A’ design award winners achieve real world impact through graphic design
spanning a wide range of creative fields, designboom spotlights a curated selection of 2026 a’ design award winners focusing on graphic design and packaging innovation.
A’ DESIGN AWARD CURATED WINNERS IN GRAPHICS DESIGN
The global A’ Design Award and Competition continues its call for entries, inviting international creatives to submit their work ahead of the February 28 deadline, with winners revealed on May 1st. Dedicated to advancing creative innovation across all disciplines, the competition fosters widespread appreciation for design that shapes contemporary culture. designboom highlights a curated selection of past winners across graphics, packaging, and social design. Together, these awarded projects demonstrate how visual communication, functional utility, and community driven solutions converge to deliver meaningful impact and transform consumer touchpoints.
Creatives can submit their forward thinking projects where visual storytelling and functional utility converge to reshape contemporary culture here.
image credit: Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
name: Guangzhou Academy of Arts
designer: Shi Chun Sheng
award: Gold
category: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
A’ DESIGN PRIZE SPOTLIGHTING CREATIVITY AND MEANINGFUL SOLUTIONS
Spanning more than 100 distinct categories, the A’ Design Award and Competition spotlights groundbreaking concepts and meaningful solutions. While graphic communication, packaging innovation, and social impact anchor this curated selection, the competition offers a global stage across all creative fields, extending to Industrial Design, Architecture, Product Design, and Fashion Design. Entries are evaluated by an international jury of industry experts, scholars, press representatives, and business leaders who select work demonstrating exceptional standards of design execution and purpose. Winners are granted the A’ Design Prize, a comprehensive award package that includes an official certificate, a physical trophy, inclusion in the annual edition yearbook, and broad international exposure through press outreach and the exclusive winner logo. Additionally, selected entrants are invited to display their work at the global exhibition and celebrate their achievement at the gala ceremony in Italy.
View the full showcase of awarded designers here, alongside comprehensive project details and behind the scenes conversations with select creators.
image credit: Paul Henry Robb
name: Aisling Sans
designer: Paul Robb
award: Gold
category: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
2027 SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN
Entries for the 2027 cycle are officially accepted, offering creators from every design field, from architecture and interior environments to visual identity and industrial products, an opportunity to participate here. Further insights into award categories, panel members, evaluation benchmarks, and submission schedules can be explored on the main website.
image credit: Jiayi Lu
name: Suzhou Bay Grand Theatre
designer: Jiayi Lu
award: Bronze
category: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
image credit: Usee Adversting
name: Time Slide
designer: Usee Adversting Company
award: Silver
category: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
image credit: Jesmynny Morais
name: Orla 55
designer: Jesmynny Morais
award: Silver
category: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
image credit: Pak Hei Wang, Hiu Man Chiu, Julytha Nga Suet Ho, Ngai Man Lee, and Kai Yin Lin
name: Pocket Spaces Social Playbook
designer: Lee Ngai Man
award: Gold
category: Social Design
image credit: Efsane Selin Erdogan
name: Dreams
designer: Efsane Selin Erdogan
award: Bronze
category: Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design
name: Hua Shanday
designers: Chen Zilong, Huang Yan and Zhu Xuguan
award: Bronze
category: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
image credit: Lisa Peh
name: Devil
architect: Lisa Winstanley
award: Silver
category: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
image credit: Paul Henry Robb and Moira Bartoloni
name: Lubea Serif
designers: Paul Robb
award: Bronze
category: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
image credit: Bruno Oro, Subinay Malhotra
name: Designable
designers: Bruno Oro
award: Bronze
category: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
image credit: Zhou
name: Horse Year
designer: Bongran Zhao
award: Bronze
category: Packaging Design
image credit: Tomohiro Kaji
name: Dotline Corporate Identity
designer: Tomohiro Kaji
award: Gold
category: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
name: New Chinese Style
designer: Pan HS, Zhong MM and Wang Xh
award: Bronze
category: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
image credit: Eason Liu and Elvis ku
name: 94Hilook
designers: Eason Liu and Elvis ku
award: Bronze
category: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
image credit: Zhang Chencan
name: Jiangnan Collection
designer: Rui Deng
award: Bronze
category: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
image credit: Paul Henry Robb
name: Paraid Sans
designer: Paul Robb
award: Bronze
category: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
image credit: Zhou Jingkuan
name: Tao Hua Ji
designers: Zhou Jingkuan
award: Silver
category: Packaging Design
image credit: Ibrahim Badri
name: Hued
architects: Ibrahim Badri
award: Silver
category: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
image credit: Zhu Jinliang, Han Lu and Lin Huangshan
name: Innovate Depict Inspire
designer: Zhu Jinliang, Han Lu and Lin Huangshan
award: Bronze
category: Packaging Design
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