Graphic Design News
Poulin + Morris Creates Environmental Graphics for the District Burlington
Poulin + Morris has designed environmental graphics and wayfinding for The District Burlington, a 13 building, 54-acre office complex in Burlington, Massachusetts, outside of Boston and part of the Route 128 high tech corridor.
Classic Penguin: Book Design Exhibition at Type Directors Club
Type Directors Club has just announced opening of its new spring exhibition "Classic Penguin" in New York City, highlighting innovative book covers that define Penguin Classics, an imprint published by Penguin Books.
Aiap Women in Design Award 2017
Nominations are now open for the 2017 Aiap Women in Design Award. The Award aims to reward and recognize the contribution made by women within the visual design industry.
London International Awards 2017
The 2017 London International Awards (LIA) is now open for submissions. The Awards honors creativity and new ideas in Advertising, Production, Digital, Design, Music & Sound, Technology and Branded Entertainment.
2017 Adobe Design Achievement Awards
The 2017 Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA) is now open for submissions. With 14 categories, the ADAA is a competition for creative students of all disciplines.
Communication Arts' 58th Design & Advertising Competitions: Call for Entries
Communication Arts is calling for entries for its 58th annual Design and Advertising Competitions.
2017 SEGD Business of Design
SEGD's biennial Business of Design event lands in Portland this April with the focus on strengthening your business skills to build, manage and sustain your design practice.
Global Digital Signage Conference 2017
The first ever Global Digital Signage Conference is set to take place May 11, 2017 as a major part of London Digital Signage Week. James Abdool, Head of Digital Experience at Arcadis will keynote the conference and explain how he 'discovered' the digital signage industry whilst building a very successful business streaming music into the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors.
Adobe Launches Make It Now Series: 60-Second Design Tutorials
Adobe has launched a new video series, "Make It Now," offering tutorials to help with projects that require a quick turn.
1974 CBC Graphic Manual Revival on Kickstarter
In 1974 Canada's public broadcaster, the CBC, adopted a new logo designed by Burton Kramer. That logo, affectionately referred to as "the gem," would become one of Canada's most recognized corporate images, leaving an indelible mark both on Canadian culture and on our national identity.
Brexit Passport Design Competition
Dezeen has launched an unofficial competition to redesign the document that all UK citizens carry when travelling abroad. The competition seeks designs that present a positive vision of the post-Brexit UK to the world, and that represent all its citizens.
SEGD Branded Environments
SEGD's Branded Environments at Digital Signage Expo (DSE) 2017 is the event for the design of brand-centric customer experiences.
Refugee Shelter Named Best Design of 2016 by Design Museum
Better Shelter has been named the Beazley Design of the Year by Design Museum for its outstanding contribution towards the global issue of population displacement.
Restaurant Branding: New Master Class Series by Type Directors Club
Type Directors Club has just announced the inaugural class in its new series of Master Classes being held in New York City, beginning February 27.
Studio Six Creates Branding for Town of Winter Park Transit System
Studio Six was retained in July 2016 to provide branding and strategic marketing for the Town of Winter Park's transit system "The Lift."
2017 European Design Awards
The 2017 European Design Awards is now open for entries. The annual competition aims to celebrate best examples of communication design in Europe.
Design Bridge Creates Flippin' Good Pancakes Seasonal Tin for Lyle's Golden Syrup
Design Bridge has created a new packaging for Lyle's Golden Syrup that captures the fun and festivities of pancake making season.
Graphis Design Annual 2018: Call for Entries
Graphis is currently accepting entries for its 2018 Design Annual. From Logos and Packaging to Branding and Illustration, this competition offers an all encompassing look at the world of graphic design.
2017 Best in Design Competition
The 2017 Best in Design competition is now open for submissions. The international design award, formerly known as Design Talent, is one of the biggest contests in Central Europe.
B&B Studio Designs First Pip & Nut Lifestyle Cookbook
B&B studio has designed the first Pip & Nut, Nut Butter Cookbook, which features healthy recipes from the lifestyle brand's founder Pippa Murray.
