START
SMALL
We care about the first mark: a visual decision made with attention, intent, and curiosity.
MILAN DESIGN WEEK 202712—18 APRIL · MILAN, ITALY
MONOLINE
IN MILAN.
Independent ideas.
An international stage.
01 / THE EXHIBITIONMeet us in Milan ↗︎02 / THE OPEN CALLBring your perspective ↗︎03 / THE COMMUNITYDiscover awarded work ↗︎
BEGIN WITH
A LINE.
EXTEND BEYOND.
Monoline Design Awards is an independent international design competition across Graphic Design, Illustration, Product Design, and Experimental Design. We recognise clarity, craft, originality, and purpose, celebrating ideas with a distinct point of view and the power to extend beyond their medium.
DISCOVER THE PROGRAMME ↗︎ONE LINE.
MANY WORLDS.
Monoline begins with a small, human instinct: follow one thread and see where it goes. Like a kitten tugging at a ball of yarn, one clear gesture can unspool into a system, a story, a community, a room, or a new way of seeing.
START
MAKE
CONNECTIONS
Design travels through people. Monoline links makers, jurors, audiences, galleries, educators, and ideas.
EXTEND
WITH CARE
We believe recognition can grow into lasting public life: publication, conversation, exhibition, and shared memory.
WHAT WE
VALUE.
Monoline recognizes work with a clear point of view: ideas that communicate, forms that hold attention, and execution that rewards a closer look.
Conceptual
Clarity
A strong idea, expressed with purpose.
Distinct Visual
Language
A voice that feels authored rather than generic.
Originality
A perspective that opens a new way of seeing.
Craft &
Execution
Care in every decision, detail, and outcome.
Cultural or Functional
Relevance
Work that responds to its audience, context, and the needs it serves.
AWARDED
WORK.
2026 / Discover the projects recognized by Monoline.
433 Studio
Sihang Chen
FRAMING THE CONTEMPORARY — A Visual Identity for Museo del Contemporaneo
Blank Spaces S.r.l.
Eggssel
Weiran (Erin) Tao
Stamps of Survival: A Letter to Santa
Kangwen Shi
Monraku
miu tokunaga
Manic Pixie Zine Girl — Poster Series
Hannah Dondero
CATEGORIES.
Explore the 2027 open call across graphic design awards, illustration awards, product design awards, and experimental design awards. Each category includes eligibility, submission guidance, and a direct route to enter work.
GRAPHIC.
Graphic design awards for professional designers, studios, agencies, and in-house teams submitting identity systems, posters, editorial design, typography, campaigns, packaging, and visual communication.
ILLUSTRATION.
Illustration awards for professional illustrators, artists, studios, publishers, and editorial teams working in editorial illustration, image-making, visual storytelling, narrative work, and experimental practice.
PRODUCT.
Product design awards for professional designers, studios, brands, manufacturers, and in-house teams submitting objects, packaging, furniture, materials, prototypes, physical systems, and production-led work.
EXPERIMENTAL.
Experimental expands the boundaries of what design can be. Submit design research, visual observations, everyday discoveries, or creative experiments. Open to all ages and backgrounds; no traditional design outcome is required.
JURY
TEAM.
Meet the independent perspectives behind Monoline's 2026 review process.
MEET THE JURY TEAM
