Submission:
The competition categories are:
A. Poster for Climate Change
B. Poster for Child
C. Poster for Ocean Protection
D. Poster for Education
E. Poster for Water
Submit and Technical Requirements:
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Poster must submit to email address info@posterfor.com
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Email’s details must include: name, age, gender, country, email.
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The number of submissions is unlimited.
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All files and emails should be filled with Latin letters only.
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Submitted posters should be vertical format of jpg or pdf, and sized 70 x 100 cm in 300 dpi. Maximum size of file is 20MB. The color mode must be CMYK.
Categories:
Submission:
The competition categories are:
A. Poster for Climate Change
B. Poster for Child
C. Poster for Ocean Protection
D. Poster for Education
E. Poster for Water
Submit and Technical Requirements:
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Poster must submit to email address info@posterfor.com
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Email’s details must include: name, age, gender, country, email.
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The number of submissions is unlimited.
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All files and emails should be filled with Latin letters only.
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Submitted posters should be vertical format of jpg or pdf, and sized 70 x 100 cm in 300 dpi. Maximum size of file is 20MB. The color mode must be CMYK.
Categories:
Awards and Certificate:
The golden winner in each category will be awarded with a trophy. All awarded designers will receive an Award Certificate via email.
Awards and Certificate:
The golden winner in each category will be awarded with a trophy. All awarded designers will receive an Award Certificate via email.
Jury Panel 2024
We're excited to introduce our fantastic jury team for this year! We've got 30 talented members from 14 different countries, each bringing their unique expertise to the table.
Our jury includes art directors, designers, artists, professors, contest founders, environmentalists, and passionate poster art enthusiasts. With their diverse backgrounds, we're ready for an amazing judging process.
With such a diverse and esteemed jury, we are confident that the judging process will be both comprehensive and insightful, ensuring that the competition maintains its high standards and recognizes outstanding talent from around the world.
Thank you to our esteemed jury members for dedicating their time and expertise to this endeavor. We eagerly anticipate their contributions to the success of this year's competition.
Scott Laserow, USA
Designer, Artist, Professor, and Author
Professor Scott Laserow’s expertise in environmental poster design, intertwining social and environmental advocacy with art, has positioned him as a leading figure. His pursuit of innovative techniques and emerging technologies has not only enhanced the impact of his message but also earned him worldwide recognition. His work has become synonymous with excellence.
Laserow’s achievements encompass well over 100 awards and over 80 peer-reviewed publications, and over 100 juried exhibitions across 21 countries, including seven triennials and 20 biennales. He is widely recognized for his outstanding contributions to design, having been chosen to participate in significant exhibitions and collections worldwide. Among these, he is one of 69 designers to take part in the Mexico International Poster Biennial, one of five American designers at the Brand Design Association of Korea event, and one of 100 contributors to a poster series marking almost half a century of Italy-China diplomatic ties. He also ranks among the select few to showcase work at the Graphis Exhibition in San Francisco, to be invited to The China Printing Design Biennale, and to display at Mexico's Segundo Llamado Poster Exhibition, with a notable 25 posters held in permanent collections. His work has been honored among the top ten in HOW’s Fifth Poster Design awards and he's received accolades from Creative Quarterly's 100 Best in Graphic Design.
In 2020, Laserow co-authored the book Making Posters from Concept to Design, which garnered international acclaim in educational circles and was featured at the 2021 Ecuador Poster Biennial. Recently, Laserow was interviewed by Graphis Journal, asked to sit on the United States International Poster Biennial advisory committee, and accepted into the acclaimed Florence Art and Design Biennale.
Maria Papaefstathiou , Greece
International Reggae Poster Contest
Maria Papaefstathiou is a graphic designer, illustrator and blogger from Athens, Greece. She has been focusing her research on poster design and particular on social poster design and portrait design. Her most recent poster project is a series of posters celebrating great personalities of Greek and Jamaican traditional and popular culture.. These include actors, singers, musicians, poets etc. This is an ongoing project. “I believe that design is a powerful tool that we designers can use to spark enthusiasm, change mind sets and bring positive actions to our world and our culture”.
She is also the Co-founder of the International Reggae Poster Contest which was launched on December 2011, partnering, the creative activist Michael Thompson aka Freestylee.
