Poster Stellars is calling for entries to the 5th Intercontinental Poster Competition United States 2025, themed: B L A C K.

The competition is open to all designers, illustrators, photographers, and artists 18 years of age or older anywhere in the world.

Awards, Trophies, and Certificates for the selected/winning posters will be announced in each competition category.

Theme 2025: B L A C K – The Infinite Paradox

In the vastness of outer space, Black is the ultimate expanse—endless, boundless, and the very definition of the unknown. Yet in design, we are conditioned to battle with white space, to fill the emptiness, and to create within the constraints of light. But what if our understanding of space—both literal and conceptual—has been flawed all along?

If Black, or darkness, is truly the absence of light, does that mean it doesn’t really exist? And if darkness doesn’t exist, then what is the meaning of light or white? Without contrast, white becomes meaningless. In science, in psychology, in design—Black is more than a void. It absorbs, defines, and gives form. It is the infinite stage upon which everything else exists.

As designers, do we find a deeper sense of peace when designing in Black? Does Black unlock a different level of creativity, where form, contrast, and meaning emerge in ways that white cannot contain? This competition invites designers to challenge conventions, embrace the unknown, and redefine the relationship between Black, space, and design itself.

If Black is nothingness, then perhaps it is also everything. Are you ready to create within the infinite paradox?

Poster Categories

Each participant is allowed to submit 3 posters max per entry/fee across all categories:

1. Category
   1. Political
   2. Cultural
   3. Ecological
   4. Advertising
   5. Typographic
2. Category
   • Unpublished Posters — Theme 2025: B L A C K
3. Category
   • Animated Posters — Any Topic or Theme

Posters of any technique (painting, drawing, graphic design, typography, data visualization, digital, Illustration, mixed media, photography, and animation) are eligible.

All artworks/posters must have been created between the years 2021 to 2025 time frame. The only parameter is that the Unpublished Posters for B. Category must be created during the competition dates and unpublished anywhere online and offline.

Entry Fees

• Professional: $30
• Student: $15

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