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107. STRATEGIC DESIGN
Design Strategy, Strategic Design, Design of Systems and Ideas
Please note this is a concealed design award category. Please also check the open design award categories.

Introduction
The A' Strategic Design Award is a concealed award category. Please refer to Meta, Strategic and Service Design Award category for the standard category.

Like the Meta, Strategic and Service Design Award category, the concealed Strategic Design Award category considers not final products or services but the complete idea behind those; i.e. the design of platforms, product-services, the design of interaction with clients and consumers are considered, new and innovative business models can also be submitted.

This category does not announce results in order to keep the secrecy of the submitted projects, to remind you a trade secret is a formula, practice, process, design, instrument, pattern, or compilation of information which is not generally known or reasonably ascertainable, by which a business can obtain an economic advantage over competitors or customers. This information is considered classified information or confidential information as well as executive trade secrets.

The winners of the A' Strategic Design Award can opt-in for having their entries made visible and results published but this also requires approval from us. Please remember that we do not Publish the PDF docs submitted in any case, therefore any confidential information shall be provided part of the PDF. The PDF files are open to viewing of jury members only, and are not send to press or not included as a part of our PR Campaigns.

Addendum to Terms & Conditions
A1. Even though the strategic design category is concealed entry due to trade secrets, the entries could potentially be visible online. Especially the following could potentially be visible to public: “Project name, category name, primary function, designer name, and small thumbnail image”.
A2. Award winners in this category will not receive some of the services that would make the designs publicly visible. The following are the services that are excluded for this category:  Yearbook participation, exhibition participation, pr-campaign, premium pr distribution, press releases etc. Some of the services and limited distribution could be provided. Winners keep right to receive trophy and logo usage permissions.
A3. Even though your entry is labeled secret and hidden, in cases where publishing your design details is required, such as by law, or due to other external threads or opportunities, we reserve the right to publish the designs or run the pr campaign in any case.
A4. You declare that the information you submit is correct, and harmless to society. If your entry is discovered harmful for society, your award status will be cancelled, and you agree to pay fines that are twenty-fold the nomination fees to A’ Design Awards, plus any other legal fees, plus any other fees or payments that might arise due to damages to people etc.

What to Present?
Entries to the Strategic Design Award category should have a PDF that explains the design (if you have confidential information, it could potentially be included in the PDF). Furthermore, for each entry, a main image which is a visual representation of the design, i.e. illustration or a photographic cover could be provided. Four more additional images can be uploaded to convey further details.

Awarding Criteria
The best strategic designs are selected according to the multidisciplinary design of the systems as well as in-depth of development. Designs that are more efficient, more economic and designs that are providing more utility to end-users will be highlighted.

No Further Fees
Unlike some other design awards and competitions, you are not obliged to make any further fees for winning the award and everything listed in the winners benefits will be provided free of charge.

How to Apply
To apply to Strategic Design Award category, simply register, login and upload your design regularly and choose Strategic Design Award Category from the category list during nomination.

Benefits
Learn more about the winners' benefits here. To learn more about winners' services here. And check the contents of the winners pack here. Please kindly note that some of the services will not be provided for this category.

Primary Sub Categories: Strategic Design Award, Service Design Award, Design Strategy Award
Award winners will be able to use a title that matches their nomination category: Such as "Strategic Design Award Winner".

Previous winners for the Strategic Design category are not publicly displayed, however further information and press kits could be available upon demand to press members and interested parties, please contact us for press kits in this category. Furthermore validation service is possible to confirm award status and qualification; please contact us to verify if a service or product is indeed a winner of the Strategic Design Award.

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Submission Requirements:

  Dimensions Format Notes
Main Image* 3600 x 3600 pixels JPEG High-Resolution illustration, explaining the design project in a clean and simple banner, white background preferred.
Optional Image #1 1800 x 1800 pixels JPEG An Illustration showing a detail from the design project, explaining how a certain issue is addressed.
Optional Image #2 1800 x 1800 pixels JPEG An Illustration, shot or rendering that shows an image from the realized project if available, or conceptual illustration of realization
Optional Image #3 1800 x 1800 pixels JPEG An Illustration that explains the benefits of this design proposal, its comparison to other ideas etc
Optional Image #4 1800 x 1800 pixels JPEG An Illustration which shows the user interaction within the design proposal or in the designated site where the project would be realized
Documentation* Max. 40 x A4 Pages PDF Explaining the design project, the strategy and all other details, as if presenting to an investor
Video File Max. 10 MB. 45 Sec. AVI Conceptual Video, Short Feature or Advertisement of the Design Proposal with Insights and Inspiration Points
* Required.

STA - The Strategic Design Competition, is a concealed design award category part of A' Design Awards & Competitions. Entries submitted to this category will not be made visible to public. Submit Your Designs
 
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