ADG Laus Awards (56)

Inicio Festival: 09 abril 2026      Fin Festival: 10 abril 2026

ADG-FAD is Spain's largest and longest-standing association of graphic design professionals. Founded in 1961, it was created with a clear mission: to gain recognition for a discipline that is fundamental to the fields of advertising and communication, and to establish its own identity, distinct from art and traditional illustration.
As a private non-profit organisation, ADG-FAD represents a broad spectrum of professionals, studios, agencies, schools and companies throughout Spain dedicated to graphic design and visual communication.

As a private non-profit organisation, ADG-FAD represents a wide range of professionals, studios, agencies, schools and companies throughout the country dedicated to graphic design and visual communication.

True to our founding values, we continue to work passionately to dignify and promote the profession in all its forms, while fostering the dissemination and appreciation of design culture.

We organise inspiring events, collaborate with public and private institutions, and create training, work and networking opportunities for our members. Among our initiatives, our flagship event stands out: the ADG Laus Awards for Graphic Design and Visual Communication.

Created in 1964, the Laus Awards are now the longest-running and most prestigious awards in the sector in Spain, recognised as an indisputable tool for promoting the profession and as a springboard for the participants' careers. They are also among the 10 most prestigious graphic design competitions in the world.

In this 56th edition, the ADG Laus Awards reaffirm their leadership both within the professional community and in society at large. Their ability to adapt to constant changes in the profession, the industry and the social context reinforces their leadership and relevance, reaffirming ADG-FAD's commitment to talent and the future of graphic design.

— Grand Laus and Young Talent are the confirmation of an extraordinary, out-of-the-ordinary project, a conceptually and formally excellent project with a real impact. The best of the best. Grand Laus is the best professional project and Young Talent is the best student project.

— The Laus Gold Award recognises the most outstanding project in each category, one that stands out exceptionally for its conceptual and formal excellence.

— The Laus Silver Award distinguishes projects that clearly stand out for a particularly relevant aspect, whether it be the idea, the execution or its contribution to the context.

— The Laus Bronze Award recognises projects awarded by the jury for their overall quality and for meeting the criteria of the category with distinction.

— Laus In Book is a selection of projects that define the creative year for their quality, focus and relevance, resulting in an X-ray of the current state of the sector.

The call for entries opens on 20 January 2026.
Registration for the ADG Laus Awards may only be completed through the online submission system.
Once all pieces have been registered and the corresponding payment has been completed, the material must be submitted.


Submission deadline
The submission period closes on 20 February 2026.
After this date, the submission process will be closed and no modifications, additional information or withdrawals will be accepted.


How to submit the material
The instructions specified in each section of each category must be strictly followed.

Failure to comply with these specifications may result in the disqualification of the entry.


Submission of material
Through the Festhome platform.


Submission fees
Users will not be formally registered until the corresponding submission fees have been paid.

Payment of the submission fees must be made online through the “Summary and Payment” section of the user area on the festival’s own website, NOT ON FESTHOME (https://adg-fad.org/laus).

Participants may complete the submission and payment process as many times as they wish until the submission deadline.

Once payment has been completed, participants will receive a confirmation email and a code to submit the material to the festival through Festhome (platform service fees are not included in the submission fee).
Participants will also be able to download the corresponding invoice from the “Billing” section of the user area on the festival website (https://adg-fad.org/laus).

If, after the submission deadline, the submission fees have not been paid, the work will not be admitted to the competition.


ADG-FAD members
Members of ADG-FAD are entitled to a 50% discount on any submission.


Partner associations
Members of AAD, ADA, ADCV, AFPE, AGA, APIC, BCDF, CdeC, DAG, DI-CA, DIEX, DiMad, DIME, DIP, DIS, EIDE and Type Directors Club are entitled to a 15% discount on any submission.


Conditions of participation
Submitted works must have been printed, published, broadcast, screened, made available online or released for the first time between 1 January 2025 and 26 February 2026.

No project that has already been submitted in any previous edition of the ADG Laus Awards may be entered.

Works may be submitted by any professional or agency involved in the creation or production of the work, or by the client.

Participation in the ADG Laus Awards 2026 is international in scope.
The same work may be submitted to a maximum of five (5) different sections. If the work is submitted to more than one section, one copy must be submitted for each section entered, and the corresponding submission fees must be paid.

If the same work is submitted to the same section by two or more applicants, ADG-FAD will only accept the first submission received and will return the remaining submissions and their corresponding fees once the submission period has ended.

The awards organisation reserves the right to request a broadcast certificate for television works, proof of publication for graphic material and photographic evidence for POS material. These documents must be issued by the relevant media outlet or, failing that, by the advertiser.

ADG-FAD declines all responsibility for the authenticity of the data provided by participants in the submission forms.
ADG-FAD accepts no responsibility for claims of plagiarism or for any damage or loss suffered by submitted projects due to causes beyond the organisation’s control.

ADG-FAD reserves the right to use and reproduce the submitted works exclusively for promotional purposes related to the awards.

Participation in the ADG Laus Awards implies acceptance of the transfer of the awarded works (Grand Laus and Gold awards in the professional categories) to the Barcelona City Council for inclusion in the Design Museum of Barcelona, granting the receiving institution exploitation rights for use in its own activities (exhibitions, catalogues, website, etc.), including reproduction, distribution, public communication and transformation, for any country in the world and through any means, format or medium, including audiovisual, digital, multimedia and telematic formats. This also includes the right to authorise third parties to reproduce and publicly use archival documents, provided that such use is non-commercial and non-profit.

Participation in the ADG Laus Awards 2026 call for entries implies full acceptance of these rules.