VAND AI Design

Award 2026

Exploring the Future of Creativity through AI and Responsible Design.

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New Relationships between Human Creativity and Intelligent Systems.

The VAND AI Design Award recognises designers, artists, studios, and thinkers who use artificial intelligence to create meaningful, responsible, and original visual experiences.

This award celebrates works that go beyond imitation and explore new relationships between human creativity and intelligent systems.

Key Dates

A global award honoring design that demonstrates responsibility, clarity, innovation, and human impact.

Category
Deadline
Availability
Early
Deadline
June 26, 2026
90 EUR per entry
Final
Deadline
August 28, 2026
170 EUR per entry
Online
Preselection
September   2026
Winners
Announcement
October 2027
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Winners
Benefits:
I.
Official
Certificate
Issued in France
JURY SECTION
Your Work Will Be Reviewed
By the Grand Jury

A selected board of designers, strategists, and researchers exploring the future relationship between design and artificial intelligence.

KEY JURY OF
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Lindon Leader

Designer of the FedEx Logo

A highly celebrated American graphic designer specializing in impactful, world-class corporate identities. He is most famous for creating the legendary, multi-award-winning FedEx logo in 1994. His iconic branding works are proudly featured in the permanent collection of the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum.

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Sean Adams

Chair of Design at AIGA Medalist

A highly influential American graphic designer, author, educator, and co-founder of the AdamsMorioka studio. He is the former National President of AIGA and currently serves as the Chair of graphic design at ArtCenter College. As a prolific author and instructor, his books and courses are essential educational resources for designers worldwide.

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Rebeca Méndez

Design Award Winner & UCLA Professor

A distinguished multidisciplinary designer who beautifully bridges visual communication, art, and ecology. She is a tenured UCLA professor and the founder of the CounterForce Lab, focusing on environmental crises. Her exceptional career has been honored with both the prestigious AIGA Medal and the National Design Award.

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Armando Milani

Key Jury

A renowned Italian graphic designer and AGI member, best known for creating the iconic 2004 UN peace poster. He masterfully merges powerful visual language with deep social and environmental consciousness. Since the 2000s, his work has been heavily focused on promoting peace and sustainability through the EcoHumanity project.

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DESIGN AWARD

Dr Ken Cato

Key Jury

An esteemed Australian graphic designer, brand strategist, and the founder of the international Cato Brand Partners. He has successfully executed massive corporate branding projects in over 100 countries since 1970. He also founded the agIdeas global design conference, championing and promoting design culture for decades.

KEY JURY OF
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DESIGN AWARD

Kevin O'Neill

Strategy Advisor

A highly influential design leader, the former President of The One Club for Creativity and prominent figure at AIGA. He also serves as the Director of Graphis, the prestigious International Journal of Visual Communication significantly contributing to the global design community.

Global AI Jury Network

An international network of creatives and thinkers reviewing emerging forms of AI-driven creativity and responsible visual culture.

JURY MEMBER
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Law Chi Fai Michael

Creative Director

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Akira Nakagomi

Industrial Designer

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Sun Jian

Graphic Designer

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Shinji Arashigawa

Graphic Artist

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Takashi Matsuda

Graphic Designer

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Ivan Plamenov Kashlakov

Brand Designer

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Nimisha Priya

UI/UX Designer

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Nick Pitscheider

Brand Designer

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Lia Jiyun Kim

UI/UX Designer

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Kobi Franco

Graphic Designer

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Olya Black

Brand Designer

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Diego Fuertes

Industrial Designer
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Jury Criteria

At the VAND AI Design Award, projects are evaluated beyond technical execution. The jury reviews how artificial intelligence is used to create originality, responsibility, clarity, and meaningful human impact.

This structured model guarantees that every winning project is celebrated not for taste, but for its enduring contribution to the future of design.

Enter VAND AI Design

We Explore the Future of Human Creativity

Artificial intelligence is transforming how humans imagine, create, and communicate. VAND AI Design Award exists to recognise works that use these technologies with responsibility, originality, and long-term human awareness.