Created in 2001, the Icograda Achievement Award honours an outstanding career. The Award may be presented to an individual or a team in recognition of outstanding and consistent achievement in the practice, education or promotion of communication design. 

Recipients receive a signed certificate and engraved crystal trophy. Where the recipients represent a group, one trophy is presented with individual certificates for each member of the group. 

Past recipients

2009-2011

Mimmo Cozzalino, Richard Henderson, Steven Huxley, Trevor Flett and Wayne Rankin (AGDA, Australia)
Lin Horng-Jer (KCA, Taiwan - Chinese Taipei)
Stony Cherng (TGDA, Taiwan - Chinese Taipei)
Tzung-Kuei Yang (GDA-Taiwan, Taiwan - Chinese Taipei)
Han-Pin Chen (TADA, Taiwan - Chinese Taipei)
Taddy Ho (TPDA, Taiwan - Chinese Taipei)
Tony Chang (TDC, Taiwan - Chinese Taipei)

2007-2009

Dr. Michael Bryce (DIA, Australia)
Ken Cato (AGDA, Australia)
Garry Emery (AGDA, Australia)
Shigeo Fukuda (JAGDA, Japan) awarded posthumously
Mario Piazza (AIAP, Italy)
Kumnam Baik (KECD, Korea)
Young Hye Lee (KECD, Korea)

2005-2007

Sara Little Turnbull (AIGA, United States)
Roy Clucas (think, South Africa)
Farshid Mesghali (IGDS, Iran)

2003-2005

Yurdaer Altintas (GMK, Turkey)
Jaroslav Sura (AUG, Czech Republic)
Morteza Momayez (IGDS, Iran)

2001-2003

Prof. Alfred Proksch (DA, Austria)
Peter Simlinger (DA, Austria)
Josef Flejsar (AUG, Czech Republic)
Dunan Junek (BBA-UVU, Czech Republic)
Prof. Ziegler (Typo Design Club, Czech Republic)
Rotislav Vanek (DCCR, Czech Republic)
Jan Rajlich Sr. (DCCR, Czech Republic)
Ma Degang (SHGDA, China)
Yu Bingnan (CCII, China)
Qi Feng (NJGDA, China)
Donna Lung (CETRA, Chinese Taipei)
Yang Chuan-Sheng (GDA-Taiwan, Chinese Taipei)
Ben Wang (TGDA, Chinese Taipei)
Apex Pang-soong Lin (TPDA, Chinese Taipei)
Amand Domenech (ADG-FAD, Spain) awarded posthumously