U-Printing International Poster Design Competition
All three rounds are now over and we will soon be having our finalist round, where the three 1st place winners of each round will compete for a chance to be featured in PRINT Magazine! Stay tuned and we will post the winning entries once the finalist round is over. Thanks again to everyone who participated and you can rest assured knowing there will be more contests in the future. We also want to thank our sponsors UPrinting.com, iStockphoto.com, PSDTuts.com and FontShop.com for making this all happen and for providing us with incredible prizes.

Contest Closed
Stay tuned for more great contests and prizes!
Winners
From left to right, Round 1, 2, 3 and 4
Source Images
From left to right, Round 1, 2, 3 and 4
Contest Sponsors
UPrinting.com
UPrinting.com is a trusted leader in Online Printing, featuring a full line of high quality offset, digital and large format products at affordable prices. We are the only online printer to offer custom size options with turnaround times as fast as (1) one business day on almost every product.
iStockphoto.com
iStockphoto, http://www.istockphoto.com, is the world’s busiest image market, with an image downloaded every 1.4 seconds. iStock pioneered the micropayment phenomenon in this industry, enabling buyers to license images for as little as a dollar. iStockphoto entered the stock video market with similarly enticing price points in September of 2006.
PSDtuts.com
PSDtuts.com showcases some of the best Photoshop tutorials online. PSDtuts Tutorials not only produce great graphics and effects, but help beginners and pros alike get better at what they love – Photoshop.
FontShop.com
Founded by Erik Spiekermann and Neville Brody in 1990, FontShop is the original independent retailer of digital type with locations around the world. FontShop carries over 100,000 fonts from more than 50 international foundries, and offers complete typographic services ranging from typeface selection to Custom Fonts creation.
Contest Judges
- Cyan Ta’eed ( FlashDen.net ) ( FreelanceSwitch.com )
- Scott Belsky ( Behance Network ) ( Behance’s online Magazine )
- Amir Fallah ( Beautiful/Decay ) ( Hybridheart.com )
- Colin D. Graham ( Attahk.net ) ( Beautiful/Decay )
- Chris Spooner ( Blog.SpoonGraphics.co.uk )
- Rik Catlow ( Rikcat.com ) ( Rikcatindustries.com )
- Andrew Egenes ( Designfloat.com ) ( Britepilot.com )
- Matt Sung ( Design:Related )
- Fabio Sasso ( Abduzeedo.com )
- Darius A Monsef IV ( COLOURlovers )
How to Submit
Your original poster design file must be in CMYK color mode with layers intact, 18×24 (inches) and (vertical format) as in Illustrator “.ai” file or Photoshop “.psd”. If you win you will be asked to send the layered original file for verification purposes and also a high resolution PDF version for printing.
Source Photos
1. You will have a total of 6 source photos to choose from to create your competition pieces. One or several of the supplied images must be recognizable as a central part of your poster design:
DOWNLOAD ROUND 2 SOURCE PHOTOS
Source Fonts
2. You will have a total of 3 source fonts to choose from to create your competition pieces. One or several of the supplied fonts must be recognizable as a central part of your poster design:
Text to Used
The quote below must be included in your design ( and must be the only text in your design ) and be set in one or more of the fonts you downloaded above. Remember your use of typography is as important as your use images and other design elements.
“Graphic design is the paradise of individuality, eccentricity, heresy, abnormality, hobbies and humors.” – George Santayana
3. Create a thumbnail of the work at 72DPI and at 500 x 667 pixels in RGB color mode, saved as a JPEG, which you will submit to the Flickr group below:
4. Join the U-Printing International Poster Design Competition Flickr Group! If you don’t have a Flickr account already sign up for one it’s free!
5. Upload your poster thumbnail to your Flickr account and place it in the group pool “U-Printing International Poster Design Competition” that you joined.
Additional Comments
- Only one submission is allowed, so please double check your files before submitting.
- We will announce the winners after the submission period has ended and the judge’s votes come in.
