Terms of Participation
iF DESIGN AWARD 2022

Disciplines Product, Packaging, Communication, Interior Architecture, Architecture, Service Design, User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI)
Entries in the following disciplines and categories must be less than two years old at the date of registration or must be launched, published or realized in 2022. A product or series or an entry comprising several components can be registered as one entry.

Discipline Professional Concept
Future-oriented, professional concepts and studies whose implementation is not planned or expected before 2023.

Projects that were realized solely for the purposes of participating in the iF DESIGN AWARD as well as student concepts are not eligible.

DISCIPLINES & CATEGORIES

There is a discipline and category for every design – yours too.
If you can’t find one that fits, contact our team – we’re here to help!

1.01 Automobiles / Vehicles

Examples:

  • Cars

  • Buses

  • Trucks

  • Agricultural vehicles

  • Motorcycles

  • Scooters

  • Airplanes

  • Drones

  • Caravans

  • Rail vehicles

  • Ships/boats

  • Cranes and lifting gear

  • Charging systems

  • Accessories and components

  • Entertainment systems

1.02 Bicycles

Examples:

  • Electric bicycles of all kinds

  • Trekking-, touring- & urban bikes

  • Folding bikes

  • Cargo bikes

  • Mountain bikes

  • Race bikes

  • Gravel bikes

  • Children's bikes

  • Special bikes

  • Bike helmets

  • Bike computers

  • Bike lighting

  • Bike clothing

  • Bike components and accessories

1.03 Sports / Outdoor

Examples:

  • Sports equipment

  • Sportswear

  • Sports & outdoor footwear

  • Fitness and activity trackers

  • Camping equipment

  • Outdoor clothing

  • Outdoor tools

  • GPS devices

  • Solar chargers

  • Binoculars

  • Backpacks

  • Tents

  • Hiking gear

1.04 Leisure/Lifestyle

Examples:

  • Eyewear

  • Bags

  • Handbags

  • Luggage

  • Wallets

  • Suitcases

  • Umbrellas

  • Non-electronic games

  • Creative tools

  • Pet products

1.05 Watches/Jewelry

Examples:

  • Watches

  • Smart watches

  • Mechanical watches

  • Clocks

  • Alarm clocks

  • Accessories

  • Jewelery

  • Rings

  • Necklaces

  • Earrings

  • Bracelets

1.06 Babies/Kids

All products for babies and kids such as:

  • Clothing

  • Strollers

  • Buggies

  • Child bike seats

  • Car seats

  • Toys

  • Furniture

  • Bikes

  • Baby monitors

  • Hygiene and nursing equipment

  • Playground equipment

  • Kitchen aids

  • School essentials

  • Teaching supplies

1.07 Beauty/Wellness

Examples:

  • Skincare tools

  • Dental care products

  • Hairbrushes

  • Grooming products

  • Hairdryers

  • Shavers

  • Massage devices

  • Erotic toys

1.08 Medicine/Health

Examples:

  • Clinical and laboratory equipment

  • Hospital devices

  • Health analysis and visualization devices

  • Medical & care robot

  • Surgical products

  • Medical & healthcare equipment

  • Rehabilitation devices

  • Assisted living products

1.09 Musical Instruments

Examples:

  • String instruments

  • Keyboards

  • Wind instruments

  • Drums

  • Percussion

  • Studio & stage equipment

  • Home recording equipment

  • Microphones

1.10 Audio

Examples:

  • Audio recorders

  • Players

  • Amplifiers

  • Earphones

  • Hi-fi devices

  • Mobile speakers

  • Loudspeakers

  • Soundbars

  • Audio receivers

  • Radios

  • Accessories

1.11 Computer

Examples:

  • Business and personal notebooks & laptops

  • Tablets

  • Accessories

  • Desktop computers

  • AIO

  • Computer loudspeaker systems,

  • Webcams

  • Copiers

  • E-readers

  • In- and output devices

  • Keyboards and mice

  • Monitors

  • Peripherals

  • Printers

  • Scanners

  • Servers

  • Storage devices

1.12 TV/Cameras

Examples:

  • Cameras

  • Lenses

  • Tripods

  • Camera backpacks

  • Camera accessories

  • Media players

  • TVs

  • Presentation equipment

  • Projectors

  • Set-top boxes

  • Recorders

  • Remote controls

  • Surveillance cameras

1.13 Gaming/AR /VR

Examples:

