The Young Illustrators Award is one of the most internationally renowned competitions for rewarding creativity and innovation in personal contemporary illustration and graphics. It encourages and supports designers in their artistic practice and offers them an internationally recognized platform from which to launch their careers.
"Young", in this context, does not refer to the age of eligible participants but to the works that can be submitted: in the sense of "current and fresh". There's no age restriction!
The main goal of the YIA is to present the partly undiscovered and vivid scene of creators from all over the world to the public and to encourage the creative exchange. These works are important statements of contemporary aesthetics, demonstrating the current visual power of the international illustration scene.
The categories
To give an extensive indication of current trends in graphics and illustration, 3 different categories are awarded:
- Illustration (including Pattern Design)
- Animation
- Book Illustration/ Book Art
Eligible applicants
- illustrators
- visual artists
- pattern designers
- graphic designers
- animation artists or character designers
- book artists or book illustrators
- graphic artists
- draftsmen
- comic artists
Eligible for submission
Illustrative art works, art and installation projects with graphic influences, animations and book art objects qualify for submission. They can be sent to us as:
- Images
- Animated films
- Book Art objects
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