Questions & Comments
For any questions or comments please email us: contest [at] youthedesigner [dot] com
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Get Your Creative Socks on for the U-Printing International Poster Design Competition | Blog.SpoonGraphics - February 24th, 2008
[...] at 500×667px for submission to the Competition’s very own Flickr Group. Don’t forget to link to your poster as a comment on the YouTheDesigner [...]
Brian - February 25th, 2008
This is my competition, I must have that iPhone. As well, it would be nice to be in a top design magazine…
Gra - February 26th, 2008
[...] The Designer has unveiled their latest and greatest competition – the U-Printing International Poster Design Competition. This competition, sponsored by iStockPhoto and U Printing will begin March [...]
Gino - February 27th, 2008
Yeah too bad I’m hosting the contesnt I really want an iPhone too =) and yes that grand prize of having your work in a top magazine is just to die for in my opinion. You just can’t beat that type of exposure, it could make your career.
john - February 27th, 2008
Interesting competition!
John Ellenich - March 1st, 2008
My Poster Design
Odelia Cohen - March 2nd, 2008
My Poster Design
Greg Hay - March 2nd, 2008
My humble entry can be found here
Menachem Krinsky - March 2nd, 2008
Check itMy attempt
biz - March 3rd, 2008
here is my attempt
Heather - March 4th, 2008
My Poster Design
Miguel Puig - March 4th, 2008
My Poster Design
Pavel Pavlov - March 4th, 2008
my entry
David W. Nees - March 5th, 2008
My Poster Submission
Daniele Alberghini - March 6th, 2008
My Poster Design
Jon McKinley - March 6th, 2008
This sounds like fun!! here we go!
Christopher Uryga - March 6th, 2008
My Poster Design
Felix Moyo - March 7th, 2008
gold rush!
zeroazero comunication - March 7th, 2008
Ok! Great competition!
penniecrayon - March 7th, 2008
My quick attempt
http://www.flickr.com/photos/penniecrayon/2316812404/
Jolene Lagodny - March 7th, 2008
I had fun with this!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24466451@N02/2317412458/
Gerald Ealy - March 7th, 2008
Looking forward to the fun!
Sophie - March 8th, 2008
My Poster Design
Jon Garcia - March 8th, 2008
can’t wait here is mine…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24459862@N03/2316962537/
patrick rabinovitch - March 8th, 2008
great competition!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tbhpyrhe/2319690634/
Jon Tarr - March 10th, 2008
the joys, the laughter.. and then… the tears..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24516450@N04/2323898092/
Deniese Resendez - March 10th, 2008
here it is!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24542373@N05/2325492738/
Zoltan Ladanyi - March 11th, 2008
My Poster Design
Jennifer St. John - March 11th, 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24586221@N03/2326505913/
Simon Garland - March 12th, 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24636443@N08/2328258755/
Gopinath - March 12th, 2008
fingers crossed…
My Poster Design
Germán - March 13th, 2008
My submission
Thank you!
Rafa - March 13th, 2008
My Poster Design
Duda Silva - March 14th, 2008
The lack of ideas is cruel and the starving for ideas is also a cruelty. However, diving myself in this website, I certainly find food for thought in the most simple articles and extraordinary ideas. Hope my summertime become my summer dream of being in the top ten poster.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11920077@N04/2332570855/in/pool-uprinting_international_poster_design_competition
Marie-Pascale Brunelle - March 14th, 2008
My poster design.
Jakub Koter - March 14th, 2008
Ok, this one should work.
My Poster Design
xavier - March 15th, 2008
My poster design
KathrynSeckmanKirsch - March 15th, 2008
Here’s my submission
http://www.flickr.com/photos/83605186@N00/2334507833/
Haris Kaitis - March 15th, 2008
My Poster …thanks
http://www.flickr.com/photos/synergio/2333269362/in/pool-uprinting_international_poster_design_competition
Allison Baxter - March 15th, 2008
My Poster design
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24703529@N07/2334846723/
Xavier - March 15th, 2008
My poster design!
