JAGDA：JAGDA Award

One of the important activities of JAGDA is awarding and recording excellent graphic designs each year. Recognizing this, JAGDA established the JAGDA Award in 2008. (The award was launched as the JAGDA Category Award in its first year.) Several highly-evaluated designs are selected for each category from works included in the Graphic Design in Japan annual.(Categories: posters; general graphics; CI, VI, symbols, logotypes, typefaces & motion logotypes; book & editorial design; package design; newspaper & magazine advertising; ambient design & spatial graphics; interactive design; video; integrated design)

Award-Winning Designs of the Year

At the judging session for the annual Graphic Design in Japan 2019, the following ten designs were selected for the 11^th JAGDA Award from out of the highly-evaluated designs of each category.

Click here for the selection process, award ceremony and exhibition information.

JAGDA Awards 2019

Poster “Life” by Kazumasa Nagai
General Graphics “The Exhibition ‘Bridget Riley’” by Atsuki Kikuchi
CI “Osaka Metro” by Yoshiaki Irobe
Book Design “Paul Klee: Tagebücher 1898-1918” by Kaoru Kasai
Package Design “Tartine” by Yoshie Watanabe
Newspaper Advertising “Since 1995” by Yoshinaka Ono + Kazunori Kawagoshi
Ambient Design & Spatial Graphics “The Exhibition ‘MASS’” by Taku Satoh
Interactive Design “History of The Internet” by Kazunori Kawagoshi
Video “Split Up!” by Tomohiro Okazaki
Integrated Design “The Exhibition ‘Observatory of Imagination’” by Tomohiro Okazaki

Previous Award-Winning Design

JAGDA Awards 2018

Poster “Life” by Kazumasa Nagai
General Graphics “Perspective Desk Note” by Ken Okamuro
CI “Takamatsu Art Museum” by Kenya Hara
Book Design “Wanobi” by Atsuki Kikuchi
Package Design “On the Road / She Came to Stay” by Ryuhei Nakadai
Newspaper Advertising “Dansko” by Yoko Inoue
Ambient Design & Spatial Graphics “Mt ex” by Koji Iyama
Interactive Design “Boxx” by Kentaro Oshimi
Video “Anima of Onomatopoeia” by Tomohiro Okazaki
Integrated Design “‘Design Anatomy’ Exhibition” by Taku Satoh

JAGDA Awards 2017

Poster “Nudist” by Hiroaki Nagai
General Graphics “‘Line of Life Project’ of Suntory Bird Conservation Activities” by Shogo Kishino
CI “Pola” by Kazunari Hattori
Book Design “Bara-kei” by Katsumi Asaba
Package Design “Audrey” by Yoshie Watanabe
Newspaper Advertising “Shinu-toki gurai suki-ni sasete-yo” by Ryosuke Miyashita
Ambient Design & Spatial Graphics “Mt ex” by Koji Iyama
Interactive Design “Thomas Ruff Exhibition” by Ryoji Tanaka
Video “Harukaze no itazura” by Rika Eguchi
Integrated Design “Toraya Café • An Stand” by Kaoru Kasai

JAGDA Awards 2016

Poster “SEKAI TAKKYU 2015” by Yuri Uenishi
General Graphics “OUR FAVOURITE SHOP” by Ryosuke Uehara / Yoshie Watanabe
Logo “CHIYOZURU” by Yumiyo Miyata
Book Design “NIKKEI KAIRO” by Atsuki Kikuchi
Package Design “SHISEIDO PARLOUR 2015” by Masayoshi Nakajo
Newspaper Advertising “50 Selfies of Lady Gaga” by Koichi Kosugi
Ambient Design & Spatial Graphics “‘Minna no Mori’ Gifu Media Cosmos” by Kenya Hara
Interactive Design “Coron.” by Yuji Tokuda
Video “B wo sagashi ni” by Yoshie Watanabe
Integrated Design “TAKAO 599 MUSEUM” by Daigo Daikoku

JAGDA Awards 2015

Poster “The octopus likes the squid, but squid doesn't like the octopus (Hokusai Manga Inspired Exhibition)” by Kaoru Kasai
General Graphics “Sapporo International Art Festival 2014” by Rikako Nagashima
Logo “Hare” by Atsuki Kikuchi
Book Design “Kunisaki Peninsula” by Masayoshi Nakajo
Package Design “Pierre Hermé Paris” by Kenya Hara
Newspaper Advertising “Driving Kids with Toyota” by Junichi Kojima
Ambient Design & Spatial Graphics “One-Off Design” by Ryosuke Uehara / Yoshie Watanabe
Interactive Design “Merry Book Round” by Yoshie Watanabe / Ryosuke Uehara
Video “Design of Symptom” by Mitsuo Katsui
Integrated Design “The Art of Rice Exhibition, 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT” by Taku Satoh

JAGDA Awards 2014

Poster “Hiroshima Appeals” by Kaoru Kasai
General Graphics “Every Little Thing ON‘N’ON” by Ryosuke Uehara
VI “Maido-ya” by Ryuta Ishikawa
Book Design “Thinking Architecture (limited edition)” by Kaoru Kasai
Package Design “Echigo-Kamegonya” by Ryuta Ishikawa
Newspaper Advertising “Sculpture of Forest” by Tatsuki Ikezawa
Ambient Design & Spatial Graphics “House Vision 2013 Tokyo” by Kenya Hara
Interactive Design “Creation Is Free. Production Needs Fee” by Atsuki Kikuchi
Video “ake-vono” by Kohei Yoshino
Integrated Design “Design Ah! Exhibition, 21_21 Design Sight” by Taku Satoh

JAGDA Awards 2013

Posters “PLEATS PLEASE Happy Anniversary” by Taku Satoh
General Graphics “T.O.D.A.” by Ryosuke Uehara
Symbol/logos “Pocchiri” by Eriko Kawakami
Book Design “Mushrooms from the forest” by Yoshihisa Tanaka
Package Design “TORAYA TOKYO” by Kaoru Kasai
Newspaper Advertising “LUMINE LAST OFF” by Kenjiro Sano
Interactive Design “‘LOCAL READER’ Dashilar” by Kenya Hara
Video “Design Ah” by Taku Satoh
Ambient Design & Spatial Graphics “The 14th Yusaku Kamekura Design Award Winner Katsuhiko Shibuya Graphic Design Exhibition” by Katsuhiko Shibuya
Integrated Design “The 60th anniversary of The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo” by Keiko Hirano

JAGDA Awards 2012

Posters “Kazunari Hattori: November 2010” by Kazunari Hattori
General Graphic “Air Bonsai” by Ryohei "wabi" Kudo / Kazushi "sabi" Nakanishi
Visual Identity “Book Express” by Atsuki Kikuchi
Book/Editorial “Phillippe Weisbecker Drawings” by Kaoru Kasai
Package Design “Special Package for Shiseido Parlour Ginza Flagship Store” by Masayoshi Nakajo
Ambient Design & Spatial Graphics “Form, Color and Structure: The Sensual World of Aoshi Kudo” by Aoshi Kudo
Combined Design “Louis Vuitton Forest Photo Exhibition by Mikiya Takimoto” by Hiroaki Nagai

JAGDA Awards 2011

Spatial Design “9h nine hours Teramachi Kyoto” by Masaaki Hiromura
General Graphic “12 Letters” by Yoshie Watanabe
Book / Editorial “Rodchenko & Stepanova: Visions of Constructivism”
by Kazunari Hattori
Package Design “Mikita Apple Farm” by Junya Kamada
Posters “Kitagawa Issay” by Issay Kitagawa