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PRINT 2025

PRINT returns in 2025 as a platform to showcase talent in graphic design, illustration, and print media within the framework of Design Week México. In this edition, we seek to expand the participation categories and guarantee a high-quality presentation through clear specifications for the delivery of works. PRINT 2025 will take place again in the White Box of G.56 Hub Creativo during Design Week México. A specialized jury will select the participants and award the Print Prize of $20,000 MXN to the most outstanding piece. An honorable mention will also be given to the most outstanding piece in each category.

Participation has a recovery fee of $1,000 MXN, applicable only if selected.

PRINT 2024 en Feria Territorio en Espacio CDMX. Semana del arte CDMX 2025. Foto: Cynthia del Bosque (@delbo.foto).

Note: Participants must guarantee that their works are original and do not infringe the copyright or intellectual property rights of third parties. They also grant Design Week México the right to display the works for promotional purposes, before and during the exhibition. Design Week México may disqualify any work that does not meet these requirements.

THEME: DESIGNED IN MEXICO

This edition of PRINT 2025 is framed within the theme “Designed in Mexico”, with the aim of consolidating Mexico as a country of high-quality design recognized internationally. We are looking for works that reflect the talent, creativity and innovation of graphic design and illustration in Mexico, projecting it beyond our borders.

Koskatl_R V1, Ome Ehekatl 2023. Koskatl_G V1, Ome Ehekatl 2023. Koskatl_B V1, Ome Ehekatl 2023. PRINT 2024 Participant.

Proposals that explore:

  • The impact of Mexican design on the global scene.
  • The reinterpretation of symbols, materials and processes from a contemporary perspective.
  • How graphic design and illustration generate identity, dialogue, and connections with the world.

JURY

A specialized jury, composed of renowned graphic designers, illustrators, typographers, and design industry experts, will review the proposals and select the works that will be included in the exhibition. The jury members will be announced at a later date.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

Graphic designers, illustrators, typographers and visual content creators, both national and international, interested in exhibiting their work in a curated space within Design Week Mexico 2025.

AH Forma. Design: Andrés Higueros. Orma Chair. Design: Andrés Higueros in collaboration with (ro)drigo méndez s. Photo: Alberto Pinto Mora. 3D Renders: Electra. Special Guest PRINT 2024.

PARTICIPATION CATEGORIES

  • Editorial Design: Printed publications that stand out for their design and content, such as books, magazines, fanzines, or catalogs. The submission format for this category is more flexible. Participants can submit just a spread within the specified dimensions or the complete work, tailored to the physical presentation that will be given at the exhibition.
  • Diseño Editorial: Publicaciones impresas que destaquen por su diseño y contenido, tales como libros, revistas, fanzines o catálogos. El formato de entrega para esta categoría es más flexible. Los participantes pueden presentar solo un spread dentro de las dimensiones especificadas o bien el trabajo completo, adaptado a la presentación física que se hará en la exposición.
  • Typography: Typographic designs presented in print formats, such as font specimens, typographic posters, or projects that highlight creativity in the use of type.
  • Augmented Reality and Interaction: Works that integrate interactive or augmented reality elements, combining print with digital experiences. For example, pieces that, when scanned with mobile devices, trigger additional content.
  • Motion Graphics y Animación: Proyectos de animación o gráficos en movimiento que incluyan una representación impresa complementaria, como secuencias de fotogramas, storyboards o pósters que reflejen el proceso creativo.
  • Fotografía: Obras fotográficas, tanto de autor como collages en los que la fotografía sea un elemento esencial. Se buscan piezas que exploren la creatividad, la composición y el uso de la fotografía en su relación con otros elementos visuales.

Abloom, Shiro Beta. Reflejo, Marcelo Cantú. Payphone Greenhouse, Yasmine Hassan. Mapa mental 01, Javier Arjona. SOLO CÓDIGO, Arde Villano. Participants PRINT 2024.

?Baraja? – Primera Edición, Arte: Fin del Mundo Studio. (@findelmundo.studio) Fotografía: Kevin Vásquez (@k.vv.n). Special Guest PRINT 2024.

FRAMING AND PRESENTATION

The pieces will be presented using standard formats determined by Design Week Mexico, with the aim of ensuring a uniform presentation and facilitating assembly.

This will also facilitate the evaluation of the pieces for the selection of honorable mentions and the Print 2025 Award. At the end of the exhibition, the printed works will be returned to the participants.

Koskatl_G V1, Ome Ehekatl 2023. Accesorio de Itzpapalotl, Ileana Moreno. Tlaokoya In, Ome Ehekatl 2023. PRINT 2024 Participants.

PRINTS SPECIFICATIONS

To ensure a uniform and high-quality presentation, all parts must be delivered already printed under the following specifications:

Sizes

  • 3:2 (Vertical or horizontal):
    91x61cm (Full Canvas)
    70x50cm (Will be mounted with passe-partout)

  • 1:1 (Square):
    50x50cm (Will be assembled with passe-partout)

  • Puedes sugerir un tamaño distinto siempre y cuando entre dentro del canvas de 91x61cm. Se montará con marialuisa. Los formatos libres podrán ser considerados según la decisión del equipo de museografía.

