Croatian Association of Artists of Applied Art (ULUPUH) invites you to participate in the International Exhibition of Graphic Design and Visual Communications Zgraf 13, to be held from June 10th to 24th, 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia. Selected works will be exhibited at the exhibition and featured in the exhibition catalogue.
How to apply?
All works must be submitted via the electronic application.
Application process
The main exhibition of Zgraf 13 is an international exhibition in the field of graphic design and visual communications, and includes the review of selected works in the field of graphic design and visual communications, as well as an exhibition of selected works that problematize the presented theme.
A) Review
The Review is an international exhibition of selected works in the field of graphic design and visual communications. The exhibition includes works realized from 2017 to the submission deadline.
Works may be submitted exclusively by authors or groups of authors / a studio or an agency. Each author or group of authors may submit a maximum of five works. Authors working in a group may submit five works separately if they were created independently of the group and are not signed as group work. If an author submits more works than the maximum, the first five submitted works will be accepted, while everything over the maximum will not be taken into account.
Entries are submitted in the following categories:
1. Visual identities and branding
2. Packaging
3. Poster
4. Publications
5. Information design
6. Typography
7. Illustration
8. Design in the digital media
9. Experimental and conceptual design
B) Theme
The international exhibition “Pleasure to All” will include works that can be realized, conceived as conceptual solutions or created especially for this occasion. The works may be realized in any medium under the condition that they problematize the theme in some way. Find out more about the theme here.
The authors of submitted works will be notified of the outcome of the competition by email.
Awards
All selected works will enter the competition for awards.
Zgraf Grand Prix – awarded by the International Jury;
Zgraf 1 – awarded by the International Jury;
Zgraf 2 – awarded by the International Jury;
Zgraf Excellence Award – for special achievement – awarded by the International Jury
Zgraf Welcome – for young designers/groups up to 27 years of age
Honourable mentions (max. 10) – 1 to 2 awards in each category, based on the assessment of the quality of works, awarded by the International Jury;
AICA award – The AICA Award (International Association of Art Critics Award)
