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.