Jury

The works entered will be assessed by an international jury of experts. Members of the jury are excluded from participation in the competition. The following jury members have been nominated for 2014:

• Iva Babaja, Creative Director, Euro RSCG Zagreb, Icograda President
• Susanne Breitfeld, Communication Designer, Mainz, BDG Board Member
• Cinzia Ferrara, Graphic Designer and Architect, Palermo, AIAP Vice-President
• Laurent Graas, Partner & Strategic Director, Lola Communication, Design Luxembourg Board Member
• Andreas Jacobs, Communication Designer, Wilhelmshaven, AGD Chairman
• Franz Merlicek, Creative Director & Partner, Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann, Vienna, DA
• Karen Schmutz, Graphic Designer, Geneva, SGD Board Member
• Daina Vitolina, Graphic Designer, DIC, Riga, BEDA Board Member
• Franziska Walther, Illustrator, Weimar/Hamburg, IO Board Member

Awards

In each category, a Joseph Binder Award in gold, silver, and bronze will be awarded in the form of trophies: the ball of crumpled paper encased in glass is a symbol for the creative process.

In order to support independent, conceptual, and scientific activities in the fields of graphic design and illustration, money prizes will be awarded in the Design Fiction category in addition to the trophies:

• First prize: 2,500 euros
• Second prize: 2,000 euros
• Third prize: 1,500 euros

Additionally, the jury may choose up to seven Merit Awards per category. All of the entries selected by the jury will be published in a catalogue. The jury may withhold or reallocate awards and money prizes.

Entrants will be notified of the results after the jury process (July 2014). Entrants whose works have been selected agree to supply high-resolution images of the respective work(s) for reproduction in the catalogue free of charge. There will be a possibility to upload images.

Award Ceremony and Catalogue

The winners will be publicly disclosed in autumn 2014 within the framework of a festive presentation of the selected and prize-winning entries, to be held in Vienna’s MuseumsQuartier (the location and date will be announced in due course). On the occasion of the award ceremony, a catalogue will appear containing all of the selected and prize-winning entries and introducing the members of the jury.