Since 2002, a yearly competition has been organised by the association 100 Beste Plakate e.V.. A changing international jury selects innovative posters from some 2000 submissions in categories such as corporate design, advertising and artistic prints. Established institutions, graphic design agencies and advertising companies from Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as students from all German-speaking universities and design schools, are eligible to take part. The idea is not only to honour top achievements but also to do justice to the medium in all its variety. The association has been a long-standing independent player in the genre, responsible for promoting creativity and providing motivation to innovate. This year the publication has been designed by Jakob Mayr and Kilian Wittmann. Their compositions emerged victorious in the class of Sven Ingmar Thies at Matthias Spaetgens's "Klasse für Ideen" at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and will shape the appearance of this volume.
