Calls for Design to Change the World

The world urgently needs design-driven solutions. Designers hold the power to shape how we live, experience, and interact with our surroundings. From transforming urban spaces to championing social causes through graphic design, the opportunities to create meaningful change are vast. These open calls offer a platform for designers eager to turn their vision for a brighter future into reality.


Museum of Typography | Climate Justice Poster Design Contest

For their 7th International Poster Contest titled “Planet Earth at the ecological crossroad”, the Museum of Typography in Chania, Greece is calling for submissions. In this open call, the poster is seen as a messenger for environmental awareness and a crucial player in the efforts to tackle climate change.

Location: Chania, island of Crete, Greece

Rewards: €4,500 total prize money + exhibition

 
 

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La Biennale di Venezia | Biennale College Architettura - Call for Artists Working with Built Environment

The Venice Biennale announces its first ever Biennale College Architettura, an educational program for young designers, researchers and architects, to take place in June and July, 2023. The program asks how to centralize processes of decolonization and decarbonization within architectural and built environment design practices. With direct access to resources offered by the Venice Biennale as well as experimental formats of exchange with renowned practitioners and peers, this exciting open call is not to be missed.

Location: Venice, Italy

Rewards: Free program organized by the Venice Biennale, accommodation, travel + exhibition

 
 
 

Resilence / S+T+ARTS | Call to Design Soundscapes of Future Cities

The Resilence project enables collaborations between designers, architects, artists, scientists and researchers on sound-based projects related to urban environments. This program provides funding for these actors to design art-driven technologies that envision the sound of future cities. An unconventional residency program that may take place in multiple locations, designers who are interested in interdisciplinary collaborations and new technologies should consider applying.

Rewards: €40,000 funding for artists, access to state-of-the-art technologies + collaboration

 
 

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Seoul Design Award | Seoul Design Award for Sustainable Life

The Seoul Design Award is a platform that showcases the best of the best design practices that contribute to an improvement of everyday life. The award is given to designers or organizations that contribute to sustainable development by solving complex everyday problems through creative design.
 Design that enables better relations among people and with the environment are especially suitable for this open call.

Rewards: 130,000,000 KRW (~€9,700) total prize money + promotion

 
 

 

LAVO | Reminiscence Art & Design Competition

The Reminiscence Art and Design Competition is an international award for designers and visual artists that offers significant prize money. With the theme of “Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle”, the competition is particularly interested in work that incorporates or explores the repurposing of materials, products or parts.

Rewards: $50,000 total prize money + exhibition

 

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