In PRINT’s Regional Design Awards, the New York City region illustrates the design competition at its best: It proves that the judges don’t care who you are or what your title is—the best work wins the day, regardless of whether you’re a beginner or you’re Michael Bierut.
Here are some NYC highlights from the past two Regional Design Annuals. Enter today to see your work alongside the best of the best in our RDA!
The Iconic New York Poster
Alfalfa Studio, New York City; www.alfalfastudio.com
251Dekalb Identity
Real Estate Arts; www.realestatearts.com: Rob Wade (creative director), Jodi Edwards (art director), Natalie Mertz (designer); Vantage Properties (client)
Azede Jean-Pierre SS15 Invite
Joseph Veazey; www.josephveazey.com: Joseph Veazey (creative director/art director/designer/illustrator); Azede Jean-Pierre (client)
Don Papa 10 Year Old
Stranger & Stranger; www.strangerandstranger.com: Stranger & Stranger (creative direction/art direction/design); Bleeding Heart Rum Company (client)
Harlem EatUp!
OCD | The Original Champions of Design; www.originalchampionsofdesign.com: Jennifer Kinon, Bobby C. Martin Jr. (creative directors/ art directors/designers), Matt Kay, Michael McCaughley (designers); Marcus Samuelsson Group & Karlitz & Co. (client)
JSTOR Alphabet
Sasha Prood; www.sashaprood.com: Sasha Prood (handlettering), Zachariah Mattheus (senior visual designer); ITHAKA & JSTOR (client)
MIT Media Lab Identity
Pentagram; www.pentagram.com: Michael Bierut (creative director/art director/designer), Aron Fey (designer); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (client)
Perfect Storm
The New Yorker; www.newyorker.com: Françoise Mouly (art director), Tomer Hanuka (illustrator); The New Yorker (client)
The Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Viking: Paul Buckley (creative director), Jason Ramirez (art director), Michael Schwab Studio (design/illustration); Viking (client)
Yale School of Architecture Fall Lectures and Exhibition Poster
Pentagram; www.pentagram.com: Michael Bierut (creative director/art director/designer), Jessica Svendsen (designer); Yale University (client)
Curtain of Names
C&G Partners; www.cgpartnersllc.com: Jonathan Alger (creative director/art director), Michael Hansen, Min Kang, Claire Niederberger, Melinda Sekela, Sam Shenova, Alex Kelly, Elle White, Masha Ishkhanova (designers), au2026 (photography); The Advisory Board Company (client)
Straws & Stripes
Collins; www.wearecollins.com: Brian Collins (creative director/ art director), Thomas Wilder (designer); Coca-Cola (client)
Type Directors Club 60th Annual Competition Poster
Collins; www.wearecollins.com: Leland Maschmeyer (creative director/art director), Thomas Wilder (designer); The Type Directors Club (client)
Bozoni
Wael Morcos, New York City, www.waelmorcos.com; Jonathan Key,New York City, www.jonathangkey.com
Hatched: New Ventures in Entrepreneurial Design
Kern and Burn: Conversations With Design Entrepreneurs
Lotería Book Design
HarperCollins Publishers, New York City; www.harpercollins.com
Letterpress Currency Redesign Project
BRED, New York City; www.brednation.com
Offset Logo
Siegel+Gale, New York City; www.siegelgale.com
STORY Environmental Graphics
Philip Johnson, New York City; www.philipajohnson.com
Creative Quarterly Cover
HivelyDesigns; www.hivelydesigns.com: Charles Hively (creative director), Sarah Munt (art director/designer), Natalya Balnova (photographer); Creative Quarterly, The Journal of Art & Design (client)
The Jade Hotel — www.thejadenyc.com
Mucca Design, New York City; www.mucca.com
THE PRINT REGIONAL DESIGN ANNUALBoost your work. Get discovered. Get the recognition you deserve. Get in the PRINT Regional Design Annual: The competition that stands apart and defines the design industry. Enter the RDA today for a chance to be featured among the country’s best design work in Print magazine! Extended Deadline: May 1.