2017 Siggraph Conference: Call for Submissions
2017 Siggraph, set for July 30 through August 3 in Los Angeles, has announced a call for submissions.
The Drum Design Awards 2017
The 2017 Drum Design Awards is now open for entries. Now in its fourth year, the Drum Design Awards recognize the industry's best design feats of the year.
Design for Good by Aquent
Aquent is calling for submissions for its Design for Good grants program. The program will offer five $5,000 grants to nonprofits to hire graphic designers who are passionate about the nonprofits' work and propose design projects.
PANTONE Color of the Year 2017: Greenery
PANTONE has revealed the 2017 Color of the Year, Greenery, a fresh and zesty yellow-green shade symbolizes new beginnings, evoking the first days of spring when natures greens revive, restore, and renew.
RGD Announces Recipients of Inaugural In-House Awards Program
The Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD) has revealed the recipients of the 2016 In-House Design Awards, an inaugural awards program showcasing the best design being done in-house.
2017 Creative Conscience Awards
Creative Conscience, a not-for-profit organisation that aims to improve the communities in which we live and work and in turn help transform the wider world, has announced a call for entries for its 2017 Creative Conscience Awards. The Awards scheme accepts entries from around the world for all creative disciplines.
Penguin Random House Design Award 2017
The 2017 Penguin Random House Design Award will open for submissions on January 18, 2017. The contest offers students an opportunity to engage in design for publishing during their studies and to experience real cover and page layout design briefs first-hand.
2017 SEGD Global Design Awards
The 2017 SEGD Global Design Awards is now open for submissions. Since 1987, the SEGD Global Design Awards have set the standard of excellence for environmental graphic design and experiential graphic design, honoring design work that connects people to place by providing direction, content and compelling experiences in public spaces.
Sheridan&Co Unveils Brand Identity for OPUS
Sheridan&Co has created the brand identity for trendy fitness studio OPUS - a boutique fitness studio in London's Notting Hill founded by renowned personal trainer David Kingsbury.
3rd Annual Typography & Lettering Awards
The final deadline for PRINT's 3rd Annual Typography & Lettering Awards is December 2, 2017. The awards focus on three categories: Typographic Designs, Typeface Designs, and Handlettered Works.
IBM + AIGA Partner on Design Leadership to Amplify Design's Role in the Profession
IBM and AIGA have announced a partnership to develop programs that promote how design improves the human experience, reinforcing that design is integral to the civic and business agenda.
HOW Design Live 2017
The 2017 HOW Design Live will be held May 2-6 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, IL. For more than 25 years, HOW Design Live has been the premier event and one of the largest gatherings of creative professionals in the world.
RGD Launches an Interactive Tool That Helps Creatives Identify Requests for Speculative Work
RGD and Nascent Digital have launched Free, Fee or Flee? - an interactive tool for creative professionals, specifically graphic designers, through a questionnaire to consider various scenarios involving requests for free work.
Off Grid 17: An Experiential Journey
Off Grid 17: An Experiential Journey is an international event from the Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD) that will offer a unique design driven way to experience New Zealand.
Sundance Cinemas Launches New Brand Strategy & Identity
Sundance Cinemas has launched a new brand strategy and identity designed in partnership with Troika.
ADC 96th Annual Awards: Call for Entries
The ADC 96th Annual Awards are now open for submissions. The Award seeks to honor the people and projects that have best displayed these ideals over the past year.
International Design Awards 2017
The 10th annual International Design Awards (IDA) is now open for submissions. The competition is open to architects, interior designers, product designers, graphic designers and fashion designers.
Across the Dotted Line by Joel Derksen
Joel Derksen has created a massive graphic installation at DigitasLBi in London, "Across the Dotted Line." The installation is part of the monthly exhibition series curated by Elisa de Martini.
Ragged Edge Creates Disruptive Brand for Foley's
Ragged Edge created a disruptive brand for Foley's, a new restaurant in Fitzrovia, London. The design includes four different hand drawn typefaces to reflect the restaurant's diverse offer.
