The Australian International Design Awards team is committed to providing the best possible service to applicants looking to differentiate their products or services through an independent, trusted and credible awards program. Benefits of participating include:
- A unique promotional launch pad for new products and services
- Widespread exposure via mainstream media channels, websites, exhibitions and international trade fairs
- Strong differentiation and market positioning as a design and innovation leader through the internationally recognised Good Design™ and Design Award™ trade marks
- A cost-effective means of attaining independent, third party endorsement of a new or existing product or service in the Australian market
- International exposure through the program’s endorsement by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid)
- Sales enquiries and referrals through online entry profiles listed on our highly ranked website
- Exclusive networking opportunities and exposure to a wide range of Australian and international designers and business leaders, product manufacturers and distributors, government officials, media and emerging young designers.
PRODUCTS
DOMESTIC APPLIANCES
Includes small appliances, white goods, brown goods, home heaters and air conditioners, floor care, barbeques and personal care products
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
Includes televisions, home theatre systems, computers, phones, mobile devices, digital cameras, gaming consoles and electronic accessories
HOUSEWARES AND OBJECTS
Includes tableware, kitchen utensils, cookware, laundry accessories, pet care, home décor, ornaments and hand-crafted objects
BABIES AND CHILDREN
Includes baby goods, nursery furniture, toys, scooters and trikes, educational products and children’s play equipment
FASHION AND ACCESSORIES
Includes jewellery, eyewear, watches, fashion apparel and accessories, travel and leather goods
SPORT AND LEISURE
Includes professional and recreational sporting equipment, bicycles, sporting apparel, running shoes, camping gear and adventure wear
AUTOMOTIVE AND TRANSPORT
Includes automotive vehicles, automotive components, motorcycles, buses, trains, trucks, aircraft, watercraft and other modes of transport
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
Includes professional instruments, office products, financial registers, production and safety equipment, earthmoving, mining and agricultural machinery
MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC
Includes medical devices, laboratory equipment, scientific instruments, hospital furniture, therapeutic goods and home health care
HARDWARE AND BUILDING
Includes home hardware, power tools, garden and lawn care, pool care, home security, building products, plumbing, lighting systems and industrial fittings
FURNITURE AND LIGHTING
Includes domestic and commercial furniture, workstations, indoor and outdoor lighting, bathroom ware, architectural hardware, materials and textiles
ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIORS
Includes architecture, interiors, landscapes, public spaces and facilities, office and retail fitouts, environmental signage, wayfinding, street equipment, environments and exhibitions
PACKAGING AND GRAPHICS
Includes primary, secondary and tertiary packaging, POS displays, structural graphics and print media
DIGITAL AND ONLINE
Includes software, websites and online portals, user interfaces, smartphone applications, animations, gaming and digital media
DOMESTIC APPLIANCES
Includes small appliances, white goods, brown goods, home heaters and air conditioners, floor care, barbeques and personal care products
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
Includes televisions, home theatre systems, computers, phones, mobile devices, digital cameras, gaming consoles and electronic accessories
HOUSEWARES AND OBJECTS
Includes tableware, kitchen utensils, cookware, laundry accessories, pet care, home décor, ornaments and hand-crafted objects
BABIES AND CHILDREN
Includes baby goods, nursery furniture, toys, scooters and trikes, educational products and children’s play equipment
FASHION AND ACCESSORIES
Includes jewellery, eyewear, watches, fashion apparel and accessories, travel and leather goods
SPORT AND LEISURE
Includes professional and recreational sporting equipment, bicycles, sporting apparel, running shoes, camping gear and adventure wear
AUTOMOTIVE AND TRANSPORT
Includes automotive vehicles, automotive components, motorcycles, buses, trains, trucks, aircraft, watercraft and other modes of transport
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
Includes professional instruments, office products, financial registers, production and safety equipment, earthmoving, mining and agricultural machinery
MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC
Includes medical devices, laboratory equipment, scientific instruments, hospital furniture, therapeutic goods and home health care
HARDWARE AND BUILDING
Includes home hardware, power tools, garden and lawn care, pool care, home security, building products, plumbing, lighting systems and industrial fittings
FURNITURE AND LIGHTING
Includes domestic and commercial furniture, workstations, indoor and outdoor lighting, bathroom ware, architectural hardware, materials and textiles
ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIORS
Includes architecture, interiors, landscapes, public spaces and facilities, office and retail fitouts, environmental signage, wayfinding, street equipment, environments and exhibitions
PACKAGING AND GRAPHICS
Includes primary, secondary and tertiary packaging, POS displays, structural graphics and print media
DIGITAL AND ONLINE
Includes software, websites and online portals, user interfaces, smartphone applications, animations, gaming and digital media
SERVICES
NOT-FOR-PROFIT
Not-for-profit services designed for charitable or other causes
COMMERCIAL
Profit-generating services designed for the commercial sector
EDUCATION
Services designed for the education sector
GOVERNMENT
Public services designed in response to government tenders
NOT-FOR-PROFIT
Not-for-profit services designed for charitable or other causes
COMMERCIAL
Profit-generating services designed for the commercial sector
EDUCATION
Services designed for the education sector
GOVERNMENT
Public services designed in response to government tenders
To uphold the standards our stakeholders have come to expect, we strive for excellence in all facets of design assessment and promotion, and pride ourselves on the following checklist of key quality attributes.
