Museum Of Typography - 5th International Poster Contest 2019

Following the great success of the preventives edition the Museum of Typography in Chania expands its field of interest and invites artists from around the world to participate in its Museum Of Typography - 5th International Poster Contest 2019, this year themed “Typography – window to the world”.

The invitation is mainly for professionals and students of graphic and visual arts who wish to design an original poster inspired by their homeland, featuring the culture, characteristic monuments – symbols, the natural environment, the history, the people, even the things that need to be changed.

Submission requirements:

1) Interested parties should send their work at the email address typography.poster@gmail.com. Participation must be accompanied by a text file with the name of the author, the place of residence and contact details (telephone and email) and – optionally – a short description of the project (up to 100 words). The name of both files should be the name of the contestants in Latin characters.

2) Dimensions should be 50 × 70 cm. PDF, CMYK, image at 200 ppi and not exceed 25 Mb. Otherwise the work should be sent with wetransfer, or similar service. A low resolution (.jpg) file should be attached for web use.

The results of the competition will be announced at the awards ceremony hosted at the “Museum of Typography” amphitheater, that will take place on Saturday, November 16, 2019.

There is no entry fee to participate!

It's free to enter!

The contest is open to anyone who wants to take part with the possibility of sending only one original project created specifically for the competition.

The 30 posters selected by the jury will receive honorary distinctions and the top three will receive substantial prizes:br> • 1st prize winner - 1,500 EUR
• 2nd prize winner - 1,000 EUR
• 3rd prize winner - 700 EUR