Junge Grafik recognizes innovative, diverse and exceptional graphic design created during a student’s education and training. The biennial Junge Grafik Award was created for both apprentices and students across Switzerland. The 30 winners will be nominated by a renowned jury and awarded their prize at the ceremony event. All winning entries will be featured on this website and in a printed publication – providing the prize winners with an ideal platform to promote their work. 

Participation

Grafik­ler­nende EFZ in einem Betrieb oder an ein­er Fachk­lasse Grafik; Studierende an ein­er Fach­hochschule (BA-Stu­di­en­gang Visuelle Kom­mu­nika­tion / Graph­ic Design) oder in der Höheren Berufs­bil­dung (dipl. Gestal­terin / dipl. Gestal­ter HF).

  • All lev­els of edu­ca­tion (except master’s degree)
  • All years of study and training
  • Stu­dents from across Switzerland
  • Both group and indi­vid­ual work
  • All gen­res of visu­al com­mu­ni­ca­tion and graph­ic design
  • Work com­plet­ed with­in the last two school years

Appren­tis graphistes CFC dans une entre­prise ou dans une classe spé­cial­isée en graphisme ; étu­di­ants dans une haute école spé­cial­isée (fil­ière BA Com­mu­ni­ca­tion visuelle / Graph­ic Design) ou dans la for­ma­tion pro­fes­sion­nelle supérieure (design­er diplômé(e) ES).

  • Tous les niveaux de for­ma­tion (sauf mas­ter’s degree)
  • Toutes les années d’é­tudes et de formation
  • Étu­di­ants de toute la Suisse
  • Tra­vail en groupe et individuel
  • Tous les gen­res de com­mu­ni­ca­tion visuelle et de design graphique
  • Tra­vail achevé au cours des deux dernières années scolaires

Apprendisti di grafi­ca (EFZ) in un’azien­da o in una classe di grafi­ca spe­cial­iz­za­ta; stu­den­ti di una scuo­la uni­ver­si­taria pro­fes­sion­ale (pro­gram­ma di lau­rea in Comu­ni­cazione visi­va / Graph­ic Design) o di una for­mazione pro­fes­sion­ale supe­ri­ore (dipl. Gestal­terin / dipl. Gestal­ter HF).

  • Tut­ti i liv­el­li di istruzione (eccet­to il master)
  • Tut­ti gli anni di stu­dio e formazione
  • Stu­den­ti prove­ni­en­ti da tut­ta la Svizzera
  • Lavoro di grup­po e individuale
  • Tut­ti i generi di comu­ni­cazione visi­va e design grafico
  • Lavori com­ple­tati negli ulti­mi due anni scolastici

Submission

This year’s sub­mis­sions closed on July 7th.

Costs

CHF 20 (con­tri­bu­tion per project)

Prize

Win­ners will receive a cer­tifi­cate and a bag filled with great prizes such as type­faces, mag­a­zines, books, vouch­ers and much more! Most impor­tant­ly: All the win­ning projects will be dis­played in a pub­li­ca­tion and will be uploaded to the win­ners page on our website.

Award ceremony

At the cer­e­mo­ny and the after­par­ty the win­ners have the chance to net­work with oth­er lead­ing graph­ic designers.

Publication

The Junge Grafik pub­li­ca­tion high­lights the 30 win­ning projects and explores a unique theme that reflects the evolv­ing land­scape of Swiss graph­ic design. Over 120 pages, it presents the select­ed works, insights into the jury’s process, and con­tri­bu­tions from key fig­ures, serv­ing as both a record of cre­ativ­i­ty and a cel­e­bra­tion of emerg­ing tal­ent. Find your copy of the cur­rent edi­tion and all pre­vi­ous issues here.

Platform

The win­ning entries will be fea­tured on this web­site and shared on our social media channels.

Jury 2025

Past Editions

2025

Jury

2023

The Junge Grafik Award is quick­ly estab­lish­ing itself as a key plat­form for young design­ers in Switzer­land. In its sec­ond edi­tion, the com­pe­ti­tion received an impres­sive 248 sub­mis­sions, with 30 out­stand­ing projects select­ed by a jury of lead­ing Swiss designers.

On Novem­ber 18, the win­ners were cel­e­brat­ed at Neubad Luzern, fol­lowed by an after­par­ty – bring­ing togeth­er stu­dents, indus­try pro­fes­sion­als, and design enthu­si­asts. The event not only hon­ored cre­ative tal­ent but also fos­tered con­nec­tions between emerg­ing design­ers and estab­lished stu­dios. You can watch a record­ing of the cer­e­mo­ny on YouTube.

This year’s theme, ​“Behind the Scenes”, takes a clos­er look at the cre­ative process. Win­ning projects are show­cased on the Junge Grafik web­site, in a pub­li­ca­tion, and through a series of inter­view videos, pro­vid­ing insights into the design­ers’ work and inspi­ra­tions. The new video for­mat ​“Talk­ing To” also serves as an edu­ca­tion­al tool for design schools.

Visual

Visual for 2023

Jury

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Publication

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The 2023 Junge Grafik pub­li­ca­tion offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into this years edi­tion, the works of the 30 win­ners and the metic­u­lous selec­tion process. Across 120 vis­i­ble pages (and a few dis­creet­ly hid­den ones), the pub­li­ca­tion unfolds in 4 acts, nar­rat­ing a curat­ed sto­ry that fea­tures some of the project’s most impor­tant actress­es and actors such as the jury, the cel­e­brat­ed win­ners and a selec­tion of esteemed patrons and spon­sors. Order your copy now!

Award Ceremony

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2021

In the first year, Junge Grafik focused on build­ing a cre­ative com­mu­ni­ty. We launched our first design chal­lenge, received over 300 sub­mis­sions, and con­nect­ed young design­ers across Switzer­land. The award night at Neubad Luzern gath­ered 300 guests, cel­e­brat­ing 30 win­ning projects and pro­vid­ing a unique net­work­ing oppor­tu­ni­ty with indus­try lead­ers. The night con­tin­ued with an after­par­ty, rein­forc­ing Junge Grafik’s blend of com­pe­ti­tion, com­mu­ni­ty, and cel­e­bra­tion. You can watch a record­ing of the cer­e­mo­ny on YouTube.

Fol­low­ing the event, the win­ning works were show­cased in our first pub­li­ca­tion and took part in a trav­el­ing exhi­bi­tion across Zurich, Sierre, and Gene­va. By the end of the year, Junge Grafik had gained nation­al recog­ni­tion, set­ting the stage for an excit­ing future.

Visual

Jury

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Publication

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The first Junge Grafik pub­li­ca­tion was launched at the 2021 award night, show­cas­ing the 30 win­ning projects and offer­ing insights into their cre­ative process. It doc­u­ment­ed the debut edi­tion of the com­pe­ti­tion and serves as an inspi­ra­tion for emerg­ing designers.

Award Ceremony

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