from a particular year. Bento of Memories – Tomatoes is her reflection on her journey in 2020, once again in a foreign land, a year filled with farewells and longing for family. Bento of Memories – Maitake Mushroom is a book inspired by her summer 2021 Omakase experience. Bento of Memories – Truffle is a book commemorating her 22nd birthday dinner in 2022. Bento of Memories – Salmon is a scroll-shaped book centered around the theme of reunion. It captures the precious moments of 2023 when, after four years of separation, the designer joyfully reunited with her family.

Second Place

Dos Palmares
Maί­ra dos Palmares Santana
Brazil

Dos Palmares is a memorial book that brings in parallel and in chronological order a sample of four decades of graphic archive of the Brazilian Black Movement and the life of the Santana family, a black Brazilian family. Interweaving collective and personal memories, the story is told through fragments: notes, letters, invitations, photographs, doodles, thoughts, concerns, and desires. Interventions in red applied to translucent sheets express reflections and run throughout the book. Anti-racism is an exercise of recognition and projection. Protecting this book in a box is reaffirming the need to protect these memories. Telling this story is demarcating our place at the table, in design, and in the publishing market.

Additional credits: Photographer, Maίra Santana; Instructor, Flávio Nascimento

Third Place

Six-Legged Book
Seo Jin Lee – School of Visual Arts
USA

This risograph-printed book celebrates arthropods and insects that mimic butterflies through a captivating blend of photos and illustrations. Each page provides detailed insights into their anatomy and behaviors, inviting readers into the mesmerizing world of insect mimicry. With vibrant colors and striking imagery, it serves as both an artistic and educational resource, captivating audiences of all ages. Whether you’re an entomologist or simply curious about nature, this book offers a captivating journey into insect mimicry.

Additional credits: Instructor, Peter Ahlberg

Hand Lettering

First Place

Up In The Air Gonggi Typography
Jae Young Kim – Pratt Institute
USA

The Hangul & Latin multilingual typeface ‘Up In The Air’ explores how markings can evoke my cultural background and be used for communication in a typographic manner. Inspired by a Korean game, Gonggi, the typography book project narrates my childhood in Korea using Korean letters connected by randomly generated markings from gameplay.

Second Place

Amunet Type
Xinyu Liu – School of Visual Arts
USA

Amunet is a vintage serif typeface created by the designer that is inspired by ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. It uses smooth curves and streamlined arcs to symbolize the flow of history, thus creating a unique balance between classical and modern. The covers are made out of resin, and Egyptian hieroglyphics, art, architecture, and mythology were buried in layers of amber, creating a fossilized look. The “butterfly” represents reincarnation in Egyptian culture and serves as an inspiration for the theme of the work. As people open and flip through the book, the many familiar stories and characters of ancient Egypt unfold, evoking a sense of nostalgia for these early civilizations that are the very foundations of our modern society.

Additional credits: Instructor, Ros Knopov

Third Place

Bird Words
Jada Merritt – California Institute of the Arts
USA

“Bird Words” is a series of lettering and logotype exercises created over the course of a semester with the goal of developing skills in expressive and illustrative typography. Each week, the designer chose 1-2 birds to design logos for, the challenge being how to represent their characteristics typographically. Jada took inspiration from the bird’s appearance, movements, sound, color, and so on, injecting these attributes into each hand-lettered composition. By the end of the class, she had created over 20 bird logotypes, which were then compiled into a small booklet.

Additional credits: Jeffery Keedy

Illustration

First Place

Stilts, Bears & Skeletons
Heike Scharrer – Cambridge School of Art
United Kingdom

Stilts, Bears and Skeletons, a non-fiction book for all ages, depicts 15 different dance forms from around the world including ritualistic and ceremonial dances of diverse rural and urban communities and forgotten indigenous dances that were recently revived to convey political messages. Gestural mark-making and different typefaces developed for each dance complement every dance’s character and convey its energy. The artwork has been printed in a limited color palette in layers as a giclee print with a screen-printed fluorescent spot color on top. Each dance is portrayed as a dance sequence and its inspiration is visualized as a frieze underneath the text.

Additional credits: Instructor, Katherina Manolessou

Second Place

Xiaoyun Tian
Xiaoyun Tian – Cambridge School of Art
United Kingdom

This picture book tells the story of a firefly called Neon who yearns for city life and comes to work in the city from the forest where he lives. In order to stay in the city, he joins a design company, which is designed according to the template. The work mode caused Neon to fall into anxiety, and finally, his practices and thoughts infected his colleagues, and a single spark was able to start a prairie fire. The inspiration for the project comes from the current reality of workplace pressure in China. At present, 996 has become a norm in most companies in China, that is, going to work at 9 AM, leaving work at 9 PM, and working six days a week.

Third Place

Gulf Horizons Illustrations
Jazmine Garcia – University of North Texas
USA

Gulf Horizon’s new website design needed to feel immersive and inviting for adventurers seeking information on kayaking and similar outdoor activities. A collection of bespoke illustrations and curated photography, paired with a rich color palette, showcases the information in the tone of a cheerful oasis. These lush layered illustrations feature state flowers, birds, and more. Three illustrations were created for each of the five Gulf states. Each spot illustration uses three colors. The variety of shapes and textures creates movement while keeping the focus on the primary figure.

Additional credits: Instructor, Erica Holeman

Photography

First Place

The Dream
Emily Brown – University of Texas at Arlington
USA

This film & darkroom photography project is about the idea of the designer and her sister as facsimiles of one another. The work reflects on their experiences growing up, dealing with body image issues, the complexities of being a woman, and feeling one way inside and having to act another way on the surface. The photos are meant to be dreamlike and evocative of a memory. The designer used a soft-focus lens and black-and-white film processed in a traditional darkroom. The double exposures were created in-camera using a 1990s film camera.

Additional credits: Instructor, Scott Hilton

Design for Social Impact

First Place

Elephant in the room
Eason Yang

Named for “No Evidence of Disease” (a medical term) and “Not Entirely Dead” (an inside joke for cancer patients), NED is a non-profit social enterprise championing cancer survivors in the workplace. NED highlights survivors’ extraordinary abilities forged through adversity, guiding them to become exceptionally employable. This project aims to raise awareness of the stigma and bias people have in the workplace against cancer survivors and their resume gaps—aka the Elephant in the room.

Second Place

Phantom Limbs: Design Interventions and Site-specific Storytelling
Veronica Tsai – Art Center College of Design
USA

Phantom Limbs: Design Interventions and Site-specific Storytelling, explores how the power of site-specific design can be used to tell the forgotten stories of underrepresented communities. Focused on Pasadena, the designer selected several sites where displacements of communities—mainly working-class people of color—occurred. The core features of Phantom Limbs are site-specific, projection-mapped environmental graphics. The designer experimented with various scales and materials by projecting statements, imageries, and other content that pertain to the history of these sites.

Additional credits: Photography, Veronica Tsai, Brad Bartlett; Instructors, Brad Bartlett, Miles Mazzie

Third Place

Ace Week
Nicole Tocco – Savannah College of Art and Design
USA

Asexuality is often overlooked within the LGBTQIA+ community. To raise awareness, Asexual Outreach hosts Ace Week, a week-long event celebrating the Ace community. This project explores a new identity system for Ace Week, including posters, event passes, and merchandise. The design features Ace colors and bold typography, with extended letters that guide the viewer’s eye and highlight the event’s focus on visibility for the Ace community.

Additional credits: Instructor, Michael Whitney

Citizen Design

First Place

Lampião da Esquina
Pedro Melo – Federal University of Rio De Janeiro
Brazil

Lampião da Esquina consists of the study and graphic and editorial production of an alternative LGBTQIAPN+ publication for the Brazilian publishing market, taking as its basis and historically rescuing the queer tabloid of the same name that circulated on newsstands between 1978 and 1981, in the midst of the military dictatorship. The aim was to rethink Lampião as a current publication, adapting its content, format, printing techniques, and handling to the challenges and experiences of today’s LGBTQIAPN+ community. Its new guise seeks to break the (hetero)normative structure of a newspaper, bringing a changeable grid between its pages and editions, the complete absence of capital letters, and a vertical format that resembles the screens of a cell phone. For its special launch edition (number #00), texts were written that were able to present the new editorial and graphic proposal and introduce this unprecedented stage of the newspaper to the public.

Additional credits: Instructor, Nair de Paula Soares; Photography, Sara Monteiro; Reviewer, Italo Braga

Congratulations to all the professional and student participants in this year’s PRINT Awards! We look forward to seeing what you have in store for us in 2025.

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Advertising

First Place

Literary Mixtape
NaRe Hong – School of Visual Arts
USA

Blending nostalgia with innovation, Literary Mixtape reintroduces Penguin’s iconic literary figures through the retro charm of cassette tapes. Aimed at rekindling Generation Z’s love for literature, this project bridges classic literature and contemporary music. Shareable cassette tapes feature imagery and quotes from beloved literary heroes, inviting readers to explore literature and music together. These playlists evoke the essence of literary figures and offer a fresh, engaging way to rediscover timeless classics, celebrating the enduring appeal of analog media.

Additional credits: Jueun Kim; Instructor, Gio Serrano

Second Place

Stuf by Oreo
Elyza Nachimson – School of Visual Arts
USA

Oreo, a beloved sandwich cookie brand with over a century of legacy, introduces Stuf, a new home goods collection inspired by its iconic black-and-white layers. This innovative extension explores brand identity, social challenges, and an out-of-home campaign, leveraging Oreo’s reputation to captivate a new market. With Stuf, Oreo redefines boundaries and delights consumers with its inventive approach to product innovation.

Additional credits: Instructor, Dirk Kammerzell

Third Place

Verizon
Hongjin Li – School of Visual Arts
USA

Verizon’s campaign, centered on the one-liner “The Gear you need is closer than you think,” promotes its accessories by highlighting their accessibility and indispensability. This multifaceted initiative showcases a range of essential accessories, from headphones to phone cases, through captivating visuals and persuasive messaging. The campaign underscores Verizon’s commitment to convenient, high-quality gear that enhances digital lifestyles, aiming to drive sales and foster brand loyalty.

Additional credits: Instructor, Jay Marsen and Lex Beltrone

Annual Reports

First Place

Victims First Annual Report
Aurora Schafer – University of North Texas
USA

Victims First is a nonprofit organization that aids in the aftermath of mass casualty crimes. The educational goal was to redesign the 2022 annual report and create more impactful visuals to reflect the importance of the issue. After researching Victims First, Aurora wanted to maintain a sense of quietness while also conveying strength, creating a more impactful experience for viewers, and showcasing the gravity of the cause. Bold typography, halftone photos, and bright risograph-printed colors compliment the hairline details and airy layout, ultimately creating a quiet, yet impactful annual report.

Additional credits: Photography, Siphosethu Fanti and Colin Lloyd; Instructor, Whitney Holden

Branding Identities

First Place

Museum of the Moving Image
Mina Son – School of Visual Arts
USA

The Museum of the Moving Image’s (MoMI) rebranding revolves around the brand attributes of ‘Sequence,’ ‘Verisimilitude,’ and ‘Frame,’ which capture the duality in images and sequences and the interplay between reality and constructed reality. The concept “Beyond the Frame: Duality” guides this reimagined identity, inviting visitors to explore the complexities of visual storytelling and fostering a deeper appreciation for the artistry and intricacies of the cinematic experience.

Additional credits: Instructor, Joseph Han

Second Place

POT.ION
Mina Son – School of Visual Arts
USA

POT.ION is a fertilizer brand for indoor plants, cleverly named to combine ‘pot’ and ‘potion.’ Designer Mina Son aimed to modernize traditional plant nutrient packaging with aesthetic elements, incorporating a logo symbolizing blooming, growth, and healing. She focused on user experience by including a beginner’s guide, poster, and postcards to engage users. The cohesive design features complementary colors and clean typography, creating an aesthetically pleasing and informative experience for beginners in indoor plant care.

Additional credits: Instructor, Justin Colt

Third Place

Found Sound Music Festival
Don Park – School of Visual Arts
USA

The Found Sound Music Festival celebrates artists who integrate found sounds into their music. Designer Don Park used AI and a modular grid system inspired by vintage synthesizers to design the venue, representing individual artists with distinctive shapes. Despite the project’s limitations, Park meticulously documented the process, gaining invaluable insights and enhancing his understanding of design principles and creative problem-solving. This challenging endeavor served as a springboard for exploration and growth.

Additional credits: Instructor, Andrea Trabucco-Campos

Brochures

First Place

FORM
Fiona Tran – Drexel University
USA

Form is an experimental, mid-century-inspired furniture catalog that redefines function and comfort by juxtaposing traditional and alternative design standards. It offers readers a fresh perspective on functional design through unconventional displays of art and furniture. The catalog features contrasting layouts, intricate typography, and textured digital mixed media. Printed in a tabloid-sized newspaper, it provides ample space for visual exploration and a more interactive, intimate experience.

Additional credits: Instructors, Mark Willie & Eric Karnes

Editorial

First Place

FORM
Fiona Tran – Drexel University
USA

‘Damaged goods’ are products that are broken, cracked, scratched, and no longer desirable. But in this project, a contemporary newspaper about film photography, it’s quite the opposite. Every page in the newspaper is somehow damaged and exposed to light, though remaining visually pleasing. The names of the journalists are also placed irregularly to convey the moments of unexpectedness that is a critical element of the film camera. Fiona also was selected as the Student Project Best in Show by this year’s PRINT Awards jury.

Additional credits: Instructor, Pedro Mendes

Second Place

Experiments in Type Zine
Yerin Lee – School of Visual Arts
USA

Experiments in Type explores the versatility of the lowercase ‘a’ through a series of typographic studies. It features single-story and double-story renditions crafted with diverse materials and techniques. The zine documents these experiments, with each ‘a’ meticulously printed on tinted green paper, adding a unique aesthetic. This project invites readers to rethink type design and discover the creative potential of manipulating a single letter.

Additional credits: Instructors, Kenneth Deegan & Brankica Harvey

Third Place

Gestalt Tattoo
Jung Youn Kim – School of Visual Arts

Gestalt Tattoo is a tattoo genre invented by the designer, combining diverse and complex personalities into geometric shapes. The book Gestalt Tattoo: Geometric Reflections of Personalities introduces this genre, showcasing geometric symbols and tattoo designs while explaining their meanings. Rooted in Gestalt psychology, which views parts as forming an integrated whole, Gestalt Tattoos express complex human personalities in single designs. Each design is inspired by specific German words that capture unique states or personalities, like “fernweh.” By translating personal experiences into geometric figures, Gestalt Tattoos blend historical geometric symbolism with modern personal expression.

Logos

First Place

Architectural Digest
Mishen Liu – Art Center College of Design
USA

Architectural Digest, known for its monthly magazine and online video content, explores topics ranging from interior design to architecture and real estate. It showcases international design talents and innovative homes and products, aiming to inspire ideas, culture, and travel. AD’s rebrand strategy focuses on positioning the brand as a leader in interior design, architecture, and travel inspiration, particularly targeting a younger audience. This involves a new logo, vibrant colors, a sans serif typeface, and playful image treatments that reference foundational architectural design elements like simple shapes and forms. These elements are integrated across various branding assets, such as posters and video play buttons, enhancing the overall brand experience.

Additional credits: Instructor, Ming Tai

Second Place

Tiger Ale
Emily Brown – The University of Texas Arlington
USA

Tiger Ale is a student branding concept for a local Dallas-Fort Worth, TX brewery that is playful, approachable, and neighbor-oriented. It thrives on the idea that “you only live once.” The goal was to create a colorful, eye-catching, and easy-to-read logo and supporting elements that could be used for a brand identity. The color palette references the playfulness of mini-golf and combines a sense of nostalgia and a modern feel. The secondary logo is a badge design, and the dots and stripes are meant to add some movement and fun.

Additional credits: Instructor, Ben Dolezal

NEXT: Check out student winners in book design, hand lettering, illustration, photography, social impact, and citizen design.

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Data Visualization/Information Design

First Place

Street Gum Dots Marching Symphony
Jae Young Kim – Pratt Institute
USA

The Street Gum Dots project accumulated 100 findings in multiples to examine the sequence of a database and transform it into visual narratives to represent the experience in graphical representations. Over four weeks, 100 sets of gum dots on street tiles were collected by 3D scanning following the self-constrained walking directions and the shuffled music playing on Spotify.

Second Place

Fashion, Beauty and Post-Colonial Perceptions
Joumana Ibrahim – Savannah College of Art and Design
USA/Dubai

Stereotypes about Arab women’s beauty standards are often perpetuated by Western media, but they overlook the cultural roots of these practices. Historically, grooming and fashion have been integral to Arab culture, with women socializing in gender-specific spaces like Dubai’s hair salons and Damascus’ hammams. Affordable beauty services further widen access. Arab women’s approach to feminism, embracing cultural and religious differences, challenges Western stereotypes. Visual displays inspired by Lebanese Instagram influencer Lilian, using data from Statista, highlight the influence and empowerment of Arab women in their region and globally.

