Den grafiske designer [[Finn Nygaard]], der selv er fra Aarhus og jazz-entusiast, har skabt mange af festivalens plakater.<ref name=history>{{Cite web|url=http://jazzfest.dk/artikel.php?id=420&t=0&l=en&a=0&d=0&g=0&v=0|title=Aarhus Jazz Festival 1989-2016|publisher=Aarhus Jazz Festival|access-date=27. juli 2018}}</ref><ref name="Dickson2009">{{cite book|last=Dickson|first=Thomas|title=Dansk design|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OPokY4jolNwC&pg=PA500|year=2009|publisher=Gyldendal A/S|language=da|isbn=978-87-02-07768-1|pages=500–}}</ref> Han har modtaget designpriser for disse plakater i 1990, 1991, 1998, 2000, 2001 og 2002.<ref name="FinnNygaardInc">{{cite web|title=Awards/Publications/Articles|url=http://www.finnnygaard.com/about/awards.aspx|website=Finn Nygaard Inc.|access-date=8. november 2014|archive-date= 8. november 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108221157/http://www.finnnygaard.com/about/awards.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Heller1994">{{cite book|last=Heller|first=Martin|title=Who's who in Graphic Design|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uIRUAAAAMAAJ|year=1994|publisher=Benteli-Werd Verlags|page=1995}}</ref>
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