Now in their ninth year, the
European Design Awardscelebrate excellence in the fields of print, web and exhibition design, illustration, packaging, mobile apps and motion graphics. With 35 available categories, the
ED-Awardsare the most prestigious and comprehensive awards organisation to recognise and promote your work.
Initially a joint effort by 15 communication design magazines from across the continent, the
ED-Awardshave expanded to include a vibrant online collaboration by editors of digital design publications. Design is constantly changing and embracing new ideas and so the
ED-Awardsmirror this in always moving forward and evolving as an organisation and a service to designers.
Judging criteria:
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Design quality: Design excellence including use of images, typography etc.
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Creativity: Originality and artistic quality.
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Relevance: To what extent the design serves the specific purpose it was designed for.
All submitted work must have been published in
2014.
The entry fee per submission is 140 Euro (
or 112 Euro per submission for five or more submissions) and 40 Euro per
studentsubmission.
Eligibility
All designers living or working within
Europemay participate. Designers in Europe may submit work done for clients outside Europe.
Prize
There are three levels of distinction: Gold, Silver and Bronze.
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Gold winnersreceive a trophy during the Award Ceremony. In rare cases, the maximum of two
Gold Awardsmay be given in one category.
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Silver winnersreceive a diploma during the Award Ceremony. A maximum of five
Silver Awardsare given per category.
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Bronze winnersreceive a diploma by post or in the
ED-Conferencereception. A maximum of five
Bronze Awardsare given per category.
All award winners (
Gold, Silver and Bronze) will be published in the
ED-Awardscatalogue and on the
ED-Awardswebsite.