SEGD Xlab 2016: The Intersection of Physical + Digital
SEGD's Xlab 2016 will bring together the diverse spectrum of practitioners and visionaries who make digital experiences possible, and the next generation of designers who are innovating our cities, workplaces, and leisure spaces. Xlab is SEGD's signature conference with a focus on the future of experience design and technology for public spaces, interfaces, and interaction.
Designers Fiesta 2016
Taking place in one of London's most creative areas, the seventh Designers Fiesta will inspire those working within new media, while offering them invaluable hints and tips from some of the industry's top names.
PANTONE Studio: New App Brings Insta-Ready Color & Inspiration to Your Device
Pantone has today launched a brand new digital app that brings color and inspiration to your device. PANTONE Studio lets users capture colors that inspire them in everyday life and convert them into palettes and digital artwork ready for social sharing, all in one on-the-go platform.
Design Exposed: Call for Submissions
Steven Heller and Mirko Ilic are calling for submissions for their new book on the myriad ways designers, illustrators, photographers and art directors have involved the human body in graphic, advertising and typographic design.
United States Mint 2018 Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coins Design Competition
The United States Mint has announced a public competition to design the 2018 Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coins. The competition offers an exciting opportunity for American artists to design a coin in recognition of the fight against breast cancer.
2016 AIGA Design Conference
The 2016 AIGA Design Conference will bring the design community together in a once-in-a-lifetime, cross-disciplinary exchange of ideas about the changing shape of design.
Typeface to Interface: Graphic Design from the Collection
On view at the SFMOMA through October 23, the Typeface to Interface exhibition presents a selection from the museum's permanent collection of graphic design since 1950.
Automobile Design Graphics
In the heyday of the automobile, marketing cars was an exacting process. Selling the public one of their major life purchases involved not only traditional advertising but also a crucial item that extolled the virtue of the cars: the brochure.
Communication Arts' 2017 Typography Competition: Call for Entries
Communication Arts' 7th annual Typography Competition is now open for submissions. The competition celebrates the best use of typography as the primary visual element in design and advertising, plus new typeface designs, calligraphy and handlettering.
25th ADCE Awards: The Champions League of Creativity
The 25th edition of the ADCE Awards are now open for submissions. The ADCE Awards is unique in only being open to creative work that has been awarded at a local European show, ensuring a selection in which every single entry has already been deemed outstanding.
Graphis Letterhead 8: Call for Entries
The eight Graphis Letterhead is now open for entries. The competition aims to find the best stationery designs that seamlessly combine art and function to visually represent a client's identity.
Nescafé Azera and Twelve Tap Into Young Design Talent to Launch Range of Iconic Tins
TWELVE has developed a multichannel campaign for Nescafé Azera, with a range of iconic and desirable limited edition tins, created in collaboration with top emerging design talent from the University for the Creative Arts.
Budapest Design Map 2016
Budapest Design Week has released the 4th edition of Budapest Design Map - in both print and online format.
A Maker's Field Guide to Texture and Color
Mohawk has released a comprehensive new printed tool designed to serve as a hands-on resource for the creative community.
From Museums to Beyond: SEGD's 2016 Exhibition & Experience Design Event
Experiences like museum exhibitions are evolving rapidly. People are experiencing dynamic installations inside traditional museums, within corporate and community visitor centers, inside sports venues and even on the streets of our cities.
2016 Graphis Annual Reports Competition
The 2016 Graphis Annual Reports Competition is still open for submissions. The competition features the top annual reports submitted from some of the best international design firms.
In the Line of Fire Monograph by Studio Sonda
Studio Sonda recently designed "In the line of fire: the history of firefighting in Porec," a monograph that through its 254 pages brings a section of chronological history about voluntary and professional fire service in the Porec territory, from the 19th century to the present day, as well as a list of all firefighters being part of it.
AIGA Launches 2016 Get Out The Vote Campaign
AIGA has launched its 2016 "Get Out The Vote" campaign, which mobilizes the communication design profession in support of voter engagement.
Lancome's Art of French Gifting by Appartement 103
Lancome recently tasked Appartement 103 to rethink its institutional gifting elements and visual identity, while developing a new luxury experience that would embrace the art of gifting by Lancôme.