Paper

Recommended options:

  • Natural fiber paper
  • Photographic paper
  • Textured paper

Suggested printing methods

Risography: Allows for creative and unique results. This printing system has size limitations; please contact us for assembly details.

Risografía: Permite resultados creativos y únicos. Este sistema de impresión presenta limitaciones de tamaño, puedes consultarnos para resolver el montaje.

Collage or mixed printing: The combination of printing techniques can be accepted to generate hybrid pieces that play with different textures and materials.

Collage o impresión mixta: Se puede aceptar la combinación de técnicas de impresión para generar piezas híbridas que jueguen con texturas y materiales distintos.

File formats for recording the piece

Images: PNG, JPG, PDF (72-150 ppi, maximum 5MB)

Videos/ Motion Graphics: GIF, MP4 (maximum 10MB)

Augmented Reality: Include clear viewing instructions. These instructions must allow the piece to be evaluated by Design Week Mexico to determine if it is selected.

Note:Each participant is responsible for printing their artwork and must ensure that it meets the specifications mentioned above to maintain the consistency and quality of the exhibition. If you have any questions, please contact us.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

  1. Registration: Complete the registration form available here. The recovery fee only applies if you are selected.
  2. Proposal Submission: Attach images or renderings of the proposed work along with a brief description that includes details about the technique, materials, and concept of the piece.
  3. Selection of participants: A specialized jury will review the proposals and select those that will be part of the exhibition.
  4. Entrega de obra impresa: Los participantes seleccionados deberán entregar su pieza impresa siguiendo las especificaciones mencionadas, dentro del plazo indicado.
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A donde se fue el ALMA, José Mauricio. Prize Winner Print 2024.

BENEFITS

  • Featured Exhibition: Selected pieces will be exhibited during Design Week México 2025, an internationally recognized event in the world of design, ensuring wide visibility for artists and their work.
  • Prize and Mentions: The jury will award a prize of $20,000 MXN to the most outstanding piece. In addition, an honorable mention will be given to the most outstanding pieces within each category.
  • Media Coverage: The exhibition will be covered in specialized media, social networks and platforms associated with Design Week Mexico, which will provide additional exposure to the selected works and their authors.
  • Possibilities for alliances and contacts: Those selected will have the opportunity to establish relationships with other design professionals, brands, and collaborators in the creative field. The exhibition will serve as a meeting point to strengthen networking and business opportunities in the design and illustration industry.
  • Participación en una plataforma de alto perfil: PRINT es una de las exhibiciones más relevantes dentro de Design Week México, por lo que los seleccionados formarán parte de una propuesta curatorial innovadora y de alta calidad.

Interfaz de Realidades, Valentina Castillo Huerta. Participante Print 2024.

KEY DATES

Call for applications: April 1, 2025

Registration deadline: May 31, 2025

Announcement of selected designers: July 1, 2025

Entrega de obras impresas: 22-24 de septiembre 2025

Exhibition Installation: September 29 to October 3, 2025

Opening: October 8, 2025

Exhibition: October 8, 2025 to November 2, 2025

First edition of PRINT at the G.56 White Box. Design Week Mexico 2024.

PRINT 2025 seeks to consolidate Mexico as a global leader in graphic design and illustration, highlighting the quality and creativity of the designers and artists who make up our scene. We look forward to your proposals!

CONTACT

Miguel Alpuche
Coord. Print / Design and Web DWM
[email protected]

USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN IMAGE CREATION

In the context of this call for exhibition, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the creation of images is permitted provided that the following rules and guidelines are met:

Transparency and Attribution: All entrants using AI to generate images must be transparent about this process in their work descriptions. A clear explanation of how AI was used in the creation and the artist's role in the creative process must be provided.

Human Originality and Creativity: While AI is permitted as a tool, the final work must be primarily the result of the human artist's creativity and vision. Human intervention must be demonstrated to be significant and fundamental to the creative process.

Ethics and Copyright: Participants must ensure that their use of AI respects copyright and does not infringe the rights of third parties. Models trained with copyrighted data must not be used without appropriate permission.

Quality and Technical Standards: Works generated with AI must maintain technical and quality standards that are comparable to works created without the use of AI. Aesthetic quality and visual impact must be evaluated according to the same criteria that apply to other works.

Compliance with the "Designed in Mexico" Theme: AI-generated works must contribute significantly to the exploration of the "Designed in Mexico" theme. They must demonstrate creative and advanced thinking on the subject, regardless of the technique used.

AI Acknowledgment in Documentation: In the documentation and submission of the work for the call, the use of AI and any technological tools used in the creative process must be explicitly acknowledged.

Jurisdiction and Legal Compliance: Participants are responsible for complying with all local and international laws and regulations related to the use of AI and intellectual property.