  • Gaming devices

  • Gaming PCs

  • Gaming laptops

  • Gaming consoles

  • Gaming mice

  • Gaming keyboards

  • Gaming controllers

  • Gaming monitors

  • Dedicated gaming phones

  • Gaming AIOs

  • Gaming headsets

  • Gaming furniture

  • Gaming PC chassis

  • Gaming PC components

  • Gaming accessories

  • VR/AR headsets

  • Smart eyeglasses

  • VR/AR accessories

1.14 Telecommunication

Examples:

  • Cell phones

  • DECT devices

  • Batteries

  • Power banks

  • Charging devices

  • Telephones

  • Phones cases

  • Telephone systems

  • Networking technology,

  • Routers

  • 2-way radios

  • VOIP devices

  • Audio / video devices for conferences

  • Accessories

1.15 Office

Examples:

  • Conference furniture

  • Filing systems

  • Office accessories

  • Office fittings

  • Office furniture

  • Plugs & mobile sockets

  • Presentation systems

  • Reception areas

  • Office stationary

  • Writing implements and pens (analog and digital)

1.16 Furniture/Home Decoration

Examples:

  • Living room and bedroom furniture

  • Shelves

  • Cabinets

  • Non-offices desks & tables

  • Sideboards

  • Fixtures and fittings

  • Mirrors

  • Wall clocks

  • Home decoration and accessories

  • Vases

  • Candle holders

  • Ovens and pellet stoves

1.17 Lighting

Examples:

  • Desk lamps

  • Floor lamps

  • Ambient lamps

  • Outdoor lamps

  • Wall lamps

  • Pendant lamps

  • Chandeliers

  • Ceiling lamps

  • Lighting systems

  • Recessed lighting

  • Track lighting

  • String lights

  • Flashlights

  • Safety lights

  • Workplace lighting

1.18 Wall/Floor/Textiles

Examples:

  • Wallpaper

  • Wall coverings

  • Tiles

  • Acoustic panels

  • Wood paneling

  • Wall stickers and decals

  • Carpets

  • Raised floor systems

  • Resin & epoxy flooring

  • Curtains

  • Paints/coatings

  • Acoustic fabric

  • Upholstery textiles

  • Veneers

1.19 Kitchen

Examples:

  • Ovens

  • Stoves

  • Microwaves

  • Refrigerators and freezers

  • Cooker hoods

  • Sinks

  • Dishwashers

  • Fixtures and fittings

  • Kitchen appliances (Coffee machines, mixers, juicers, egg cookers etc.)

  • Kitchen furniture

  • Kitchen systems

  • Water purifiers

  • Water dispensers

1.20 Household Tools & Appliances

Examples:

  • Household utensils (trashcans, mops etc.)

  • Household robots

  • Cooking utensils

  • Pots

  • Pans

  • Cooking knives

  • Flasks

  • Vacuum cleaners

  • Devices for disinfection of everyday objects

  • Rroning and pressing equipment

  • Ventilators

  • Table air purifiers

  • Sewing machines

  • Washing machines

  • Dryers

1.21 Tableware

Examples:

  • Cutlery

  • Glassware and ceramics

  • Plates

  • Drinking glasses

  • Cups

  • Serving utensils

  • Chopsticks

  • Carafes & pitchers

  • Plates

  • Trays

  • Salt & pepper mills

1.22 Bathroom

Examples:

  • Bathroom and sanitary wares

  • Smart bathroom systems

  • Bathroom furniture

  • Control elements and systems

  • Showers, tubs

  • Toilets

  • Washbasins

  • Faucets & mixers

  • Washstands

  • Towel racks & holders

  • Bathroom cabinets

  • Fxtures and fittings

  • Saunas

  • Whirlpools

1.23 Garden/Outdoor Living

Examples:

  • Garden furniture

  • Garden tables

  • Chairs & benches

  • Outdoor sofas

  • Sun loungers

  • Gardening tools

  • Barbecues

  • Sunshades

  • Lawn mowers

  • Trimmers

  • Irrigation technology

  • Wheelbarrows

  • Outdoor fireplaces

  • Grills

  • Smokers

  • Outdoor pizza ovens

  • Patio heaters

  • Planters & pots

  • Bird feeders & houses

  • Pressure washers

1.24 Building Technology

Examples:

  • Built-in air conditioning

  • Floor stand air purifiers

  • Balconies

  • Conservatories

  • Doors

  • Fittings and systems

  • Garages

  • Gates

  • Switches

  • Door handles

  • Heating technology

  • Plumbing technology

  • Marquees

  • Railings

  • Roofs

  • Security technology

  • Solar systems

  • Smart home products

  • Temperature control technology

  • Windows

1.25 Industry/Tools/Machinery

Examples:

  • Conveyor technology

  • Industrial robots

  • Hoisting technology

  • Industrial scanners

  • Logistic systems

  • Materials handling

  • Production safety

  • Measuring tools

  • Testing technologies

  • Analyzing tools

  • Robotic technology

  • Systems engineering

  • Hand and power tools

  • Construction equipment

  • Components

1.26 Public Use/Retail

Examples:

  • Furniture and furnishing systems for public spaces

  • Bus stops

  • Park infrastructure

  • Playground equipment

  • Social areas

  • Streetlamps

  • ATM systems

  • Exhibition systems

  • Outdoor advertising systems

  • LED screens for events

  • Retail interiors

  • Shop & POS systems

  • Terminals for public spaces

  • Wayfinding

  • Orientation & information infrastructure

1.27 Connected Product Ecosystems

Examples:


A series of a minimum of three connected products coming from three or more areas (i.e. Telecommunication, Kitchen and Watches). The focus of evaluation is on the product design including the interface and connected operation of these devices.

2.01 Beverage Packaging

All types of packaging for alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages such as bottles, containers, tea and coffee packaging.

2.02 Food Packaging

All types of packaging for food and pet food.

2.03 Beauty/Health/Wellness Packaging

All types of packaging for perfume, care products, cosmetics, hygiene products, pharmacy products.

2.04 Medicine / Pharmaceutical Packaging

All types of packaging for medicine, natural remedies and medical products.

2.05 Electronics Packaging

All types of packaging for electronics for example ICT products, laptops, headphones, household appliances.

2.06 Consumer Product Packaging

All types of packaging for products such as jewelry, watches, clothes and accessories, sports articles, toys, music, games and videos.

2.07 Unbranded/B2B Packaging

Non-branded packaging and all types of packaging for industrial and business-to-business products.

3.01 Company Branding

Branding and branding elements focused on companies for example:

  • Corporate identity

  • Company logos

  • Brand colors & materials

  • Corporate fashion

  • Signage

  • Stationary & print collateral

  • Branding guidelines & style guides

3.02 Public & Cause Branding

Branding for public institutions for example:

  • Museums

  • Cities

  • Regions

  • Countries

  • Institutions

  • Foundations

  • NGOs

  • Public organizations and other public institutions including branding for a social, environmental, or political cause

3.03 Product & Service Branding

Branding of specific products or services consisting of for example:

  • Product/service logos

  • Product/service identity

  • Product/service colors & materials

  • Product/service-related fashion

  • Guidelines & style guides

3.04 Campaigns / Advertising

Examples:

  • Campaigns and campaign elements

  • Social media campaigns

  • Influencer marketing

  • Public cause campaigns

  • Banners

  • Direct marketing materials

  • Mailings

  • Newsletters

  • Posters

  • Product and advertising brochures

  • POS advertising

  • Content marketing

  • Out-of-home advertising

3.05 Websites

Examples:

  • Corporate websites

  • Brand sites

  • Shopping sites

  • Web platforms

  • Portfolio websites

  • News & media websites

  • Educational website

  • Government & nonprofit websites

  • Community websites

3.06 Apps / Software

Examples:

  • Productivity software

  • Creative software

  • Communications & collaboration tools

  • Health & fitness apps

  • Shopping apps

  • Social media apps

  • Finance & banking apps

  • Security and privacy software

  • Streaming & entertainment apps

  • Developer tools

3.07 Film / Video / Animation

Examples:

  • Commercials

  • Ads

  • Image videos

  • Corporate films

  • Educational videos

  • Tutorials

  • Music videos

  • Video podcasts

  • Motion graphics

  • 3D animation

  • Stop motion

  • Product videos

  • VR & 360° videos

3.08 Sound / Music Use

Examples:

  • Audio branding

  • Sound logos

  • Brand songs

  • Music for ads

  • Theme music

  • Corporate voices

  • Notification sounds

  • System feedback sounds

  • Audio used in AR/VR

  • Gaming and interactive media

  • Voice assistants

  • Trailers

  • Promo music

3.09 Digital & Print Publications

Examples:

  • Digital or print publications such as books

  • Annual reports and brand publications

  • Calendars

  • Catalogues

  • Posters

  • Comics

  • Magazines

  • Newspapers

3.10 Typography / Signage / Illustration

Examples:

