Mado Klümper
Putinocchio
The character of Pinocchio, known for lying and making up stories, projected onto the Russian president Vladimir Putin.
A personality, who manages to betray the whole world. One significant example is the current crisis in the Ukraine.
A deceitful and seemingly cooperative attitude can sometimes be more violent than visible open brutality.
Germany
2014
Linnéa Logge
Consumption – coping mechanism for inner emptiness
We‘re consuming non-stop. Only because we have the possibility to.
Instead of grappling with our discontentedness we buy stuff that we don‘t even need.
We consume to compensate the condition of feeling empty.
The use of stained and strong colours call the viewers attention.
On the first sight it seems amusing and fun to spot more and more things.
After a while the overfill starts to produce overstimulation in order to thought-provoking.
Germany
2023
Daniel Kunze
Pornstick
The Age of the Selfies started long ago. Regardless of where we are or what we are doing, the only limit to seeing ourselves in our favorite pose, is the length of our own arm. Crafty inventors have become aware of this evolutionary disadvantage and developed the so-called »Selfie Stick«. It isn’t naive to imagine the suitable content, the quick-to-adapt porn industry will soon uncover for this new communication channel (just as they have done with Video, DVD, Internet, Google Glasses, etc.). Because at the end of the day, us selfie-junkies are our own private paparazzis, trying to capture our exposed selves.
Germany
2015
Moises Romero
Empty Ideas
Many African children (and non african) have chronic hunger. Situation that puts them at disadvantage and their life expectancy is very low. This terrible situation generates, among other undesirable consequences, the development of their life.
Mexico
2012
Benjamin Kunz
Our relationship with 4th nature
The focus of my poster is beauty and how we deal with wild, urban nature, which flourishes in locations that are heavily influenced by humans (wasteland, old industrial areas). This so-called 4th nature does not fit into our classic concept of beauty due to its rampant and unadorned aesthetics and is often not given much attention. Nonetheless its heterogeneity enables one great biodiversity in urban areas and creates the opportunity to experience wild nature close to city-centers. However, these areas mostly only exist temporarily, as they fall victim to new construction projects in the course of urbanization and densification.
Switzerland
2021
Timm Henger
Safety First
The old saying »throwing the baby out with the bath water« describes situations in which we take much too drastic actions than necessary.
Germany
2015
Uli Schoedel
Artgerechte Haltung
Ach wie schön ist doch die Freiheit
im selbst gewählten Käfig.
Germany
2011
Zhang Yong
Women’s rights violation
Women have less legal rights so they become more often victims of violence. In many countries, in many areas there are no clear laws or regulations to punish domestic violence, although it is a common problem. Domestic violence is generally regarded as a private matter not to be accepted by national jurisdictions.
China
2013
Philipp Möckli
Homo Pharmacon
In our society pharmaceuticals are taken for granted and therefore consumed thoughtlessly. We should give more thought to their effect on society and our own quality of life. Do we really want to get older and older? The poster is also an allusion to Niklaus Stoecklins poster for Gaba in 1927.
Switzerland
2013
Kathrin Baumgartner
Let your opinion out
Everyone has the right to a voice. Give your opinion a “reason” to be heard. Stand to your opinion even if not everyone accepts it. Say what you think, even if censorship might prevent you from doing so.
Italy
2014
Si In Lo
Fair Treatment
The right to be treated fairly by people who are in all positions of authority, even any gender is needed to be respect.
Macao
2012
Lex Drewinski
No title
The poster is against animal cruelty. While the wolf stands for animals in general, the dance steps symbolize the ease and cynicism with which man is doing so.
Germany
2014
Miguel Angel Rangel
Monopoly
This poster was made to denounce the concept of corruption. It is a personal vision on monopolistic practices, an analogy between industry and the monarchy where there is a single leader.
Mexico
2016
Trix Barmettler
MUTWUT!? A graphic designer loses her objectivity.
Diagnosis.
Switzerland
2015
Fabian Krauss
Fee F®ee
Concerns profit, people lose.
Germany
2015
Aurore Huberty
Adrift between hope and despair
Switzerland
2025
Ladina Ingold
Climing Warmat
Hot spring, grey summer, frosty autumn, mild winter? Due to global climate warming, seasons shift.
Switzerland
2018
Rongxiang Lin
Help me
The poster deeply digs and creatively from the phenomenon of life, using graphics to show the last scene of people falling into the water asking for help, while the people close at hand are taking photos as a rubberneck, thus criticizing this strange phenomenon of “indifference”, hoping to wake up the people’s sense of social responsibility, and make it a social atmosphere to be brave and good.
China
2021
Leandra Kleber
In your head
A little voice in our head. We trust it, as we feel it is our own. It knows what we want, what we need, what’s right and wrong. It seems we have made up our own mind, relying on the “independent” and “trustworthy” information network Facebook. Though it is merely an echo-chamber created by algorithms, which constantly gives us this affirmation.
Who uses facebook anyway?
1,4 billion daily active users, and 2,2 billion users in total. That’s more than a quarter of all people alive. In Europe and the US it makes up half the population. This enormous potential of influence is not only abused commercially, but also for political propaganda and manipulation.
Germany
2018
Agnieszka Ziemiszewska
Political Views
No comment!
Poland
2014
Michelle Mechler
As if painted
The goal of the poster is to raise awareness about domestic violence and reflect on its complexity. The image shows an idyllic “mother-father-child” scene, drawn in the style of a child’s crayon sketch. But subtle details hint at a disturbing reality behind the surface.
Germany
2025
Max Hathaway
HAL 2019
I’m afraid. I’m afraid, My mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I’m a… fraid.
Germany
2019
Niklaus Troxler
Tax evasion to Switzerland
In the last few years the issue of „ tax evasion“ became a central topic in German media. On my poster text 2 letters are missing: CH – the abbreviation for Switzerland.
Switzerland
2013
Jouri Toreev
Tolerance
You are living among people. Does it hurt you when you are not accepted for who you are? Each of us can become a victim of intolerant attitude. Check your life by asking yourself a question: Do you harm other people or make them feel uncomfortable?
Belarus
2013
Götz Gramlich
Zwischen den Zeilen
Germany
2010
Daniel Kreutz
Olympics – Only authentic with rings!
Wrestling belongs to the Olympic Games, as the rings to the Olympic symbol.