RGD 2016 In-House Design Awards
RGD is calling for entries for its first-ever, international In-House Design Awards. This competition has been created to acknowledge and honour the work done by ever-growing creative teams that work as internal agencies.
2016 UCDA Design Competition
The 46th annual UCDA Design Competition is now open for entries. The competition recognizes the best of the exceptional design work done to promote educational institutions (secondary, vocational, or higher education) and supports the exchange of ideas and information relating to the unique role of these designers.
The Collected Works Develops Brand Identity for Café De La Corte
The Collected Works recently completed a packaging & identity project for Café De La Corte, a family owned, single origin coffee farm in Colombia.
New Retro: Graphics & Logo in Retro Style
New Retro, the latest title from viction:ary, is a compendium of fashionable designs that draws inspirations from the past.
International Design Awards 2016
The final deadline for the 2016 International Design Awards is April 30. Set to recognize outstanding talent, IDA's mission is to encourage creativity and innovation across all design fields, including fashion, graphic, interior design, architecture and product design.
Typographics 2016: A Design Festival for People Who Use Type
Typographics, a typography conference organized by Cooper's Type@Cooper, returns for a second year to The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City.
2016 AIGA Medals to be Awarded to Ruth Ansel, Richard Grefé, Gere Kavanaugh, Sister Corita Kent, and Maira Kalman
Five design industry greats will be honored at the 2016 AIGA Awards Gala. Ruth Ansel, Richard Grefé, Gere Kavanaugh, Sister Corita Kent, and Maira Kalman will receive the 2016 AIGA Medals for their lifetime achievements and contributions to the design profession.
Adrienne Wollman Joins Troika as Designer
Troika has added Adrienne Wollman to its roster as Designer reporting to Paul Brodie, Troika's Managing Creative Director.
Communication Arts 57th Design & Advertising Competitions
Communication Arts' 57th Design & Advertising Competitions are now open for entries.
Rack & Pinion Creates Posters Against Cyber Censorship
Rack & Pinion Creative has created a set of digital posters for Psiphon to help spread Internet censorship awareness for World Day Against Cyber Censorship.
IIDA Announces Winners of the 2016 GlobalShop Product Design Competition
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) has announced the winners of its 2016 GlobalShop Product Design Competition.
Seattle Fortune 100 Uses Wayfinding Easter Eggs
Michael Courtney Design has spent the past few years designing the EGD for a Fortune 100 company (and their developers) building an in-city neighborhood in Seattle for their expected 27,000 new employees - a population the size of a state university.
2016 SEGD Conference: Experience Seattle
The 2016 SEGD Conference: Experience Seattle will gather the experiential graphic design community to explore topics ranging from media-centric placemaking to design thinking and from public art to waterfront development.
Visual Connections Chicago 2016
Visual Connections returns to Chicago on May 5 to stage another discovery, networking and education event exclusively for image/footage/art buyers and researchers.
ADCE Releases the Annual of Annuals 2015
ADCE has launched the 2015 edition of the Annual of Annuals, showcasing the best in advertising and design from across Europe.
WE ARE LA: Nike Store Mural at The Grove
Denton-Cardew Design (DCD) has created a 48ft tall Mural for an elevator core inside the new Nike Store at The Grove in Los Angeles.
Pantone Develops 112 New Graphics Colors to Reflect New Possibilities of Design
Pantone announced the latest addition of 112 new colors to the Pantone Graphics line.
SEGD Wayfinding Event 2016
SEGD will hold its annual Wayfinding event in Miami this April, hosted by Miami International Airport.
European Design Awards 2016
The 2016 European Design Awards is open for entries for three more days. The annual competition celebrates the best of graphic design, illustration and digital design in Europe.
WWI Centennial 2018 Commemorative Coin Design Competition
The United States Mint has announced the World War I Centennial 2018 Commemorative Coin Design Competition. The competition offers an exciting opportunity for American artists to design a coin that will preserve an important time in American history and convey a sense of pride.
First Annual Call for Clarity Conference
The first annual Call for Clarity conference will be held March 30, 2016, in New York City. The event is organized by Alan Siegel and Irene Etzkorn, pioneers of bringing simplicity to business and government.
