AIGA Orlando 2025 Poster Show

Theme: “A Feast for the Eyes”

A Feast for the Eyes is a celebration of the shared language of food, culture, and design.

From cherished family recipes to the buzz of a neighborhood café, food is more than just sustenance — it’s a story, a memory, and an expression of identity. In this poster show, we invite designers to translate these flavors and traditions into visual form.

Think menus reimagined as works of art, bold interpretations of ingredients and dishes, or posters that capture the cultural rituals around eating and drinking. Whether it’s the comfort of a home-cooked meal or the energy of a night out, bring your vision to the table.

Key Dates

  • Deadline to Apply: Sunday, September 14, 2025
  • Acceptance Notice: Week of September 15, 2025
  • Final Art Due: Friday, October 3, 2025
  • Opening Night: Saturday, October 25, 2025, at The Conduit, 1001 N Orange Ave

What to Know Before You Apply

  • Eligibility: Open to all designers — students, professionals, and hobbyists. Both individual and collaborative submissions accepted.
  • Poster Specs: 18″x24″, vertical orientation, CMYK, 300dpi for print-ready files. Limit one poster per designer/team.
  • Display Format: AIGA Orlando will professionally print and display all posters at The Conduit from October 25 to November 1. The show will kick off with an opening night event on Saturday, October 25.
  • Theme Connection: Your poster must interpret or connect to A Feast for the Eyes. Literal or abstract interpretations welcome.
  • Jury Selection: All submissions will be reviewed by a panel of jurors selected by AIGA Orlando. Selection will be based on creativity, relevance to the theme, and execution.
  • Participation Fee: Accepted designers will be required to pay an entry fee, which covers the printing, hanging, and promotion of their poster. The final fee will be determined after we review all applications and know the total number of posters being produced, to reflect printing and material costs accurately.
  • Rights & Usage: You retain copyright. AIGA Orlando may photograph or reproduce your work for event promotion, social media, and documentation.

Please read all the details carefully.

FAQs

Your design can take many forms! You can be:

Literal – featuring dishes, ingredients, or dining experiences.

Cultural – celebrating traditions, customs, or heritage tied to eating and drinking.

Abstract – evoking textures, colors, patterns, or emotions connected to flavor and nourishment.

Playful or Conceptual – exploring unexpected pairings, visual puns, or surreal interpretations of “a feast.”

Nope! Your initial application lets us know you are interested and lets us review your concept with the Jury. Final artwork will be due Friday, October 3 after you’re accepted.

Notifications will go out the week of September 15 with next steps, poster specs, and payment details.

Accepted designers will pay an entry fee to cover printing, hanging, and promotion of their poster.

We’re doing our best to keep the fee as low as possible while ensuring great print quality.

The final fee will be confirmed once applications close and we know the total number of posters to print.

Size: 18” x 24”, vertical orientation

Color: CMYK

Resolution: 300 dpi, print-ready

Additional specs will be shared with accepted designers.

Absolutely! The show is open to everyone — students, professionals, and hobbyists alike. If you have a concept and a love for design, you’re welcome to join.

Yes! You can submit multiple concepts, but each accepted poster will require its own participation fee.

Yes! Team submissions are welcome. Just make sure to include all collaborators’ names when you apply so everyone gets credit. The participation fee will still be per poster, not per person.

Yes! After the event, you can pick up your printed poster to keep or gift. Details on pickup dates and times will be shared after the show.

You do! You retain full copyright to your design. By participating, you grant AIGA Orlando permission to photograph or share images of your poster for promotional purposes (with credit, of course).