Longevity
The Australian International Design Awards has been rewarding design and innovation excellence in Australia for more than 50 years. Few awards programs can lay claim such a long and influential history, both in Australia and internationally.
Credibility
The Australian International Design Awards is independent, transparent and has been associated with Standards Australia, Australia’s peak standards body, for more than 20 years.
Industry Support
The Australian International Design Awards regularly seeks design industry feedback and input on the way it operates, and has gained the strong support and participation from many blue chip designers and manufacturers in Australia and overseas.
Calibre of Judges
Our high calibre local judges are joined by international design experts from some of the world’s leading design organisations including Philips, Motorola, Fisher & Paykel, Samsung, Pentagram, Teague, Frog Design, Smart Design, Tangerine, Industrial Designer’s Society of America (IDSA), GK Design Group and more.
Quality of Assessment Process
Our assessment process has been described by our international judges to be one of the most rigorous in the world. Still one of the few programs to physically test the entries for assessment, we pride ourselves on best practice design benchmarking at a global level.
Longevity
The Australian International Design Awards has been rewarding design and innovation excellence in Australia for more than 50 years. Few awards programs can lay claim such a long and influential history, both in Australia and internationally.
Credibility
The Australian International Design Awards is independent, transparent and has been associated with Standards Australia, Australia’s peak standards body, for more than 20 years.
Industry Support
The Australian International Design Awards regularly seeks design industry feedback and input on the way it operates, and has gained the strong support and participation from many blue chip designers and manufacturers in Australia and overseas.
Calibre of Judges
Our high calibre local judges are joined by international design experts from some of the world’s leading design organisations including Philips, Motorola, Fisher & Paykel, Samsung, Pentagram, Teague, Frog Design, Smart Design, Tangerine, Industrial Designer’s Society of America (IDSA), GK Design Group and more.
Quality of Assessment Process
Our assessment process has been described by our international judges to be one of the most rigorous in the world. Still one of the few programs to physically test the entries for assessment, we pride ourselves on best practice design benchmarking at a global level.
International Endorsement
The Australian International Design Awards has gained the endorsement of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID), a member of the International Design Alliance (IDA).
Cost Competitive
For the price of a one-off advertisement in a trade publication, your company and design will receive ongoing promotion leading to sales and media enquiries in perpetuity. At a minimum, your design is assigned a permanent entry profile on the highly ranked Australian International Design Awards website attracting visitation by more than 300,000 unique visitors per annum.
Mass Media Attention
The Australian International Design Awards actively pursues every opportunity to promote entries to the media by drafting regular media releases, establishing long term media relationships and attracting widespread exposure with some of Australia’s leading publications, TV and radio programs.
Ongoing Promotional Opportunities
Well beyond your entry year into the Australian International Design Awards, you can be sure your company and design are being promoted through local and international trade shows and exhibitions, online and phone enquiries, printed publications and much more.
The Australian International Design Awards continually strives to be one of the leading design endorsement schemes in the world. You can be sure your designs are in safe hands with this credible, trusted and well supported operation.
The Australian International Design Awards has gained the endorsement of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID), a member of the International Design Alliance (IDA).
Cost Competitive
For the price of a one-off advertisement in a trade publication, your company and design will receive ongoing promotion leading to sales and media enquiries in perpetuity. At a minimum, your design is assigned a permanent entry profile on the highly ranked Australian International Design Awards website attracting visitation by more than 300,000 unique visitors per annum.
Mass Media Attention
The Australian International Design Awards actively pursues every opportunity to promote entries to the media by drafting regular media releases, establishing long term media relationships and attracting widespread exposure with some of Australia’s leading publications, TV and radio programs.
Ongoing Promotional Opportunities
Well beyond your entry year into the Australian International Design Awards, you can be sure your company and design are being promoted through local and international trade shows and exhibitions, online and phone enquiries, printed publications and much more.
The Australian International Design Awards continually strives to be one of the leading design endorsement schemes in the world. You can be sure your designs are in safe hands with this credible, trusted and well supported operation.
All entries into the Australian International Design Awards receive a physical assessment according to the Good | Better | Best™ Model.
Applicants entering the Australian International Design Awards are notified of their eligibility with an entry confirmation received shortly after application, and are asked to submit a commercial sample and support material of their entry for a physical assessment by a dedicated panel of leading Australian and international design experts. Judges are asked to review the entries based on a common set of Assessment Criteria as set down for the Accolades available.
Applicants entering the Australian International Design Awards are notified of their eligibility with an entry confirmation received shortly after application, and are asked to submit a commercial sample and support material of their entry for a physical assessment by a dedicated panel of leading Australian and international design experts. Judges are asked to review the entries based on a common set of Assessment Criteria as set down for the Accolades available.
No formal presentations are required by the applicant, however should the judges wish to direct questions to the applicant during assessment, questions will be posed by conference call or email.
Applicants are then notified whether they have become a finalist and Accolades are presented at the annual Awards Presentation Ceremony.
Applicants are then notified whether they have become a finalist and Accolades are presented at the annual Awards Presentation Ceremony.