- Jessica Farris
59 Magnificent Poster Designs
The Regional Design Annual is the premiere design competition—and the only design competition that recognizes excellent work by the region from which it originates.
In the meantime, we’ve rounded up a few exceptional poster designs that were recognized in the 2014 Regional Design Annual. Creative poster design is common among RDA winners every year, but these pieces take the genre to a whole new level.
Explore some of our favorite posters from last year’s RDA below:
Poster Designs from the East
Colleges of the Fenway Performing Arts Poster Series
Robert Davison Design, Arlington, MA; www.robertdavisondesign.com


Kieran Timberlake Poster
Go Welsh, Lancaster, PA; www.gowelsh.com

The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre Othello Poster
20nine, Conshohocken, PA; www.20nine.com

Together Design Department Fall 2013 Exhibit Poster
Michelle Bowers, Pawtucket, RI; www.michellebowers.com

Virginia Tech Workshop Poster
Karnes Poster Company, Philadelphia; www.erickarnes.com

Yeager Open Studio Poster
Karnes Poster Company, Philadelphia; www.erickarnes.com

Poster Designs from the Far West
Gather Poster Series
R/West, Portland, OR; www.r-west.com


Endangered Poster Series
Sean Duggan, Denver; www.seandugganad.com


Discover San Francisco Poster
Gee + Chung Design, San Francisco; www.geechungdesign.com

CCA Architecture Lecture Series Poster, Fall 2013
Aufuldish & Warinner, San Anselmo, CA; www.aufwar.com

California College of the Arts MFA Show 2013 Poster
GOLD, San Francisco; www.gold-collective.com

“Breaking Bad” Posters
Mattson Creative, Irvine, CA; www.mattsoncreative.com


“Dexter” Season 8 Poster
Mattson Creative, Irvine, CA; www.mattsoncreative.com

The Blue Umbrella Poster Series
Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, CA; www.pixar.com


Poster Designs from the Southwest
SXSW 2013 Festival Poster
Rural Rooster, Austin, TX; www.ruralrooster.com

NTLS Summer Camp Poster
eggnerd, Denton, TX; www.eggnerd.com

Interwoven Poster
David Grey, Santa Fe, NM; www.dgrey.com

AIGA Houston Poster
Rigsby Hull, Houston; www.rigsbyhull.com

Old 97’s Bowling Poster
Lure Design Inc./Mason Zimbler, Austin, TX; www.mzl.com

Hatch Chile Festival Poster Series
RBMM, Dallas; www.rbmm.com


Poster Designs from New York City
Fall 2013 Lectures, Exhibitions, Symposium and Special Events Poster
Pentagram, New York City; www.pentagram.com

Nathan Fox SVA Subway Posters
Visual Arts Press Ltd., New York City; www.sva.edu


Spring 2014 Lectures, Exhibitions and Symposium Poster
Pentagram, New York City; www.pentagram.com

The Iconic New York Poster
Alfalfa Studio, New York City; www.alfalfastudio.com

Poster Designs from the South
Slingshot Festival Poster
Minor Arc, Athens, GA; www.moonjung.org

Triangle ADDYs Poster Series
Capstrat, Raleigh, NC; www.capstrat.com


School of Industrial + Graphic Design Program Brochure/Poster
Courtney Windham Design, Auburn, AL; www.courtneywindham design.com

WFU Earth Day: Food for Thought Poster
Wake Forest University Creative Communications, Winston-Salem, NC; cer@wfu.edu

Secrest Artists Series: Xiayin Wang Poster
Wake Forest University Creative Communications, Winston Salem, NC; cer@wfu.edu

Our School Climate Posters (Best of Region Winner)
Southern Poverty Law Center, Montgomery, AL; www.splcenter.org


One World Fall 2013 Poster
Southern Poverty Law Center, Montgomery, AL; www.splcenter.org

The Foundation of Arts Poster Series
DOXA, Fayetteville, AR; www.doxa.biz


Carolina Ballet Posters
Clean Design, Raleigh, NC; www.cleandesign.com


2014 Arts Council Annual Giving Campaign Posters
Elephant In The Room, Winston-Salem, NC; www.elephantintheroom.com


Hanesbrands Theatre Performance Posters
Elephant In The Room, Winston-Salem, NC; www.elephantintheroom.com


Poster Designs from the Midwest
Toro y Moi Poster
Tad Carpenter Creative, Kansas City, MO; www.tadcarpentercreative.com

Art for Commerce Poster (CSA Design & Laurie DeMartino Exhibit)
Charles S. Anderson Design, Minneapolis; www.csadesign.com

Type Face Poster
Charles S. Anderson Design, Minneapolis; www.csadesign.com

MLK Day Awareness Posters Self-Promotion
Amanda Acevedo, Niles, IL; www.amandahasideas.com


Beam Charitable Holiday Art Bazaar Poster Series
Proof (a division of Beam Suntory), Deerfield, IL; www.beamsuntory.com


Graphic Wit Poster
Wink, Minneapolis; www.wink-mpls.com

Discover How to Be: Regional Posters
Olson, Minneapolis; www.olson.com



Looking for more poster designs and other work from the 2014 RDA? Explore the 2014 winner galleries.