0143 works here
International Poster Biennale in Warsaw
Authorial poster culture: concept-led images, drawing, painting and photographic construction alongside contemporary typographic work.
International, hosted in Poland
14 award sources
Awards
Knowing what a jury rewards is half the study. Each source links to its official site.
02300 works here
100 Beste Plakate
Craft, printing quality and typographic rigour across cultural and commercial posters, selected as an annual set of one hundred.
Germany, Austria, Switzerland
0327 works here
Tokyo Type Directors Club
Typographic invention and precision — writing systems, letterform design and experimental type-driven composition.
Japan, with international entries
0422 works here
Graphis Poster Awards
Editorially curated excellence with a strong bias toward conceptual clarity and finished craft.
International
0513 works here
Bienal Internacional del Cartel en México (BICM)
Politically and culturally engaged poster making, and a strong Latin American authorial tradition.
International, hosted in Mexico
0694 works here
INTL International Poster Competition
Contemporary poster practice submitted to an open international call.
International
077 works here
D&AD
Idea plus execution, judged by working practitioners against a high bar — many categories award nothing in a given year.
International, based in the UK
0811 works here
ADC Annual Awards
Craft first: typography, image making and art direction.
International, based in the US
09Not yet in the index
Communication Arts Design Annual
Professional design work selected by a rotating jury for an annual print edition.
International, based in the US
105 works here
Red Dot Brands & Communication Design
Systematic communication design assessed across a broad category structure.
International, based in Germany
11Not yet in the index
Posterheroes
Message clarity on social and environmental themes, open to emerging designers.
International, based in Italy
12Not yet in the index
It's Nice That
Curatorial attention rather than a prize — useful as a secondary source.
International, based in the UK
13Not yet in the index
BP&O
Analytical writing on craft decisions — a strong model for study notes.
International, based in the UK
14Not yet in the index
Slanted
Typographic culture documented city by city and studio by studio.
International, based in Germany