Design Mediation

Helping Award-Winning Designers, Creative Agencies and Brands Find Common Ground

A' Design Award's Design Mediation Services focuses on helping designers, creative agencies, architects, enterprises and organizations connect, collaborate, and negotiate in ways that preserve creative integrity while respecting commercial needs. Through structured dialogue, multi-platform exposure, and optional neutral forums for resolving disputes, our Design Mediation framework seeks to support effective communication and constructive partnerships to help both parties work towards their objectives.

Design Mediation Services : Creating a Culture of Clarity and Supporting Creative Projects through Professional Frameworks

In any design process, misunderstandings can surface, from scope and payment terms to intellectual property considerations. Design Mediation offers access to merit-based evaluations, objective market research, and open channels for discussion. Our Design Mediation services are intended to reduce confusion, encourage professional interaction, and help keep relationships on a positive track with frameworks such as grand jury assessment, to provide helpful insights for design evaluation. We offer on-demand add-on services for design matchmaking, design contracts, design brief creation, creative work guidelines, design mediation, creative arbitration, natural dispute resolution, and other professional support services aimed at helping both the designers and the brands working with designers.

A' Design Award winners may benefit from our support systems when presenting their work to potential clients. Our framework is designed to assist enterprises in project evaluation, while offering designers access to professional mediation support and agreement templates, creating structures that aim to support creative collaboration. A' Design Award winners, whose work already stands out due to its recognized quality, may find it particularly useful to have an organized system to address business issues that arise when dealing with enterprises, and likewise enterprises may benefit from our help when dealing with creatives. While no outcome is guaranteed, having a dedicated process and natural third-person viewpoints may potentially help participants navigate different viewpoints, aiming to maintain their reputation and potentially streamline project success.

Design Brokerage and Matchmaking : Connecting Talent with Possibility, Facilitating Creative and Business Connections

Beyond bridging differences, A' Design Award's Design Mediation services can help build valuable connections. Through curated matchmaking, online and offline marketing efforts, and targeted events, award-winning designers may discover new prospects for licensing, sales, or co-development. By bringing the right people together, projects have the chance to reach broader markets and more receptive audiences. Our platform aims to support creative collaboration by offering networking opportunities between designers and enterprises. We work to create visibility through various platforms while providing communication frameworks designed to assist in creative partnerships. Our Design Mediation Services focus on helping establish productive dialogue between creative professionals and businesses, and thus is valuable to both winner brands and winner designers.

For those honored by the prestigious A' Design Award, the global visibility, matchmaking and promotion offered through Design Mediation can introduce designs to companies seeking innovation and originality. Although the scale or speed of each connection can vary, designers often appreciate the additional exposure and the potential for professional partnerships that align with their aspirations. A' Design Award winners gain additional exposure at our special design matchmaking platforms, and can access our networking platforms, including but not limited to Designer.org Designers.org Buy Sell Design and the World Design Consortium, while enterprises may explore our curated selection of creative professionals. Our framework is designed to support the development of professional relationships between designers and brands, with on-demand assistance available throughout the collaboration process.

Design Prize

Discover the A' Design Prize

The A' Design Prize is an extensive set of acknowledgments and resources awarded to winners of the A' Design Award. The A' Design Prize highlights remarkable designs and supports creators by offering various promotional avenues and industry connections. As a valuable component of the prestigious A' Design Prize, Design Mediation service is made available to eligible laureates looking to explore new collaborations or navigate project details. While individual experiences may differ, many participants find our Design Mediation services contribute to a more guided, informed path toward bringing designs to market. Through our Design Mediation efforts, we aim to foster a community where outstanding designers can thrive, helping to shape a better future by inspiring new solutions and creative possibilities.