The Design Exchange Awards, presented by Canadian Business magazine, promotes Canadian design excellence and recognizes the critical role of design in all types of organizations including commercial entities (large and small businesses), not-for-profit organizations, and the public sector. The Awards celebrate the success stories achieved through close partnerships between clients and designers. The DXAs are Canada’s only award program to judge design by results, balancing function, aesthetics, and economic success. A jury of leading business executives, designers and community leaders will select Award of Excellence and Award of Merit winners in each of the twelve categories, with one project winning Best of Category in each.
Why Enter The Design Exchange Awards?
- Winners will be listed in Canadian Business magazine’s best-selling December issue (the annual "Rich100" edition), which is on newsstands for up to 3 months. As a result, your company will become visible to Canadian Business’ total
readership of 985.000.
- Winners are featured in a major exhibition at the Design Exchange. Past DXA exhibits have traveled across Canada and as far afield as Korea, to be shown alongside the best in international design.
- Winners are featured in press releases and in Express, the DX newsletter (reaching a readership of over 20.000).
- Winners are celebrated by their peers in the Canadian design disciplines at a gala Awards Dinner - an invaluable networking opportunity for established and new designers alike. Winners are awarded a certificate and encouraged to use this prestigious standing in their marketing material.
- Winning entrants may have the opportunity to have their submission considered for accession into the Design Exchange’s Permanent Collection.
- Past judges have included such Canadian design icons as Raymond Moriyama, Jeanne Beker, and Ian Chodikoff.
Categories
Architecture - Commercial: Public and corporate structures
Architecture - Residential: Private residences
Engineering: Building Technology, Chemical, Civil, Electrical and Computer (including software), Environmental, Mechanical, Product, Structural, Transportation, New Materials
Apparel - Fashion Design: Textiles, Footwear, Jewelry and Accessories, Uniforms, Outerwear, Safety Gear, etc
Industrial Design: Industrial products produced for industry and/or consumer products available to the public (i.e. furniture, lighting, etc.)
Interior Design - Commercial: Retail, public and corporate interiors
Interior Design - Residential: Private interiors
Interior Design - Temporary or Portable: Set, Theatre, Exhibit, Showrooms and model suites
Landscape Architecture: Commercial, residential and public landscapes
Urban Design: Streetscapes, Infrastructure projects, Master plans, Interventions
Visual Communications: Brans and Identity: Marketing, Way-finding, Package, Corporate identity, etc.
Visual Communications: Content Development and Editorial: Brochures, Newspapers, Publishing, Interactive media, Websites, etc.
Special Award (by Nomination) Canadian Company or Ceo with The Best Design Strategy: The CEO with the Best Design Strategy will be the leader of an organization that uses design and innovation as a major component of its business strategy. Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions about registration/submissions.
Submission
- Ensure that your project fits in the Eligibility Guidelines
- Compile a Project Summary + Visual Materials
- Complete Registration Form, including authorization from both Designer and Client
- Review Checklist, and send in package to Design Exchange by either 31 July or 26 September 2008, including completed Registration Form with proper payment
Eligibility
- Designers from all disciplines and/or businesses operating in Canada are eligible to submit entries. Project entries may be built or manufactured in other countries - as long as the design team is Canadian.
- Projects must have been completed between August 2006 and August 2008. Products must be in production.
- You may submit as many entries as you wish in the categories outlined. However, you must complete a separate registration form and pay the registration fee for each entry. If a project falls into more than one applicable category, we encourage you to apply to the category best suited to your submission. Please ensure your submission arrives at the DX by the dates below. Post-dated submissions that arrive late will not be admitted.
Competition Schedule
DXA Submission Early-Bird Deadline: 31 July 2008
Registration fee for DX Members: 70 Dollars
Registration fee for Non-members: 100 Dollars
DXA Submission Final Deadline: 26 September 2008
Registration fee for DX Members: 90 Dollars
Registration fee for Non-members: 125 DollarsKonuyla İlgili Linkler