Gold Partners

Auckland Insurance / Autex / ECC Limited

Harrows / homestyle/ Italian Stone / Jasmax

Introduction

New Zealand Best Designer Award: Brands & Communication

 

Competition Process

The competition process provides a timeline of what to expect while the award is open.

Early Submission (May 20. to June 30.)

Standard Submission (July 1. to August 14.)

Late Submission (August 15. to September 20.)

 

Awarding Ceremony

In November 20

 

Once a year, agencies, designers and companies from all over the globe are invited to take part in the New Zealand Best Designer Award: Brands & Communication Design. In the ‘Brands’ section, companies can choose from 114 industries to be in with a chance of winning the title of “New Zealand Best Designer”. The ‘Communication Design’ section offers a choice of 20 categories when entering individual communication projects and creative works. All of the entries are assessed by the New Zealand Best Designer Jury in line with the guiding principle “In search of good design and creativity”. Award-winning brands and projects can use the internationally renowned New Zealand Best Designer Label and also have access to further benefits.

Entry rules

 

Agencies, designers and companies from all over the globe can take part in the New Zealand Best Designer Award: Brands & Communication Design.  and that were not already entered in the New Zealand Best Designer Award: Brands & Communication Design in the past. 

Judging Criteria

 

• Innovation: whether the design concept is innovative, or is extended on the existing basis

• Peripheral system integration: as a part of the system, whether it can be integrated into the system environment. Whether the relevant processing problems are solved

• Intuitive and easy to use: how the product communicates its purpose without the user reading the product manual, and whether there is a difference between artistic conception and image

• Symbolic meaning and emotion: in addition to the immediate practical use, whether the product can provide a different experience for the user in terms of sensory, emotional or interesting usage

2023

Brands & Communication

New Zealand Best Designer Award

Explanation Rights Of Judging

 

 

Based on the principle of fairness, impartiality and openness, the New Zealand Best Designer Award Organising Committee will announce the competition schedule and the final award results on the official website and related communication.

The organizing committee has the final right of interpretation and adjudication for this activity. If there is any dispute about the works, please call the organizing committee to report it and provide relevant evidence (such as documents related to plagiarism). Once it is verified, the qualification, certificates and trophies of winners will be cancelled.

Organiser's Rights


Have the right to adjust the number of awards, cancel or add awards according to the actual situation of the competition schedule; All entries and winning entries enjoy the right to display.

Contact

 

For questions and remarks, please feel free to contact us:

 

New Zealand Best Designer Award Organising Committee:

+64 09 569 2783 jack@bestdesign.org.nz

New Zealand Best Designer Award:

+64 27  432 2393 reply@bestdesign.org.nz

An overview of all contact persons of the New Zealand Best Design Award can be found here.

Partnering Events

Semi Permanent

Principal Partner

Resene


Platinum Partners

AUT

BJ Ball Papers

Bremworth

Clendon Barristers and Solicitors

Crestline Furniture Systems

Logick Print

Massey University – College of Creative Arts

Milliken-Ontera

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori



International Memberships

International Council of Design (ico-D)

World Design Organisation (WDO)

Memorandum of Understanding

AGDA

Cumulus

Design Institute Australia (DIA)

Good Design Australia (GDA)

Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC)

Strategic Partners

New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute (NZMACI)

Objectspace

Suite 5, Ground Floor

27 Gillies Ave

Newmarket

PO Box 109423

Newmarket

Auckland 1149

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