Messages to Humanity Poster
Submit before Monday, August 11
Acceptance Notification: Monday, September 15
Our world faces significant challenges as people lack love and forgiveness when pursuing personal ambitions. This focus on individual gain often leads to greed and erodes community trust and connections.
Recognizing the inherent worth of every individual is crucial. Honor and dignity in our interactions foster genuine connections, creating a supportive community that helps us all thrive. Embodying these values can inspire collective healing and strengthen our bonds through love and understanding.
This exhibition gathers heartfelt messages about love and forgiveness to promote community and harmony. By showcasing powerful visuals that celebrate our shared humanity, we encourage everyone to recognize their worth and contributions. We can create an environment that celebrates our collective journey toward compassion.
The exhibition features positive quotes from various cultures, highlighting the significance of love and forgiveness. Each poster showcases unique typography, reflecting global diversity. We invite attendees to reflect on our shared experiences and embrace kindness and generosity, fostering a safer world for future generations.
ABOUT MESSAGES TO HUMANITY EXHIBITION
1. EXHIBITION OUTLINE
a. Poster Exhibition Title
Messages to Humanity
b. Exhibition Date
Saturday, October 11, 2025
c. Opening Reception & Gallery Talk
Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 9:00 China
Zoom (TBA)
d. Exhibition Location
www.uniteddesigns.org/12ud2025
e. Organizer
United Designs Alliance (UDA)
f. Curator
Robert Grame
2. EXHIBITION THEME
Poster Design about your Messages to Humanity
3. ESTIMATED DESIGN WORKS IN THE EXHIBITION
200 designs and 200 participants from 30 nations
4. EXHIBITION DIRECTORS
Chief Director:
Albert Choi (UDA President Emeritus)
Directors:
Juergen Hefele (UDA VP of Design Practice)
Jorge Pereira (UDA VP of Design Ethics)
Sarah A. Meyer (UDA VP of Design Education)
Robert Grame (UDA VP of Design Technology)
Xupeng Yao (UDA VP of Design Research)
POSTER SUBMIT REQUIREMENTS
1>>> INTRODUCTION
UDA invites design professionals and educators in visual communication design to participate in the 11th United Designs 2023, an International Poster Exhibition.
Exhibition Objectives:
1. We strive to explore new visual communication and expressions.
2. We commit to bringing creativity to an intellectual level.
3. We care to contribute to human culture as visual cultivators.
4. We contribute and share our creativity without prejudice against color, convention, culture, economy, education, history, nationality, race, religion, sex, skill, and social status.
2>>>BASIC GUIDELINES (Important: No acceptance for all works not following the Basic Guidelines)
a. The theme of the exhibition is ’Love and Forgiveness.’
b. All participants must use their writing system and typographic design with a quotation from the participant’s cultural and national background.
c. Restrictions: Do not use religious, racial, gender, history, sexuality, feminism, or political issues.
d. Visual Audit: Typography is the dominant visual, and Image is the supportive visual
e. English translation of the quotation and concept statement must accompany the poster. Use an official entry form.
3>>>REQUIREMENTS (Important: No acceptance for all works not following the requirements)
01. Your design work: Participants may submit only one poster design.
– The participants must send a JEPG format file with 200dpi, A1 size (vertical format), and CMYK resolution.
– Must name your digital file(s) in the following order:
‘DESIGN’ (all capital letters), Country, and Your Name (first name & last name)
Ex. DESIGN_France_John Doe
02. A completed official entry form
– Must completely fill out the enclosed official entry form
– Must name your digital file in the following order:
‘FORM’ (all capital letters), Country, and Your Name (first name & last name)
Ex. FORM_USA_John Doe
03. A headshot photo
– The participants must send a JEPG format file (300dpi, 30x30mm, and Greyscale image (CMYK)).
– Must name your digital file in the following order:
‘SELF’ (all capital letters), Country, and Your Name (first name & last name)
Ex. SELF_China_John Doe
04. Upload your work and entry form to:
applyuda@gmail.com
4>>>AWARD CERTIFICATE & EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
– All winners receive an Award Certificate via email.
– E-book exhibition catalog: UDA will post an E-book in November.
5>>>DEADLINES
Submission Deadline: Monday, August 11, 2025
UDA will announce all selected participants at www.uniteddesigns.org by Monday, September 15, 2025
Copyright: The entrant will be responsible for all the entry’s copyright matters. All designs will become the Collection of United Designs Alliance. The United Designs Alliance reserves the right to use all entrants’ information and the right to publish, exhibit or reproduce all designs entered for the competition.
