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FAQ Entry #516 |
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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.
#516: What is the A' Design Award? What is the Purpose of the A' Design Award?
The A' Design Award is an international juried design competition that recognizes and promotes the best designs and well-designed products from around the world. The competition is open to designers and design projects of all levels and disciplines.
The A' Design Award is an international competition that aims to highlight, advertise and advocate for good design and well-designed products. The competition provides extensive publicity for winning designs and is considered as a high-return alternative to advertising when promoting good design.
The A' Design Competition was developed after a scientific research study based on prior analysis of other design competitions, as well as ethnographic research and survey of designers and brands who take part in design competitions.
The mission of the A' Design Award is to provide a fair, ethical and competitive platform for designers and companies to showcase their success and talents to a global audience.
Keywords: design competition, international, juried, recognition, promotion
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- #19: How much do I have to pay if I submit a piece of work?
- #20: Do I get any advantages when I win the competition?
- #21: I am a young designer, can I join the competition?
- #25: Is this a free competition or not?
- #28: Is this competition open for international applicants?
- #29: Shall I ask new questions if I need to have subsequent elucidations?
- #32: Why can I not submit my designs in native design formats; for example Autocad Drawings (DWG) files for the architectural design competitions? or other CAD formats?
- #41: I want to participate in one of the Design Competitions and I wanted to ask what would be the appropriate date for me to participate in it?
- #47: Is this an unlimited design competition or will I receive any requirements to follow or do I have to conform to any rules?
- #56: Who is the organizer of the A' Design Award and Competitions? Who runs the competitions?
- #70: I want to do my best in this competition and achieve my goal of winning, do you have any suggestions? How can I win this competition?
- #71: Can I have the dates or timeline for the Design Competition?
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- #81: We would like to submit our works to A' Design Award and Competition, but we have an EU VAT (IVA) number, do we still need to pay taxes when we pay the processing fee for our works?
- #82: Is there an age limit on the competitions?
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- #85: I have a patented structural system for furniture, am I eligible for the furniture design competition?
- #87: I am a very talented designer or arts student, currently enrolled in a university or higher education, in a design faculty or arts department, but I do not possess the very required funds for joining in the competition, is there any discounts or opportunities for students?
- #98: Which products are included in the transportation and vehicle design category?
- #99: Is sports clothing included in the fashion design category?
- #101: What type of products can I submit to furniture and Homeware design Award?
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- #103: What are the sub-categories for the Graphic Design Competition? What exactly can we submit?
- #104: If I want to add different designs in different categories, do I need to register multiple times?
- #105: How can I make a payment?
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- #116: I would like to submit to Interior Design Category, how should I prepare presentation? Which kind of Images should I upload?
- #117: How can I register to the RSS Feeds for your website?
- #118: Is it possible to receive newsletter from A'Design Award and Competitions?
- #119: Could you please summarize all the steps from registration to winning?
- #120: Where can I find the extensive list of dates for the competitions?
- #122: I have completed another degree not related with the category that I wish to nominate my designs for, can I still join?
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- #128: I would like to submit a book design project, what are your suggestions?
- #133: Could you please explain further what Early, Standard and Late Application period means?
- #136: What is the frequency of the design competitions held?
- #137: Do we need to pay any extra fees if we do not win the competition?
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- #252: Regarding the Fashion, Apparel and Garment Design Award, can you please tell me the details of the competition? For example, how many designs are required? Are the designs supposed to be presented in an illustration format or a photo of them as clothing already? Is there any specific theme, concept or audience for the designs?
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- #291: How to apply for the design competition; is there an application form?
- #295: Is it possible to enter the design competition with a design which I entered to another competition before?
- #303: We would like to add our product to you award competition. However, it is not entirely clear how much we would have to pay in fees for this - could you please clarify.
- #304: I am the PR manager of a company which does interior design and recently we did the interior design of a major hotel and I want to submit our project to A' Design Awards. I would like to know, do I have to pick a room or a lobby to submit our work or can I submit the whole hotel project with photographs of each room, lobby and outdoors.
- #306: I can submit everything latest by February 28 right?
- #307: Please let us know what are the requirement to enter for the competition, do we need to pay anything?
- #313: I did not understand if it is possible for us, to nominate more than one project in the same category or different categories, if is possible?
- #330: The preliminary check was not as accurate as I expected, I am an important designer and I deserve to know more about my work.
- #350: Who are the jury, and a little description about how professional are they?
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- #386: I thought, I could take part at the promo. I compared the ticket-prices and I am lost. With promo it is X Euro, normal price is also X Euro what am I missing? I have a preliminary score of 9 and would like to buy a pro nomination ticket.
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