Poster Awards 2026: Call For EntriesGuidelinesEnter Now

FINAL DEADLINE: April 22, 2025

Submit your groundbreaking poster designs to the prestigious Graphis Poster Awards. Join world-renowned designers and agencies showcasing excellence in poster art, visual communication, and creative innovation. This international competition celebrates outstanding achievement in commercial, cultural, social, and promotional poster design. Enter your work for a chance to win Platinum, Gold, and Silver awards, plus featured publication on our website and in the renowned Graphis Poster Annual all viewed by global creative directors and design leaders. Enter your exceptional work today.

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Eligibility

• Work must be submitted by industry professionals and produced, published or aired within the past two years.
• Student work is not eligible for this competition. Student work should be submitted to the New Talent Annual Competition.
• Any student work submitted to Professional competitions will be removed and entered into the New Talent competition.
• Graphis reserves the right to disqualify and/or reject inappropriate or exploitive imagery or content.
• Decisions by judges on all entries during judging, including changing categories, are final.

AI Assisted Content

Submissions featuring AI-generated content must be entered under the AI category. For all entries, your creative brief should detail your creative process, including if and how AI was utilized. This guideline is designed to maintain integrity, and a fair and equitable competition that honors individual creativity and innovation while acknowledging evolving technology influence in our industry. Entries lacking significant creative input from the participant will not qualify for award consideration.

Jurors

Our judging panel is made up of former Graphis Platinum and Gold winners and Graphis Masters.

This Year's Judges Include:
Sean Freeman & Eve Steben, Graphic Designers & Co-founders, Sean & Eve
Wesam Mazhar Haddad, Founder & Creative Director, Poster Stellars
Pekka Loiri, Graphic Designer, Studio Pekka Loiri (Graphis Master)
Joao Machado, Graphic Designer, Joao Machado Design (Graphis Master)
Kevin Weiner, Creative Leader, Cold Open (Graphis Master)

Awards

• Platinum, Gold, Silver winners and Honorable Mentions will be presented in our print Annual and permanently archived on the website.
• Platinum and Gold winners will receive full-page presentations in the Annual.
• Winners will be announced in a special blog post on the Graphis website, in the online gallery, and in our newsletter.
• Platinum and Gold Winners receive a complimentary Award certificate. Silver Award Certificates available for purchase.

Deadlines

Be sure to submit early for the greatest exposure on our website and a possible blog and email promotion of your work internationally.

Early Bird Deadline: January 14, 2025
Regular Deadline: February 4, 2025
Final Deadline: April 22, 2025

Early Bird Entry Fees

Member Single: $70
Member Series/Video: $140
Non-Member Single: $140
Non-Member Series/Video: $280

Regular Entry Fees

Member Single: $80
Member Series/Video: $160
Non-Member Single: $160
Non-Member Series/Video: $320

Final Entry Fees

Member Single: $90
Member Series/Video: $180
Non-Member Single: $180
Non-Member Series/Video: $360

ONLY professional work will be accepted. Student work should be submitted to the New Talent Annual Competition.