  • Logotypes

  • Typefaces

  • Symbols

  • Pictograms

  • Wayfinding and orientation systems

  • Architectural signage

  • Street & urban signage

  • Event & exhibition signage

  • Editorial illustration

  • Storybook & children's book illustration

  • Educational illustration

  • Character design

  • Medical & scientific illustration

3.11 Data Visualization

All type of data visualization including:

  • Dashboards

  • Infographics

  • AR/VR data visualizations

  • Management overviews

  • Control panels

  • Heatmaps

  • Network visualizations

  • Charts

  • Statistics

  • Maps

  • Timelines

  • Histograms

3.12 Live Event & Exhibition Branding

Examples:

  • Concerts

  • Conferences

  • Executive meetings

  • Company parties

  • Product launches

  • Networking events

  • Festivals

  • Virtual or on-site training sessions

  • Team building activities

  • Virtual and on-site recruiting events

  • Corporate hackathons

  • Experimental marketing activations

3.13 Writing for Design

Examples:

  • Copywriting

  • Taglines

  • Slogans

  • Copywriting

  • Brand & product names

  • Website content

  • Social media copy

  • Email marketing campaigns

  • Video scripts

  • Brochures

  • Headlines

4.01 Residential Interiors

Examples:

  • Residential homes

  • Model appartments

  • Apartments as well as single rooms like bedrooms

  • Dressing rooms

  • Kitchens

  • Living rooms

  • Bedrooms

  • Home offices

  • Dining areas

  • Entryways

  • Outdoor living spaces

  • Private wellness & fitness areas

4.02 Public Space/Mixed Use Interiors

Examples:

  • Administration buildings

  • Government buildings

  • Religious & spiritual spaces

  • Airports

  • Convention centers

4.03 Corporate/Office Interiors

Examples:

  • Banks and financial institutions

  • Service centers

  • Insurance companies

  • Law practices

  • Office buildings

  • Production facilities

4.04 Hotel/Restaurant/Hospitality Interiors

Examples:

  • Hotels

  • Bars

  • Bed & breakfasts

  • Cafés

  • Casinos

  • Lounges

  • Restaurants

  • Spas and recreational areas

  • Resorts & beach clubs

  • Entertainment venues

  • Fine dining

  • Tea houses

  • Lobbies & reception areas

  • Conference and event spaces

  • Staff canteens

4.05 Retail / Service Interiors

Examples

  • Flagship stores

  • Concept stores

  • Real estate sales center interiors

  • Department stores

  • Pop-up shops

  • Supermarkets

  • Electronics & tech stores

  • Kitchen & bathroom showrooms

  • Booksstores

  • Beauty & perfume stores

  • Brand experience centers

4.06 Health/Medical/Scientific Interiors

Examples:

  • Hospitals

  • Clinics & outpatient centers

  • Dental clinics

  • Nursing homes,

  • Mental health facilities

  • Rehabilitation centers

  • Pediatric care centers

  • Veterinary clinics,

  • Medical spas & wellness clinics

  • Pharmacies & medication dispensaries

  • Biotech & pharmaceutical facilities

  • Research facilities

  • Laboratories

4.07 Educational / Institutional Interiors

Examples:

  • Schools

  • Universities

  • Colleges

  • Academies

  • Kindergardens

  • Daycare centers

  • Libraries

  • Auditoriums

  • Lectur

  • Halls & seminar rooms

4.08 Sports / Special Use Interiors

Examples:

  • Gymnasiums & fitness centers

  • Home gyms

  • Dance studios

  • Martial arts

  • Yoga & pilates studios

  • Saunas

  • Boulder halls

  • Bowling alleys

4.09 Art & Cultural Exhibitions / Installations

Examples:

  • Museums

  • Art galleries

  • Concert halls

  • Exhibition halls

  • Cultural centers

  • Theater & performance spaces

  • Cultural heritage sites

  • Installations in public spaces (digital, interactive, brick-and-mortar, etc.) in exhibitions, on sales floors, in shopping malls, at trade fairs, in museums, in urban or outdoor areas

4.10 Trade Fairs / Temporary Exhibitions

Examples:

Exhibition and trade fair architecture as an element of brand, product or service communication.

