JAGDA International Student Poster Award 2026 Announced: Grand Prix Goes to a Tama Art University Student
The Grand Prix of the JAGDA International Student Poster Award 2026 was awarded to Moon Sunwon of Tama Art University for the work "Incomplete Circle."Summary
The Japan Graphic Design Association (JAGDA) announced the winners of the JAGDA International Student Poster Award 2026 on November 4. Now in its 12th edition, the award was established in 2015 and opened to students worldwide in 2019. This year's theme was "Harmony," and the competition received 3,599 works from 2,608 people across 31 countries and regions, the highest number of entries to date. After two rounds of online judging and one in-person judging session of actual posters by a panel including Kazufumi Nagai (chief judge) and other JAGDA members and domestic and international designers, the Grand Prix was awarded to Moon Sunwon, a Korean national studying at Tama Art University, for the work "Incomplete Circle." The Gold prizes went to "Shunkan" by Uryu Yabuki and "Just the Right Temperature" by Yuina Miyayama, alongside 5 Silver, 10 Bronze, and other awards. An exhibition of 260 awarded, selected, and semi-selected works will be held at the National Art Center, Tokyo from November 25 to December 7, with an awards ceremony scheduled for November 29. The promotional design was handled by Koji Iyama.
(Source：AdverTimes.（アドタイ） by 宣伝会議)