Drucks.ch, the Swiss brand of the online print shop Druck.at, is inviting Swiss creatives to take part in the Franzl Design Award for the first time. The competition is aimed at young designers up to the age of 25 and professional graphic designers. Entries can be submitted from January 15, 2018, and the winners will be selected by a jury of experts, including Michaela Burger, Creative Director and member of the management team at Wirz Brand Relations, and by a community vote. The young designers can look forward to prize money totaling 15,000 euros.

For the first time, graphic designers from Switzerland are invited to enter the creative competition with their best work - and win one of the coveted FRANZL Design Award trophies. Entries can be submitted in the two evaluation categories "Young designers up to 25" and "Graphic designers".

Unlike most competitions, there is no entry fee for the Franzl Design Award. "Drucks.ch and Druck.at want to bring a breath of fresh air to the Swiss and Austrian creative scene and sustainably promote the graphics and printing industry in both countries," says Karin Kernmayer-Farr, Head of Marketing and responsible for the Franzl Design Award.

The creative works can be submitted between January 15 and February 28, 2018. The evaluation will be carried out by an independent jury of experts from Austria and Switzerland under the direction of Raffaele Arturo. Michaela Burger, Creative Director and Member of the Management Board of Wirz Brand Relations, has been appointed as the Swiss juror. The evaluation criteria are creativity, relevance and production quality. In addition, an online community vote will run from March 1 to 31, 2018 to decide the final ranking. A total of ten trophies will be awarded - two for Swiss and eight for Austrian best performances. All of this will take place at the Druck.at Gala on April 13, 2018 in Vienna's Sofiensäle.

The complete tender documents are available at Designaward.druck.at to find.