Experimental and conceptual designs, commissioned works that have not yet been published, studies and research projects, innovative design concepts whose implementation is not planned or expected before 2027, in the following categories:

5.01 Product Concepts

5.02 Packaging Concepts

5.03 Branding & Communication Concepts

5.04 User Experience (UX) Concepts

5.05 User Interface (UI) Concepts

5.06 Service, System & Process Concepts

5.07 Architecture Concepts

5.08 Interior Architecture Concepts

Service design projects which focus on creating or optimizing services by considering all touchpoints of service delivery, ensuring seamless interaction, increased efficiency and high-quality outcomes. It involves designing services that meet both customer needs and organizational goals through a user-centered approach.

System design projects which define the architecture, components, and interactions within a complex system, ensuring that all parts work together efficiently. It is a broader approach that focuses on how individual elements of a system interact to achieve the desired functionality.

Process design projects which focus on defining and organizing the sequence of steps, actions, or interactions required to achieve a specific outcome, whether in technology, workflows, or organizations.

Projects in Service, System & Process Design can be entered into the following categories:

6.01 Retail / Sales

6.02 Transportation / Logistics

6.03 Industry Productivity / Maintenance Systems

6.04 Financial Services / Insurance

6.05 Education / Learning

6.06 Healthcare / Wellness

6.07 Culture / Tourism

6.08 Social Behavior / Responsibility

6.09 Government / Institutions

7.01 Public Architecture/Master Planning

Examples:

  • Civic centers

  • Community buildings

  • Governmental buildings

  • Cultural buildings

  • Libraries

  • Playgrounds

  • Embassies

  • Theatres & opera houses

  • Concert halls

  • Conference centers

  • Coos

  • Religious buildings

  • Roads

  • Bridges

  • Parking facilities

  • Airports

  • Bus stations

  • Port facilities

  • Railway stations

  • Urban master plans

  • Infrastructure master plans

  • City development

7.02 Mixed Use Architecture

Buildings combining different kinds of usage scenarios.

7.03 Landscape Architecture

Examples:

  • Public parks & green spaces

  • Urban plazas & squares

  • Campus landscaping

  • Waterfront development

  • Botanical gardens

  • Resorts and hotel landscapes

7.04 Residential Architecture

Examples:

  • Single-family homes

  • Model houses

  • Townhouses

  • Apartments

  • Condominiums

  • Cottages

  • Costal houses

  • Vacation homes

  • Mansions

  • Multi-unit housing

  • Social housing

  • Student housing

7.05 Commercial Architecture

Examples:

  • Office buildings

  • Production facilities & factories

  • Banks and financial institutions

  • Corporate headquarters

  • Logistic centers

  • Data centers

  • Agricultural buildings

  • Parking facilities

7.06 Hospitality Architecture

Examples:

  • Cafés

  • Casinos

  • Hotels

  • Lounges

  • Restaurants

  • Spas and recreational areas

  • Resorts & beach clubs

  • Entertainment venues

  • Fine dining

  • Cinemas

  • Tea houses

  • Amusement parks

  • Conference and event spaces

  • Staff canteens

7.07 Retail Architecture

Examples:

  • Standalone stores

  • Shopping centers & malls

  • Temporary real estate sales architecture

  • Flagship stores

  • Departments stores

  • Supermarkets & grocery stores

  • Showrooms

  • Pop-up stores

  • Kiosks and market stalls

7.08 Science Facilities / Healthcare Architecture

Examples:

  • Research laboratories & centers

  • Observatories

  • Testing centers

  • Science parks

  • Medical centers

  • Hospitals

  • Care centers

  • Rehabilitation hospitals

  • Clinics

  • Mental health institutions

  • Nursing homes

7.09 Educational / Institutional Architecture

Examples:

  • Schools

  • Universities

  • Colleges

  • Kindergartens

  • Training centers

  • Museums

  • Institutional buildings

7.10 Sports Facilities / Arena Architecture

Examples:

  • Stadiums

  • Arenas

  • Gyms

  • Sport parks

  • Training facilities

  • Racetracks

  • Recreational centers

  • Sport courts

  • Golf clubhouses

  • Climbing centers

8.01 Product UX

Projects focusing on the user experience of products.

8.02 Vehicle / Mobility UX

Projects focusing on the user experience of vehicles and mobility systems.

8.03 Entertainment / Gaming UX

Projects focusing on the user experience in entertainment and gaming.

8.04 Health / Wellness UX

Projects focusing on the user experience in health and wellness.

8.05 Retail / Banking UX

Projects focusing on the user experience in retail and banking.

8.06 Workplace / Production UX

Projects focusing on the user experience in workplaces and production.