Maria is the founder and editor of graphicart-news.com blog. She carefully curates high quality designs, illustrations, and art, from all over the world that will teach and provoke other designers. Many consider her blog to be an exceptional educational tool.
She was awarded and invited to participate in International exhibitions, showcasing her posters in group exhibitions such as: Belgium, South Korea, Jamaica, Greece, Turkey, Cape Town, Poland, China, USA etc.
Patrycja Longawa, Poland
She was born on February 9, 1988 in Sanok. In 2012, I was awarded a Master of Arts at the Faculty of Art of the University of Rzeszów. In 2013 I graduated from the second faculty of graphics, at the Faculty of Art of the University of Rzeszów. The diploma in graphic design was nominated for the Jerzy Panek Award for the best artistic diploma of the Faculty of Art at the University of Rzeszów in 2013.
She has presented her works at 36 individual exhibitions (in Poland and abroad) and about 504 group exhibitions in Poland and abroad, most of which were international. The author's works have been presented in 50 countries (Armenia, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Egypt, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Greece, Spain, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Colombia, Korea, Kosovo, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Macau, Mexico, Mongolia, Moldova, Germany, Pakistan, Portugal, Peru, Russia, Romania, Slovakia, Singapore, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Hungary, Italy, United Arab Emirates). She won 105 awards, honourable mentions and nominations at home and abroad.
She was a Juror in the following international competitions: Poster contest – escuchamivoz, UDA, Ecuador Poster Bienal, Pre-Selection Committee and many others.
Shi Duo, China
Beijing Grain Museum
Shi Duo is a graduate of the Academy of Arts & Design at Tsinghua University and holds the title of National First-Class Artist. He is a mentor for the Advanced Research Program at Peking University and the Entrepreneurship School at Renmin University of China. Shi Duo also serves as the Deputy Secretary-General of the Aesthetic Education Committee of the China Oriental Culture Research Association, Vice President of the Art and Science Committee of the China Future Research Association, Director of the Beijing Heritage Future Cultural Institute, and Vice President of the Bangkok Academy of Painting in Thailand. Additionally, he is a board member of the French International Association of Artists and Designers, a member of the Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Art Exchange Association, the Chinese Society for the Study of Anthropology of Art, the China Arts and Crafts Society, and the Hong Kong High Talent Service Association. Shi Duo also holds the title of Senior Art Broker under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and is the director of the Beijing Grain Museum. He is the founder and CEO of Yihuo Aesthetic Education.
Agnieszka Ziemiszewska, Poland
Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology
Graphic designer, educator and art curator
Her works have been presented all over the world. She has been awarded numerous distinctions and awards. Currently Agnieszka is a professor at the Faculty of the New Media Arts at the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology.
Agnieszka has been part of juries and committees in national and international graphic design competitions and events. She has also curated and co-organized multiple exhibitions in Poland and abroad.
Anne M. Giangiulio , USA
The University of Texas at El Paso
Anne M. Giangiulio is an internationally award-winning graphic designer and Associate Professor of Art, Graphic Design at The University of Texas at El Paso. She is also a wife, mother, mentor, proud daughter of immigrants, environmentalist, and voter. Originally from Wayne, Pennsylvania, she holds an MFA in Graphic & Interactive Design from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia.
Her design expertise includes annual reports, graphic identities, logos, exhibit design, and most recently, exploring the audience experience of augmented reality animation in her posters. She has designed over 30 books, and dozens of annual reports, earning first and second place, Annual Reports category, in the 2020 and 2021 Print Awards presented by Adobe. In addition, her posters have garnered numerous awards from AIGA, Creative Quarterly, Graphis, and are in the permanent collections of institutions including Poster House NYC and Bienal Internacional del Cartel en México. Her passion lies in multidisciplinary, civically-engaged teaching; community-based problem solving; and designing for clients who deserve great design, but cannot afford it.
Li Zhongyang, China
Capital Normal University
Zhongyang Li is the Professor, PhD supervisor, and Director of the Institute of Visual Design and Education at Capital Normal University. Expert in the evaluation of design disciplines for the Ministry of Education, reviewer for humanities and social sciences for the Ministry of Education, reviewer for art projects of the National Social Science Fund by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and reviewer for projects of the National Science and Technology Support Program by the Ministry of Science and Technology. Led and participated in 16 national projects, including the "863 Program," and was awarded the National Excellent Teaching Material and served as the chief editor of national undergraduate planning textbooks for higher education institutions. Published 22 monographs and books, and authored over 120 academic papers. Currently serves as a director of the Korean Design Association, member of the International Council of Design ICO-D, and a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts AIGA. Vice Chairman of the Creative China Design Alliance, Vice Chairman of the National Cultural and Creative Design Industry Alliance, and Head of the Image Landscape Design Project for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Honors include being recognized as a provincial-level outstanding young expert with significant contributions, and recipient of the Guanghua Longteng Award - China Design Contribution Award Silver Medal.