Third Place

Me, My Languages, and I
Joumana Ibrahim – Savannah College of Art and Design
USA

Dissecting thoughts through languages: Consciously extracting and quantifying the components of the languages the designer uses daily. In this project, Joumana looked at her WhatsApp messages and voice notes for two weeks in January and focused on the languages she used when communicating with people. The infographic consolidates all the 600+ data points she extracted from the messages, which are organized using the following categories: languages, relationship, time, date, nationality, emotion, conversation content, and media sharing.

Environmental Design

First Place

Bike Lane Parking Preventer
Yoon Seo Kim – School of Visual Arts
USA

Many New York City bike riders feel stressed when drivers park or load items in bike lanes, despite a new ‘Citizen Reporting’ bill meant to address this issue. Lack of driver awareness and forgetfulness are key reasons for these violations. Yoon Seo Kim designed a bike lane reminder to guide drivers without offending them, finding the process enjoyable and personally meaningful due to their own biking experiences.

Second Place

Elephant in the room
Eason Yang
USA

NED, a non-profit named for “No Evidence of Disease” and “Not Entirely Dead,” champions cancer survivors in the workplace by highlighting their extraordinary abilities forged through adversity, making them exceptionally employable. It challenges the negative perception of cancer-related career gaps, emphasizing that the resilience, determination, and empathy gained from battling cancer are valuable skills sought by employers. The project seeks to raise awareness of the stigma and bias against cancer survivors’ resume gaps, addressing the “elephant in the room.”

Third Place

Fidelis: A Study in Fraktur Calligraphy
Conner Gayda – Jacksonville State University
USA

This installation reimagines blackletter typography by transforming it from its medieval origins into a medium for social commentary. Conner’s hand-drawn calligraphic letterforms adopt the politically charged aesthetics of D.I.Y./punk music, using gritty, highlighter green posters with provocative political imagery to create a contemporary altarpiece. The installation’s centerpiece features three immersive typographic murals made of masking tape, legible only from specific angles to evoke the distorted art of punk music. The largest mural spells “fidelis,” symbolizing perseverance amidst the chaos, and collectively, the installation challenges traditional perceptions of blackletter typography.

IX/UX

First Place

Deafinite
Jingxin Xu – School of Visual Arts
USA

Deafinite is a pioneering suite of Mixed Reality (MR) devices designed to empower individuals with hearing impairments, particularly in travel settings where verbal language barriers may exist. It features an innovative traveling app with Augmented Reality (AR) Navigation for easy navigation and Deafinite Glasses for real-time communication with non-sign language users. This integration of advanced technology enhances accessibility and inclusivity, enabling confident and independent travel for those with hearing impairments.

Second Place

Sproute App Prototype
Zach Hall and Jordan Heath – University of North Texas
USA

Transportation accounts for 29% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. If each worker avoided driving just two days a week, they could cut their annual emissions by about 1,600 pounds per person. Sproute, a navigational app, not only promotes sustainable transit options but also fosters a supportive community encouraging users to adopt eco-friendly transportation. The app gamifies these choices through points, badges, and leaderboards, aiming to make sustainable travel engaging. Developed by a team of two in a junior interaction design course, Sproute features custom illustrations, badges, icons, and maps, with phases including research, wireframing, style guides, and a final Figma prototype.

Third Place

Trash Panda App Prototype
Macy McClish and Keaton Dillard – University of North Texas
USA

Trash Panda addresses the average household’s $1,866 annual food waste issue by offering a user-friendly app for food tracking, inventory management, grocery lists, and meal planning. Designed with custom illustrations and lively copywriting, Trash Panda aims to motivate users to better manage their kitchens. The app features streamlined flows for grocery shopping, recipe management, and inventory organization, along with intuitive list building and helpful notifications. Its branding and logo design emphasize a fun and approachable tool that encourages efficient use of food resources while reducing waste.

Motion Graphics & Video

First Place

Mirage
Jeffrey Xiyang Su, Hanson Ma, Michael Wang – Art Center College of Design
USA

The design team from Art Center College of Design crafted Mirage, an animated short film depicting a poignant love story transcending social barriers. Their aim was to blend the complexities of cyberpunk aesthetics with deep emotional storytelling, showcasing their technical prowess and creative evolution. Premiering at the Ahmanson Auditorium, Mirage symbolizes their journey, emphasizing perseverance, pursuit of excellence, and the power of teamwork in achieving artistic milestones.

Second Place

Happy Little Birthday
Juni Kweon – Art Center College of Design
USA

“Happy Little Birthday” is a touching 3D animation that portrays a personal story about the childhood fear of celebrating birthdays alone. The narrative unfolds from the perspective of a mysterious hand meticulously preparing for a birthday celebration, from setting up music to lighting candles on a cake. Despite efforts, the hand faces loneliness until a little bird appears, offering companionship and a heartfelt gift. This gesture turns the birthday into a joyful and memorable occasion, emphasizing themes of warmth, friendship, and the reassurance that even in solitude, one can find companionship and happiness.

Third Place

Rapp Snitch Knishes
Audrey Whang – School of Visual Arts
USA

In this vibrant animated motion music video for “Rapp Snitch Knishes,” an homage to the late rapper MF DOOM unfolds. The video showcases a captivating fusion of mixed-media imagery and digital collages, capturing the essence of MF DOOM’s persona. Bold typography adds an energetic layer to the visuals, complementing the dynamic portrayal of the legendary artist. Throughout the video, the iconic color palette associated with MF DOOM is prominently featured, infusing each frame with his unmistakable aesthetic. This homage not only celebrates MF DOOM’s enduring legacy but also serves as a testament to his influence on contemporary music and visual culture, ensuring that his artistic spirit continues to resonate with audiences worldwide.

Outdoor/Billboards

First Place

Spy
Ting Jui Chang – School of Visual Arts
USA

The International Spy Museum in Washington D.C., renowned for its exploration of espionage, undergoes a rebranding inspired by the secretive aura of classified documents, notably their blacked-out sections. This motif infuses the museum’s identity with the allure of mystery and secrecy inherent to espionage. By incorporating elements reminiscent of redacted files, the new brand captures the intrigue and clandestine nature of the spy world. This innovative approach transforms the museum’s identity into a captivating reflection of its mission to delve into intelligence and intrigue, inviting visitors on a journey into the covert realm of spies.

Second Place

Go Skateboarding Day
Hyowon Kwon – School of Visual Arts
USA

Skateboarding, which originated from Californian surfers in the 1900s, has evolved to let skaters enjoy it safely even in busy and densely populated narrow cities in 2023. The goal of this project is to elevate skateboarding from a subculture to a mainstream culture through the “Go Skate” campaign and improve the public’s perception of riders by promoting its enjoyment among the general public. The custom typeface draws inspiration from the various perspectives and shapes of ramps seen during different skateboarding techniques. The typeface can appear plain from one aspect and three-dimensional from another and can be read vertically as well. To enhance the readability of this typeface in posters and billboards, a distorted secondary typeface is used.

Third Place

Elevating Everyday Sounds
Chuanyuan Lin – School of Visual Arts
USA

Crafted as dynamic posters and captivating ad designs, this project aims to showcase the beauty and rhythmic potential of everyday sounds while promoting a STOMP show. The designs highlight how this performance art turns mundane noises into a mesmerizing spectacle through visually engaging graphics and compelling messaging. By emphasizing STOMP’s unique blend of percussion, movement, and creativity, the campaign invites audiences to witness firsthand the transformation of ordinary sounds into extraordinary performances. With each element meticulously crafted to evoke the show’s energy and excitement, the posters and ads serve as powerful tools to entice and captivate viewers, drawing them into the world of rhythm and innovation.

Packaging

First Place

Horsepower Cold Brew Coffee
Vasavi Bubna – School of Visual Arts
USA

Just like a car’s engine would seize up without motor oil, many people cannot make it through the day without their caffeine fix. Inspired by vintage motor oil cans, Horsepower Cold Brew Coffee depicts coffee as a fuel for humans. Along with the hand-lettered wordmark, a maker’s mark was also designed to go on the cap of the coffee tins. The ratios on each can represent the steeping time and intensity of the brew. The coffee packages come with a card with mixing ratios for the concentrate, as well as a set of funnels to channel the true feeling of an auto-body shop. The design of these cards was inspired by old gas station receipt designs.

Second Place

Dark Energy
Eshaan Sojatia – Rochester Institute of Technology
USA

In order to show dark energy and other things in the universe, the project had to be done in black and white only. Each cover delves into a different part of a cosmic mystery, from Acceleration of the Universe, Cosmological Constant, Modified Gravity Theories, and Quintessence to Emergent Gravity. Eshaan used a dynamic mix of graphic elements and geometric shapes along with typography to create elements that represent the forces. The designer stuck to a black-and-white color scheme as a metaphor for how mysterious and hard to pin down dark energy.

Third Place

Never Will
Rabiya Gupta – School of Visual Arts
USA

The design team here was tasked with creating type-only album covers based on a randomly assigned art movement and music genre. Rabiya was given the Bauhaus movement and country music and decided to create a cover for Never Will by country music artist Ashley McBryde. Embracing Bauhaus’s emphasis on geometric forms, the designer integrated these elements into my design, infusing it with a sense of modernist aesthetics. However, to imbue the cover with a personal touch, the designer introduced a functional dimension, crafting a typographic pattern and system that echoed Bauhaus principles while also resonating with the spirit of country music. This fusion of influences resulted in a visually compelling cover that pays homage to Bauhaus while capturing the essence of McBryde’s music.

Posters

First Place

Alzheimer’s Poster
Emily Brown – University of Texas at Arlington
USA

This poster was created for Alzheimer’s Awareness. Emily wanted to use collage to show the dispersion of memories and the idea of the loss of self/who you are with the onset of the disease. After seeing what her grandmother and father went through when caring for her grandfather as he lived with Alzheimer’s, she also wanted to include a positive message for parents and caregivers, reminding them that memory loss is not the end of hope. The designer also includes ways to contact the Alzheimer’s Association, where to get help, and how to give to their cause.

Second Place

Barely Hanging On
Sean Howes – University of North Texas
USA

For this project, the designer had to create a poster design to visualize a social issue of our choice. The suicide rate among workers in the construction industry is 53.3 deaths per 100,000 persons, which is much higher than the overall rate of 12.93 per 100,000 U.S. citizens. The hand grasping the bucket of tools symbolized the workers’ strength and pride in their work. The wrist about to snap symbolizes poor mental health, yet the hand still holds onto the bucket, refusing to show weakness even though their “Barely Holding on”.

Third Place

Synesthesia
Jia Li – School of Visual Arts
USA

Synesthesia is a perceptual phenomenon, a “crossing of the senses,” in which one sense triggers another sense. For instance, listening to music may evoke an individual’s perception of colors and shapes. This series “Synesthesia,” explores the relationship between human perceptions, based on how we interpret various sensations, and individuals with synesthesia may “see” sound, “touch” smell, and “smell” color. A person experiencing synesthesia may observe that their senses blend, adding an extra dimension to their perception of the world. For instance, they may associate taste with colors, feel textures when eating, and describe shapes as either “round” or “pointy.”

NEXT: We spotlight student winners in advertising, annual reports, branding identities, brochures, editorial, and logos.

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Data Visualization & Information Design

First Place

City Pulse 2023: The Future of Central Business Districts
Minjung Lee – Gensler Research Institute
USA

Gensler’s City Pulse 2023 report examines the future of central business districts (CBDs) by analyzing insights from 26,000 survey respondents across 53 cities globally. It addresses challenges such as business closures, reduced foot traffic, and office vacancies in CBDs three years into the pandemic. The report provides a global overview of findings and focuses on three downtown personas: residents, employees, and local visitors. For each group, it offers insights into their current experiences in CBDs, statistical predictors of a great downtown experience, and future-proofing strategies. Additionally, the report includes regional and city-specific data in an appendix. Ultimately, City Pulse 2023 suggests that by catering to the diverse needs of residents, employees, and visitors, CBDs can revitalize and thrive in the future.

Additional credits:
Lela Johnson, Laura Latham

Second Place

203 X Infographics
Sung Hwan – Infographics Lab 203
Republic of Korea

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a world-famous classic Chinese novel, is still very much loved. It is a novel that is recognized as the best classic in the East and a must-read book, to the extent that there is a saying, “Do not deal with someone who has not read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms at least three times.” This series of twelve posters tells the story of the Three Kingdoms, centered around the main characters of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, through this infographic. Posters represent Greek and Roman Mythology, Journey to the West, Giant Panda, King Sejong, Pictogram, Taipei, and Yoga.

Third Place

Global Workplace Survey Comparison 2023
Minjung Lee – Gensler Research Institute
USA

The 2023 Global Workplace Survey Comparison examines responses from 14,000 full-time office workers across nine countries and three continents, aiming to understand how workplaces can enhance employee performance and experience amid the transition to mobile work. The report reveals that high-performing workplaces significantly improve personal productivity, job satisfaction, career advancement, work/life balance, and personal health, while also fostering team outcomes such as community sense, relationships, connection to company mission, and productivity. Workers in top workplaces recognize their positive impact on business outcomes, displaying higher engagement, commitment, workflow awareness, team relationships, and a sense of belonging. As organizations shape their future workplace strategies, investing in high-performing workplaces can positively influence business performance at all levels, with employees worldwide seeing the workplace as a preferred destination rather than a mere obligation.

Additional credits:
Lela Johnson, Laura Latham

Student Honorees – Data Visualization & Information Design

First Place – Street Gum Dots Marching Symphony by Jae Young Kim, Pratt Institute, USA
Second Place – Fashion, Beauty and Post-Colonial Perceptions by Joumana Ibrahim, Savannah College of Art and Design, United Arab Emirates
Third Place – Me, My Languages, and I by Joumana Ibrahim, Savannah College of Art and Design, United Arab Emirates

Environmental Design

First Place

Black Power to Black People Exhibition
John Kudos – KASA Collective
USA

The exhibition offers an intimate exploration of how The Black Panther Party utilized branding and media to shape its narrative and garner community support, becoming a significant militant force of its era. The exhibit design features oversized protest signs outside the gallery and iconic photographs of key figures like Huey Newton inside. Organized chronologically, it tracks the development of Black Panther branding across six sections, accompanied by tracks from the Seize the Time LP by Elaine Brown. Bold typography, military colors, striking icons, and heroic imagery of armed members emphasize the party’s powerful design strategies, echoing their impact even decades later.

Additional credits:
Creative Director, John Kudos; 3D Creative Director, Robert de Saint Phalle; Art Director, Ashley Wu; Designer, Fay Qiu; Project Manager, Amanda Knott; 3D Renderer, Imam Fadillah; Design Intern, Saskia Wulandiarti; Photography, Samuel Sachs Morgan

Second Place

Made in Japan Exhibition
John Kudos – KASA Collective
USA

The exhibition offers an immersive exploration of Japan’s graphic design golden age through curated posters from the Merrill C. Berman Collection. Inspired by Ikko Tanaka’s Nihon Buyö poster, the exhibition design incorporates geometric shapes. A triptych of oversized title walls resembling a Japanese folding fan welcomes visitors, creating a seamless exhibit space. Each gallery section features thematic backdrops with vivid colored shapes that progressively enlarge, mirroring the evolution of Japanese graphic design. Oversized typography reminiscent of lettering on ships carrying Japanese immigrants adds a sense of industrialization and globalization, reflecting key influences on Japan’s graphic design history.

Additional credits:
Creative Director, John Kudos; 3D Creative Director, Robert de Saint Phalle; Art Director, Ashley Wu; Designer, Fay Qiu; Project Manager, Amanda Knott; 3D Renderer, Imam Fadillah; Design Intern, Saskia Wulandiarti; Photography, Samuel Sachs Morgan

Third Place

Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde
Ola Baldych – Poster House
USA

Poster House’s exhibition “Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde,” launched in September 2023, charts the trajectory of the Art Deco movement from the 1925 Paris Exhibition to World War II. Designed by Ola Baldych, the exhibit channels Art Deco’s vibrant colors and geometric patterns, with pink symbolizing modernism and metallic designs evoking industrial materials. Hand-painted ombre murals trace the movement’s ascent and decline. Pine slat temporary walls create mid-horizons, complementing the linear patterns in wall graphics, while A.M. Cassandre’s iconic works take center stage, featuring section headings in his “Bifur” font. The design seamlessly integrates with the posters, incorporating dynamic lines and bold hues, blending mechanical production with hand craftsmanship to capture the essence of Art Deco. This immersive exhibition provides a whimsical yet specific exploration of each poster’s significance within the movement.