8.07 Education / Creative Tools UX

Projects focusing on the user experience in education and creation.

9.01 Product Interfaces

Digital interfaces for physical objects. To put it simply: everything that happens on the screen of a product.

9.02 Interfaces for Digital Media

Interfaces for non-physical entries. For example: websites, apps and software.

Evaluation Criteria for Online Preselection and Final Jury

The jury will use updated criteria to evaluate the entries, which have been developed with international design experts.The criteria will be used by the jurors to give scores to individual aspects of each entry.

Online Preselection

Leading international design experts will use the digital material submitted with the registration to choose 50 per cent of the entries to take part in the Final Jury. Each registration will be judged according to a scorecard and you as a participant will be given insight into the jury’s judgement.

When an entry is selected for the Final Jury, it has to participate in the Final Jury and the jury fee has to be paid for each selected entry.

Participants with entries selected for the Final Jury and who have paid the jury fee for these entries receive the title “finalists” and can communicate this status.

There will not be a special logo for finalists.

Final Jury

In March 2022, around 75 experts from all over the world will come together to select the winners in the iF DESIGN AWARD 2022. The jury session will last for three days. Behind closed doors, the jury will examine, touch, explore, test, analyze and, most importantly, thoroughly discuss all entries. The jurors will be announced by October 2021. Applying for an award does not mean you will win one. The jury’s decision is final; there is no legal recourse.

Idea

Relevance: 
Is it relevant?

Fit for purpose:
Is the idea appropriate?

Form

Aesthetics: 
Is it beautiful?

Emotional appeal:
Does it engage the user?

Execution*:
Is it made well?

*Not judged in online preselection for categories with physical entries

Function

Usability*:
Can it be used with ease?

Efficiency*:
Does it work well?

User Benefit: 
Does it serve the user?

*Not judged in online preselection for categories with physical entries

Differentiation

Innovation:
Is it new?

Brand Differentiation:
Does it support the brand?

Impact

Social Benefit: 
Does it serve society?

Sustainability: 
Is it sustainable?

Presentation to Online Preselection

The Online Preselection is a digital assessment by our jurors. The data of the registered entry forms the basis for this evaluation process.

Please enter the following information for each entry:

  • Basic: Discipline and category, entry name and type of entry

  • Images: 4 up to 7 key images of your product/entry (File size: max. 5 MB, JPG, RGB, Landscape 4:3, max. 15 megapixel)

  • Description: Short description (max. 650 characters in total). No advertising text.

  • Criteria: Short description of each criteria.

  • Addresses: Manufacturer or client (max. 2 addresses) and designer/design studio (max. 5 addresses)

  • Media: PDF file, video link or link

FURTHER INFORMATIONS

PDF

Upload a PDF file containing images, drawings , plans, layouts and descriptive text. The content should not be identical to the registration form. It must contain additional information explaining your entry more in detail.

  • Language: English

  • Number of pages: maximum of 8 pages

  • File size: maximum 10 MB

  • Format: Landscape

  • Screen resolution: 2560x 1440 pixels

Media Link

Enter a link to a website, microsite, App Store, Google Play Store or an online video platform like YouTube, Vimeo or any other domain which is accessible in Germany. If a password is required, please enter it in the labelled field.
Videos must be in English or with English subtitles and must be no longer than 2 minutes.

The URL must be live and accessible until 31 March 2022.

More specific requirements

All data from tab “Media” will be used for the jury evaluation process only. They will not be published!

Please enter at least one media: PDF file or video link.

Describe your product from the designer's perspective. Do not use any advertising text, give fact-based information. Focus on materials, ergonomics, functions, scale, innovation, production details, etc.

Present as many product photos as possible including close-ups. Do not use renderings, present your product with real photos. Show the product in relation to a human being.

Support your data with a video. Do not provide any advertising videos, use a fact-based presentation video!
Give a personal introduction of the product or show the unboxing. The video does not have to be expensive and can be done with your smartphone.

Discipline Product

Please enter at least one media: PDF file or video link.

Describe your product from the designer's perspective. Do not use any advertising text, give fact-based information. Focus on materials, ergonomics, functions, scale, innovation, production details, etc.

Present as many product photos as possible including close-ups. Do not use renderings, present your product with real photos. Show the product in relation to a human being.

Support your data with a video. Do not provide any advertising videos, use a fact-based presentation video!
Give a personal introduction of the product or show the unboxing. The video does not have to be expensive and can be done with your smartphone.

