Categories → Graphic Design
Considerations
This award honours original, innovative, and quality graphic design projects. This could include but is not limited to:
Branding & Identity
Logo design, visual identity systems, and brand guidelines that define and shape a brand’s presence.
Editorial & Print
Books, magazines, newspapers, brochures, and any form of print media that showcases strong editorial design.
Promotional
Posters, flyers, and promotional materials that use compelling visuals to communicate a message.
Illustration & Iconography
Custom illustrations, icons, and graphic elements that enhance design communication.
Motion & Animated Graphics
Graphic design in motion, including animated branding, kinetic typography, and digital storytelling.
Digital & Web
Website design, UI/UX, app design, and digital experiences that balance aesthetics with functionality.
Environmental & Wayfinding
Signage, exhibition design, and spatial graphics that improve navigation and storytelling in physical spaces.
Experimental & Conceptual
Innovative, speculative, or research-driven projects that push the boundaries of graphic design.
AI & Generative
Work that incorporates artificial intelligence, generative algorithms, or data-driven visual design.
Infographic & Data Visualization
Visual storytelling through data-driven graphics, charts, and diagrams.
Social, Political, Cultural
Design that raises awareness, sparks conversation, or advocates for causes.
All forms of graphic design are welcome in this category.
Who can enter?
You.
If you produce creative work, whether alone or as part of a team, this is for you. If you commission creative work and want to celebrate it, this is for you.
Freelancers, students, studios, small agencies, huge agencies, collectives, creative organisations, ambitious businesses, unofficial groups, weirdos, creatives, designers, strategists, animators, motion designers, digital makers, architects, coders, illustrators, artists, project managers, photographers, tattooists, creative thinkers and chancers.
Entry Process
- Explore the categories and select the ones you would like to enter.
- Enter your project(s) by the 31st July 2026.
- After creating an account, you can save, edit, and submit entries until the deadline.
- Projects will meet the jury on the 12th August 2026.
- Visit our website on the 11th September 2026 to learn if your work has been shortlisted for an International Creative Award.
- Celebrate your achievement at the Awards Ceremony during International Assembly in Scotland on the 13th November 2026 (optional).
- Selected projects will be showcased during International Assembly, across social media and INTL channels.
- Awarded projects will receive a handcrafted concrete trophy and Recognised projects will receive a bespoke certificate and concrete certificate holder.
What do you win?
Awarded projects will receive a handcrafted concrete trophy created by renowned Glasgow artist Charles Stephen Myatt in collaboration with Warriors Studio. Recognised projects will receive a bespoke certificate and concrete certificate holder.
All shortlisted projects are invited to attend the Awards Ceremony in Scotland on Friday 13th November 2026 to collect their trophy or certificate and celebrate their achievement. Selected projects will also be showcased at the International Assembly festival and featured across social media and INTL channels.
Jury
To be announced.
What do you submit?
- Title of Project
- Short Summary of Project (50 words max)
- Longer Description of Project (300 words max)
- Upload (max 10) images/videos/files etc which showcases your project. This could be photographs, digital images, drawings, moving image etc. A range of file formats, links, URL’s are accepted.
- Project Credits
We try to keep the entry process as efficient as possible.