Yarışmalar-Competitions

Expose Yourself

Entries are now being accepted for I.D. magazine's 2005 Student Design Review!

We're looking for the best work from design schools around the world in four categories:

Industrial Design
Graphic Design
Interactive Design
Miscellaneous

One Best of Show winner will get US $1,000 in cold, hard cash. Plus, all winning projects will be posted on the I.D. website (www.id-mag.com) with links to winners' online portfolios, and will be featured in the I.D. September/October 2005 issue. We'll even help you expose yourself by sending 1,000 copies of that issue along with introductory letters to leading design firms, Fortune 500 companies, and recruiting firms, so potential clients and employers can get a look at your winning work!

The 2005 Student Design Review is open to any student enrolled in a collegiate-level design program (undergraduate or graduate), anywhere in the world. All entries must be the result of a classroom/academic assignment, and must have been designed/completed during the 2003-2004 academic year.

The submission deadline is January 17, 2005. For more information and an entry form, click here!

You can also check out the winners of the 2004 Student Design Review.

Category Descriptions
Entries must fall within one of the following categories. I.D.’s staff and jurors reserve the right to recategorize entries or create additional categories if necessary.

Industrial Design: 3D designs, including product design (appliances, housewares, furniture, electronics, sports/recreational products, toys, computers), equipment (medical, business, sports, etc.), transportation (automotive, plane, train, public transportation systems, etc.), structural packaging (containers, bottles, boxes, tubes, etc.)

Graphic Design: Print-media projects, including logos, stationery, identity programs, annual reports, publications, books, magazines, posters, advertisements, billboards, motion/on-air graphics, environmental graphic design (interior and exterior signage), and packaging graphics

Interactive Design: Interactive media projects, including websites, video games, software applications, kiosks, interactive consumer products

Miscellaneous: Environmental design (architecture, interiors, exhibit design, landscape, etc.), apparel (clothing, textiles,wearables, etc.), and experimental concepts

Rules and General Information Eligibility: This competition is open to any student enrolled in a collegiate-level design program (undergraduate or graduate) anywhere in the world. All projects entered must be the result of a classroom/academic assignment and must have been designed/ completed during the 2003–2004 academic year. All entry forms must include a photocopy of a current, official student I.D. to verify the student status of entrant. (Students who graduated in winter 2003 or spring 2004 are eligible, but must provide a photocopy of a student I.D. from the 2003–2004 academic year.)

Judging Criteria: Entries may be prescreened by the I.D. staff. A panel of distinguished design educators and professionals will evaluate the entries and select winners at three award levels (Best of Show, Design Distinction, and Honorable Mention). The jurors will select honorees based on the following key criteria: Is the solution well-executed? Is it functional? Does the design show real innovation (in aesthetics, function, or materials)?Did the design result from a thorough, thoughtful process? Did it represent a meaningful educational experience for the student? Was the project well-presented? What social, ecological, or cultural benefits does it exhibit (e.g., universal or handicap accessibility, sustainability, eco-friendliness, efficient/ cost-effective material usage, etc.)?

Fees
Entry fee is $50 for each submission. Late entries (postmarked after January 17, 2005) must include a $15 late fee. No entries will be accepted after January 31, 2005.

Awards
The Best of Show winner will receive a cash prize of $1,000 and a year’s subscription to I.D. magazine. All winning projects will appear in the September/October 2005 issue of I.D. magazine and may appear on I.D.’s website (www.id-mag.com). Information provided on this form may appear in print if the entry is selected as a winner. Winners will be notified by June 30, 2005.

Web: http://idonline.com/sdr/