:output is the largest and most important international competition for students from all fields of visual communications. The documentation, issued every October, presents the most inspiring, most interesting and most extraordinary works being generated around the world at design academies.

It shows the best 74 of roughly 900 submissions from 27 different countries. :output not only offers an outstanding look at and over what’s happening at the schools, but also about what’s moving a generation and in what stylistic variety it’s happening. :output is the radar for currents both formally and with regard to their conception. For students, :output has become established as the Olympics of graphic design. It leads professionals with staff responsibility to the talent-makers and their high potentials. And for creative people in agencies – who have far less freedom than the students – :output is inspiration and forever young!