First Round Overview

Judging Period: 10 days from Wednesday, June 10 to Friday, June 19

Judging Method: Online image review

Total Entries: 1,098

Shortlisted Works: 403

First Round Judges: 48 members (※)

(※) 35 JPDA member judges + 17 gold and silver award winners from the previous edition (2025), excluding 4 duplicates

Shortlisted Works List (403 works)

A full PDF list is available for download from the JPDA website:

https://www.jpda.or.jp/news/9987.html

Second Round Judging

On Tuesday, August 25, 2027, a panel of 17 judges (11 JPDA member judges, 1 previous Grand Prix winner, and 5 special judges) will conduct the second round of judging through physical examination and discussion of the shortlisted works.

During this round, awards including the Grand Prix, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Special Judge Awards will be selected from the shortlisted entries.

Upcoming Schedule

- The second-round results (awardee announcements) are scheduled to be published on the JPDA website in mid-September 2027.

- The Japan Package Design Awards 2027 award ceremony is planned for early spring 2027.

- Awarded and shortlisted works will be featured in the 2027 edition of 'PACKAGE DESIGN IN JAPAN BIENNIAL'.

Please note that the above schedule and details are subject to change without prior notice.

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About the Japan Package Design Awards / JAPAN PACKAGE DESIGN AWARDS

Organized by the Japan Package Designers Association (JPDA), this competition is open to public submissions and aims to recognize excellence in package design. Professionals in the field gather to evaluate the creativity and design quality of submitted works.

Held biennially since 1985, this marks the 22nd edition of the awards, which aim to elevate the social status of package design and celebrate outstanding achievements.

A key feature is the evaluation from a designer's perspective, emphasizing not only functional aspects such as production, distribution, and environmental impact, but also design value and product development insights.

From approximately 1,000 entries, a rigorous selection process conducted by member judges and external special judges determines the Grand Prix, category-specific Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards, as well as Special Judge Awards.

Awarded and shortlisted works are published in official publications, and winning entries are exhibited in touring exhibitions (planned in Tokyo and other cities). Additionally, Grand Prix and Gold award-winning works are preserved in the association's physical archive.

View past Grand Prix and award-winning works here:

https://www.jpda.or.jp/award

'PACKAGE DESIGN IN JAPAN BIENNIAL'

https://www.jpda.or.jp/publication?tax=6

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