Tu Zhichu, China
Hubei Academy of Fine Arts
Zhichu is a Graphic Designers,Associate Professor of Department of Visual Design,and Director of Design and Practice Department in Hubei Academy of Fine Arts. He was the curator of the "East + West" International Poster Biennale. He is the member of Academic Committee of China Advertising Association, Deputy director of the Design Committee of the Hubei Packaging Federation, Member of Hubei Artists Association, Association of Hubei Photographers Member of Wuhan Jiuyi Creation Association, member of Vision Strategic Alliance (China), and member of ADCK Asia and China Design Association.
He is a well-known designer on the China's media. He curated a number of design competitions, and he won many international awards.
Oscar Saylor, USA
Estudio Bodega
Oscar is a creative director and designer who moved from a border town in Arizona to the city of dreams, New York. He manages Estudio Bodega, where he creates limited-edition goods, and is an expert in full brand systems. He has created a variety of digital collateral, logos, branding guidelines, interactive installations, environmental graphics, and typography for different clients over his more than 13-year creative career.
Mohamed Zakaria Soltan, Egypt
October 6 Univeristy
Mohamed Zakaria Soltan was born in 1973 in Cairo, Egyptian visual artist, designer, and graphic designer. He received his PhD in advertising from Helwan University in Cairo. He currently works as a lecturer at the Faculty of Applied Arts and has participated in several hundred projects and events around the world.
In his career he has won numerous awards, diplomas and medals including International Contemporary Miniprint of Kazanlak 2015 Honorary Mention, Bulgaria, award ”Acknowledgement for the CGD Graphic Artwork” / ”1st International Bookplate Exhibition” Subotica, Serbia, 2015 Collection Certificates at the Beijing International Biennale 2015 and 2017, award of the R + Gallery of the Szczecin Academy of Fine Arts at the 6th International Triennial of Digital Graphics Gdynia 2019, Poland.
Christina Singer, USA
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Christina Singer is an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at UNC Charlotte. She has been a graphic design professor since 2018. Singer earned an MFA from the University of Florida and a BFA from East Tennessee State University. She started her design career in editorial design, and was formerly the associate art director for EatingWell magazine in Vermont. Her design practice and research now center on equitable design research methods, illuminating queerness through visual design, human rights, and investigating non-Western design and typography. Singer's poster designs have been exhibited in France, Spain, Ukraine, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, South Korea, Mongolia, China, and several states across the USA. Her poster designs have also been awarded internationally.
Hyungjoo A. Kim , USA
Purdue University
Hyungjoo A. Kim is an accomplished communication designer, multidisciplinary researcher, and educator. Currently serving as an Associate Professor and Visual Communication Design Program Coordinator at Purdue University (USA), Kim's expertise spans a wide array of disciplines within the design field.
Kim's research and teaching interests are deeply rooted in her commitment to exploring the transformative power of design and visual communication. Her focus areas include Visual Systems, Branding, Typography, and Public, Environmental, and Social Design, all of which play a crucial role in shaping human perception and experience positively.
Kim's work, which has garnered international recognition, has been showcased in prestigious exhibitions and publications worldwide. Notable venues include the 4th Block International Triennial, IPBP (International Poster Biennale for Peace Nanjing), Golden Bee Global Biennale of Graphic Design, and the Gwangju Design Biennale, among others.
In addition to her creative endeavors, Kim has played integral roles in various advisory, steering, jury, and organizing committees for prominent international events and organizations, including the United States International Poster Biennial (USIPB), BI International Poster Art Biennale (BIPB), C-International Design Education Association (C-IDEA), and Posters For Future.
