JAGDA International Student Poster Award 2025

JAGDA International Student Poster Award 2025 is now open for entries!

JAGDA International Student Poster Award 2025 : The JAGDA International Student Poster Award 2025, international competition for students of high school age and above, organised by Japan Graphic Designers Association (JAGDA) has been recently launched to discover and honor next-generation talents, aims to develop and expand graphic design.

➜ Short description

Japan Graphic Designers Association (JAGDA) once again is hosting its JAGDA International Student Poster Award competition for 2025 and invites participation by students worldwide.

JAGDA International Student Poster Award was established with the aim to discover and acknowledge outstanding young talents from across the world and to promote the further advancement of graphic design. Posters allow ideas to be freely expressed through the rich mixture of graphics and texts, giving them the instantaneous power to move the viewers’ hearts and create visual communications that go beyond nations and regions.

The theme for this year competition is “Safe”.

Approximately 200 works will be selected and the following prizes will be awarded: Grand Prix (1), Gold (2), Silver (5), Bronze (10), Jury Award (5), Committee Member Award (8), Special Sponsor Award (~20) and Special Supporter Award (1).

The Grand Prix and Gold recipients will be invited to attend the Awards Ceremony to be held in November 2025 (round-trip transportation and accommodation fees will be provided to winners residing in distant locations).

➜ Submission requirements:

➜ Submitted works must be posters in B1 size (728mm x 1,030mm, portrait orientation only) produced between August 2024 and July 2025 and must include the letters “Safe”.

➜ Who may enter?

This competition is dedicated to students of high school age and above.

➜ Prize:

The Grand Prix and Gold-winning works will be published in the annual book “Graphic Design in Japan 2026”.

All Winning and Selected Works will be exhibited from 26 November 2025 - 8 December 2025, at the National Art Center, Tokyo and will be published in the official catalog.

➜ Entry fees:

Entry fee is 1,000 Japanese Yen per poster.