Messe Essen and Messe Berlin were named grand award winners of the 20th International Fair Poster Competition
The jury of the 20th International Fair Poster Competition has announced the 2016 winners for its design competition.
Organised by UFI and International Fair Plovdiv (Bulgaria), the forum recognises contemporary poster art which supports the international exhibition industry.
Trade fair organisers submitted over poster art in two categories: Category 1 – Generic poster promoting the exhibition industry as a whole and Category 2 - Exhibition event poster.
At the 83rd UFI Congress to be held from 9-12 November 2016 in Shanghai, China, the Grand Award Winner in both categories will be presented with a unique statuette created by the sculptor Yanko Nenov.
Certificates of recognition will be provided to the runners-up, their advertising agencies and designers.
The poster presented by Messe Essen, Germany and designed by Niehaus Knuewer and Friends - Werbeagentur, was unanimously chosen as the Grand Award winner in Category 1.
The poster presented by Messe Berlin, Germany and designed by Buero Beyrow, was unanimously chosen as the Grand Award winner in Category 2.
The complete list of awarded posters follows:
Category 1:
Grand Award Winner
“The new Messe Essen - unlimited ideas”
Messe Essen, Germany
Designer: Niehaus Knuewer and Friends - Werbeagentur
Category 2:
Grand Award Winner
"Berlin unter Strom"
Messe Berlin, Germany
Designer: Buero Beyrow
2nd Place
MOMAD - Metropolis (International Fashion and Accessories Trade Show)
IFEMA, Spain
Designer: Thinking Forward
3rd Place
“60th International Belgrade Book Fair” - series of three posters
Belgrade Fair, Serbia
Designer: Block and Roll Advertising Agency Belgrade
Runners-Up:
Expoconstrucción y Expodiseño 2015
Corferias, Colombia
Designer: Harold Zea & Asociados
EXIHS
Fiera Milano, Italy
Designer: Cerri & Associati
