The association 100 Beste Plakate () e.V. is an interest group for

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and the graphic arts in

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and

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. The association was founded with the aim of promoting, awarding and strengthening the public awareness of the high design quality of the

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medium.

History

The ''100 Beste Plakate'' (100 Best Posters) association emerged from the competition ''Die besten Plakate des Jahres'', which was founded in 1966. In 2001, the newly established association took over the organization and realignment of the contest. In the spirit of the European ideal, the contest was expanded to all German-language posters, thus integrating artists from Austria and Switzerland. Professional associations cooperating with the association are DesignAustria,

Alliance Graphique Internationale Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) is a club of the world's leading graphic artists and designers. There are 527 members from 43 countries. Its members have been collectively responsible for the identity design of most of the world's top co ...

, the

International Council of Graphic Design Associations The International Council of Design (ICoD; formerly known as ico-D, International Council of Communication Design or Icograda, which was formerly an initialism for International Council of Graphic Design Associations) is an international organisa ...

, the BDG Berufsverband der Deutschen Kommunikationsdesigner e.V. and the AGD. Founding members included

Klaus Staeck Klaus Staeck (born 28 February 1938 in Pulsnitz) is a German lawyer and publisher who is best known in Germany for his political graphic design work. From 2006 to 2015 he was president of the Akademie der Künste at Berlin. Early life and educa ...

, Helmut Brade and Volker Pfüller.

Contest

The association organizes a contest annually for the DACH countries. Poster designers, artists, students and printers are invited to submit the best works of the past year. It is also possible for poster clients to nominate them. An annually changing jury of graphic designers selects the 100 best from the submitted posters, which are subsequently awarded and exhibited.List of published books 2011–2015. (PDF) Accessed on 17 August 2018
/ref> The book ''100 Beste Plakate / 100 Best Posters'' is published to accompany the competition every year.

Exhibitions

The award-winning posters are presented to the public in

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(Kulturforum am Potsdamer Platz), Essen, Nuremberg, Lucerne, Zürich and the MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna as well as other changing locations in multi-week exhibitions. The posters are included in the collections of the Deutsches Plakat Museum (Folkwang Museum) Essen and the MAK.

Presidents

* 2001 to 2007:

Niklaus Troxler Niklaus Troxler (born May 1, 1947) is a Swiss graphic designer. He was the organizer of the Willisau Jazz Festival from 1975 to 2009. Biography Troxler studied graphic design at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. He worked as an ...

* 2007 to 2010: Henning Wagenbreth * 2010 to 2014: Stephan Bundi * 2014 to 2018: Götz Gramlich * since 2018: Fons Matthias Hickmann

Bibliography

* 100 Beste Plakate e.V. (ed.): ''100 beste Plakate 18 – Deutschland Österreich Schweiz''. Verlag Kettler, 2018, . * Josef Müller-Brockmann: ''Geschichte des Plakates''. Phaidon Press, 2004, . * Jens Müller (ed.): ''Best German Posters'' Optik Books, 2016, . * Fons Hickmann, Sven Lindhorst-Emme (eds.): ''Anschlag Berlin – Zeitgeistmedium Plakat''. Verlag Seltmann+Söhne 2015, .

References

External links

Website and archives of 100 Beste Plakate e.V.

ARTE Journal: Das Plakat, die unterschätzte Kunstform (Video)

Page-Online: 100 Beste Plakate 2016: Die Gewinner sind da

Der Standard: MAK zeigt 100 beste Plakate des Jahres 2017

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