Competition Brief

Theme overview

Industrial design permeates every part of our lives. It has made the cars we drive more comfortable, electronics more seductive and streamlined and has made cooking fast and easy. Although convenience and appeal has taken the forefront in modern society, it is a different outcome of industrial design that has satisfied humanʼs most essential need, our need for safety, efficiency and resilience in the world around us.

This June 29th on World Industrial Design Day we celebrate not only the elements of design we see and admire everyday, but the hidden elements that help our world withstand disaster and assist those in need. Our ability to build a resilient, safe and controllable environment to benefit all of humanity for the future depends on the innovations we make today; the only limit is our creativity.

Submission Details

Submissions may be emailed as a print-resolution PDF file, and must be received by Icsid no later than 15 April, 2010, 11:59PM EST.

Email address:
Subject: World Industrial Design Day 2010 - Poster Submission

Download the digital entry form (127KB PDF)

Eligibility

Competition is open exclusively to design students enrolled in an Icsid Member School at no fee. Industrial design students are encouraged to collaborate with other design disciplines in entering the competition. A complete list of Icsid Member Schools may be found in our Members section.

Selection of winner

One (1) winner will be selected. The winner will be announced on 31 May 2010. The winning entry will be used by Icsid and distributed in digital format (PDF) to its network of members for promotional initiatives relating to World Industrial Design Day 2010 and Icsid.

Technical criteria

1) 70cm x100cm PDF (300dpi with digital file 5MB or less)
2) Layout orientation may be landscape or portrait
3) Must include the following text: "World Industrial Design Day", "29 June
2010"
4) Include the Icsid logotype*
5) Include Icsid web address (www.icsid.org)
6) Any additional text must be presented in English only
7) The design should be accompanied by a statement (maximum 500
words) that communicates the designerʼs poster interpretation of the
theme
8) No design submitted should be signed or bear any distinguishing marks
9) The winning poster file must be made available as a print-resolution PDF.

* An EPS version of the Icsid logotype is available for download on the righthand sidebar.

Judging process

A distinguished panel of design professionals and field experts – representatives from the Icsid Executive Board will judge the competition and select a winner.

Jury will consist of: Prof. Soon-in Lee, President of the Seoul Design Center (Korea); Martin Darbyshire, President & CEO of Tangerine (United Kingdom); Kazuo Tanaka, President of GK Design Group (Japan); Brandon Gien, Executive Director of the Australian International Design Awards (Australia); Michelle Berryman, Principal of Echo Visualization (USA); Tapani Hyvonen, CEO of Ed-Design Ltd. (Finland)

Judging criteria

Entries will be judged on the following criteria:
- Interpretation of theme
- Clarity of message
- Originality of design or innovative concept
- Artistic merit

Voting

The top five posters selected by the jury will be displayed on the Icsid website. The public voting period will begin on 11 May at 6:00am and will commence for 16 days, finishing on 27 May at 11:59pm. Voting is limited to one vote per entry and all votes will remain confidential until the winner is declared on 31 May, 2010.

The entry with the most votes will be declared "Overall Winner".

Submission details

Submissions may be emailed as a print-resolution PDF file, and must be received by Icsid no later than 15 April 2010, 11:59 PM EST.

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Subject: World Industrial Design Day 2010 poster submission

Submissions must be accompanied by the entry form and signed by the entrant, confirming that the design is his/her personal work and that the entrant has prepared the poster.

Prize

The winning designer will have his/her poster utilised as the official World Industrial Design Day 2010 poster. This entails having the poster exhibited at numerous events throughout the world and in all corresponding online and print media.

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For more information, please contact:

Rafael Mayor-Mora
Icsid Communications Manager
e: rmayor@icsid.org
t: + 1 514 448 4949 ext. 223