Lara Assouad
Arabic Derived Script Expert
Judging & Awards
Bloom Awards are open
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Rathna Ramanathan
South East Asian Script Expert
Liu Zhao
Chinese Expert
Kang Byung In
Korean Expert
Bahia Shehab
Arabic Derived Script Expert
Anant Ahuja
South Asian Script Expert
Michalis Georgiou
Greek Expert
Dimitris Stefanidis
Greek Expert
Odysseas Galinos Paparounis
Greek Expert
Christos Tsoleridis
Greek Expert
Both Bou
South East Asian Script Expert
Tik Santi Lawrachawee
South East Asian Script Expert
Tida Tep
South East Asian Script Expert
Monnyreak Ket
South East Asian Script Expert
Tarek Atrissi
Arabic Derived Script Expert
Thai Truong
South East Asian Script Expert
Nardine Shenouda
Arabic Derived Script Expert
Ishan Khosla
South Asian Script Expert
Sarita Sundar
South Asian Script Expert
Veronika Papadopoulou
Greek Expert
Karen Gevorgyan
Armenian Expert
Siddharth Khandelwal
South Asian Script Expert
More Judges
announced
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More experts for this script group will be announced soon.
Jury process
The GRANSHAN Bloom Award follows a three-stage jury process designed to recognise excellence at every step – and to ensure that every winning project receives meaningful, visible recognition.
All entries are presented to the jury in an anonymised format. Each project is accompanied by the descriptive texts from the entry form (with no identifying details) and, wherever available, by animated or motion-based representations. This ensures that jurors can assess not only the visual quality of the design, but also how it performs in its intended, dynamic context.
What you can win
Bloom Award
Each winning work receives the hallmark of the GRANSHAN Bloom Award. All awards are equal in status; there are no gold, silver, or bronze rankings.
Special awards
50 Best of the Best
From these winners, the 50 Best of the Best Jury selects up to 50 Best of the Best – the highest distinction in the competition.
Supporting Foundries’ Choice Award
Alongside the main jury prizes, our Supporting Foundries may present a special recognition: the Foundries’ Choice. After the jury’s decisions, each Foundry can select one awarded project that creatively uses their typefaces.
These projects will be highlighted twice: first by the Foundry on its channels, and then on GRANSHAN’s global platforms, enhancing their visibility and credibility in the design community.
For entrants, this offers another chance to win; beyond the GRANSHAN Bloom Award, your project could be featured by a prominent type foundry, linking your work to influential font publishers.
Why enter
Make your script visible. Bring your work to an international audience through recognition, exhibitions and the GRANSHAN community.
Evaluation criteria
Every entry to the GRANSHAN Bloom Award is judged with care and curiosity – by experts who value both bold ideas and flawless execution. Our criteria reflect the balance between concept, craft, and cultural relevance, ensuring that outstanding work is recognised in all its dimensions.
- Concept & Innovation
- Ideas that surprise, inspire, and push the discipline forward.
- Communication & Clarity
- Design that speaks with precision and purpose.
- Visual & Aesthetic Quality
- Beauty, balance, and detail in perfect harmony.
- Typographic Excellence
- Mastery of letterforms and the scripts they belong to.
- Craftsmanship & Execution
- Impeccable finish with every element purposefully placed.
- Usability & Functionality
- Works seamlessly in both form and function.
- Cultural & Social Relevance
- Design that resonates with its time, place, and audience.
While all criteria are important, three stand at the very core of our mission – and will each carry double weight in the jury’s evaluation: Concept & Innovation, Typographic Excellence, and Cultural & Social Relevance. Together, they form the living triad of the GRANSHAN Bloom Award: the spark of a bold idea, the mastery of the script in every curve and counter, and the deep resonance of a design rooted in its cultural soil. It is where vision meets craft, and where both find their true meaning in the stories, symbols, and communities they serve.