Michael Clayton - March 15th, 2008
Here’s my design.
Edmond van der Bijl - March 16th, 2008
My Poster Design
Mark Longson - March 16th, 2008
Here’s My Poster Design!!
Adriel Lopez - March 16th, 2008
This is my design for the contest:
My PosterDesign
Benjamin Chiang - March 17th, 2008
My Poster Design …and also my first ever attempt in any competition!
han smit - March 17th, 2008
My Poster Design
Kris Thys - March 17th, 2008
My desing Here
Jed Olsen - March 17th, 2008
Here’s my entry
nathan keatch - March 18th, 2008
My Poster Design
Amir Hadjihabib - March 18th, 2008
My Poster Design
Kwesi Williams - March 18th, 2008
May the best man win!
Check my poster design
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24724240@N07/2343808691/
Kofi Ansah - March 19th, 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24853033@N08/2343531563/in/pool-uprinting_international_poster_design_competition
My design.. Unfortunately, the link i left on my first comment was wrong.
ginez - March 19th, 2008
Hi everybody!
here’s My POSTER Design
good luck
cheers
patitta - March 19th, 2008
Good Luck Folks_2ts
My Poster Design
Jacquelyn Taaffe - March 19th, 2008
Please view my poster design
Arthur Luke - March 19th, 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24815500@N03/2344881383/
My poster design
Richard Turner - March 19th, 2008
Here is my poster.
Cheers.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24814880@N07/2344979581/
Anthony Iacuzzi - March 19th, 2008
My poster entry can be viewed at http://www.flickr.com/photos/24816084@N03/
I would welcome your comments.
ai
Alain Belzile - March 19th, 2008
My Poster Design
Madeleine Botha - March 19th, 2008
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3225/2345667279_e0394096d8_o.jpg
doward williams - March 19th, 2008
My Poster Design
Good luck to all!
Kathryn Bell - March 19th, 2008
My
Entry
Lance Jagusch - March 19th, 2008
mine
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24829434@N02/2346938500/in/pool-uprinting_international_poster_design_competition
Rodrigo Feistauer - March 20th, 2008
My Poster Design
Keshav - March 20th, 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24843533@N08/2347312934/
Ana Pinhal - March 20th, 2008
http://flickr.com/photos/53697183@N00/
doward williams - March 20th, 2008
RandyPan’s Poster Design
Great work and Good luck to Everyone!
Cheers!
Barbara Fojkar - March 20th, 2008
And here is mine
my poster
Have a nice day
Janja Jamnik - March 20th, 2008
my poster
Sergio Ines - March 20th, 2008
Lets dance! Or lets just look at my poster…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24925240@N08/2346980017/
YAY! That was fun!
Rodrigo Feistauer - March 20th, 2008
Ok, here we go again. Good luck to everyone:
My Poster Design:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/faista/2346264641/
Andre Scheffer - March 20th, 2008
My Poster Design
Stacey Walker - March 20th, 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24326746@N06/2347243289/
Stacey Walker - March 20th, 2008
this is a poster
Adriel Lopez - March 20th, 2008
My Poster Design
Cenk - March 20th, 2008
My Poster Design
Ricardo Seola - March 20th, 2008
Ok. Here I go!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/doisemeio/2347398191/in/pool-uprinting_international_poster_design_competition
April Benson - March 20th, 2008
My Poster Design
Bojidar Radev - March 20th, 2008
My Poster Design
ian pilon - March 20th, 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24905122@N08/2347245925/in/pool-uprinting_international_poster_design_competition
Doug Fisher - March 20th, 2008
My Poster Design
Yasuharu kohda - March 20th, 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24923665@N08/2347851865/in/pool-uprinting_international_poster_design_competition
here i go again.