Please enter at least one media: PDF file or video link.

Describe your packaging design from the designer's perspective. Do not use any advertising text, give fact-based information. Focus on graphic and structural design, considering aspects such as typography, artwork, the logo or brand name, use of color, as well as structural aspects such as shape, form, silhouette and materials.

Present as many photos of the packaging as possible including close-ups. Do not use renderings, present your entry with real photos.

Support your data with a video. Do not provide any advertising videos, use a fact-based presentation video!
Give a personal introduction of the packaging design, show the unboxing. The video does not have to be expensive and can be done with your smartphone.

Describe your project from a communication designer’s perspective.

For websites, microsites, landing pages, social media sites, online shops, etc. please enter the direct link. If the site is not available in English language, explain it with a PDF presentation including screenshots. For Apps you must provide a PDF or video demo version. In addition, you can also enter the download link of the App Store or Google Play Store, but keep in mind that we cannot guarantee that a judge will download an app on a private device. Therefore, a demo version or a screenshot presentation is strongly recommended.

Films and videos must be published on a video platform like YouTube or Vimeo. It is not possible to upload any video files on our server.

For corporate identity, branding or advertising projects as well as for magazines, etc. please enter at least one media: PDF file or video link.

Please enter at least one media: PDF file or video link.

A PDF file should include floor plans, layout and a detailed project description.

Describe your project from the point of view of an architect or interior designer. Focus on the overall concept, materials, aesthetics, environmental aspects from a visual, contextual and cultural perspective, quality, materials and sustainability, commerciality, etc.

Support your data with a video, if available.

Please enter at least one media: PDF file or video link.

Describe the concept from the designer’s perspective. Focus on the idea, innovation, aesthetics, functionality, material, impact, emotional aspects, differentiation, realization possibilities, etc.

Support your data with a video, if available.

A PDF file including a combination of images, plans, layouts and fact-based text is mandatory. In addition, you can add a video link or a link to a website.

To explain your service design projects as best as possible, please try to find answers to the following questions:

  • What was the design challenge of your project?

  • Who are the customers and the relevant stakeholders? How they were involved?

  • Explain the process

  • What methods have been applied? What did you learn about the customer perspective?

  • Was there a test phase?

  • What were the results for customers or relevant stakeholders?

  • Are the results useful and serviceable for the customers and efficient and unique for the company?

A PDF file including a combination of images, plans, layouts and project description is mandatory. In addition, you can add a video link or a link to a website.

Describe your project from the view of an UX designer. Focus on the overall concept, solution process, improvement, innovation, relevance, etc. and point out the experience of the user/customer.

Please enter at least one media: PDF file or video link.

Describe the user interface from a designer’s perspective. Focus on technology, functionality and usability, the interactivity and interaction content, emotional aspects, etc.

Present as many photos as possible showing the different views/screens oft the user interface. Add photos of the UI in context with the hardware/product.

Support your data with a demo video. The video does not have to be expensive and can be done with your smartphone.

Presentation to Final Jury

For the final jury you can choose between a digital or physical presentation for disciplines Product, Packaging, Communication and User Interfaces.

Entries in the other disciplines have to be presented with digital media. The requirements for each discipline are the same as for the Online Preselection.

For the physical presentation please note the following requirements:

Discipline Product, Packaging and UI

Please ship a physical sample for the jury evaluation.

For a series at least one element must be submitted as an original product; further elements can be submitted in print format (brochure or charts/boards).

Discipline Communication

Categories: Corporate Identity / Branding, Magazines / Press / Publishing, Campaigns / Advertising, Annual Reports, Typography / Signage

Brochures, books, annual reports, calendars, catalogues, magazines etc. should be submitted as original items. One or two copies are enough, preferable the English version.

Posters must be mounted on cardboard (no larger than DIN A1).

If you would like to present your entry on boards, please submit a maximum of 8 boards (no lager than DIN A1).

Shipment of physical submissions

If your entry has been selected for the Final Jury, you can choose between a physical or digital presentation. In case of physical presentation, you will be asked to enter logistic information on your entry.

You have to send an original sample to the jury location in Berlin, Germany. We will inform you about the delivery address and shipping details later.

Shipping period: 21 January to 11 March 2022

Please note: We will refuse to accept entries delivered before 21 January 2022.

DATES

Early bird registration
30 June 2021

Regular registration
15 October 2021

Last chance registration
19 November 2021

Online preselection
10 - 14 January 2022

Results online preselection
20 January 2022

Shipment of entries to jury
21 Jan - 11 March 2022
Only for entries which have qualified for the iF Final Jury!