Student Honorees – Environmental Design

First Place – Bike Lane Parking Preventer by Yoon Seo Kim, School of Visual Arts, USA
Second Place – Elephant in the Room by Eason Yang, USA
Third Place – Fidelis: A Study in Fraktur Calligraphy by Conner Gayda, Jacksonville State University, USA

IX/UX Design

First Place

Studio Museum in Harlem
Base Design
USA

The Studio Museum in Harlem, established in 1968, stands as a vital hub for artists of African descent, fostering creativity, dialogue, and community engagement. To modernize its online presence, the museum enlisted BaseNYC for a website redesign, aiming to reflect its dynamic spirit. Inspired by Harlem’s vibrant atmosphere, the design emulates a brownstone stoop, serving as a lively digital meeting place. Embracing noise as a concept, the website integrates artworks with surrounding creations, placing emphasis on the artists and their narratives. Video and audio clips within the margins further enhance the immersive experience, capturing the essence of the Studio Museum’s energetic setting.

Additional credits:
Mirek Nisenbaum, Min Lew, Andrey Starkov, Harry Laverty, Ross Gendels, Marc Hill, Masha Basyrova, Vivian Valentin, Artem Lyustik, Sergei Khegai, Volha Trehubava, Jerry Johnston, Ji Park

Second Place

theo Transformation Advisory
Hana Snell – Caliber Creative
USA

theo is an advisory group that partners with entrepreneurs, executives, and industry leaders to metamorphose talent and guide their enterprises through transformational journeys. With a refreshed wordmark, visual identity, and inventory of infographics, the brand’s new look reflects the same frameworks meant to transform organizations. The combination of gradients, emanating graphic elements, and gentle brush strokes create an expressive approach to otherwise corporate data visualization. Color is strategically used throughout the website to categorize each level of a client’s journey (talent, culture, and enterprise), while the color-field digital paintings abstractly represent the various impacted industries. This dynamic mixture of elements is energetic and impactful, inspiring clients to trust in the theo expertise and embark on their own metamorphosis.

Additional credits:
Brandon Murphy, Erin Brachman, Trevor Scott, Cosme Olivas

Third Place

Fearless Website
Rony Dixon – Texas Tech University
USA

Fearless is a podcast showcasing the untold stories of Texas Tech through candid interviews with students, faculty, staff, and alumni, introducing listeners to individuals embodying the Red Raiders’ qualities and contributing to the university’s broad impact. With an immersive, long-form storytelling approach, Fearless delivers compelling narratives highlighting the passion and perseverance of the Texas Tech community. The recently redesigned website, launched alongside season three of the podcast in 2023, reflects the podcast’s personal, relatable, impactful, engaging, sincere, and authentic character, prioritizing relevance and connection for listeners.

Additional credits:
Web Design, Rony Dixon; Lead Web Developer, Gary Eubanks; Director of Design, Veronica Medina; Producer and Host, Taylor Peters; Photography, Justin Rex; Photography, Ashley Rodgers; Co-Producer, Allison Hirth

Student Honorees – IX/UX Design

First Place – Deafinite by Jingxin Xu, School of Visual Arts, USA
Second Place – Sproute App Prototype by Zach Hall and Jordan Heath, University of North Texas, USA
Third Place – Trash Panda App Prototype by Macy McClish and Keaton Dillard, University of North Texas, USA

Motion Graphics & Video

First Place

Santé: Designed by Patrick Norguet
Molly Skonieczny – Tolleson
USA

“Santé: Designed by Patrick Norguet” is a meticulously crafted stop-motion animation video created by Tolleson, a creative agency, and Studio TK, a furniture company. Departing from typical designer videos, the duo sought to amplify Studio TK’s voice and stand out in the industry. The video production embraced analog techniques, aligning with Studio TK’s craft furniture production ethos. Through interviews with designer Patrick Norguet, a script was constructed to distill complex design ideologies into understandable visuals. Each handmade prop was carefully placed, capturing the essence of Norguet’s work. Inspired by Norguet’s love for music, the video utilizes visual metaphors to convey profound ideas, such as the transition from black and white to color representing the journey from concept to creation. With around 1,400 frames, the video celebrates the emotional essence underlying every design project, showcasing the art of storytelling through stop-motion sequences and captivating visuals.

Additional credits: Steve Tolleson, Jesse Goldberg, Evan Tolleson, Briana Tarantino; Photography, Eric Einwiller

Second Place

Doris Duke Foundation: When Artists Thrive, We All Thrive
Bryce Bizer – None Other
USA

None Other was commissioned by the Doris Duke Foundation to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Doris Duke Artist Awards, which provides substantial grants to individual performing artists. To capture the essence of a decade of achievements, None Other adopted an unconventional approach. Instead of traditional interviews, they used motion design-based photography paired with audio interviews. This method allowed for flexibility in documenting seven artists across various locations, ensuring a comprehensive narrative. The resulting film was showcased at a landmark anniversary event, garnering widespread attention from both the artistic community and media outlets, including CBS Mornings, NPR, and Billboard.

Additional credits: Daphne Chiang; Photography, Gabriela Bhaskar, Brittainy Newman

Third Place

Dieline Awards 2024
Justin Colt – The Collected Works
USA

The Dieline Awards is an annual competition celebrating outstanding packaging design. For 2024, Dieline approached The Collected Works to create a short film for their upcoming call-for-entries campaign, celebrating the meticulous and material-focused nature of packaging design. The end result is a 30-shot, one-minute-long 3D motion piece exploring the unique properties of various commonly used physical materials, gradually joining together into the form of the Dieline Awards trophy.

Additional credits: Jose Fresneda, Christian Townsend, Vincent Drayne, Mina Son, Justin Raymond Park

Outdoor/Billboards

First Place

Life Less Scary – Billboard Series
Stephanie Morrison – Dunn&Co
USA

Grow Financial, a Federal Credit Union, launched the “Life Less Scary” campaign to address the heightened financial fears of millennials and Gen-Z. They collaborated with 3D artists to create a set of “monster letters,” which were featured in out-of-home placements to represent Grow’s financial products in a visually engaging yet approachable manner. Inflatable versions of the monster letters were displayed on billboards, adding an eye-catching element to the campaign. The monster alphabet was integrated across various campaign elements to convey the message effectively.

Additional credits: Chief Creative Officer, Troy Dunn; Creative Director, Max Dempster; Art Director/UX Design, Mitchell Goodrich; Copywriter, Michala Jackson; Designer, Cris Trespando; Designer, Cody Davis; Account Supervisor, Rachel Jensen; Account Coordinator, Ann Butler

Second Place

I Am Toronto Pearson
Joshua Duchesne – Made by Emblem
Canada

Toronto Pearson Airport launched the “I AM TORONTO PEARSON” (IATP) program in 2016 to support its vast employee community, but the COVID-19 pandemic impacted its business and employee morale. To rejuvenate its workforce and reputation, Pearson sought to revamp the IATP brand, focusing on enhancing employee engagement. Made by Emblem undertook the task, aiming to celebrate Pearson’s employees as resilient heroes. Inspired by Nike athletics, the new brand identity centered on employees, featuring custom typefaces and authentic street photography to reflect the employee community’s spirit.

Additional credits: Megan Drummond, Christina Kim; Photography, Taha Maharuma, Daniel Neuhaus; Videographer, Colin Clark

Third Place

Dream Streetcar
Matt Wegerer – Whiskey Design
USA

In 2023, Barbie Fever took over, and the world couldn’t get enough. Barbie has had dream houses, dream campers, and dream boats, but she has never had a Dream Streetcar. That is how the Kansas City Streetcar was transformed into this pink dream. This toy-inspired makeover included sticker headlines, fake wheels, and perforated curtains. The inside was also decked out with the latest fashion of Barbie, Ken, and yes, even Allen.

Additional credits: Lindsey Musil; Photography, Travis Carroll, Monica Melber; Printer, Signco; Videographer, James Meierotto

Student Honorees – Outdoor & Billboards

First Place – Spy by Ting Jui Chang, School of Visual Arts, USA
Second Place – Go Skateboarding Day by Hyowon Kwon, School of Visual Arts, USA
Third Place – Elevating Everyday Sounds by Chuanyuan Lin, School of Visual Arts, USA

Packaging

First Place

Lou Reed / Words & Music / May 1965 – Special Edition Packaging
Masaki Koike – Phyx Design
USA

Lou Reed – Words & Music offers an extraordinary, unvarnished, and plainly poignant insight into one of America’s true poet songwriters. Capturing Reed in his formative years, this previously unreleased collection of songs—penned by a young Lou Reed, recorded to tape with the help of future bandmate John Cale, and mailed to himself as a “poor man’s copyright”—remained sealed in its original envelope and unopened for nearly 50 years. Its contents embody some of the most vital, groundbreaking contributions to American popular music committed to tape in the 20th century.

Second Place

Golden Hour
Miles McKirdy – Golden Hour Wellness
USA

Golden Hour is pioneering the evolving cannabis industry in the United States, capitalizing on its legal infancy to redefine consumer perceptions. Positioned as a disruptive and approachable brand, Golden Hour aims to transcend the stereotypical ‘stoner’ culture, offering a sophisticated approach to cannabis consumption. With a mission to be recognized as more than just a product, the brand strategically focuses on five key areas: Branding, Engagement, Education, Innovative Packaging, and Sustainability.

Additional credits: Creative Director, Miles McKirdy; Brand Strategist (and Miles’s Partner), Jessica Arnone; Project Director (and Miles’s Dad), Dr. Mark Lewis McKirdy; Art Director (and Miles’s Mum), Carol Mary McKirdy; Photography Cheyenne Lawson

Third Place

The Grappler
CF Napa Brand Design
USA

Vinoce Vineyards brought back their Zinfandel brand, “The Grappler,” due to popular demand. Partnering with CF Napa, they aimed to give it a bold new look for exclusive sale at their tasting room and wine club. Drawing on parallels between winemaking and wrestling, CF Napa created colorful labels inspired by Lucha Libre. The angled placement adds a lively touch, celebrating wrestling while honoring the Vinoce Vineyards owner’s ties to Mexico and the farmworkers there. Collectors are encouraged to collect all six wines, each featuring a unique mask design.

Student Honorees – Packaging

First Place – Horsepower Cold Brue Coffee by Vasavi Bubna, School of Visual Arts, USA
Second Place – Dark Energy by Eshaan Sojatia, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
Third Place – Never Will by Rabiya Gupta, School of Visual Arts, USA

Posters

First Place

Upside
Edica Holeman Design
USA

This interactive poster is a result of the designer’s reflection on the design process as a form of catharsis. The white typographic elements are generated from custom code written in p5.js, representing the complexity of human experiences. The text acknowledges the mix of good and bad in life. Using p5.js, the typography starts legible but transforms into waving staggered tiles as the user interacts with it, symbolizing the highs and lows of life. References to cargo and packaging add depth, and the poster can be hung in any orientation. A QR code allows viewers to access the interactive typography.

Second Place

Minnesota Twins History Poster
Jovaney Hollingsworth – DLR Group
USA

During the renovation of the club lounge at the Minnesota Twins baseball stadium, a large framed poster was created to showcase the team’s extensive history. To encompass the diverse range of players, coaches, and achievements, a collage style was chosen. Historical elements were meticulously recreated to maintain quality and adhere to the team’s brand guidelines. The project received positive feedback from the client and may be considered as a gift for club members or included in a community fundraising initiative.

Third Place

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (Kansas City Monarchs)
Jovaney Hollingsworth – DLR Group
USA

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) in Kansas City celebrates the history of African-American baseball, located near where the Negro National League began in 1920. The museum holds artifacts from the pre-integration era of Major League Baseball, nurturing legendary players like Jackie Robinson and Satchel Paige. The XGD Studio at DLR Group created posters featuring Monarchs players, including Buck O’Neil and Jackie Robinson, to support fundraising for a new museum facility. The posters feature a comprehensive list of Monarchs players and are designed for branded merchandise like mugs and t-shirts, expanding fundraising opportunities. DLR Group’s experiential graphic design services contribute to preserving and celebrating the Monarchs’ legacy.

Student Honorees – Posters

First Place – Alzheimer’s Poster by Emily Brown, The University of Texas at Arlington, UAS
Second Place – Barely Hanging On by Sean Howes, University of North Texas, USA
Third Place – Synesthesia by Jia Li, School of Visual Arts, USA

NEXT: Check out student winners in packaging, motion graphics & video, IX/UX, posters, environmental design, outdoor/billboards, and data visualization/information design.

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Annual Reports

First Place

SPH This Year 2023
Susan Prentiss – Boston University Creative Services
USA

Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) is preparing for its 50th anniversary in 2026 by releasing a series of annual report-type publications over the next four years. The theme of the 2023 issue is “Our People,” focusing on individuals who have significantly contributed to BUSPH’s legacy. The design aims to create a visual narrative that connects with the audience, featuring stories of these key figures. Inspired by the Beatles’ ampersand typographic pattern, the cover design exudes celebration and vibrancy, using copper foil to draw attention and highlight the names of current faculty and staff. The accompanying duster includes portraits of faculty and staff, setting the tone for this special edition.

Additional credits: Illustrator, Diego Kuffer; Maureen Moran, Rhonda Mello, Rob Davison, Charles Alfier, Veronica Beaudoin, Pam Cooley, Josh Comas-Race. Printer, Kirkwood

Second Place

The Smithsonian Annual Report
Jason Mannix – Polygraph
USA

The Smithsonian Institution, comprising 21 museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park, and nine research centers, collaborated with Polygraph for its 2022 annual report. This report highlights 38 individuals driving the organization forward, creating a cohesive narrative that spans various disciplines. Structured sections group people under common titles, using photographic and illustrative portraiture to add energy and diversity. Short sheets within the editorial grid introduce a playful texture and rhythm, resulting in a richly woven portrait that showcases the Smithsonian’s cultural and scientific innovation.

Additional credits: Lindsay Mannix, Gavin Wade, Laura Hambleton, Elizabeth McNeely, and the entire team at the Smithsonian Office of Advancement. Photography, Stephen Voss, Schaun Champion, Mike Morgan, Paul Chinnery

Third Place

The future is Nuclear, Bruce Power Annual Review and Energy Report
Erin Grandmaison – Bruce Power
USA

The 2023 Bruce Power Annual Review and Energy Report showcases the achievements and partnerships of the past year, emphasizing the pathway to a clean energy future. The Creative Strategy team incorporated a graphical line throughout the design to symbolize various paths, such as journeys, electrical circuits, and future directions. The design features bold text and colors paired with delicate elements like thin lines and icons, creating a dynamic visual contrast. A vibrant electric yellow, an enhanced version of their safety yellow, was used to evoke a futuristic and energetic feel. Documentary-style photography highlights people and the natural environment, with intentional yellow and blue accents to signify safety, light, and innovation. Additionally, the data visualizations were redesigned to improve comprehension and complement the report’s narrative.

Additional credits: Designer, Jessica Hillis; Communications/Writing, Tim McKay, Kate Bagshaw, Megan Adams; Web Development, Jen Johannesen. Photography, Francis Lodaza and Riley Snelling. Printer, Flash Reproductions

Student Honorees – Annual Reports

First Place – Victims First Annual Report by Aurora Schaefer, University of North Texas, USA

Books—Covers, Jackets

First Place

Opinions
Robin Bilardello – Harper
USA

The book jacket design for Opinions by Roxane Gay, created by Robin Bilardello, follows the impactful designs of Gay’s previous works, Bad Feminist and Hunger. Opinions is a collection of Gay’s best nonfiction pieces from the past decade, covering a wide range of topics including politics, feminism, culture wars, civil rights, and more. The anthology includes a new introduction where Gay reflects on the past ten years in America. Known for her role as a New York Times opinion contributor and “Work Friend” columnist, Gay addresses both societal issues and personal dilemmas with her wise and insightful voice. This thought-provoking collection is set to engage her existing fans and attract new readers.

Additional credits: Hand-drawn Type and Author Illustration, Robin Bilardello. Printer, Phoenix

Second Place

Evil Eye
Milan Bozic – Harper
USA

In her new novel, Etaf Rum explores the expectations placed on Palestinian-American women and the impact of unresolved family history. After protagonist Yara faces workplace trouble, her mother attributes it to a family curse, prompting Yara to reflect on her strict upbringing in Brooklyn. Rum’s follow-up to A Woman Is No Man delves into intergenerational trauma and the struggle to break free from cycles of abuse.

Additional credits: Illustration and typography, Lauren Tamaki. Printer, Phoenix

Third Place

Feminist Designer: On the Personal and the Political in Design
Alison Place – University of Arkansas
USA

Feminist Designer, edited by Alison Place, delves into the intersection of design and feminist theory, moving beyond the traditional focus on women’s representation in the field. The book emphasizes collaborative processes that challenge power structures and center feminist perspectives. Designed as a feminist project, it features typefaces created by women, non-binary, or trans designers, bold typography on the cover reminiscent of protest chants, and purple hues symbolizing suffragette history and contemporary activism. Every contributor’s name is prominently displayed on the cover, reflecting the feminist principle of giving credit where it’s due.