Ivan Mišić, Serbia
DIPLOMA University, IU International University, Design School Schwerin
and FSG Hamburg
Ivan Mišić is a Visual Communication Designer and Illustrator from Serbia. He has a multidisciplinary background ranging from design to fine arts, which has educated him on the values of classical aesthetics and experimental methods. He holds both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Design from the Faculty of Philology and Arts at the University of Kragujevac, Serbia. His professional interests include poster design, exhibition design, book cover design, and cultural communication. He has over ten years of experience as a UI designer and Lead Graphic Designer.
So far, he has received over 100 awards and recognitions for poster design and illustration. He has had 13 solo exhibitions and has taken part in biennial and triennial exhibitions in the United States, Russia, China, Poland, Italy, Greece, Taiwan, South Korea, Peru, Cyprus, Ukraine, Slovakia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Jamaica, Mexico, Turkey, Moldova, Hungary, Montenegro, and Serbia.
Jean-Benoit Levy, USA
Studio A N D
Jean-Benoit Levy is the founder of Studio A N D, a small visual design firm for clients in the cultural, social,
humanitarian, non-profits, and public services domains.
Born near Lake Geneva in Switzerland, Jean-Benoit is a graduate of the Basel School of Design,
and is a member of AGI, the Alliance Graphique Internationale and AIGA, the American Institute of Graphic Arts.
He is renowned for the many striking street posters he has designed to advertise various entrepreneurs
and promote various events and organizations.
Other notable commissions include postage stamps for the Swiss and US Postal Services, and a coin for Swissmint.
Published in design books and periodicals, and included in public and private collections around the globe,
Jean-Benoit’s work has explored the expressive power of typographic and pictorial signs for over 25 years.
For example, in Handbook, published in 2006, Levy investigates how depictions of hands are used
across myriad cultures as a universal means of symbolic, instructional, or aesthetic communication.
Jean-Benoit has also regularly brought his expertise and enthusiasm to the classroom, teaching workshops and
classes at educational institutions around the world.
Levy lives with his family in San Francisco and currently teaches at San Jose State University’s Department of Design.
Mario Fuentes, Ecuador
Designer & Poster Artist with a wide international trajectory. Studied Design and Visual Communication.
Among the awards he has obtained are: 4 Golden awarded by the prestigious international publisher Graphis Inc; “Coup de Coeur du public” 14e Triennale Internationale de l’affiche politique. Mons, Belgium. 2021; Golden Bee Award in the Golden Bee 14 Global Biennale of Graphic Design Supershort Video Category. Moscow, Russia, 2020; 2nd Prize “Leonardo da Vinci” in the XII Florence Biennale of Art & Design. Communication and Graphic Design Category. Italy 2019; First Prize at FINI 2016 (International Image Festival) in the Professional Poster category in Pachuca, Mexico, Honorable Mention in The 6th International Biennial of Socio-Political Poster in Oświęcim, Poland, 2016; Bronze Award AGDIE 2014 (Asian Graphic Design Invitation Exhibition) South Korea; Bronze Prize in the 10th International Poster Triennial in Toyama, Japan, 2012; Honorable Mention in the 12th International Poster Biennial in Mexico. 2012.
To date, he has won more than 40 international awards, has participated in more than 300 collective poster exhibitions around the world, has a traveling solo exhibition as part of the Ecuador Poster Bienal First Edition; also has been selected in Biennials and Triennials of Design and Poster in different countries such as: Poland, Belgium, Japan, China, Finland, Mexico, United States, Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Spain, Italy, Peru, Bolivia, Cuba and Ecuador.
Aggeliki MK Athanasiadi, Cyprus
Graphic Stories Cyprus
Visual Designer / Columnist / Founder, Creative & Art Director of Graphic Stories Cyprus.
Aggeliki is founder and creative directer of Graphic Stories Cyprus, founding member of VCDC.gr, member of the C-IDEA International Design Educators Association and member of the board of the Cyprus Creative Club, which is the Cypriot representative of the Art Director Club of Europe [ADC*E]. She has been a member of the jury for ADC*E as well as a member of the jury for international design contests. She is also partner in the “Worldwide Graphic Designer” & “Like for Poster” groups. She has participated in international poster exhibitions in Greece, Cyprus, Russia, UAE, China, Korea, Indonesia, Ecuador, Serbia, Mexico and Spain with more than 120 personal artworks and has been awarded in the Cypriot Design & Advertising Awards "Pygmalion" with gold and silver distinction.
