iF DESIGN AWARD open for your entries

Profit from reduced fee and submit your projects early until June 28

A Global Platform for your Design Language

iF DESIGN is a proud and active member of the international design community, recognized as a symbol of outstanding design since 1953. Today, the iF DESIGN AWARD is one of the most prestigious design awards in the world. Almost 11,000 entries from over 70 countries are submitted to the competition each year with projects ranging from industrial design to architecture, communications to user experience. The independent iF Jury is made up of expert practitioners across design disciplines who come together in a rigorous and transparent process to award only the very best in international design!

Do you have what it takes to win gold? Register directly and benefit from the lower Early Bird fee until June 28, 2024.

You have questions to iF Design? Use the form below and get in touch!

Design students and graduates are not allowed to take part, but are invited to apply for our Student Award 2025 instead.

iF DESIGN AWARD 2025 - Overview
Hideki Kato, Seiko Epson Corporation, Japan
"The iF Design Award is a very good evaluation system for us to understand how good or bad our product is."

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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

Easy application


Register your entry for the iF DESIGN AWARD 2025: online, quick and easy.
Create your free my iF account to get started. Then enter your project’s basic information in just two minutes. You'll have until November 6th to finalize your submission.

Learn more with our FAQs to put your best foot forward!

Detailed feedback


From almost 11,000 entries, the iF Expert Jury selects the best 50 percent designs for the Final Jury. After the two jury steps, the jurors award points to each single entry focusing on five criteria visualized detailed on the iF Jury Feedback Chart.

Your benefit: Compare your success to the average scores of all other submitted entries.

International attention


For you, your team, your project, your design: Through our iF Winners Campaign, we spread the word about your success in press, on social media, at events, and via global design platforms.

Win Gold and take the stage live before thousands at our international Winners Gala in Berlin.

CONTACT US

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Want to participate directly?

iF DESIGN AWARD 2025 - DATES AT A GLANCE

Apply now as Early Bird!

  • Participation until 28 June 2024:
    Early Bird Fee EUR 250 (approx. US $267)

  • Detailed information around your entry can be submitted until the portal is closed.

  • Further deadlines are September 27, 2024 for regular and November 6, 2024 for last chance applications.

Jury Process

  • The iF Online Preselection jury happens Dec. 2-5, 2024 after which you will receive a personalized detailed iF Jury Feedback Chart.

  • Any entries that pass the iF Online Preselection get evaluated by the iF Final Jury (Feb. 18-20, 2025)

  • Modify your application based on feedback before the Final Jury. And send a physical or digital presentation of your project for evaluation.

Winner Benefits 🙌

  • From May 2025, be part of the global iF Design Winner Campaign

  • Gain unlimited access to iF DESIGN AWARD 2025 logo

  • Attend the glamorous iF DESIGN AWARD NIGHT 2025 in Berlin!

  • Get featured on ifdesign.com, in the Metaverse and in the iF Design App

  • Receive points for the global iF Design Ranking as marketing benefit

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