We’re kicking off the month with a fresh new article: standout examples of poster graphic design.
In this article, we’ve curated a selection—more than five, fewer than ten—of the most remarkable poster designs for you.
The list includes poster images, key details, and relevant links.
Let’s dive into these inspiring poster design examples.
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Let’s start our journey through the best posters and standout designs from 2021–2022.
Poster Graphic Design Examples
GOOD IS LIKE WATER
Poster design by Ying Gao, Chaosheng Li Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
This poster was created for the Gwanju Design Biennale, exploring social issues through the value and role of design in human society.
The design centers on typography, featuring a quote from Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu:
“Goodness is like water.”
What makes this poster truly unique is the typography, covered in water droplets that act as prisms, distorting the letters and creating a new visual dialogue with the viewer.
The quote is only fully legible up close, making viewer interaction and engagement a key part of the experience.
Additionally, the three-dimensional contours of the droplets form the Chinese character for “good.”
This award-winning poster received:
Red Dot in the Poster category
TDC Awards – Communication Design
Unfortunately, we were unable to find a direct link to the creator’s original project.
DAS PLAKAT (THE POSTER)
Poster design by creative studio Fonshickmann
The Hamburg Museum of Art and Design houses a collection of posters spanning the last 200 years. For the “Das Plakat” exhibition, 400 posters were selected.
Fonshickmann studio designed a series of posters and a catalog for the event.
The central concept was to aesthetically recreate the look of posters layered on top of each other, just as we see on city streets—posters pasted over one another, peeling from the weight.
Fragments of posters peek out from the corners of this design.
The result is a highly creative and visually striking poster that perfectly captures the spirit of the exhibition and the quality of this graphic design studio.
Awarded poster:
TDC AWARDS – Communication Design
A perfect example of graphic design applied to posters.
FELLINI ½
Poster design by creative studio Fons Hickmann M23, Berlin
Fons Hickmann M23 was invited to contribute a piece celebrating the centenary of Italian film director Federico Fellini. For the occasion, the studio created the diptych poster “Fellini 8 1/2.”
The design uses the colors of the Italian flag as a tribute to Fellini, and echoes the expressive lettering and poster style of his iconic film “Otto e Mezzo.”
Awarded poster:
TDC AWARDS – Communication Design
An outstanding design that truly deserves our congratulations.
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BUTTI
Poster design by creative studio hesign
This poster was created for the 25th anniversary of Tipoteca Italiana. For the occasion, 20 international designers were invited to create posters, which were then produced and printed using the museum’s vintage letterpress machines.
The poster showcases Jumping He’s design, subtly conveying the speed and elegance of the typography.
Awarded poster:
TDC AWARDS – Communication Design
A truly avant-garde piece that deserves a closer look—there are many elements that make it a unique work.
MUSICAL THEATRE POSTER DESIGN
Poster design by creative studio better buero
This poster is part of an intercultural project that fostered an exchange between Western and Chinese culture and tradition.
The design deliberately avoids familiar Western cultural symbols, focusing instead on the process of interpreting the poster’s message.
Here, we see an Eastern dancer in an ambiguous pose—open to interpretation as either an invitation or a defensive gesture, a concept rooted in Eastern movement.
The viewer’s gaze, drawn by this ambiguity, first follows the outline of the covered eyes, then traces the circular path.
The experimental bilingual typography also echoes this circular, cross-cultural perspective.
Awarded poster:
Red Dot Winner 2021 – Poster Design
Type Directors Club New York – Certificate of Typographic Excellence 2021
A visually striking poster with a compelling message.
GOOD VIBES
Poster design by graphic and creative studio gggrafik
This poster is part of a commemorative project commissioned by Karlstorbahnhof, a cultural center, for its 25th anniversary.
Designed in three bold, vibrant colors, the poster is intended to spark a dialogue with viewers, inviting multiple interpretations and ways of engaging with its content.
Awarded poster:
TDC AWARDS – Certificate of Excellence – Communication and Design
A design that truly rewards a closer look to appreciate its depth and quality.
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Our Conclusions
Time and again, we find ourselves celebrating the incredible creative field that is poster design.
If you want to see creativity at its finest, poster design is an endless source of ideas and inspiration.
This is rooted in the origins of poster creation and its later use as a tool for protest and social commentary. These two factors have made poster design a space where graphic designers enjoy greater freedom to express their creative instincts—without anyone telling them it’s too bold or too unconventional. By its very nature, poster design is intrinsically linked to a more daring, avant-garde creative approach.
This article was created by Code Barcelona, but all references remain the intellectual property of their respective creators.
All creators are properly credited throughout the article—our sincere congratulations to them for their outstanding work.