Swiss Poster Award 2012: The nominations

The nominees for the Swiss Poster Award 2012 have been announced. Over 700 individual subjects have been evaluated by the jurors.

The winners of Switzerland's most important poster award will be presented with their prizes at the "APG|SGA Poster Night" on March 14, 2013. The jury, consisting of 20 members from advertising, culture and design, has made its choice. The 28 nominees in the five categories have now been announced.

The winners of the Swiss Poster Award 2012, the Swiss "Oscars of poster advertising", will be honored on March 14, 2013 at Komplex 457 in Zurich.

The nominees at a glance:

Commercial posters - National campaigns
"Back to School", Caran d'Ache, (Happytogether Crea/Brockmann-Poulain)
"St. Bernard", Switzerland Tourism, (Spillmann/Felser/Leo Burnett)
"Butter-Confi-Bread", Floralp Butter Swiss Milk Producers SMP, (Spillmann/Felser/Leo Burnett)
"The spiciest secret in Switzerland", SO Appenzeller cheese, (Contexta)
"Hamster", Floralp Butter Swiss Milk Producers SMP, (Spillmann/Felser/Leo Burnett)
"Postmark", Die Post, (Spillmann/Felser/Leo Burnett)

Commercial posters - Regional/local campaigns
"Fireworks August 1st", McDonald's Suisse Restaurants SARL (TBWA Switzerland)
"Fruit and vegetable tongues", Haus Hiltl, (Ruf Lanz)
"Breakfast buffet", Haus Hiltl, (Ruf Lanz)
"Let it out", Caran d'Ache, (Wirz advertising)
"Horsepower", Mercedes-Benz Switzerland, (Jung von Matt/Limmat)
"Rabbi", Hiltl House, (Ruf Lanz)

Public service posters
"Diplomas", Autism Forum Switzerland, (Ruf Lanz)
"Parents' Club Switzerland", Pro Juventute, (Jung von Matt/Limmat)
"Fondue ski pole", Suva accident insurance, (Ruf Lanz)
"Jugendsession 2012 Jetzt reden wir", Swiss Working Group of Youth Associations, (Spillmann/Felser/Leo Burnett)
"Candle", Suva accident insurance, (Ruf Lanz)
"Soft soap", Suva accident insurance, (Ruf Lanz)
"Tannzapfen banana", Suva accident insurance, (Ruf Lanz)

Cultural posters
"The Man in the Bathtub", Theater and Orchestra Biel Solothurn, (Atelier Bundi)
"The Grönholm Method", Theater and Orchestra Biel Solothurn, (Atelier Bundi)
"With whom shall I be silent now?", Theater and Orchestra Biel Solothurn, (Atelier Bundi)
"Poliuto", Zurich Opera House, (Studio Geissbühler)

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