Radu Grigoras - March 20th, 2008
My Poster Design
Giorgos Maratheftis - March 20th, 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24735258@N06/2348796584/
Ashley Shin - March 20th, 2008
My Poster Design
Mariela Antunes - March 20th, 2008
My Poster Design
Eric Kramer - March 20th, 2008
My Poster Design
Herman - March 20th, 2008
My Poster Design
Jessica Schwartz - March 21st, 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21475138@N02/2349308374/
Monica Segura - March 21st, 2008
My Poster Design
Yumi Ang - March 21st, 2008
My Poster Design
Tiago Pimentel - March 21st, 2008
My Poster Design
Eric Eidson - March 21st, 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24850702@N02/2348867957/
My poster design.
Brandi Allen - March 21st, 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24880533@N07/2349727042/
James Park - March 21st, 2008
My Submission —>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13067652@N00/
Josh - March 21st, 2008
my poster design!
C.G. Schroder - March 21st, 2008
Thanks so much for considering me!!!
My Poster Design
C.G. Schroder - March 21st, 2008
Thanks so much for considering me!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13854552@N06/2349199391/
camy-seta - March 21st, 2008
http://flickr.com/photos/7531339@N07/2350041712/
Mahnaz Khezrzadeh - March 21st, 2008
Here we go then…;) Now is the time to sit me down and bite my nails!
camy-seta - March 21st, 2008
sorry, wrong way.
here:
My Poster Design
sorry for the inconvenience
Kristine Chan - March 21st, 2008
My Poster Design
Sweta Gabani - March 21st, 2008
hi
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24448325@N07/2349559783/
Mariela Antunes - March 21st, 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24275812@N07/2348871568/in/pool-uprinting_international_poster_design_competition
Carlos Rangel/Son of the Moon - March 21st, 2008
Great Competition!… This is a lot motivation…
Thanks.
Esya - March 21st, 2008
Here is My Poster Design
Kevin Foster - March 21st, 2008
Yo, check it
My Poster Design
Max Somin - March 21st, 2008
My Poster Design – Lucid Dream
Adriana Bellet - March 21st, 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24455295@N03/2349896559/in/pool-uprinting_international_poster_design_competition
Hadley Rouse - March 21st, 2008
My Poster Design
Andrew Hakim - March 21st, 2008
My Entry
Good Luck, Guys…
Andrew Hakim - March 21st, 2008
My Poster Design
Eric Kramer - March 21st, 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24926161@N08/2348860276/in/pool-uprinting_international_poster_design_competition
Chandra Nalaani - March 21st, 2008
persistent : defined
Thank you so much for hosting this—love the process and getting to see what’s out there.
Rafal - March 21st, 2008
hello!
My Poster Design
hope you like it
Jen Smith - March 21st, 2008
Sea of Love
Matthew Kling - March 21st, 2008
2 color screenprint on Eames solar white painting cover 80C, vellum finish
Son of the Moon/Carlos Rangel - March 21st, 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24896392@N04/2350272082/
my poster thanks!
Matthew Kling - March 21st, 2008
My Poster Design is a 2 color screenprint printed on 80# painting cover, vellum finish.
Brandy Johnson - March 21st, 2008
My Poster Design
Brandy Johnson - March 21st, 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24868978@N05/2350165697/in/pool-uprinting_international_poster_design_competition
Natalie Kurowski - March 21st, 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/83468855@N00/2351374084/in/pool-uprinting_international_poster_design_competition/
Hugo Perez - March 22nd, 2008
Ok here is my entry!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24891543@N03/2350633487/in/pool-uprinting_international_poster_design_competition
monica segura - March 22nd, 2008
My Poster Design
Antonio Alarcón - March 22nd, 2008
link to poster:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24890931@N04/2351715030/
saulRivera - March 22nd, 2008
my poster i hope its not to late
http://flickr.com/photos/7730633@N07/2350515289/
Theresa Osting - March 22nd, 2008
I hope this wins! All is definitely a winning piece
Goodluck to all!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24868424@N07/2349712992/in/pool-uprinting_international_poster_design_competition
Alex - March 22nd, 2008
My Poster Design