Jury session
29 - 31 March 2022
Berlin, Germany

Publication
April 2022
Publication in iF WORLD DESIGN GUIDE, press releases, iF design app, newsletter

Awards ceremony
16 May 2022
iF design award night at the Friedrichstadt-Palast in Berlin, Germany

FEES AT A GLANCE

Registration fees per entry

Discipline: Product, Packaging, Communication, Interior Architecture, Professional Concept, Service Design, Architecture, User Experience, User Interface

Registration by 30 June 2021:
EUR 250
Registration by 15 October 2021:
EUR 350
Registration by 19 November 2021:
EUR 450

  • The registration has to be paid to participate.

  • It covers the costs for the organization and execution of the Online Preselection.

  • You will receive an invoice via email within 2 weeks after submission of the online registration.

  • The invoice can be paid via bank transfer or credit card.

Jury fee per entry

EUR 200

Disciplines:

Products, Packaging, Communication, Interior Architecture, Professional Concept, Service Design, Architecture, User Experience, User Interface

Special offer until 15 October 2021: every second registration is free of charge.

The registrations have to be done from one 'my iF account' to qualify for this offer. The registrations have to be done within one registration period (early / regular). Registrations done in separate registration periods can not be combined. The offer only applies to the registration fee.

The jury fee has to be paid for each entry selected in the Online Preselection for the Final Jury. Participation in the Final Jury is mandatory for all entries selected.

The jury fee includes organization and assessment process. You will receive an invoice via email at the beginning of February. The invoice can be paid via bank transfer or credit card. As participant you must pay all transport, customs and insurance fees.

Fees for award winners per entry

Discipline:

Product, Packaging
EUR 2,700

Communication, Interior Architecture, Professional Concept, Service Design, Architecture, User Experience, User Interface
EUR 1,800

This fee is a mandatory fee for each awarded entry.

The entries selected by the jury will receive the iF DESIGN AWARD. Upon the granting of the award, award winners are obliged to accept the 'winners' package and to pay the relevant fee listed in the price list for each awarded entry.

All fees are listed as net amounts. VAT may have to be added depending on the type of service and on the participant’s place of residence.

Benefits for Winners

The winners package includes the following services:

  • iF jury feedback chart: Get detailed insights into the evaluation of your entry

  • Use of iF winner’s logo with no time limit

  • Two free copies of the display certificate and in addition: paper certificates as pdf files

  • Presentation in the new iF design app

  • Presentation of your awarded entry in the iF WORLD DESIGN GUIDE with no time limit

  • A free company profile which is automatically published in the iF WORLD DESIGN GUIDE

  • iF top label:  A team, studio or company has the chance to receive several iF top labels for excellence in different areas

  • Text modules for your own press, PR measures and social media activities

  • NEW: Digital winners’ campaign: Our online marketing campaign will highlight the winners with the digital spotlight

  • Invitation to iF design award night 2022

For more information please click here.

Registration

Registrations are possible only online. Please enter the following information in each form:

  • Basic:Discipline and category, entry name and type of entry

  • Images: 4 up to 7 key images of your product/entry (File size: max. 5 MB, JPG, RGB, Landscape 4:3, max. 15 megapixel)

  • Description: Short description (max. 650 characters in total). No advertising text

  • Criteria: Short description of each criteria

  • Addresses: Manufacturer or client (max. 2 addresses) and designer/designstudio (max. 5 addresses)

  • Media: PDF file or video link or link

product series / packaging series can be registered as one entry. All elements of the series must be available to the jury. At least one element must be submitted as an original product; further elements can be submitted in print format (brochure or charts/boards) or on request with digital media. In addition, please enter the following information in the online registration form:

  • Basic: Click the field 'Type of entry': Series of …

  • Images: Upload images that show all elements of the series

  • Description: Specify that your entry is a product series

  • Logistics: Click the field 'This entry represents a product family or series' and enter the number of elements that will be presented to the jury

All entries must be less than two years old at the date of registration or must be launched, published or realized in 2022. Future-oriented, professional concepts and studies whose implementation is not planned or expected before 2023 can be entered in discipline Professional Concept. Projects that were realized solely for the purposes of participating in the iF DESIGN AWARD as well as student concepts are not eligible.

To take part, you must accept these Terms of Participation of the iF DESIGN AWARD 2022 and the general terms and conditions.

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