Student Honorees – Books—Covers & Jackets

First Place – Zubaan by Ariana Gupta, School of Visual Arts, USA
Second Place – Speaking in Tongues by Yoon Seo Kim, School of Visual Arts, USA
Third Place – Artist Book by Jiawen Zhang, School of Visual Arts, USA

Books—Entire Package

First Place

Milton Glaser, POP
Mirko Ilic – Mirko Ilic Corp.
USA

Milton Glaser, POP contains well over 1100 visuals, covering Milton Glaser’s work from when he was a 12-year-old (1942) to 1975. The book contains many unknown or lesser-known and unpublished works of Milton. This includes some sketches and comps. The challenge was to design the book without distracting from Glaser’s work.

Second Place

Type Something For Me
Joyce Shi – G Axis Press
USA

Type Something For Me documents an interest in typography through three distinct perspectives: type as enigma, type as a way of seeing, and type as reflection. It is the capstone of a year-long exploration into what type can be, and is meant to serve as a starting point for further investigation. With articles such as “The Power of Design(ers)?” “Design as Commodity,” “On Art and Its Form in the Age of Mass Media,” and a number of others, Shi has crafted a volume that offers multiple points of entry for those interested in thinking more deeply about typography and its effects.

Third Place

Alucinação
Felipe Goes – Felipe Goes Designer
Abu Dhabi

This work, curated and edited by Rodrigo Marques from a poem by Samuel Maciel Martins, captures the everyday lives of young, black individuals on the outskirts of Brazil with dense and precise language. Born in Quixeramobim, Martins introduces a persona striving to preserve personal and ancestral memories through a daring artistic consciousness, offering profoundly resonant poems. The book’s black-only print and simple visual design emphasize a rhythm based on mathematical relationships, with stitching as a graphical element. The dust jacket features a poster with simple shapes and vibrant screen-printed colors, contrasting the book’s minimalism. This project, focusing on visual aesthetics and meticulous detail, embodies imaginative fervor and hallucination,

Student Honorees – Books—Entire Package

First Place – Bento Memories by Shiyao Wu, China
Second Place – Dos Palmares by Maíra dos Palmares Santa, Brazil
Third Place – Six-Legged Book by Seo Jin Lee, School of Visual Arts, USA

Brochures & Catalogs

First Place

Naked Trails
Kyle Poff – Leo Burnett Chicago
USA

Granola is often seen as a commodity but Bear Naked aims to elevate its brand from functional to emotional through a campaign designed by Leo Burnett Chicago. Targeting hikers and outdoor enthusiasts, the campaign encourages thinking “Bear Naked” over “granola,” emphasizing the brand’s real ingredients and great taste. As attitudes towards nudity, mental health, and self-expression shift, the niche community of nude hikers has grown. However, despite being legal in National Parks, nude hiking faces challenges due to inconsistent enforcement. Bear Naked’s “Naked Trails,” powered by Gaia GPS, provides a safe, community-supported trail system for nude hikers. Launched on Naked Hiking Day 2023, the campaign partnered with Outside Inc. to produce custom content, video, and social engagement, promoting safe and confident exploration of nature. Additionally, they created a hiker’s belt to hold granola, ensuring hikers are always prepared.

Second Place

MCA NOW
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Design Studio
USA

With the international re-opening of museums, the Museum of Contemporary Art produced MCA NOW to amplify museum programming and exhibitions. Building awareness of the MCA to a broad audience, including families, art lovers, and tourists, this new series of collateral is designed as part of a brand refresh to be welcoming and encourage repeat visitation. This first issue, distributed in-person and mailed, transforms from a matte, bi-fold booklet into a 20 x20 inch glossy poster that lists the events and exhibitions of the season. The Creative Studio at the MCA centered full-color, inspirational imagery of both art and the community within the asset, using hits of neon pink from the updated brand palette to highlight museum information and event summaries.

Additional credits: Designer, Brian Hedrick; Director of Creative, Suraiya Nathani Hossain; Production Designer, Katie Williams; Creative Producer, Drew Colglazier; Director of Content Strategy, Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan; Senior Editor, Tyler Laminack; Chief Communications and Content Officer, Laura Herrera

Third Place

I.a.Eyeworks Booklet
Becca Lofchie – Becca Lofchie Studio
USA

With more than 40 years of groundbreaking work in the realm of optical design, retail/wholesale development, and a frequently slippery, idiosyncratic brand identity, the parameters outlining this print project for l.a.Eyeworks asked for something gigantic in scope and condensed in presentation. The publication’s designer was tasked with serving multiple goals: to encapsulate l.a.Eyeworks’ enormous visual and material history into five “pillars” without becoming a dense and confining history/chronology; to create a document with multiple points of entry and enticing reveals from front to back (and back to front) for anyone unfamiliar with the brand; to make a training manual of sorts for opticians who sell l.a.Eyeworks glasses worldwide; to create a document alluring enough to find a place front of house in independent optical boutiques; to likewise craft a publication that would stand apart from glossy seasonal look books that crowd the optical field; to illuminate the brand’s affinity for artistic collaboration, passion for expressive color, and devotion to thought-provoking wordplay; and above all, to honor the pioneering eyewear designs and visual culture of l.a.Eyeworks.

Additional credits: Photography, Joshua Schaedel

Student Honorees – Brochures & Catalogs

First Place – FORM by Fiona Tran, Drexel University, USA

Concept Work

First Place

Orb Time Font (OTF)
Raven Mo
USA

This clock is called OTF, or Orb Time Font. Living on a tiny blue orb that is the Earth, time is what we all experience, and fonts are the shapes of our languages. Before Raven Mo started research in script and language representation in design, the designer had always thought that our creative industry works around what seems to be everyone’s norm. Design for English-speaking users is just called design, and Latin typography is mostly just typography. Though humans revolve around what is perceived as default, like clockwork, there is so much more beyond Latin and English. To that end, Orb Time Font gives users the choice to recenter the conversation, to people who are native to the language they speak.

Second Place

Hand Copying Meditation
Miki Kawamura
Germany

Miki Kawamura embarked on a year-long project to craft a unique alphabet influenced by Japanese Buddhist principles, fashioning each letter as if reciting a prayer. Inspired by the Japanese belief in perseverance and repetition fostering transformation, Kawamura sought to create a new visual realm by arranging basic elements into bubble-like structures, symbolizing adaptability and diverse meanings through different combinations. Initially resembling typical text posters, a closer look reveals the alphabet embedded within clusters of bubbles, with notable examples including ‘Fizzy’ and ‘The flow of the river is constant and it is not original water,’ achieved by printing the alphabet and spraying water droplets over them. The phrase ‘The flow of the river is constant and it is not original water’ embodies Buddhist concepts of impermanence and ongoing change, encapsulating Kawamura’s reflections throughout the project within the bubbles.

Third Place

Afar: Cultural Cards
Andy Vera
USA

“Afar” is a customized version of the popular two-player card game, Lost Cities, played by designer Andy Vera and his long-distance boyfriend. The project involves the creation of bespoke card decks that reflect their unique identities and shared journeys, with a website documenting the design process. Inspired by their Indian and Mexican heritage, the decks feature thematic elements symbolizing unity and individuality, including a vibrant color palette inspired by Mexico City, Arabic horses representing Vera’s family history, and jaguars symbolizing strength and transformation in Mexican mythology. The face cards replace the traditional Jack with representations of the Queen, King, and “Joining,” signifying unity, while floral motifs from both cultures adorn the cards, with the lotus flower symbolizing divine perfection and unity in their relationship.

Additional credits: Printer, Make Playing Cards

Design for Social Impact

First Place

Foundry Field
Clinton Carlson – Clinton Carlson Design | University of Notre Dame
USA

Foundry Field in South Bend, Indiana, is poised to become one of the rare publicly accessible baseball fields in the urban core, representing a collaboration among various community stakeholders, including an adult recreational baseball league, neighborhood association, Boys & Girls Club, Civil Rights Heritage Center, public schools, and the city’s parks department. Named after the Foundry Giants, an all-Black baseball team from the 1920s, the field seeks to revive history by honoring underrepresented teams and narratives, including an all-black women’s team from the 1940s, a Potawatomi team from the early 1900s, and the pivotal role of South Bend in baseball’s integration in 1947. Featuring murals by underrepresented artists depicting these histories, Foundry Field aims to ignite conversations about race, representation, and accessibility, enhancing the space alongside a vintage baseball field, hand-operated scoreboard, public pavilion, and historical markers. Intended as a community gathering spot for intergenerational play, the project celebrates the strength, resilience, and innovation of historically underrepresented community members.

Additional credits: Creative Director: Clinton Carlson; Design: Clinton Carlson, Kiaya Jones, Neve Harrison, Kenny Garrett, Taylor Li, Catie Procyk, Jennifer Santana, Thomas “Detour” Evans, and, students from Boys & Girls Club and Riley High School; Producer: Clinton Carlson, Michael Hebbeler; Research: Katie Walden, Greg Bond, and Baseball and America students from the University of Notre Dame, Kevin Buccellato, Clinton Carlson, Michael Hebbeler, Matthew Insley, Sean Kennedy, Nick Mainieri; Copywriting: Clinton Carlson, Michael Hebbeler, Matthew Insley, Sean Kennedy, Nick Mainieri, Carrie Gates Jantzen

Second Place

One Small Step
I/D.W Studio
USA

A recent Pew Research Center poll highlighted widespread frustration among Americans regarding the tone of political discourse, particularly leading up to the 2024 election. In response, StoryCorps and I/D.W launched One Small Step, an initiative promoting unity by facilitating conversations between individuals with diverse political views. The initiative garnered significant media attention, including coverage on major platforms such as 60 Minutes and The Wall St. Journal, reaching millions of viewers and generating over 20 million paid media impressions in 2023. I/D.W’s design strategy prioritizes inclusivity, with a scalable design system tailored to each city to encourage widespread adoption and participation. Expanding into Washington DC, the initiative engaged 16 Congressional members from opposing parties, demonstrating its potential to bridge political divides.

Additional credits: Executive Creative Director, Leigh Okies; Creative Director, Sorenne Gotlieb; Design Director, Enrique Barrios; Executive Producer, Alex Ashton; Integrated Producer, Yesenia Lara; Strategist, Sarah Thorpe; Copywriter, David Begler; Photography, Drew Kelly; Motion DP, Andrew Birchett

Third Place

Curt Bloch and his Onderwater Cabaret
Thilo von Debschitz – Q
Germany

During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, Curt Bloch, a German Jew, evaded deportation and death by creating 96 magazines titled “Het Onderwater-Cabaret,” containing nearly 500 German and Dutch poems over three years. These circulated within the Enschede resistance network, reflecting Bloch’s emotions of fear, despair, and hope for freedom. Now, 80 years later, these magazines and poems are showcased on curtbloch.com, providing insight into Bloch’s courageous efforts. The website, developed with Bloch’s daughter Simone and supported by German Rotary Clubs, aims to educate about Nazi injustices in the face of contemporary nationalism and antisemitism. It features keyword lists, timelines, and trilingual content, with volunteers worldwide assisting in translating the poems and providing historical context on editorial pages.

Additional credits: Tim Siegert, Normen Beck, Markus Reweland, Mathias Schaab, Luella Döringer, Janic Bussat, Linda Eisenlohr

Student Honorees – Design for Social Impact

First Place – Elephant in the Room by Eason Yang, USA
Second Place – Phantom Limbs: Design Interventions and Site-specific Storytelling by Veronica Tsai, Art Center College of Design, USA
Third Place – Ace Week by Nicole Tocco, Savannah College of Art and Design, USA

Handlettering & Type Design

First Place

Handy Type
Rozi Zhu and Haocheng Zhang
USA

Handy Type revolutionizes type design by integrating interactive hand-tracking data into its dynamic font creation process. Departing from traditional pre-designed typography, Handy Type enables anyone to craft personalized fonts from anywhere, at any time. With the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques, a customized system was made for capturing hand-motion data, aiming to create a new approach to the type design, making both the design process and use experience more playful and innovative.

Additional credits: Lead Designer / Creative Technologist, Rozi Zhu; Designer, Haocheng Zhang

Second Place

Life Less Scary Alphabet
Mitchell Goodrich – Dunn&Co.
USA

Grow Financial, a Federal Credit Union launched the “Life Less Scary” campaign to address the financial anxieties experienced by millennials and Gen-Z. The campaign aimed to recognize and alleviate these fears by personifying financial products as friendly monsters. The design team collaborated with 3D artists to create an alphabet of “monster letters,” which were used in out-of-home placements to represent Grow’s core financial products in a playful yet relatable way. Inflatable versions of the monster letters were featured on billboards, while custom-made monster costumes appeared on various digital and social media platforms, emphasizing the message that financial products can be less intimidating with the help of Grow Financial.

Additional credits: Chief Creative Officer, Troy Dunn; Creative Director, Stephanie Morrison

Third Place

The Typography of a Genius Industry
Gaetano Grizzanti – Univisual
Italy

Fittype is a custom typeface designed for FITT, a prominent European group specializing in garden hose production and advanced fluid technologies. The font utilized for the institutional logo, product names, and communication texts reflects the flexibility associated with the company’s products. Fittype features slender and sinuous letters, with a unicase glyph set that maintains rational proportions and a modular matrix, creating a clean texture reminiscent of an infrastructure network of pipes. It includes 464 glyphs, covering 42 Latin languages, and is available in three versions: desktop, web, and app.

Additional credits: Giancarlo Tosoni

Student Honorees – Handlettering & Type Design

First Place – Up in the Air Gonggi Typography by Jae Young Kim, Pratt Institute, USA
Second Place – Amunet Type by Xinyu Liu, School of Visual Arts, USA
Third Place – Bird Words by Jada Merritt, California Institute of the Arts, USA

Illustration

First Place

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Courtesy Campaign
Ricky Sethiadi – MTA Marketing
USA

The MTA’s “Courtesy Counts” campaign was designed to remind subway, bus, and railroad customers to be considerate of their fellow riders. The campaign seeks to nudge passengers toward better behavior by depicting everyday transit scenes with lively illustrations, witty taglines, and splashes of color. The MTA leveraged nearly 10,000 digital screens, printed posters, and its social media accounts to highlight over 35 unique illustrations covering each mode of transportation, winning positive local media coverage. As more people return to public transportation and re-socialize to life outside their living rooms, “Courtesy Counts” is a fun, friendly reminder that the city works best when we treat each other with respect and kindness.

Additional credits: Designer, John Wong; Illustrator, Sophie Ong; Writer, Chris Sartinsky

Second Place

Joystick Jazz
Mark Borgions – HandMade Monsters
Belgium

This project is the cover art of a 12″ vinyl album containing big band interpretations of classic videogame tunes (Sonic, Donkey Kong, Megaman, Zelda, … ). The album’s music is by the Blueshift Big Band. This release is produced by production company iam8bit in Los Angeles. The cover depicts the main characters of the included games in a jazzy art-style rendering, balanced with recognizable props from these games and musical instruments — all subscribing to the style of the music. The art is produced straight to digital with a limited color scheme (yellow, red, green, cyan), all 100% flat color and their blending, with minor shadow grain. The artwork included the front and back cover, front and back inner sleeve, and labels for this single record release.

Vinyl Producer, Bailey Moses

Third Place

Simple Mills Illustrations
Ellie Schwarts – Design B&B
USA

Vibrant, energetic, and rich, the Simple Mills illustration style conveys the brand’s nutrient-rich and diverse offerings in the better-for-you food aisles. The illustrations artfully highlight the ingredients used across the Simple Mills portfolio, narrate the farming practices that grow them, and hero the individuals who enjoy them. Balanced with a simple geometry inspired by the Simple Mills logo, the library of artwork adds depth, appetite appeal, and humanity to the brand’s expression.

Additional credits: Ellie Schwartz, Olivia Noll, Sammy Smith, Parker Sheley

Student Honorees – Illustration

First Place – Stilts, Bears & Skeletons by Heike Scharrer, Cambridge School of Art, United Kingdom
Second Place – Neon by Xiaoyun Tian, Cambridge School of Art, United Kingdom
Third Place – Gulf Horizons by Jazmine Garcia, University of North Texas, USA

Invitations & Announcements

First Place

Marwen Invitations
Brian Berk – Leo Burnett Chicago
USA

The Marwen Paintbrush Ball is an annual event supporting Chicago’s youth through art, uniting philanthropists and community leaders. Funds raised sustain Marwen’s youth programs, ensuring accessibility without financial burden. Inspired by Marwen’s Art@Work internship program, the design team merged “art” and “work” in their visual language, imagining interns’ creative expressions with office supplies. This approach underscores art’s transformative power and the potential for creativity in everyday materials.

Additional credits: Alisa Wolfson, Shereen Boury; Printer, The Fox Company

Second Place

Monroe Community College Foundation Gold Star Gala Invitations
Jewel Mastrodonato – Dixon Schwabl + Company
USA

The Monroe Community College Foundation’s annual Gold Star Gala is a fundraising event supporting MCC students through scholarships. Each year, a new theme is adopted to generate excitement and attendance. In 2023, the theme was “Wonka’s Garden,” offering a glimpse into Willy Wonka’s colorful and flavorful garden. The agency tasked with developing the concept created a captivating invitation experience. Using specialty print techniques like holographic foil stamping and seed paper, the invitation resembled candy and promised a magical event. A magnifying card allowed recipients to explore hidden messages, enhancing engagement. The event successfully raised $300,000 for student scholarships.