Aggeliki is the founder and Creative Director of the annual International Conference on Visual Communication, Graphic Stories, with the aim of imparting knowledge and specialized technical training, as well as exploring the modern trends in visual communication. She is also the creator and co-organizer of the Design Forum "10 min Design Talks" and has organized the "Behance Portfolio Reviews" in Cyprus. The "Graphic Stories" book is her first authoring work, containing 62 theoretical articles and 28 interviews with important designers.
Chikako Oguma, Japan
Chikako Oguma Studio
Chikako Oguma (小熊千佳子) is an Art Director, Designer, and Freelancer based in Tokyo, Japan. With a strong background in graphic design, she has been involved in a diverse array of creative projects, including designing posters, books, signage plans, logos, visual identities (VI), and branding, among others. Over the past decade, Chikako has actively participated in poster exhibitions both in Japan and internationally, earning her multiple prestigious awards for her outstanding work.
In addition to her design endeavors, Chikako Ogum is the Organizer of the little book label YOU ARE HERE.
Zhenyu Li, China
School of Design of Jiangnan University
Li Zhenyu, PhD degree, Associate Professor, and Master's supervisor.
He is the cultural talent training object of the ‘Zijin Cultural Talent Training Project’ (cultural innovation and excellent youth) in Jiangsu Province of China, and the ‘Taihu Lake Talent Plan and Training Object’ (cultural innovation and excellent youth) in Wuxi of China. He is an expert in the expert pool of the International Economic and Technological Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China.
He was the professional reviewer for the China Packaging Creative Competition, the Jiangsu Division of the China National University Digital Word Count Design Competition (2023-2026), the China Oriental Creative Star Design Competition (2023-2026), the Milan Design Week China University Design Discipline Excellent Works Exhibition, the China University Student Computing Design Competition (2023-2024), and the 2021 Ministry of Commerce "Time-honored Brand Carnival" Ship Talk Grand Canal Time-honored Brand Cultural and Creative Competition.
He is a member of the editorial board of ‘the International Journal of Arts and Technology’( EI journal) and the youth editorial board of ‘Hunan Packaging Magazine’.
His works have been invited to multiple domestic and international exhibitions, and have won numerous awards in professional competitions both domestically and globally. He has led multiple design and development projects, conducted a range of design research projects, and published a variety of academic articles.
Jenny Kowalski, USA
Lehigh University
Jenny B Kowalski is a graphic and interactive designer in Pennsylvania whose work explores interactions between text and image, between designer and audience, and between physical and digital space. Her practice includes design for accessibility, creative coding, branding, and fiber arts. As an Assistant Professor at Lehigh University, Kowalski teaches courses on graphic design, web design, and user experience design. She has previously taught at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University where she earned her MFA in Graphic and Interactive Design and the University of Dayton where she earned her BFA in Visual Communication Design. Kowalski's design work has been featured in regional, national, and international exhibitions and has been recognized by including Graphis, Graphic Design USA, and Creative Quarterly.
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Coco Cerrella, Argentina
Buenos Aires University
Designer and graphic activist, graduated from Buenos Aires University - Argentina, where he also started teaching since 2007. He gives workshops in prisons and in the private sphere. Specialised in Visual Identity and social design. His posters on Human Rights have been distinguished and exhibited in 40 countries and included in the book "The Design of Dissent" by Milton Glaser and Mirko Illic. Speaker at TEDx, Forum Art & Branding Russia, Ibero-American Design Biennial Madrid, and numerous design events.
Gustavo Morales , Australia
Kattattak Creative Studio
Mexico-Australia graphic designer based in Naarm (Melbourne). Founder of Segunda llamada environmental poster competition (2009-2018) and currently Kattattak, a creative studio specialised in poster design, illustration, murals and workshops for cultural, educational and social projects.
Rohanna (Ron) Han, China
Shanghai Art Collection Museum.
Rohanna (Ron) Han, bachelor and master’s major in visual communication. She is the art director of Shanghai Art Collection Museum. She has been responsible for the visual design more than 40 international exhibitions, including arts and crafts, intangible cultural heritage, children's art, contemporary art, traditional painting, etc., which have been exhibited in many countries and cities such as China, Britain, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Slovakia and Indonesia. Over the years, she has been responsible for the design of Shanghai foreign affairs gifts and conference supplies, and responsible for more than 100 application design projects, mainly including: The State Council Information Office of the PRC, Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, Shanghai Municipal People's Congress, Foreign Affairs Office of Shanghai, and Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism. She has also been responsible for the design and publication of books for many times and designed for many well-known companies.
