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Since 1954, the Annual Design Review has recognized the best in product, furniture, graphic, and environment design, from the iconic to the obscure. Throughout the years, this annual showcase has chronicled the evolution of design, and highlighted its impact on our material and visual culture. Each year, the featured work is chosen by a jury of leading practitioners, who, along with I.D.'s editorial team, focus the abundance of submissions into a clear survey of the state of design. The resulting overview is published in the July/August issue of I.D. magazine — the Annual Design Review issue.

2010 Annual Design Review
Call for Entries

Categories

Designs may be entered in more than one category. Submit a separate entry and payment for each category.

Category Descriptions

CONSUMER PRODUCTS: appliances, housewares, electronics, sports or recreational products, wearables/fashion, toys, mobile devices, musical instruments and computers.

GRAPHICS (samples required): books, magazines, typefaces, posters, advertisements, T-shirts, CD/DVD covers/inserts, stationery, logos/identity programs, annual reports, fliers, invitations, billboards, signage, film titles, and motion graphics

PACKAGING: graphic and structural packaging for retail, wholesale, promotional, and industrial use, including containers, boxes, bags, bottles, tubes, labels, and book/CD/DVD packages

FURNITURE: contract and residential furnishings (individual pieces or sets); lighting and bath fixtures; and wall, floor, window, and furniture coverings (including textiles, carpets, tiles, laminates, etc.)

ENVIRONMENTS: architectural projects, interiors, commercial/retail environments, temporary or permanent exhibits or galleries, wayfinding systems, landscape design, and public open spaces

EQUIPMENT: business, medical, industrial, military, and scientific products; instruments, apparatuses, and computers for commercial use; and mass-transit vehicles

INTERACTIVE: websites, widgets, viral marketing and promotions, interactive installations and kiosks, software, robotics, and mapping applications. Note: All motion graphics should be submitted to the Graphics category.

CONCEPTS: Any products not yet manufactured that explore the possibilities of design or technology.

TRANSPORTATION (NEW CATEGORY): Devices and systems for personal or collective use: cars, planes, boats, bicycles, skateboards, buses, subways and rail systems, transportation hubs and other forms of transportation infrastructure. (If you have already submitted a Transportation entry under Consumer Products, you do not need to resubmit. Your entry will be recategorized.)

GAMING (NEW CATEGORY): Console games, computer games, mobile games (including game-based phone apps), video-game consoles, controllers, and other gaming systems. Note: Traditional game-oriented products, such as sports equipment and board games, should be submitted to the Consumer Products category. (If you have already submitted a Gaming entry under Interactive, you do not need to resubmit. Your entry will be recategorized.).

STUDENT WORK (FORMERLY THE STUDENT DESIGN REVIEW): All student design work, undergraduate or graduate, in the areas of industrial design, graphic design, interactive design, architecture, interiors, and fashion, is eligible for submission.

Eligibility

Work must have been created between January 1, 2009 and December 1, 2009. Student work must be the result of a classroom/academic assignment completed during the 2008/2009 academic year. Students must include a copy of an official student I.D. from that year.
Fee & Deadline

Single entry—$125

Student Single Entry—$35

NEW DEADLINE: All entries must be postmarked or submitted online no later than December 31, 2009.