Additional credits: Mark Stone-Chief Creative Officer, Marshall Statt-Executive Creative Director, Nick Guadagnino Copywriter, Stephanie Miller-Prepress Supervisor, Bob Charboneau-Director of Production, Jen Moritz-Senior Copy Editor, Amanda Maxim-Account Director, Mel Brand- Account Supervisor

Third Place

American Heart Association Gala Invitation Suite
Hana Snell – Caliber Creative
USA

Inspired by this year’s theme of floral elegance, the invitation suite designed for the American Heart Association’s annual Côtes du Coeur gala incorporates blossoming greenery and romantic regency into a garden of printed materials. The delicate hand-drawn blossoms, wine motifs, customized script typography, and opulent gold details set the tone for an enchanting vineyard escape of an evening. The set of invitations welcomes patrons to events of indulgence and philanthropy, all leading to the main gala in support of the fight against heart disease.

Additional credits: Brandon Murphy, Erin Brachman

Logos

First Place

Turks Head
CF Napa Brand Design
USA

Pennsylvania’s Main Line Wine Company is a unique establishment featuring a wine lounge, tasting room, and community wine education center exclusively serving their flagship brand, Turks Head. The brand name pays homage to the Turks Head Tavern, a significant historical landmark in West Chester. The project aimed to create an upscale, exclusive brand identity that was simple, elegant, and easily recognizable. CF Napa drew inspiration from the clean design of the tasting room and the Turk’s head knot, a symbol of unity. They developed an icon based on the knot, incorporating an interlocking TH monogram, representing the brand’s connection to the community. The icon, embossed with gold foil, stands out on clean white labels, ensuring brand recognition. The label system allows for flexibility across various SKUs, with a color-coding system highlighting different AVAs and supporting the brand’s educational efforts on terroir impact.

Second Place

Benny’s Bike Shop
Sam Allan – Onfire.Design
New Zealand

Benny Devcich, a legendary figure in the New Zealand bicycling community, established a boutique bicycle shop focusing on professional bike fitting, high-end service, and rare components. Onfire was tasked with creating the brand for this unique shop. Inspired by Benny’s larger-than-life personality and iconic moustache, the design team developed a modern-retro wordmark and moustache icon reminiscent of early 20th-century bicycle emblems. The color palette, featuring British racing green, reflects the historical significance of bicycling culture. The brand has been applied across various materials, including printed collateral, signage, cycling uniforms, and promotional items. Even the wooden ramp leading to the store is hot branded with the logo, honoring cycling history and Benny himself.

Third Place

Kinetic Identity
One Design Company
USA

Kinetic is developing an infrastructure-as-a-service solution aimed at streamlining maintenance for modern digitized vehicles. Their offerings promise seamless speed, accuracy, and precision. The Kinetic logo and monogram reflect their comprehensive, self-contained solution, featuring bespoke letterforms evoking engineering and cutting-edge technology. The visual system, comprising illustration, iconography, animation, photography, and video, honors the innovative solutions designed to ease the transition to the modern era of mobility for various stakeholders in the automotive industry.

Additional credits: David Sieren, Hannah Cormier, Karly Hoffman, Erick Morales, Ryan Paule, Mike Phillips, Danielle Pierre, Kristen Romaniszak; Photography, Connor Weitz

Student Honorees – Logos

First Place – Architectural Digest by Mishen Liu, Art Center College of Design, USA
Second Place – Tiger Ale by Emily Brown, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA

NEXT: Learn more about the winning entries in packaging, data visualization, IX/UX, motion design, environmental/exhibition design, and outdoor/billboards.

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Advertising

First Place

Georgetown Optician – Adventures in A-Eye
Pum Lefebure – Design Army
USA

“Adventures in A-EYE” is a highly creative social campaign developed with AI technology for Georgetown Optician, a Washington DC-based optician with a long-standing family legacy. The campaign adopts a sci-fi theme, featuring a fictional planet populated by extra-terrestrial eyeball creatures, including the all-seeing “Eyelien” character. Created entirely with AI — from talent to settings — the real eyewear was added in postproduction, enhancing the surreal atmosphere. Launched in Spring 2023, the campaign showcases witty and imaginative content, introducing new characters, fantastical landscapes, and the latest eyewear trends throughout the year.

Second Place

BMW Motorrad – Storied: 100 years of BMW Motorcycling
Justin Page – The Simple Machine
USA

Storied: 100 Years of BMW Motorcycling is a 100-page collectible book celebrating BMW’s century-long legacy in the motorcycle industry. Produced by BMW Motorrad USA in collaboration with The Simple Machine, creators of Iron & Air Magazine, this commemorative piece highlights the personal stories of individuals who have been integral to BMW’s journey and how BMW motorcycles have influenced their lives. The book features stunning photography, historical insights, and compelling narratives, making it more than a collector’s item. It celebrates the deep human connection to motorcycles and serves as an inspiration for motorcycle enthusiasts, marking BMW’s significant milestone.

Additional credits:
Printer, Flash Reproductions

Student Honorees — Advertising

First Place — Literary Mixtape by NaRe Hong, School of Visual Arts
Second Place —Stuf by Oreo by Elyza Nachimson, School of Visual Arts
Third Place — Verizon by Hongjin Li, School of Visual Arts

Branding Campaigns

First Place

SXSW 2024: Global Reframing
Liugi Maldonado – Guerilla Suit
USA

Since 1987, SXSW has been a renowned event celebrating the intersection of interactive, film, and music industries, offering diverse sessions, showcases, screenings, and networking opportunities. Guerilla Suit has partnered with SXSW since 2021 to develop themes and refresh design systems. For 2024, they chose “Global Reframing,” reflecting our interconnected world post-pandemic. The challenge was to capture the spirit of global citizens driving change. Guerilla Suit provided art direction, campaign, social media, content, guidelines, graphic design, merchandise, motion graphics, signage, and wayfinding.

Additional credits:
Designer, Reece Ousey; Account Director, Hannah Young; Managing Partner, Julie Warenoff

Second Place

East Side Pies
Michael Tabie – Guerilla Suit
USA

East Side Pies, an Austin institution renowned for its cracker-crust, culinary-inspired pizzas made with fresh, locally sourced ingredients, sought Guerilla Suit to refresh its iconic brand as ESP opened its first dine-in restaurant. This collaboration, celebrating nearly 20 years of community-focused, quality-driven pizza making, deepened the brand’s identity with a refreshed All Seeing Pie logo and mystical taglines, embracing their status as a beloved hometown original.

Additional credits:
Account Director, Hannah Young; Project Manager, Adri Bosque; Photography, Stephane White

Third Place

Central Market Passport Portugal
Dana Nixon – *TraceElement
USA

Central Market, a high-end Texas grocery chain, revived its Passport Festival in 2023, spotlighting Portugal’s unique cuisine. The creative team captured Portugal’s essence through various promotional materials, including outdoor banners, point-of-purchase posters, department signs, and a radio spot, all inspired by the country’s iconic Azulejos tiles and landmarks. Social media videos, a detailed map, tote bags, and commemorative wine glasses enhanced the experience, transforming the grocery trip into a cultural journey. This immersive campaign invited shoppers to explore Portugal’s culinary heritage, showcasing Central Market’s commitment to celebrating global cuisines.

Additional credits:
Co-CEO & Chief Creative Officer, Jeff Barfoot; Associate Creative Director, Cristina Moore; Account Director, Anna Mertz; Account Manager, Kasey Cooley; Creative Director, Dana Nixon; Designer, Dana Nixon & Stephanie Williams; Illustrator, Stephanie Williams; Production, Dave Basden; Copywriting, Plot Twist Creativity; Animation, Cody Rubino

Branding Collaborations

First Place

2023 Nuit Blanche Taipei – Time to Rise Up
Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government; Left Brain
Taiwan

Nuit Blanche, originating in Paris, has thrived in Taipei for 7 years, integrating cultural elements like art and design into public spaces. With over 400,000 attendees annually, it’s one of Taipei’s largest cultural festivals. This year, held in Taipei’s Xinyi District, known as Taiwan’s iconic area akin to Times Square, Nuit Blanche focuses on themes of “Democracy” and “Liberty,” reflecting Taiwan’s global stature. It encourages participation from all backgrounds, using art to address contemporary issues and inspire change, under the theme “Time to Rise Up!” in Chinese, which also signifies liberty and inclusiveness of Taipei.

Additional credits:
Visual, Tsan-Yu Yin; Bureau Français de Taipei; Installation Art, Pon Ding; Performing Art, House Peace, Hsingho Co., Ltd. & HoooH; Street Art, Wild Open Arts; Film Curator, Fan Wu; Comedy, Live Comedy Club TAIPEI; Live Music, Arthur Chen; Néle Azevedo, Minimum Monument; Inside Out Project; Raptor Research Group of Taiwan

Second Place

2023 Romantic Route 3 – Falabidbog
Hakka Affairs Council; Hakka Public Communication Foundation; Left Brain
Taiwan

The Romantic Route 3 art festivals began in 2019 to revive Hakka culture, focusing on Taiwan’s second-largest ethnic group, the Hakka people. Working with Hakka Affairs Council, Hakka Public Communication Foundation and Left Brain curated an event outside traditional museum settings, collaborating with locals to showcase art, design, and culinary culture along Provincial Highway 3. They aimed to immerse audiences in Hakka life through sensory experiences, exploring alternate narratives and village spaces. The project introduced people-centric design to the region, addressing cultural issues and presenting a new perspective on Hakka village life. Through culinary experiences, they reinterpreted traditional Hakka cuisine, incorporating new narratives and products to communicate Hakka culture.

Additional credits:
Art project, mt.project; Design project, Harvest Ideation; Culinary Project, Grand Vision Co. Ltd.; Visual, BITO; Volunteer Program, Migratory Creation; Tour Planning, JWI Marketing Co., Ltd.; Digital marketing, MEShPlus

Third Place

Confronting Design
One Design Company
USA

In collaboration with the Graphic Design Club of Chicago, One Design crafted a brand identity for Confronting Design, a series of workshops, panel discussions, forums, and debates focused on pressing issues facing the field of design. The first sold-out event took place in April of 2023 and focused on Artificial Intelligence and its impact on design. The design system is a typographic manifestation of dialogue and the point-counterpoint dynamic of debate. An ever-evolving, dynamic design language, the system is built on a constantly shifting visual power dynamic between the words in the series’ title to communicate the energy – and potential volatility – of the topics at hand.

Additional credits: Kyle Meyer, David Sieren

Branding Identiy & Identity Systems

First Place

The National Museum in Krakow
Emilka Bojańczyk & Zuzanna Charkiewicz – Podpunkt Studio
Poland

The National Museum in Kraków (MNK), Poland’s largest museum, features 21 departments, 12 galleries, 2 libraries, and 12 conservation workshops, holding around 780,000 art objects. Its new identity weaves inspirations and artworks into a cohesive visual language, linking all branches under the MNK brand. The rebranding involved simplifying branch names and creating diverse symbols to reflect the Museum’s variety. The MNK logo, a geometric grid forming the Museum’s abbreviation, anchors the layout system. Dynamic serifs in the logo form decorative patterns, illustrating the rich tapestry of MNK’s collection.

Additional credits:
Concept and design, Podpunkt studio; Creative Director, Emilka Bojańczyk / Podpunkt; Concept, Emilka Bojańczyk, Zuza Charkiewicz / Podpunkt; Design, Emilka Bojańczyk, Zuza Charkiewicz / Podpunkt; llustrations, Zuza Charkiewicz / Podpunkt; Animations, Ewa Najnigier-Galińska, Zuza Charkiewicz / Podpunkt; Typeface, SungBleu Sanrise by Swiss Typefaces

Second Place

Portuguese Government New Visual Identity
Eduardo Aires – Studio Eduardo Aires
Portugal

The Portuguese Government’s visual identity had not been updated for over 12 years. Studio Eduardo Aires worked to introduce a new dynamic identity tailored for the digital age. This redesign integrates all necessary graphic elements for scalability across various media, with a focus on preserving national symbols while ensuring digital adaptability. The new logo, inspired by elements of the national flag, maintains the integrity and dignity of these symbols. Additionally, the project includes comprehensive guidelines for colors, layouts, and a custom font, “Portuguesa,” designed by Dino dos Santos to ensure consistency and security across all government communications.

Additional credits:
Tiago Campeã; Miguel Almeida; Raquel Piteira; Joana Teixeira; Anastasiia Potapenko; Photography, Diana Quintela, Óscar Almeida

Third Place

Guild
COLLINS
USA

Eighty percent of low-income working adults want to attend school but can’t afford it, prompting CEO Rachel Carlson to found Guild, a B Corp helping employers finance employees’ tuition. Guild saw a 220% increase in career mobility, a 210% improvement in employer retention, and 88% of participants were first-generation college students. Despite this, low-income employee participation was initially low due to the time and cost barriers to finding suitable educators. To address this, Guild expanded its services to recruit educators, build education programs, market them to employees, and support participants. Retiring its “tuition finance company” framing and “tuition-free education” story, COLLINS reconceptualized Guild as an “education market maker” with a clear purpose: to increase the socio-economic mobility of America’s low-wage workforce. The team signaled this change with a new mission, brand identity, voice, and creative expression.

Additional credits:
Photography, Eric Van Nyatten

Student Honorees — Branding Identities & Identity Systems

First Place — Museum of the Moving Image by Mina Son, School of Visual Arts
Second Place — POT.ION by Mina Son, School of Visual Arts
Third Place — Found Sound Music Festival by Don Park, School of Visual Arts

Editorial

First Place

The North Face – 50 Years of Parkas Zine
Justin Colt – The Collected Works
USA

The Collected Works collaborated with The North Face on their 50 Years of Parkas campaign, creating a design system highlighted by a limited-edition zine. The goal was to honor the parka not only as a technical marvel for extreme conditions but also as a cultural icon. Through interviews with notable figures like Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, Quannah Chasinghorse, and Danie Sierra, the team captured compelling narratives spanning mountaineering adventures, advocacy efforts, and urban culture. Pairing these stories with captivating photography, from mountain peaks to city streets, the zine utilized Futura Passata, Druk, and Windsor typefaces to create a visually engaging experience.

Additional credits:
David Clemente; Jose Fresneda; Christian Townsend; Mina Son; Vincent Drayne; Yasmin Mukino; Emily Connelly; Jesse Eschenroeder; Justin Raymond Park; Photography, Cole Pates, Joe Gall, Leonard Greco, Swanson Studio; Printer, Newspaper Club

Second Place

Hey Barista Magazine
Natalie Chloe and Shields Scheffe – Oatly
USA

Hey Barista, a print magazine supported by Oatly, delves into the vibrant world of the coffee community, exploring the passions and musings of its diverse members. The design of the second issue, inspired by workbooks, features intimate photography, hand-written title treatments, and playful notations in the margins, capturing the vibrancy of the community. Each story reflects the unique perspectives of its subjects, with a diverse range of photographic styles and commissioned global stories captured by local photographers. From exploring gentrification in Mexico City with black-and-white film photography to profiling a barista in a heavy metal band with punchy, gritty visuals, the magazine celebrates the contributors’ diverse lenses. Distributed in over 500 independent cafés globally, Hey Barista aims to connect coffee drinkers with the multifaceted coffee community while strengthening bonds among baristas and roasters worldwide over shared stories and interests.

Additional credits:
Editor-in-Chief, Haley Weiss; Photo Editor, Tess Mayer; Printer, Earth Enterprise

Third Place

HUE, the magazine of FIT, The Fashion Institute of Technology: Fall 2023 Issue
Alexander Isley – Alexander Isley, Inc.
USA

Design of HUE, the alumni publication of FIT, the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. This special issue focused on packaging. For the cover, they designed an actual perforated and scored box that could be removed and assembled, incorporating the artwork of textile designer and FIT alum Masha Parfenov. For each issue, the team works with FIT alums to create the photography and illustrations.

Additional credits:
Photography, Joe Carrotta / Morgan Hagney, Walter Chin / What Inspires You?; Printer, GHP Media

Student Honorees — Editorial

First Place — Damaged Goods by Doyeon Kim, School of Visual Arts
Second Place — Experiments in Type Zine by Yerin Lee, School of Visual Arts
Third Place — Gestalt Tattoo by Jung Youn Kim

In-House

First Place

BYMAKBAS Seasonal Stationery
MAKBAS Design Team – MAKBAS Print Studio
Kuwait

MAKBAS Print Studio values print as more than packaging—it’s a process meant to be appreciated. Their “Ramadan Series” celebrates the spiritual season with a collection of greeting cards and envelopes crafted using high-quality papers and techniques. Designs include “Ramadan Sparkle,” featuring hot foil stamping, “Rays of Ramadhan” with blind embossing, and “Ramadhan Scene” showcasing modern architecture and neon screen printing. “Written in the Stars” envelopes depict a night scene with matte gold and silver foil, while “The Hijri Set” highlights the Islamic calendar’s beginning with embossed patterns and gold foil. “COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS” offers a gratitude journal, while “No Pressure” notebooks provide freedom during the calm season. “Over the moon” envelopes represent Eid celebrations with night sky and cityscape motifs. These designs aim to evoke the warmth and joy of the Ramadan season.