Christopher Han (Han Kyung-Jin), South Korea
The Association of Global Artists
Christopher Han is CEO of AGA(The Associationof Global Artists). He pursued his studies in Aesthetics at Hongik University's Graduate School of Humanities. Based in Seoul, Korea, he is a versatile artist, proficient in graphic design, art goods design, illustration, and visual art.
His artistic talents have earned him recognition globally. His works were finalists in prestigious events such as the 14th, 15th, and 16th Bienal Internacional del Cartel in Mexico. Moreover, he boasts an impressive collection of over 51 awards and selections in various international competitions.
From 2017 to the present day, Christopher has actively participated in more than 180 World Poster Invitational Exhibitions, consistently pushing the boundaries of his craft.
His remarkable posters have graced exhibitions in numerous countries, including Poland, Slovakia, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Peru, Spain, France, Turkey, Russia, Iran, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, the United States, Mexico, Ecuador, Chile, Japan, China, Macau, Indonesia, Pakistan, and beyond.
Irwan Harnoko, Indonesia
Worldwide Graphic Designers
Irwan is graduate of design and fine arts at Trisakti University, where he received a Master’s degree at the same University. He is a graphic designer, educator, art curator and jury. He designs posters and visual identity. He has held exhibitions and design events, but also been a jury and participated in various prestigious poster exhibitions, both in Indonesia and abroad (especially in China, Poland, South Korea, Japan, Russia, USA, Greece, United Arab Emirates, Lithuania, Ukraine, Mexico, Ecuador, Hungary, Cyprus). He is the founder and the leader of the Worldwide Graphic Designers community which has held exhibitions in four countries: Cyprus, Greece, Indonesia, Iran. Worldwide Graphic Designers (WGD) is a group of graphic designers which organize projects of poster design with social content. The participants, all established designers from all over the world, are invited to create collaboration posters, aiming the awareness, the sensitization and social reflection. He is also one of the founder of the Type Unite (TU) community (Members consist of several countries from within and outside the country: Indonesia, USA, Poland, Turkey, Ecuador, Hungary, United Arab Emirates and South Korea). TU has held exhibitions in four countries: Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Ecuador, Turkey. His works have been presented at over 100 exhibitions. Currently Irwan works as a lecturer at Pradita University especially in Typography course.
Moonjung Kang, USA
West Liberty University
Moonjung Kang is an accomplished graphic designer with numerous awards who now channels her passion into educating the next generation of designers at West Liberty University. She teaches courses she developed, including Design Thinking, UX/UI Design,
and Branding.
Kang’s career spans both Korea and the U.S., where she has taught a wide range of media subjects. Her partnership and annual participation in the international design camp at Hanbat National University significantly influence her teaching by fostering valuable global exchanges. As a board member of the Korea Contents Association (KOCON), an international research initiative, Kang continually broadens her global perspective on design
and education.
Above all, her greatest joy comes from mentoring students through every phase of their capstone projects, guiding them from initial concept to final polished product and helping them build professional portfolios. For Kang, the journey with her students—through hard work, creativity, and occasional tears—is deeply rewarding and, as she often says, 'wonderfully addictive."
Peng Qu, China
Qingyun Art Program
Peng Qu (曲鹏) is an artist and digital media specialist, renowned for his contributions to art education in Dalian, China. As an exceptional art practitioner, Peng possesses extensive experience in the field of art education and has a strong passion for nurturing the next generation of designers and artists. Peng has established several highly acclaimed art education institutions in Dalian and other regions, providing students with expansive learning platforms.
Through his guidance, many of his students have successfully gained admission to these esteemed institutions and achieved outstanding personal accomplishments.
Dr. Yuedi Huang , China
Luxun Academy of Fine Art
Dr. Yuedi Huang is a lecturer of Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in China. She graduated from Kookmin University in S. Korea. She is the judge of many design competition in China. In addition, she has served on the editorial board of several Chinese academic journals. She is also an international editorial board member and reviewer for the Korean journal “Journal of Arts and Cultural Studies”.
Yuedi Huang’s research interests include visual experience and service design, sustainability research of ICH, brand and cultural design.