John Lutz to Lead Experiential Graphic Design Community
Award-winning graphic designer John Lutz, partner in the Chicago office of Selbert Perkins Design, will lead the global community of experiential graphic designers as president of SEGD, the Society for Experiential Graphic Design.
Design Origin: France
With a notion to compare the diverse visual landscapes of different cultures, Design Origin is a brand new design reference collection that examines the creative works of one country at a time.
Graphis Design Annual 2017: Call for Entries
Graphis is currently accepting entries for its 2017 Design Annual. The largest and most anticipated competition, Design Annual 2017 will feature the most visually compelling design work of the year from the world's most renowned in the industry, across forty different categories.
Studio Parr Creates Exciting New Look for UPM Raflatac Wine & Spirits Swatchbook
UPM Raflatac partnered with Studio Parr with a brief to showcase their knowledge, innovation, craftsmanship and sheer passion for the production of self-adhesive wine and spirits label materials.
SPD 51: Editorial Design Competition
The Society of Publication Designers is seeking entries for its 51st Annual Competition. The contest recognizes and promotes the best in editorial design, photography and illustration in print and digital mediums.
The Book Illustration Competition 2016
The 2016 Book Illustration Competition is now open for submissions. The contest is a unique partnership between House of Illustration and The Folio Society that seeks to identify and promote new talent in illustration.
Webb deVlam Designs Packaging for Grant's Elementary Range
Webb deVlam designed the new packaging of Grant's Elementary, a range of three Scotch whiskies, revealing the scientific precision behind traditional whisky-making.
Design Bridge Creates New Packaging for Appelsientje
Design Bridge created the full range of new package designs for Appelsientje, the Netherlands' most favourite juice drink brand.
Graphis Poster Annual 2017: Call for Entries
The 2017 Graphis Poster Annual Competition is now open for entires. The competition showcases the top designs from the world's most renowned in the industry.
GDC Foundation Fundraiser Celebrates Canadian Values
The GDC Foundation revealed a special hand-screened poster titled "Section 2". Craig Medwyduk and Jacqueline Germin of Odelay Design have designed a limited run, multi-coloured edition of 50 posters.
typotherapy: A Book of Creative Thoughts
Each month a different award winning Canadian design studio is given the finest paper and the finest print craftsmen to design a book as part of Flash Reproduction's prestigious Wayward Arts Studio Series.
James Beard Foundation 2016 Restaurant Design Awards
The James Beard Foundation is calling for entries for its 2016 Restaurant Design Awards. The Restaurant Design Awards were established by the James Beard Foundation in 1994 and have become highly coveted by hospitality designers nationwide. Any restaurant project that was completed or redone in North America since January 2013 is eligible.
ADC 95th Annual Awards
The 95th ADC Annual Awards, the oldest continuously running industry award show in the world, is now open for entries.
2016 SEGD Global Design Awards
The 2016 SEGD Global Design Awards are now open for entries. The international awards program honors design work that connects people to place by providing direction, content, and compelling experiences in public spaces.
A Moment of Truth: Environmental Graphics in Truth Initiative's Headquarters
Truth Initiative is the public health organization behind the truth campaign and other initiatives geared towards ending tobacco use in young people.
Call for Entries: Joseph Binder Award 2016
The Joseph Binder Award (JBA) is Austria's only international competition for graphic design & illustration.
Brother Design Wins Gold Pin for Pams' Packaging
Brother Design's work for private brand, Pams, has received a Gold pin at the Design Institute of New Zealand's annual Best Awards.
LLOYD&CO Creates Launch Campaign for Movado Edge Collection
Movado recently launched its new Movado Edge Collection developed in collaboration with Yves Béhar.
26 Creative Characters
26 Creative Characters is a unique alphabet made by twenty-six leading international typographic designers, including Alex Trochut, Thonik and Hansje van Halem.
Transformative Wayfinding System at Washington State's Largest Event Facility
Michael Courtney Design recently transformed the Washington State Convention Center's wayfinding and information system.
24th ADC Europe Awards
Entries are now open for the 2015 ADC Europe Awards, celebrating the very best in European advertising and design.