Second Place

Lunatix NFT Collection
Ben Morris – Sketch | Unilever
United Kingdom

Unilever’s design team took on the challenge of creating an NFT activation to educate marketers on engaging brand audiences with NFTs. They partnered with a tech company to develop a user-friendly experience for minting NFTs, resulting in unique digital assets. Using generative artwork, they ensured each NFT was one-of-a-kind, fostering a sense of ownership and community. The team introduced Lunatix, a collection of personalized components that, when combined, formed unique avatars. Components were ranked by rarity, encouraging participation and discussion. Embracing a space theme, they humanized avatars as astronauts with playful elements. Though not consumer-facing, Lunatix served as a valuable internal case study, showcasing the potential of blockchain and NFTs in marketing campaigns and upskilling marketing teams.

Additional credits:
Alice Shaw-Beckett

Third Place

Cannes 2023
Luisa Baeta – Axios
USA

Axios, a media/news company, hosts live journalism events, and their in-house branding team designs custom branding for these occasions. For their Cannes events, they aimed to evoke the atmosphere of the French Riviera city while also incorporating elements suitable for beach settings. The design features a custom wordmark inspired by the lettering styles found in Cannes, with playful numerals for 2023. They updated the modular system of geometric shapes from the previous year, incorporating Mediterranean tile designs and abstracted illustrations of Cannes details like beach umbrellas and waves. The color palette was refreshed to reflect a Cote D’Azur vibe, with additional Axios brand colors. The branding uses the Axios brand typeface for consistency, and a template was created for event advertising, allowing for quick updates in case of last-minute changes to topics. Instead of custom illustrations, they utilized duotone photo treatments to enable swift adjustments while maintaining visual appeal.

Additional credits:
Senior Brand Designer, Trina Craven; Brand Designer, Peter Fowler; Associate Brand Designer, Andrew Caress

Photography

First Place

HP OMEN – Choose Fun
Ethan Scott- Designory
USA

Designory was tasked with capturing lifestyle photography for the release of five new OMEN laptops and five new monitors, catering to the intense passion for gaming, especially among Gen Zs. They transformed everyday scenarios into gaming-inspired scenes, featuring surreal elements like meeting a mermaid on a train or riding cabbages as cowgirls. Practical set designs were custom-built to bring these ideas to life, with minimal CGI used for retouching. The result was 32 hero shots captured over a two-day shoot, showcasing the immersive power of the OMEN brand and attracting significant attention to the products on the OMEN homepage.

Additional credits:
Photography, Art Streiber

Student Honoree — Photography

First Place — The Dream by Emily Brown, University of Texas at Arlington

Self-Promotions

First Place

Origins
Jonny Black – The Office of Ordinary Things
D&K Printing
USA

As a family-owned and -operated print shop, D&K Printing wanted to create a piece that showcases the scope, quality, and ambition of our craft, while also educating their customers about sustainable printing basics. D&K gave the design team at The Office of Ordinary Things free rein to design a print promo that exemplifies this in both form and content.

Second Place

2024 ONE LOVE Calendar
John Kudos – KUDOS Design Collaboratory
USA

2024 has started with a visually arresting calendar design, showcasing a complete annual calendar on the reverse side. Printed in four vibrant fluorescent shades, the design not only captures attention but also exudes a delicate vibrancy, resonating with the complex energy of the times. The front side delivers a poignant message amidst ongoing world conflicts, spelling out ‘ONE LOVE’ in bold letterforms intricately crafted with intertwining lines. Purposefully creating moire effects at a distance, the design invites observers to explore the intriguing dance between chaos and delicacy upon closer inspection.

Additional credits:
Photography, Imam Fadillah; Printer, SeaGroup Graphics

Third Place

2023 Sappi Holiday Kit
VSA Partners for Sappi North America
USA

Sappi North America’s 2023 Holiday Kit, designed to express gratitude to customers, highlighted their commitment to sustainability and exceptional design in packaging. Inspired by the phrase “Good things come in ___ packages,” the VSA Partners design team created reusable and recyclable components, including a shipper box, to emphasize sustainability. The kit featured unique finishes, vibrant colors, and relatable language to showcase Sappi’s premium packaging and paper capabilities. The unboxing experience was crafted for memorable delight, featuring a shipper box, a holiday kit box, and three interior boxes, each containing surprises like pillow boxes, note cards, envelopes, and stickers, all secured with bellybands for an interactive experience.

Additional credits:
Associate Partner, Executive Creative Director, YanYan Zhang; Associate Creative Director, Elaine Palutsis; Senior Designer, Elisa Penello; Associate Creative Director, Cody Fenske; Writer, Sosan Bisola; Strategy, Jessica Sochol, Associate Partner; Print Production, Cynthia Felsburg; Director, Print Production, Jennifer Niccum; Director, Production Design, Samantha Stalling; Senior Proofreader, Maria Erdmann; Printer, Jeff Hernandez, Classic Color

NEXT: Explore the category winners in Type Design, Illustration, Design for Social Impact, Annual Reports, Book Design, and Concept Work.

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New categories in this year’s awards program acknowledge the dynamic nature of design and the myriad ways designers integrate with their clients, the brands they represent, and their customers’ experiences. We separated Brand Identities from Brand Campaigns. Packaging Design took a leading role. Our Brand Collaborations category considered campaigns that join brands with other brands, artists, and organizations to expand access to diverse audiences, push industry boundaries, and address social issues.

The award-winning work embodied aesthetic trends such as mixing various weights and fonts.

Left to Right: Hey Barista Magazine | Oatly; Nuit Blanche Tapei | Left Brain; Upside | Erica Holman Design

In Packaging Design and Illustration and Posters, our jury tagged a trend towards 70s nostalgia and vintage minimalism.

Left to Right: Golden Hour | Golden Hour Wellness; Joystick Jazz | HandMade Monsters; Minnesota Twins History Poster | DLR Group

Type Design—always a resource for cutting-edge creativity—included work ranging from bubble type combined with texture to a dynamic font creation process using AI and machine learning techniques.

Left to Right: Life Less Scary | Dunn&Co; Handy Type | Rozi Zhu

The Data Visualization and Motion Design categories also included exciting examples of retro and progressive creativity. Entries included engaging stop-motion graphics and innovative and visually appealing data visualizations and infographics. Honoring both old and new, entries in these categories found ways to present complex data and concepts in easily digestible and truly beautiful formats. Entries in IX/UX Design also made a breadth of information accessible using multi-sensory prompts such as music and street sounds. Printed work, too, tapped into user experience, highlighting the importance of haptics and form to create memorable brand engagements.

Clockwise: City Pulse 2023 | Gensler Research Institute; Origins | The Office of Ordinary Things for D&K Printing; Sappi Holiday Kit | VSA Partners for Sappi North America

We hope you’re as excited as we are with this year’s family of PRINT Awards winners! Below, you can see the winning designers’ names, project descriptions, and imagery of their work from the Monadnock Award, Citizen Design, Professional Best of Show, Student Best of Show, Editors’ Choice, and Agency of the Year.

Over the next few days, we’ll share project descriptions in every category so you can enjoy the full range of creativity, innovation, and joy of this year’s awards.

Monadnock Award

Recipes for Impact
Mark Kaminski, Alina Kosmala – Compass Group
USA

“Recipes for Impact,” is a collaborative project between BLK & BOLD and Canteen, designed by Mark Kaminski at Compass Group. This exceptional book not only showcases artistic and functional excellence in design but also demonstrates profound community impact.

“Recipes for Impact” is more than just a coffee and tea recipe book; it is a testament to the power of thoughtful, community-focused brand initiatives. Crafted with Monadnock’s premium, sustainable paper, each page of this book reflects a shared commitment to environmental responsibility. BLK & BOLD’s initiative, ‘5% For Our Youth,’ which directs proceeds to support children in need, aligns seamlessly with Monadnock’s ethos of making a positive impact through every aspect of their work.

The design team, led by the talented Mark Kaminski and Alina Kosmala, utilized Monadnock’s Astrolite paper to bring their vibrant, barista-tested recipes to life. This choice not only enhanced the visual appeal but also ensured that every aspect of this project was executed with environmental integrity.

Additional credits:
Alina Kosmala; Printer, Walsworth

Citizen Design Award

Read Queer Books
Leila Taylor- Brooklyn Public Library
USA

During Pride, Brooklyn Public Library celebrated the history of LGBTQIA+ communities, reflecting back at the progress that’s been made and looking forward to the future. This year, as a response to the increasing violence, oppression, and discriminatory legislation targeting queer communities, Brooklyn Public Library commissioned a unique piece of art that evoked liberation, resistance, and rebellion. As books centering queer characters and experiences have been regularly targeted in book-banning campaigns, the design team focused their messaging on reading, urging people to challenge the erasure and suppression of LGBTQIA+ voices and to Read Queer Books.

Additional credits:
Illustration, Isip Xin; Copywriter, Lauren Rochford; Production Manager, Jack Cavicchi; Senior Digital Marketing Manager, Jenn Proffitt

Professional Best of Show Award

Seasonal Stationery
BYMAKBAS
MAKBAS Print Studio
Kuwait

“The Ramadan Series” is a special collection designed to celebrate the Ramadan season, which is marked by fasting, worship, and community gatherings. The series includes:

“Ramadan Sparkle” Cards: Hot foil stamped cards to add a festive sparkle; “Rays of Ramadhan” Cards: Blind embossed cards for making a bold statement; “Ramadhan Scene” Cards: Modern architectural line art with neon screen printing, reminiscent of fluorescent lights guiding people home.

For a spiritual touch, the collection includes: “Written in the Stars” Envelopes: Featuring matte gold and silver foil to depict a night scene of shooting stars; “The Hijri Set”: Embossed patterns with gold foil, marking the Islamic calendar’s start through migration.

Additionally, the series encourages gratitude with: “COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS” Journal: A compact gratitude journal inspired by the tradition of counting sheep to foster calm before sleep.

Lastly, to embrace the season’s tranquility: “No Pressure” Notebooks: Five separate notebooks in one, promoting freedom and creativity without the pressure of to-do lists.

The collection concludes with: “Over the moon” Envelopes: Designed for Eid, these envelopes symbolize the joy of children receiving money, featuring night skies and city lights with fluorescent screen printing, extending the “Ramadhan Scene” theme to Eid celebrations.

Student Best of Show

Damaged Goods
Doyeon Kim – School of Visual Arts
USA

Damaged Goods is a contemporary newspaper about film photography. ‘Damaged goods’ are products that are broken, cracked, scratched, and no longer desirable. But in this newspaper, it’s quite the opposite. In film photography, damaged and ruined film and its unexpected moments are aesthetic as they are. Every page in the newspaper is somehow damaged and exposed to light, however visually pleasing. The names of the journalists are also placed irregularly to convey the moments of unexpectedness that the film camera has. Doyeon focused on the art direction of this newspaper– photo selection, color and type choices, and even the photo direction.

Editors’ Choice

Studio Museum in Harlem | Website Redesign
Base Design
USA

Founded in 1968, the Studio Museum in Harlem is dedicated to artists of African descent, serving as a studio for emerging artists and a museum with a curated collection of underrepresented artists. Rooted in Harlem’s cultural legacy, it is a hub for dynamic conversations and exchanges about art and society.

As the museum prepared to move and adopt a more formal posture, it sought a website redesign to enhance accessibility and reflect its vibrant, communal spirit. BaseNYC was tasked with creating an engaging online platform that mirrors the museum’s dynamic energy.

Inspired by Harlem’s brownstone stoops, the redesigned website emulates a dynamic meeting place filled with sounds and voices, reflecting the museum’s lively atmosphere. The focus shifts from artworks to the artists, featuring video and audio clips as peripheral “chatter” to capture the animated essence of the Studio Museum.

Additional credits:
Mirek Nisenbaum, Min Lew, Andrey Starkov, Harry Laverty, Ross Gendels, Marc Hill, Masha Basyrova, Vivian Valentin, Artem Lyustik, Sergei Khegai, Volha Trehubava, Jerry Johnston, Ji Park

Agency of the Year

John Kudos – KASA Collective
USA

KASA Collective is an international design agency that creates interactive experiences for public, corporate, and cultural spaces. Their multimedia installations use storytelling, design, and technology to engage audiences. KASA Collective is a collaboration between two award-winning agencies, KUDOS Design Collaboratory and Conduit, who have worked together on complex projects for over 20 years. The agencies have expertise in 2D, 3D, and 4D design. 

This year, KASA Collective won first place honors in Environmental Design for Black Power to Black People Exhibition and second place in that same category for the exhibition Made in Japan. John Kudos, through KUDOS Design Collaboratory also took home second place in Self-Promotions for his beautiful 2024 ONE LOVE Calendar.

Additional credits:
Art Director, Ashley Wu; Designer, Fay Qiu; Project Manager, Amanda Knott; 3D Renderer, Imam Fadillah; Design Intern, Saskia Wulandiarti; Photography, Samuel Sachs Morgan

Professional Honorees

Advertising

First Place—Georgetown Optician – Adventures in A-Eye | Pum Lefebure | Design Army
Second Place—BMW Motorrad – Storied: 100 years of BMW Motorcycling | Justin Page | The Simple Machine

Annual Reports

First Place—SPH This Year 2023 | Susan Prentiss | Boston University, Creative Services
Second Place—Smithsonian Annual Report 2022 | Jason Mannix | Polygraph
Third Place—The Future is Nuclear, Bruce Power Annual Review and Energy Report | Erin Grandmaison | Bruce Power

Books—Covers/Jackets          

First Place—Opinions | Robin Bilardello | Harper
Second Place—Evil Eye | Milan Bozic | Harper
Third Place—Feminist Designer: On the Personal and the Political in Design | Alison Place | University of Arkansas

Books—Entire Package

First Place—Milton Glaser, POP | Mirko Ilic | Mirko Ilic Corp.
Second Place—Type Something For Me | Joyce Shi | G Axis Press
Third Place—Alucinação | Felipe Goes | Felipe Goes Designer

Branding—Campaigns

First Place—SXSW 2024: Global Reframing | Luigi Maldonado | Guerilla Suit
Second Place—East Side Pies | Michael Tabie | Guerilla Suit
Third Place—Central Market Passport Portugal | Dana Nixon | *TraceElement

Branding—Collaborations

First Place—2023 Nuit Blanche Taipei – Time to Rise Up | Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government; Left Brain
Second Place—2023 Romantic Route 3 – Falabidbog | Hakka Affairs Council; Hakka Public Communication Foundation; Left Brain
Third Place—Confronting Design | One Design Company

Branding—Identities & Identity Systems

First Place—The National Museum in Krakow | Emilka Bojańczyk & Zuzanna Charkiewicz | Podpunkt Studio
Second Place—Portuguese Government | Studio Eduardo Aires
Third Place—GUILD | COLLINS

Brochures & Catalogs

First Place—Naked Trails | Kyle Poff | Leo Burnett Chicago
Second Place—MCA NOW | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Creative Studio
Third Place—l.a.Eyeworks Booklet | Becca Lofchie Studio

Citizen Design Award

First Place—Read Queer Books | Leila Taylor | Brooklyn Public Library
Second Place—2023 Manatee Pride Festival – Joining Together to Celebrate Our Community | Craig Byers | Studio Craig Byers
Third Place—The “Q Deck”- LGBTQ+ Educational Cards | Kelly Holohan | Holohan Design

Concept Work

First Place—Orb Time Font (OTF) | Raven Mo          
Second Place—Hand copying meditation | Miki Kawamura 
Third Place—Afar: Cultural Cards | Andy Vera Design

Data Visualization & Information Design

First Place—City Pulse 2023: The Future of Central Business Districts | Minjung Lee | Gensler Research Institute
Second Place—203 X Infographics | Sung Hwan Jang | Infographics Lab 203
Third Place—Global Workplace Survey Comparison 2023 | Minjung Lee | Gensler Research Institute

Design for Social Impact

First Place—Foundry Field | Clinton Carlson Design | University of Notre Dame
Second Place—One Small Step, Integrated Campaign | I/D.W Studio
Third Place—Curt Bloch and his Onderwater-Cabaret | Thilo von Debschitz | Q

Editorial

First Place—The North Face – 50 Years of Parkas Zine | Justin Colt | The Collected Works
Second Place—Hey Barista magazine | Chloe Scheffe & Natalie Shields | Oatly
Third Place—HUE, The Magazine of FIT, The Fashion Institute of Technology: Fall 2023 | Alexander Isley | Alexander Isley Inc.

