Crete - 4th International Poster Contest on Typography and Printing

The Museum of Typography in Crete, Greece announces the 4th International Poster Contest about Typography and Printing. The Greek word “τυπογραφία” to which the museum is dedicated, includes both arts.

Participants are mainly professionals and students of graphic and visual arts, as well as amateurs who can translate their ideas into posters. The thirty posters that will be distinguished by the jury will be presented at an exhibition, hosted at the amphitheater of the Museum for a year, until the next competition.

The aim of the contest is to conect the present and future of graphic arts to typography, printing and their history.

More information, photographs and ideas about typography and printing can be found on the Museum’s website www.typography-museum.gr, along with a virtual tour of most parts of the Museum.

The creators of the first three posters that will be distinguished, will also receive money awards:

For the winner 1.000 €

For the second 700 €

For the third 500 €

The poster exhibition will be inaugurated on Saturday 23 June 2018, at 7:30 pm. During the event the thirty best posters will be presented and their creators will receive honorary dinstinctions.

All participants must send their creations by Sunday, May 13th 2018 by email

The poster dimensions must be 50×70 cm

See website for other conditions and how to enter.