Xue Tianchong, China
Central Academy of Fine Arts, CAFA
Xue Tianchong, Ph. D(Central Academy of Fine Arts, CAFA), curator and designer, assistant professor of Curating Design & Narrative Environments at the School of Design, Central Academy of Fine Arts. Member of Academic Committee of China Science and Technology Museum.
Based on the development of contemporary art and design, he explores the various possibilities of curatorial practice by combining the history of exhibitions and studying existing exhibition models. At the same time, he designs and regulates spatial narratives and reading experiences within the scope of perceptible space; uses visual expression as the ontology of image reading, transforms visual contexts between flat and spatial carriers, and explores the local practice of image visuality.
He has participated in Variations Time and Space Exhibition ,751 International Design Festival,Time Medium Exhibition, Design Miami/ Podium x Shanghai,The 9th BI-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture,Material Tales-the life of things Exhibition,Century Wave - International Art Invitational Exhibition of Haifa Island,Crisis Moment Online Curatorial Project,Asian Digital Art Exhibition,BMAB Beijing Media Art Biennial,MAB18 International Media Architecture Biennale,EAST-Science and Technology Art Season,Multiple Spectacle Art From Asia,The Central Academy of Fine Arts Graduation Season, Strange Asia - The 2nd Beijing International Photography Biennial, Un-Future Global Education Program and many other exhibitions planning and exhibition design work.
He has participated in many major national projects, including the design of the 70th anniversary of the National Day parade, and the visual design of the fifth set of RMB.His works were selected for the 13th National Art Exhibition, the Asia-Pacific Design Yearbook, and others. He has won the National Book Design Award, the Taipei Design Award, the Xu Beihong Award, among others. Additionally, his works have been collected by the Art Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts.
Enzhao Liu, USA
Jedidiah Gallery & Design Store
Enzhao Liu is a Philadelphia painter and visual artist known for his aesthetic blend of merging eastern and western cultures into beautiful serene paintings. Receiving many accolades over the years, Liu is credited and recognized for introducing and popularizing a Contemporary Style Chinese Bird-and-Flower to the American art field, and has been named as one of the 5 most potential artists by Philadelphia Magazine.
As an active artist in 2 continents, Liu gained the attention of the US and Asian art world and is represented by Japan’s top 3 art galleries. Inspired by merging realism and surrealism with the natural and simulated, Liu “creates an ideal landscape for the animals where the birds are singing and happily living in a peaceable kingdom.” His work has been displayed at several well-known art galleries, major art shows, and exhibitions in many countries including, China 4th National Yong Artist Exhibition (Beijing), Art Basel (Hong Kong), Seatle Art Show (Seatle), Los Angeles Art Show (LA), Philadelphia International Airport (Public Project), and a Solo Show at Mizuma & Kips Gallery (New York City).
Liu’s visually awe-inspiring and empoweringly creative expressions has been widely collected by art enthusiasts and collectors at renowned international art shows. Among some of Liu’s most popular paintings in oil include his “Millions of Birds,” “Constellations of Southern Birds,” and “Symphony of Peace.” Creating enchanting and tranquil blossoming worlds of flora and fauna, embellished by a kaleidoscope of colors and designs, Liu says, “I love nature and believe that art is a universal language to connect people from every corner of the world.”
Helen Baranovska, Ukraine
COW International Design festival
An award-winning designer, illustrator, photographer, artist and design events curator.
She is member of the DUU (Designers Union of Ukraine) and «Society of Designers» International Association since 2001. Member of the C-IDEA association (International Design Educator Association, China) since 2017. Also she is co-founder of the DUU in Dnipropetrovsk (Designers Union of Ukraine), co-founder and president of the COW International Design festival (http//www.cow.com.ua), which has been held annually since 2004.
Helen has received many important awards including «Lege artis» Honorary Award and Medal of Honor from the DUU (Designers Union of Ukraine) for the powerful contribution she has made to the development of design in Ukraine and Gold Medal named after Alexander Rodchenko (awarded from «Society of Designers International Association) and other.
Was invited to jury member and as a speaker to do presentations and workshops for different prestigious design events and for universities in Ukraine, Austria, Iran, Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
She also exhibited his works at many important exhibitions, biennial and triennial in China, England, France, Georgia, Japan, Hong Kong, Iran, Korea, Kazakhstan, Mexio, Romania, Russia, Spain, Slovenia, USA, Ukraine and other.