Environmental Design

First Place—Black Power to Black People Exhibition | John Kudos | KASA Collective
Second Place—Made in Japan Exhibition | John Kudos | KASA Collective
Third Place—Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde | Ola Baldych | Poster House

Handlettering & Type Design

First Place—Handy Type | Rozi Zhu   
Second Place—Life Less Scary – Alphabet | Mitchell Goodrich | Dunn&Co.
Third Place—The Typography of a Genius Industry | Gaetano Grizzanti | Univisual

Illustration

First Place—Metropolitan Transportation Authority Courtesy Campaign | Ricky Sethiadi | MTA Marketing
Second Place—Joystick Jazz | Mark Borgions | HandMade Monsters
Third Place—Simple Mills Illustrations | Ellie Schwartz | Design B&B

In-House

First Place—BYMAKBAS Seasonal Stationery | MAKBAS Print Studio
Second Place—Lunatix NFT Collection | Ben Morris Sketch | Unilever
Third Place—Cannes 2023 | Luisa Baeta | Axios

Invitations & Announcements

First Place—Marwen Invitations | Brian Berk | Leo Burnett Chicago
Second Place—Monroe Community College Foundation Gold Star Gala Invitations | Jewel Mastrodonato | Dixon Schwabl + Company
Third Place—American Heart Association Gala Invitation Suite | Hana Snell | Caliber Creative

IX/UX Design

First Place—Studio Museum in Harlem Website Redesign | Base Design
Second Place—theo Transformation Advisory Website | Hana Snell | Caliber Creative
Third Place—Fearless Website | Rony Dixon | Texas Tech University

Logos

First Place—Turks Head | CF Napa Brand Design
Second Place—Benny’s Bike Shop | Sam Allan | Onfire. Design
Third Place—Kinetic Identity | One Design Company

Motion Graphics & Video

First Place—Santé: Designed by Patrick Norguet | Molly Skonieczny | Tolleson
Second Place—Doris Duke Foundation: When Artists Thrive, We All Thrive | Bryce Bizer | None Other
Third Place—Dieline Awards 2024 | Justin Colt | The Collected Works

Outdoor & Billboards

First Place—Life Less Scary | Stephanie Morrison | Dunn&Co.
Second Place—I Am Toronto Pearson | Joshua Duchesne | Made by Emblem
Third Place—Dream Streetcar | Matt Wegerer | Whiskey Design

Packaging

First Place—Lou Reed / Words & Music / May 1965 – Special Edition | Masaki Koike | Phyx Design
Second Place—Golden Hour | Miles McKirdy | Golden Hour Wellness
Third Place—The Grappler | CF Napa Brand Design

Photography

First Place—HP OMEN – Choose Fun | Ethan Scott | Designory

Posters

First Place—Upside | Erica Holeman | Erica Holeman Design
Second Place—Minnesota Twins History Poster | Jovaney Hollingsworth | DLR Group
Third Place—Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (Kansas City Monarchs) | Jovaney Hollingsworth | DLR Group

Self-Promotions

First Place—Origins | The Office of Ordinary Things for D&K Printing
Second Place—2024 ONE LOVE Calendar | John Kudos | KUDOS Design Collaboratory
Third Place—2023 Sappi Holiday Kit | VSA Partners for Sappi North America

Student Honorees

Advertising

First Place—Literary Mixtape | NaRe Hong | School of Visual Arts
Second Place—Stuf by Oreo | Elyza Nachimson | School of Visual Arts
Third Place—Verizon | Hongjin Li | School of Visual Arts

Annual Reports

First Place—Victims First Annual Report | Aurora Schafer | University of North Texas

Books—Covers/Jackets

First Place—Zubaan | Ariana Gupta | School of Visual Arts
Second Place—Speaking in Tongues | Yoon Seo Kim | School of Visual Arts
Third Place—Artist Book | Jiawen Zhang | School of Visual Arts

Books—Entire Package

First Place—Bento of Memories | Shiyao Wu
Second Place—Dos Palmares | Maί­ra dos Palmares Santana
Third Place—Six-Legged Book | Seo Jin Lee | School of Visual Arts

Branding—Identities & Identity Systems

First Place—Museum of the Moving Image | Mina Son | School of Visual Arts
Second Place—POT.ION | Mina Son | School of Visual Arts
Third Place—Found Sound Music Festival | Don Park | School of Visual Arts

Brochures & Catalogs

First Place—FORM | Fiona Tran | Drexel University

Citizen Design Award 

First Place—Lampião da Esquina | Pedro Melo | Federal University of Rio De Janeiro

Data Visualization & Information Design

First Place—Street Gum Dots Marching Symphony | Jae Young Kim | Pratt Institute
Second Place—Fashion, Beauty and Post-Colonial Perceptions | Joumana Ibrahim | Savannah College of Art and Design
Third Place—Me, My Languages, and I | Joumana Ibrahim | Savannah College of Art and Design

Design for Social Impact

First Place—Elephant in the room | Eason Yang
Second Place—Phantom Limbs: Design Interventions and Site-specific Storytelling | Veronica Tsai | Art Center College of Design
Third Place—Ace Week | Nicole Tocco | Savannah College of Art and Design

Editorial

First Place—Damaged Goods | Doyeon Kim | School of Visual Arts
Second Place—Experiments in Type Zine | Yerin Lee | School of Visual Arts
Third Place—Gestalt Tattoo | Jung Youn Kim | School of Visual Arts

Environmental Design

First Place—Bike Lane Parking Preventer | Yoon Seo Kim | School of Visual Arts
Second Place—Elephant in the room | Eason Yang  
Third Place—Fidelis: A Study in Fraktur Calligraphy | Conner Gayda | Jacksonville State University

Handlettering & Type Design

First Place—Up In The Air Gonggi Typography | Jae Young Kim | Pratt Institute
Second Place—Amunet Type | Xinyu Liu | School of Visual Arts
Third Place—Bird Words| Jada Merritt | California Institute of the Arts

Illustration

First Place—Stilts, Bears & Skeletons | Heike Scharrer | Cambridge School of Art
Second Place—Xiaoyun Tian | Xiaoyun Tian | Cambridge School of Art
Third Place—Gulf Horizons Illustrations | Jazmine Garcia | University of North Texas

IX/UX Design

First Place—Deafinite | Jingxin Xu | School of Visual Arts
Second Place—Sproute App Prototype | Zach Hall and Jordan Heath | University of North Texas
Third Place—Trash Panda App Prototype | Macy McClish and Keaton Dillard | University of North Texas

Logos

First Place—Architectural Digest | Mishen Liu | Art Center College of Design
Second Place—Tiger Ale | Emily Brown | The University of Texas Arlington

Motion Graphics & Video

First Place—Mirage | Jeffrey Xiyang Su, Hanson Ma, Michael Wang | Art Center College of Design
Second Place—Happy Little Birthday | Juni Kweon | Art Center College of Design
Third Place—Rapp Snitch Knishes | Audrey Whang | School of Visual Arts

Outdoor & Billboards

First Place—Spy | Ting Jui Chang | School of Visual Arts
Second Place—Go Skateboarding Day | Hyowon Kwon | School of Visual Arts
Third Place—Elevating Everyday Sounds | Chuanyuan Lin | School of Visual Arts

Packaging

First Place—Horsepower Cold Brew Coffee | Vasavi Bubna | School of Visual Arts
Second Place—Dark Energy | Eshaan Sojatia | Rochester Institute of Technology
Third Place—Never Will | Rabiya Gupta | School of Visual Arts

Photography

First Place—The Dream | Emily Brown | University of Texas at Arlington

Posters

First Place—Alzheimer’s Poster | Emily Brown | University of Texas at Arlington
Second Place—Barely Hanging On | Sean Howes | University of North Texas
Third Place—Synesthesia | Jia Li | School of Visual Arts

NEXT: We spotlight winners in Advertising, Branding Campaigns, Collaboration and Identities, Editorial, In-House, Photography, and Self-Promotions.

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Today is the day. It’s time to dazzle the judges, bedazzle the competition, and leave a trail of awesome in your wake. So, don your designer duds, polish those pixels, and make an entrance that’ll have everyone talking.

There’s still time to enter, and certainly time to finish up that entry that you’ve let sit there for a week. But, after today, you’ll miss your chance to participate in this year’s awards extravaganza. So, make today count and enter this year.

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For decades upon decades—84 years, in fact—PRINT has been covering the world of design and creativity with equal parts passion and obsession. Before becoming one of PRINT’s owners and Editorial Director, I was a reader. I vividly recall coming across a massive issue in the 1980s: The PRINT Regional Design Annual, featuring the winners of PRINT’s first-ever graphic design competition.

It was a revelation of brilliant work, and the hundreds of projects featured inside were utterly inspiring as they showcased the true possibilities of innovation and the true power of design. Projects by famous designers coexisted alongside work by emerging creatives; it didn’t matter who you were because the best work won the day.

Over the years, I’m delighted to say that nothing has really changed—except now, thanks to the internet, anyone around the globe can see the winners of our awards for free, anytime they want, no subscription required, on printmag.com. Annual PRINT Awards winners brilliantly embody the creative heights that PRINT has long championed while building upon and advancing contemporary design in fresh, stimulating ways.

LEFT: 2023 First Place Data Visualization, Generative World Cup 2022, Zeh Fernandes & Marco Vincit Brazil; CENTER: 2022 First Place, Posters & Outdoor, Moj muž (My Husband), Mirko Ilic Corp., USA; RIGHT: 2021 First Place, Books Covers & Jackets, Impertinentes: 14 livros de Gustavo Piqueira, Casa Rex, Brazil

To state the obvious, any awards program is highly subjective. So, we bring in a large jury with varied backgrounds and expertise in everything from identities to type design to data visualization and all subjects beyond. This year, we also asked leaders to participate in our newest categories, including Brand Collaborations – Diego Guevara, Global Design Director of Nike; Artist, Author, and Designer Timothy Goodman; and Ali Slayton, Head of Design, LEGO Agency Americas. And, for our Packaging Category, we are honored to welcome Mike Bainbridge, EVP Strategy, Sterling Brands; Amy Brusselback, Principal, Design B&B; and Alex Kalman, Founder, What Studio? and Mmuseumm.

This Monday (March 11), our 2024 PRINT Awards entry period will come to an end, marking another year of celebrating extraordinary design. I hope you’ve had a chance to enter this year. If not, there are still a few days left to share your work with our esteemed jury and, hopefully, with your peers, colleagues, clients, and the vast design community around the world.

Long live design!

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Our esteemed jury is poised and ready to dive into the array of entries flooding in for this year’s competition. With anticipation mounting, they can’t wait to delve into the innovative submissions spanning across our 26 incredible categories. But, they can’t shower you with the accolades you deserve unless you enter.

Need more motivation? Meet the luminaries guiding the judging process – industry leaders armed with expertise and insight. Your work awaits their discerning eye, so don’t hesitate to submit your masterpiece by our final deadline on March 11.

Got questions about the submission process? Reach out to us at awards@printmag.com and let’s make this year’s competition one for the books!

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Consider the PRINT Awards extension this week as an opportunity to refine your masterpiece and make sure it’s nothing short of extraordinary. After you submit, you can still edit your entry up until the close of the competition.

So, don’t let this extra time slip away – seize the moment and submit your entry before the final deadline of Monday, March 11.

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Get ready to witness the Monday crunch time miracle, where coffee becomes your holy water and keyboards your sacred tablets. We know you’ll navigate through the chaos with the grace of a ballet dancer and the strategic prowess of a chess grandmaster. So, grab your mouse like a knight wielding a sword, because—between now and next Monday—you’ll be turning deadlines into dust and designs into legends!

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Let’s talk about fame. Picture yourself strutting down the street, and suddenly, people stop and whisper, “Isn’t that the design genius who won a 2024 PRINT Award?” Oh yes, fame awaits! In addition, you’ll receive a feature on PRINTmag.com, announcements to our global audience, and recognition at industry events this spring.

What about fortune? Winning a PRINT Award could lead to lucrative opportunities. Picture this scenario: You’re lounging on a beach somewhere tropical, sipping a piña colada, all because your award-winning design caught the eye of a big-shot client who just had to have your creative genius on their team. Cha-ching!

But wait, there’s more! How about the satisfaction of knowing you’ve outshone your competitors like a neon sign in a power outage? That warm, fuzzy feeling of validation that comes with knowing your design skills are top-notch and recognized by design gods (the PRINT Awards jury).

And don’t overlook bragging rights. You’ll be the envy of your designer pals, the talk of the town, the toast of the design community. You’ll be strutting around like a peacock with a diploma, except instead of feathers, you’ll have a trophy gleaming in your hand.

What is the last reason to enter the PRINT Awards? Because life’s too short for bland designs and missed opportunities. But you only have a little while to enter. The PRINT Awards deadline is March 4, just one week away!

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If advertising doesn’t make the world go round, it at least makes us look, listen, and (maybe) change the way we think, behave, or buy. In the Advertising category of the PRINT Awards, our jury will evaluate design that helps sell or promote goods, services, entities, or messages. Your entries can represent a single entity or a campaign.

We’ve called upon a group of Advertising jurors who know their way around the subject, from leading visual design at one of the industry’s premier advertising agencies to turning a camera’s lens on some of society’s most compelling talents and stories and advising the world’s best-known brands while serving as a dedicated creative coach and organization builder.

Alisa Wolfson, EVP and Head of Design for Leo Burnett, Chicago, has spent her career fostering collaboration and creative excellence within the agency and the community, promoting design as the ideal vehicle for transforming products, services, processes, strategy, and culture. Through her leadership in Leo Burnett’s U.S. visual design practice (she created the agency’s Department of Design, bringing together a team of design thinkers and visual brand specialists), Alisa oversees brand development for high-profile brands, serving many of the agency’s culturally and socially conscious clients. Her work has been recognized with numerous awards and honors, including the inaugural D&AD White Pencil and Best in Show at The One Show Design. The mentor, lecturer, and mother has also been named “Woman to Watch” by Ad Age and been inducted into Chicago’s New City Design Hall of Fame.

Award-winning filmmaker and photographer Catalina Kulzcar has built a body of work imbued with courage, connection, and honesty. The Hungarian-Venezuelan artist is based in New York City, and her work often explores women’s roles in contemporary society, among other themes. Catalina’s work has been published in international publications, including The New York Times and C41, and her portrait subjects include well-known musicians, artists, social entrepreneurs, and many others. She has served as cinematographer for short films Lindsay, Lindsey, Lyndsay, Can Love Hate, and Garúa. Catalina’s documentary projects include Bola! and Daisy, which celebrated its world premiere at Hungary’s Zsigmond Vilmos Film Festival in October 2023 and has since appeared at several other film festivals.

appeared at several other film festivals.

CEO, CCO, and Chair are some titles Rob Schwartz has earned over his distinguished career. The latest is Performance Coach at TBWA, building on previously held leadership roles, including CEO of TBWA/Chiat/Day New York (where he oversaw a period of growth so remarkable it became the subject of a Harvard Business School case study) and CCO of TBWA/Chiat/Day Los Angeles. Rob’s client list includes blue-chip brands like Nissan, McDonald’s, Pepsi, and Visa, among many others. Equally impressive is his catalog of honors and awards. His highlights include Grand Effie’s, Cannes Lions, One Show pencils, being named “Leader of the Year” by ThinkLA, and recognition as one of Adweek’s “25 Voices to Follow in Social Media.” During the other hours, Rob spends time with his family and dog, serves on the boards of the 4As and City College of New York (BIC Program), and recently cofounded a program called Coaching for Creativity with the One Club.

In addition to the Advertising category, this illustrious team will also evaluate entries in Editorial and Photography. Last year’s PRINT Award winner in the Advertising category was Poster House and Zipeng Zhu for the dazzling suite of visual assets – including a wild posting poster campaign, social media, signage, stage banners, and merchandise – created to promote Poster House’s first block party in Flatiron Plaza. If you’ve got an excellent advertising design, it deserves its own promotion – submit it to the PRINT Awards.

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It takes a particular sensitivity to see opportunities for collaboration where others see only individual excellence. But when a partnership hits just right, it’s magical. For the PRINT Awards Brand Collaborations category, we are looking for campaigns that join brands with other brands, artists, organizations, or influencers where partnerships add artistic value to a product, expand access to diverse audiences, push industry boundaries, or address social issues.

Our jury team for Brand Collaborations knows a little something about collaborative chemistry. These jurors have seen how creative combinations can flourish, from sneakers with star athlete partners to iconic building blocks to sold-out clothing collections.

Diego Guevara, Ali Slayton and Timothy Goodman are jurors for Branding and Brand Collaborations

If anyone is a step ahead of the collaborative curve, it’s Diego Guevara, Global Design Director for Nike. As Director of Advanced Concepts, Diego is tasked with envisioning the future of Nike and Sport, working with athletes and cross-functional teams to create products and shape creative strategy and brand vision. Before Nike, Diego worked as a creative director for agencies with clients including Sony, Johnson & Johnson, and Warner Music. He also served as a design professor at Miami Ad School. In addition to his passion for design, Diego is devoted to developing, celebrating, and promoting LatinX talent at Nike, serving as Co-Chair of Nike Latino & Friends Network and co-launching LatinX Design Crew. He furthered the programs’ reach by partnering with nonprofit organizations and, in 2022, joined the Board of IMPACT Immigration, an organization that provides pro-bono psychological evaluations to immigrants and refugees.

