PRINT Citizen Design Award

Citizen Design is open to designers who have created print, online or community-based campaigns designed to address issues of social justice.

PRINT Awards 2024 First Place Award Winner—Brooklyn Public Library

PRINT Awards 2024 Second Place Award Winner—Manatee Pride Festival

PRINT Awards 2024 Third Place Award Winner—The Q Deck

Social Justice ensures that all people are entitled to human rights and societal respect regardless of race, gender, religion, health and economic status.

Discrimination in the form of economic and educational inequities, combined with enduring legacies of oppression continue to impact many communities, creating toxic cycles of privilege and disadvantage.

Design can profoundly influence social justice through graphic tools that amplify awareness and drive change. Design can make complex issues more accessible, spark debate, inform audiences, and motivate positive engagement.

This year’s PRINT Citizen Design category recognizes and celebrates the most impactful work that fosters empathy and action. From social awareness campaigns to apps, community-centered design projects, infographics, posters, social media graphics, and interactive experiences, Citizen Design will honor work that strives to make our world more compassionate and just.

Judging will be based on four criteria

Innovation: Projects that showcase a fresh way of achieving social impact solutions; design that stirs new ideas and is likely to influence and inspire change.

Impact: Will the project make a direct impact for the community or audience for which is intended?

Originality: Design projects that are unique in the concept of social change, designs that stand on their own and make a statement in the community.

Execution: Projects that exhibit a high calibre of skill and a deft hand; designs that are executed with the intent to deliver results.

We will award a First, Second, & Third Place winner for this category. Learn More about our Prizes.