Swiss Poster Award 2008: Shortlist announced

On February 5, 2009, the jury of the Swiss Poster Award evaluated the submitted poster designs. The best of these were placed on the shortlist, from which the category winners and the Swiss Poster Award 2008 emerged. The F24 and Big Poster formats were also admitted to the competition for the first time.
Under the direction of jury president Othmar Casutt, 17 jury members from the fields of design, photography, typography, and art directors from advertising agencies evaluated 470 poster designs and drew up a shortlist. The winner of the Swiss Poster Award 2008 was selected from this shortlist. The jury also awarded a special prize for creative and innovative solutions in poster advertising.

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The presentation of all Swiss Poster Award prizes will take place at the APG Poster Night on May 14, 2009 at the Maag Event Hall in Zurich.

Shortlist 2008
Culture category
Before the Start, Zurich Ballet Campaign (Eyeworks, Zurich)
Tartuffe, Biel-Solothurn (Atelier Stephan Bundi, Boll)
Boccaccio, Biel-Solothurn (Atelier Stephan Bundi, Boll)
Fidelio, Zurich Opera House (Studio Geissbühler, Zurich)
White Rose, Theater Biel-Solothurn (Atelier Stephan Bundi, Boll)
The Red Zora, Sempach Youth Theater (Erich Brechbühl, Lucerne)
Category Public Services
Zoofäscht (Ruf Lanz AG, Zurich)
Juso Bern (Advico Young & Rubicam Group Switzerland, Zurich)
Health promotion (Jung von Matt/Limmat AG, Zurich)
SuvaLiv (Ruf Lanz AG, Zurich)
Suva Winter Prevention (Ruf Lanz AG, Zurich)
Youth Session (Spillmann/Felser/Leo Burnett, Zurich)
Commercial category
Cleandent (JWT+Hostettler+Fabrikant, Zurich)
Sonntagszeitung (Advico Young & Rubicam Group Switzerland, Zurich)
Sunday CH (Wirz AG, Zurich)
Volvo Switzerland (Spillmann/Felser/Leo Burnett, Zurich)
Sport Factory Outlet (Ruf Lanz AG, Zurich)
Abart Music Club (Ruf Lanz AG, Zurich)
Berocca (JWT+Hostettler+Fabrikant, Zurich)
That Suits (Advico Young & Rubicam, Zurich)
Hiltl, European Football Championship (Ruf Lanz AG, Zurich)
VBZ (Ruf Lanz AG, Zurich)
SMP (Spillmann/Felser/Leo Burnett, Zurich)
Tagesanzeiger 100 posters to keep up with (Spillmann/Felser/Leo Burnett, Zurich)
Sunday Hillary (Advico Young & Rubicam Group Switzerland, Zurich)
Smart intermediate poster (Jung von Matt/Limmat AG, Zurich)
Eco-Pool Muscle Power (Ruf Lanz AG, Zurich)
Smart tear-off poster (Jung von Matt/Limmat AG, Zurich)
Fictitious construction projects ricardo.ch (Ruf Lanz AG, Zurich)

Jury Members Swiss Poster Award 2008
Othmar Casutt (Management)
Jürg Aemmer (Zurich)
Urs Althaus (house graphics)
Sven Bänziger (Bänziger-Photography)
Christian Brändle (Museum of Design)
Markus Cavegn (Cavegn Advertising)
Erich Brechbühl (Mixer)
Markus Gut (Y&R Group Switzerland)
Ralph Halder (Publicis advertising agency)
Peter Hebeisen (Photographer)
Priska Heger (Sunrise Communications)
Ernst Hiestand (Hiestand+Partner)
Alexander Jaggy (Jung von Matt/Limmat)
Beat Holenstein (APG)
Manuela Pfrunder (visual communication design)
Remy Fabrikant (JWT+Hostettler+Fabrikant)
Markus Ruf (Ruf, Lanz Advertising Agency)
Martin Spillmann (Spillmann/Felser/Leo Burnett)