To Ali Slayton, Head of Design at LEGO Agency Americas, every color tells a story, and every creation is a testament to her unwavering commitment to visual storytelling. Ali’s affinity for creativity first developed in photography studios, where she explored color theory, darkroom printing, and the magic of photo composition. She honed her industrial and print design skills, helping consumer and luxury brands through in-house agencies, and in 2010, she joined the LEGO Group as a senior creative leader. Ali currently serves as the Head of Design at The LEGO Group Americas internal creative agency, giving her room to develop and implement outstanding design through layout, typography, and visual elements. She applies her wide-ranging experience to create captivating children’s content, visual identities, packaging, and brand campaigns with global reach. A “free spirit,” Ali finds inspiration in her two boys, music, culture, and art, and approaches every project as a unique journey.

As an artist, author, graphic designer, and public speaker, Timothy Goodman is used to working in crossover media. His collaborative efforts have included a global clothing collection with Uniqlo and a Nike basketball shoe with Kevin Durant, and his artwork has appeared on walls, packaging, clothes, magazine covers, and more (including a sanitation truck) representing brands like Apple, Nike, Google, Samsung, and Netflix. Timothy also shares his talents in partnership with nonprofit organizations and schools. He is also co-creator of social experiments like 40 Days of Dating, the viral blog and book (optioned by Netflix). Timothy teaches at NYC’s School of Visual Arts and speaks at creative conferences around the world, often covering topics like mental health, manhood, race, politics, heartbreak, and love. His graphic memoir I Always Think It’s Forever was published in 2023 by Simon & Schuster.

Do you have a brand collaboration that brings powerful creative forces together? Share it with us – and our incredible jurors – by submitting your entry to this year’s PRINT Awards.

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The world’s most influential design is happening all around us – literally. Environmental design is incorporated into the built and natural environment, guiding, informing, and pleasing the eye. In the PRINT Awards Environmental Design category, we seek outstanding examples of wayfinding, interior design, architecture, and other place-based work.

Our jurors in this category bring a wealth of experience as authors, storytellers, illustrators, community builders, and brand illuminators. They know firsthand the power of environmental design to shape our experience in the world.

Terry Marks, Andy Otis and Alvin Oei are judging PRINT Awards categories Environmental Design, Posters, Self-Promotions, Outdoor/Billboards

Terry Marks, Principal of Tmarks Design, is devoted to building meaningful connections across visual, verbal, physical, and interpersonal realms. A skilled designer, author, speaker, illustrator, and community builder, Terry’s work has helped companies, from Microsoft Stores to DC Comics, and he has been celebrated with awards and recognition from across the industry. Terry is a Fellow of AIGA Seattle and served on the Executive Board of the AIGA National Board of Directors. Through his professional and community work, he continues to develop and share his abilities as a storyteller, builder, movie-maker, and believer “in the impending good.”

Andy Outis brings his creative talents to bear as the Principal and Creative Director of Shift 7 Studio, serving brands, non-profits, and individuals through branding, motion, environments, and storytelling. Andy hails from the San Francisco Bay Area but made his way to the East Coast, graduating from the MFA Designer as Entrepreneur program at the School of Visual Arts. Andy is now based in Brooklyn, NY, teaches at SVA and Pratt Institute, and has built a client list that includes AT&T, the Breakthrough Prize, Marc Jacobs Beauty, and HBO, among others. He previously served as New York Magazine’s creative director of brand marketing and events, leading a team that produced revenue-driving creative across brand marketing, events, and custom content for New York Magazine and its digital verticals including The Cut and Vulture.

Alvin Oei’s approach to design is infused with imagination. As a Senior Design Manager at Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products, Alvin creates retail experiences and concepts around the world for different licensee and brand partnerships. Alvin’s career led him from interior design (at Randall Babylon Architects in Los Angeles) to studying at ArtCenter’s Environmental Design program. He was an environmental designer with BRC Imagination Arts in Burbank, contributing to award-winning visitor attractions for brands including Coca-Cola, Google, and The Singleton. Working independently as a creative director, Alvin was hired by Shanghai brands, including HEYTEA and Sporspot, to integrate storytelling into their retail and sports venues. At Disney, Alvin was brought on board to help develop retail visions for Munchlings and the D100 celebration. Outside of work, Alvin runs CMD+Y, a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on educational design projects for the local community.

Last year’s PRINT Award winner in Environmental Design was DLR for The North Kansas City Early Education Center, a wonderland of design created with the littlest learners in mind. Help us find our way to your excellent environmental design by submitting an entry to this year’s PRINT Awards.

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By entering the PRINT Awards you’re not just vying for a shiny trophy and bragging rights (although those are pretty sweet). You’re also joining a community of fellow design aficionados, a tribe of visionaries who understand that greatness isn’t achieved by playing it safe but by daring to push the boundaries of what’s possible. And, what’s more? You’re still able to take advantage of the late entry deadline before the rate increases on February 13.

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Our jurors in this area are among the most exciting movers in the field, building some of the world’s most recognizable brands, helping emerging design leaders strive for social impact, and above all, creating video and animation work that reaches hearts and expands perspective.

Designer and director Santiago Carrasquilla is the co-founder of Art Camp, a creative studio “devoted to crafting rich experiences in the form of video, animation, photography, and design.” Founded in 2016, Art Camp’s goal is to “reach hearts, feel deeper, see differently, hear in new ways.” Santiago has spent his career developing those skills, beginning with his time as a student at New York’s School of Visual Arts, where he learned to communicate complicated ideas in a clear way.

As the Strategy Director at globally renowned creative company BUCK, Surabhi Rathi combines analytical rigor with imagination to architect transformative brand and communication strategies for some of the world’s most progressive brands. BUCK is known for deeply resonant, visually striking work across branding, experience, motion, and design, and Surabhi has applied her own rich design background to help craft compelling brand solutions for companies including IBM, Google, Bloomberg, PayPal, Microsoft, and many others. Surabhi also serves as thesis advisor for the Masters of Branding program at New York City’s School of Visual Arts, where she finds inspiration in guiding the next generation of strategists and creative leaders.

Josh Silverman has spent three decades building successful relationships by connecting communities across entrepreneurship, education, and design. Currently, Josh serves as Chair of the Master of Interaction Design (MDes) program at California College of the Arts, an intensive one-year STEM-designated program with an emphasis on social impact. He’s also the Founder & CEO of PeopleWork, a recruiting, coaching, and workshop practice, and a Partner in Mandel Creative. In 1997, he founded Schwadesign, a lean, holocratic design business, where he led diverse teams whose work was recognized by The Wall Street Journal, Rebrand.com, The Boston Globe, and more. Josh’s clients have included startups (iRobot, Buildium, Trinity Pharma), educational institutions (MIT, Harvard Medical School, Brown University), global enterprise (UBS, Wells Fargo, Accenture), cities (Providence, RI and Bethesda, MD), non-profits (American Heart Association, Friends of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute), and many more.

Last year’s PRINT Award winner in the Motion Graphics & Video category was Sharon and Guy’s “Chicago Design Through the Decades,” an outdoor public projection that offered a “swift, exciting journey” through the last century of Chicago design based on the extensive collection of the Chicago Design Archive.

Do you have a motion graphic or video project that will animate our jurors? Submit it to the 2024 PRINT Awards.

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Outstanding design makes us look. And keep looking. Creative visuals and compelling themes grab and hold our attention, whether on a book cover or that bus whizzing by. The PRINT Awards celebrate design that sticks with us long after the first impression. If you’ve created something eye-catching across one of our 26 categories, submit it today to take advantage of the lowest current entry rate.

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But you can’t take home the honors without entering! Our regular registration rate ends Monday, January 22. And, while you can continue to update your entry until the final deadline in March, you can take advantage of our lowest current rate by submitting your entry by Monday.

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The Collected Works, an independent design studio that crafts brands in motion, is a team of creative directors, designers, animators, and technologists with clients spanning music, art, technology, and culture. For the second year in a row, PRINT called on the TCW team to design the branding system and motion package for the PRINT Awards.

Since 1980, the PRINT Awards have represented a prestigious platform that celebrates exemplary graphic design from around the globe. In its 2024 iteration, the PRINT Awards encompass distinct categories, including additions such as packaging design and a suite of branding-focused categories. These awards recognize design excellence across diverse media, ranging from traditional print mediums to advanced motion and 3D categories.

As TCW initiates a project, they begin with information gathering, collecting fragments of inspiration and potential design entry points. This discovery phase involves thorough discussions with the client, familiarizing themselves with the product, and compiling design references related to typography, color, design systems, and overall visual directions. The objective is to identify as many design opportunities as possible, which they will later group into conceptual directions.

This year, Jessica Deseo, PRINT’s Creative Director, provided the TCW team with an inspirational aesthetic vision of luster, shine, and gloss and content ideas that focused on movement, technology, and flow. TCW’s resulting branding system and motion package embraces the future of design, the merging of tradition and technology, and showcases an expansive array of techniques and styles, reflecting the diversity of categories, entries, and winners.

Across the brand package, TCW aimed to create a suite of ever-moving environments and vignettes.

These renderings and animations were designed with flexibility in mind, to be used independently or assembled into static images for advertising and hero images for videos.

The PRINT Awards are open for entries! The regular registration deadline has been EXTENDED to Monday, January 22, so be sure to enter now for the best rate.

Also, check out TCW’s campaign to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of The North Face parka.

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Your work jumps out from pages, covers, labels, and screens. Whether you’re a student beginning a design journey or a seasoned professional, the PRINT Awards provide a place to share your distinctive voice with a creative community that speaks your language. Winners will receive a trophy, a custom certificate, and be broadcast to our network of more than a million people on PRINTmag.com, PRINT’s social media channels, and weekly newsletter.

And, now, you have a bit more time to take advantage of the regular rate! Enter by January 22!

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Our PRINT Awards 2024 jury stands ready to reward the highest examples of originality, innovation, longevity, and craft across categories as diverse as photography, packaging design, environmental and social impact. Whatever your skill, you’ve worked hard to perfect it, so submit your work for consideration in this year’s PRINT Awards before the regular rate deadline today.

The PRINT Awards is internationally recognized as an annual chronical of inspiration, design trends, and thought leadership. Why not submit your work to join the esteemed list of PRINT Award recipients that will be celebrated this year?

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Great design looks easy, but we know it’s painstaking work. Whether your medium is print or digital, illustration or photography, it takes focus, talent, and creativity to achieve visual impact that’s unforgettable. Submitting that work to the 2024 PRINT Awards extends your reach to 34 judges who are subject matter experts across 26 categories. The regular registration rate ends Monday, January 15. So, enter before the rates increase. What are you waiting for?

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Who better to judge our In-House entries than folks who have built their reputations and expertise as part of an in-house team? These three subject matter experts have led creative teams in organizations from entertainment to wellness to food and beverage. They have also parlayed that experience to build their own businesses and assist companies and brands in strengthening their creative capabilities.

Creative Leader Theresa Fitzgerald has crafted a career around applying her design perspective with purpose: engaging, educating, and entertaining children around the world. Theresa has built and led in-house brand creative teams at iconic media and entertainment brands like Sesame Workshop, Sesame Street, Nickelodeon, SpongeBob, Peanuts Worldwide, and Scholastic. As a creative leader, designer, and educator, Theresa leads from the heart and dedicates herself to fostering inclusive cultures that nurture creative excellence and unified brand vision. At Sesame Workshop, Theresa led design vision across print, digital, motion, and experience to improve impact for social good. She helped the Sesame Street franchise achieve 360-degree brand expression, from philanthropic development to educational kits, consumer and digital products, marketing campaigns, social channels, themed entertainment, and publishing.

A self-described self-awareness junkie and brand psychology-obsessed, multi-disciplined creative, Kelli Binnings has brought her zeal for brand, design, work culture, and leadership to research, speaking, and writing about those topics. Now the Chief Brand Strategist for Build Smart Brands, Kelli has spent 15 years weaving her design magic across the food and beverage, commodity trading, fitness and lifestyle, and skincare and beauty industries, working with clients and internal teams to create and implement brand strategies that shape a refined message and a visually strong brand. For Kelli, an authentic brand experience brings joy and meaning, and her work is rooted in the belief that every company can create a brand worth experiencing.

Archie Bell II has taken a spectacular path to his current role as Principal of weirdeaux. Growing up, Archie loved commercial jingles and the cartoon stylings of Gary Larson and found creative fuel in ‘magnificent stories’ with meaning. Starting as an art director on Madison Avenue, Archie spent the last decade and a half building best-in-culture content studios and leading teams at the cutting edge of digital video and audio. He served as Spotify Advertising’s Global head of Creative and built branded content studios One X Studios at Urban One and NBCUniversal’s Content Innovation Agency. In weirdeaux, Archie is building a brand consultancy and creative practice rooted in illuminating the purpose in stories, expressions, and ideas that seemingly go unnoticed – especially as it pertains to the veritable Black experience. It starts by collaborating with sense-makers who foster a deeper understanding of the human experience to impact the world positively. Why? Because life is odd.

Last year’s In-House winner was Pride Across the Multiverse by Wizards of the Coast (USA). This collection of magic trading cards celebrated the creativity and diverse experiences of the LGBTQIA2+ community. The drop also featured a digital zine with artist interviews, sketches, process notes, and short fiction. Sales raised $1.3 million for the Trevor Project, which supports suicide prevention and crisis intervention for LGBTQ youth.

Just because you created your masterpiece in-house doesn’t mean you have to keep it under one roof. Why not share it with the 2024 PRINT Awards?

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In an era where sustainability is not just valued but essential, Monadnock leads the way. Their commitment to environmentally friendly practices is evident in every sheet, aligning with the ethos of designers who prioritize environmental responsibility in their creations. All Monadnock’s paper products are FSC-certified and manufactured under the strict guidelines of ISO 9001 Quality and 14001 Environmental Management Standards, ensuring the highest standards of sustainability and quality.

Have you produced work using Monadnock’s beautiful uncoated or coated text and cover papers for printing or their sustainable performance paper board for packaging? We want to see the results!

To submit your work for the Monadnock Award when entering the 2024 PRINT Awards, choose the appropriate Monadnock paper type from the dropdown menu on the entry page. This ensures your work will be considered for this special recognition, celebrating the best use of Monadnock paper and packaging in design.

The final deadline is fast approaching, and we can’t wait to see how you’ve turned Monadnock’s papers into a canvas for your creative visions. We invite you to submit your entries and join us in this celebration of design, paper, and sustainability.

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There is a singular magic in the illustrative arts that doesn’t hit quite the same in other design forms. Maybe it’s the humanness of communication and language blending with the skill needed to execute a creative vision. To judge our entries in these categories, we recruited a group of esteemed jurors who have elevated this art form in their own careers.

Nubia Navarro brings color and flair to her work as an art director, designer, lettering artist, and typography lover. Based in Bogotá, Colombia (with her heart in Venezuela), the artist, also known as Nubikini, has spent the last decade using color, typography, custom lettering, and illustration to communicate emotion. Nubia is a 2023 TDC Ascender, and her work has been recognized by the Latin American Design Awards, the Type Directors Club, and Communication Arts, among others. Clients, including Adobe, Microsoft, Facebook, T-Mobile, Airbnb, Sprite, and many more, have relied on Nubia’s affinity for experimentation and diversity that distinguishes her work from the rest. As the head of Nubikini Studio, she considers her process a “Creation Playground,” injecting a spirit of fun into every project.

Designer, artist, and speaker Adam J. Kurtz (aka Adam JK) is no stranger to honesty. Through various media, including art, stationery, books, podcasts, and speaking engagements, Adam’s work draws upon frankness and humor (with a tinge of darkness) to explore the complex connections between emotion and creativity. Adam has published several books, including You Are Here (For Now), a collection of art and essays about finding one’s way through the unknown, Pick Me Up Journal: A Pep Talk for Now & Later, and Things Are What You Make of Them: Life Advice for Creatives. His books have sold over a million copies in twenty languages, and his work has also appeared in publications including NYLON, Adweek, Vice, and The New Yorker. Adam’s previous roles include studio designer for Barton F. Graf and social web artist for BuzzFeed.

Illustrator Jaume Osman Granda has garnered professional renown for his lettering, illustration, and animation prowess. Hailing from Vilanova i la geltrú, near Barcelona, Jaume has accomplished incredible feats of creativity by pairing his perfectly hand-drawn letters with playful illustrated elements. The resulting creations include distinctive figurative compositions, patterns, and animations brought to life with bold color palettes. Jaume’s distinguished list of clients includes Amazon, Fanta, Puma, Hulu, Hydroponic, Cruzcampo, Diario As, KH7, and Borge, among others.

Have you made lettering, type design, illustrations, or invitations that showcase the A-to-Z of your creative talents? If so, share it with our PRINT Awards judges!

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