FAQ Entry #349

This is a respond to a previously asked question about the A' Design Award and Competition. The full list of frequently asked questions can be accessed here.

#349: Who are the participants of the design award? Are they design students, professional designers or design studios and corporations?

The A’ Design Award and Competition accepts students, professional designers as well as companies as participants. There is no distinction or discrimination during evaluation of entries by the jury based on participant profile,for example young designers can compete with design teams of large enterprises on equal grounds, the only difference is nomination fees, young designers, academics and start-ups are asked to pay less then professionals or large enterprises.

Keywords: participant profile, type of participants, who participates, account types

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