7th Bolu International Poster Design Competition

7th Bolu International Poster Design Competition is now open for entries!

The 7th Bolu International Poster Design Competition, organized by the Department of Graphic Arts of the Faculty of Fine Arts, continues to bring together designers from around the world, this time themed theme, “Beyond Horizons: Designing a Sustainable Future”.

Short description

The 7th Bolu International Poster Design Competition, organized by the Department of Graphic Arts of the Faculty of Fine Arts, continues to bring together designers from around the world.

This year’s theme, “Beyond Horizons: Designing a Sustainable Future” invites participants to explore new perspectives on sustainability and global responsibility through poster design.

The competition encourages participants to reflect on global challenges through the language of visual communication and to imagine new possibilities for a more responsible and sustainable world. “Beyond Horizons” suggests moving beyond existing limits in thought, technology, and society. Through poster design, participants are invited to develop creative visual interpretations that address sustainability, innovation, and global responsibility. Designers are encouraged to interpret the theme through their own visual language and conceptual perspectives.

The theme of the 7th Bolu International Poster Design Competition is structured around the concept “Beyond Horizons: Designing a Sustainable Future.” The notion of “Beyond Horizons” refers to exploring new perspectives that go beyond established boundaries in thinking, design, and innovation. It invites designers to imagine alternative futures shaped by creativity, responsibility, and collaboration.

Within this framework, the competition encourages participants to respond to contemporary global challenges through design. Sustainability is approached as a multidimensional concept that includes social, economic, and technological transformations. Poster design becomes a medium for visualizing ideas, raising awareness, and stimulating dialogue about possible futures.

Posters should be related to the following sustainable development goals:

• Quality Education (SDG 4)
• Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8)
• Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG 9)
• Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12)
• Partnerships for the Goals (SDG 17)

Participants are invited to develop visual narratives that engage with these themes and expand creative thinking beyond present horizons.

There is no limit to the number of posters that may be submitted.

Submissions may range from critical and thought-provoking works to symbolic or experimental visual narratives that inspire reflection on the future. The competition aims to create an international platform where design can stimulate dialogue, raise awareness, and contribute to a shared vision of a more sustainable world.

Submission requirements

• The language of the message/slogan used in the submitted posters must be written in English, or in the participant’s native language together with English.
• Posters may include a textual message that supports the visual design (such as a title, slogan, etc.).
• Posters must be designed in A3 size (vertical), in RGB color mode, and submitted in JPEG/JPG format.

Eligibility

Participation in the competition is open to everyone.

Prize

All participants whose works contribute to this awareness and are accepted for exhibition by the jury will receive a digital certificate of participation, while the owners of the top three works will be awarded the symbolic digital BIAH Achievement Certificate. The first-place winner will also have the right to serve as a jury member in the next BIAH event.