100 beste Plakate 20 D A CH

The winners of the competition 100 beste Plakate 20 D A CH for the best posters from German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) in 2020 have been announced after the jury meeting on March 4th and 5th, 2021.

The competition attracted 600 entries with a total of 1,973 posters (868 individual posters, 321 series).

The jury, chaired by Markus Weisbeck, Studio Markus Weisbeck (Frankfurt am Main / Berlin, Germany) with Xavier Erni, NeoNeo (Geneva-Carouge, Switzerland), Andrea Gassner, Atelier Andrea Gassner (Feldkirch, Austria), Na Kim (Seoul, Republic of Korea / Berlin, Germany), and Franziska Morlok, Rimini Berlin (Berlin, Germany) first made an online pre-selection as usual.

At the final jury meeting, which due to pandemic restrictions was not held as a face-to-face event as planned, but in the form of an online video meeting, there were 743 posters (298 individual posters and 127 series) from 275 participants.

The Results
By country, the winning 100 posters and poster series were divided into 43 × Germany, 50 × Switzerland, and 7 × Austria—of which were 75 × category A (commissioned work), 8 × B (own commissions), and 17 × C (student project commissions*). * This information is preliminary, as the category assignment may be adjusted during further evaluation of the results.

The opening exhibition with presentation of all posters and presentation of the yearbook, which will again be published by Dortmund based Verlag Kettler, will open in mid-June 2021 in the Kulturforum Potsdamer Platz of the Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin in cooperation with the Kunstbibliothek der Staatlichen Museen (Art Library) and will then be on display at several venues in the three participating countries as well as in Korea.

The visual identity for the new competition is designed by Vienna based Studio for Visual Communication Bueronardin.

100 beste Plakate 20 D A CH

Competiton
Participants: 600 people from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Submitted Posters: 1,973 posters (868 individual posters, 321 series)
Jury: Markus Weisbeck, Studio Markus Weisbeck , Xavier Erni, NeoNeo, Andrea Gassner, Atelier Andrea Gassner, Na Kim , and Franziska Morlok, Rimini Berlin 
Winners: 43 from Germany, 50 from Switzerland, and 7 from Austria in the categories A–commissioned work (75 winners), B–own commissions (8 winners), and C–student project commissions (17 winners) 

Opening Exhibiton
When? Mid-June, 2021
Where? Kulturforum Potsdamer Platz of the Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin

Get general information about the competition and a comprehensive online archive of all posters from 2001 onwards on the 100 beste Plakate website, as well as on Instagram, and facebook.

Poster Credits

1. 
Designer: Niklas Apfel, D Berlin, poster: Imageplakatserie UFA Fabrik Berlin, Serie von drei Plakaten, for: Internationales Kultur Centrum ufaFabrik e. V., size: A1, printing technique/printing house: Offsetdruck/ FLYERALARM GmbH, category: A

2.
Designer: Neue Gestaltung, Nina Odzinieks, Annika Soja, Pit Stenkhoff, D Berlin, poster: Drei Schwestern, for: Staatstheater Mainz, size: A0, printing technique/printing house: Offsetdruck/ Viaprinto, CEWE Stiftung, category: A

3.
Designer: Scarlett Bang, CH Zürich, poster: Big Zis, client: Netzwerk Neubad, format: F4, printing technique/printing house: Digitaldruck/ Multi Reflex AG, category: A

4.
Designer: Niklaus Troxler, CH Willisau, poster: Just tape it!, for: A-Z Presents, size: F4, printing technique/printing house: Siebdruck/ Lézard Graphique, category: A

5.
Designer: Nordland, Peter Gärtl, CH Steffisburg/Thun, poster: Adelboden Ghost Edition, for: Ski-Weltcup Adelboden AG: Christian Haueter, size: F4, printing technique/printing house: Digitaldruck/ Citywerbung Print Thun, category: A

6. & 7.
Designer: Hammer, David Schatz, Sereina Rothenberger, Martin Parr (Fotografie), Tomiris Shyngyssova (Illustration), CH Zürich, poster: Gessnerallee, series of two posters, for: Gessnerallee, size: each F4, printing technique/printing house: Siebdruck/ Lézard Graphique, category: A

8.
Designer: Mike Dziambor, D Hamburg, poster: Shrooms, for: Kunstschule Wandsbek, Projektauftrag an der Kunstschule Wandsbek, supervision: Julia Meyran, Stefan Kerp, Johanna Meixner, size: A1, printing technique/printing house: Digitaldruck/ Daisy's REPRO, category: C

9.
Designer: Stahl R, Tobias Röttger, Timm Häneke, Susanne Stahl, D Berlin, poster: Imagine the City, Series of three posters: Public Face / Backdrop / Bee Chapel,  for: IMAGINE THE CITY, size: A1, printing technique/printing house: Offsetdruck/ Gebr. Klingenberg & Rompel in Hamburg GmbH, category: A

10.
Designer: Iza Hren, CH Zürich, poster: Énergie animale, for: Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, size: F4, printing technique/printing house: Siebdruck/ Uldry AG, category: A

11.
Designer: Herendi Artemisio, Milana Herendi, Tiziana Artemisio, Simon Meier, CH Zürich, poster: MyCollection: Bruno Monguzzi, for: Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, size: F4, printing technique/printing house: Siebdruck/ Hagmann Siebdruck GmbH, category: A

12.
Designer: Fons Hickmann M23, Fons Hickmann, Raúl Kokott, Paul Theisen, D Berlin, poster: RIAS Kammerchor Berlin, series of four posters, for: Rundfunk Orchester und Chöre gGmbH, size: each A0, printing technique/printing house: Offsetdruck/, category: A

13.
Designer: Henning Wagenbreth, D Berlin, poster: Culture at Vlisco, series of five posters, Learn to Laugh / Enjoy Diversity / Seek Business Opportunities / Love Africa / Take Risks, for: Vlisco, size: je CLP, printing technique/printing house: Siebdruck/ Lézard Graphique, category: A

14.
Designer: Balmer Hählen, Yvo Hählen (Art Direction, Grafik-Design), Priscilla Balmer (Art Direction), Julien Le Goff (Grafik-Design), CH Lausanne, poster: Daniela Edburg, Topographies of Transformation, for: Fabienne Levy, size: F4, printing technique/printing house: Siebdruck mit gemischten neonorangen und blauen Metallicfarben/ Uldry AG, category: A

15.
Designer: Chris Gautschi Graphic & Editorial design, Chris Gautschi (Grafik-Design), Henry Leutwyler (Fotografie), CH Lausanne, poster: IM/ MOBILE, for: CHUV - Institut des humanités en médecine, size: F4, printing technique/printing house: Digitaldruck/ Uldry AG, category: A

16.
Designer: Barbara Galizia, D Leipzig, poster: It’s A Book, It’s A Buzz, It’s Time to Discuss, for: Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig, Projektauftrag an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig, supervision: Prof. Markus Dreßen, size: A1, printing technique/printing house: Offsetdruck mit einer Sonderfarbe/ WIRmachenDRUCK, category: C