Break Down the Walls

5th International Poster Contest

Contest Brief

Today, more than ever, people feel trapped in a series of limitations that have been imposed on them without realizing when, how and why. Social exclusion, marginalization and all kinds of restrictions and discrimination for racial, political, socio-economic, religious, national, sexual orientation, cultural, disability, age, professional and other reasons put obstacles in the way of human freedom and self-disposition. These are the walls that, according to the poet Constantine Cavafy, imprison and trap every human being.

The freedom we thought we had in our lives is no longer a given. The participants in the contest are invited to visualize their thoughts, ideas and concerns regarding the theme of the contest which is: “Break down the walls”. The posters they create should highlight the fact that human freedom is not a given and highlight that in order to achieve freedom we must fight and break down the walls that rise around us. Break the barriers, raise your voice, break down the walls!

Winning Posters

The prizes for the contest, with a total value of €7,000, were sponsored by Frederick University, Parachute Typefoundry

POSTER CATEGORY:
International Profesional Visual Communication
Designers

1ST WINNER
Sergio Naranjo Segura, Spain

POSTER CATEGORY:
International Higher Education Students
of Visual Communication

1ST WINNER
Mark Ramirez Camps, Spain

POSTER CATEGORY:
Cyprus Higher Education Students
of Visual Communication

1ST WINNER
Andreas Frangos, Cyprus

Jury Committee

PANOS VASSILIOU

DR. JESÚS DEL HOYO ARJONA

DR. ARAFAT AL-NAIM

IOANNIS FETANIS

JOSE LUIS HERNANDEZ “CHEPE”

ZOE KATSIGIANNI

PANOS KOSTANTOPOULOS

CHAO YANG

ANDREAS XENULIS

VASSIA KALOZOUMI

Break Down the Walls Publication

A complete showcase of each year’s Graphic Stories conference can also be found in our books. Each book includes the Winners of each International Poster Contest, as well as the top 50 Distinguished Participants and Guests.