2011 IDSA IDEA® awards

The IDSA IDEA® awards have been called “the Oscar’s of design” …and for good reason!

Started in 1980 by The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), the International Design Excellence Awards program (IDEA) fosters business and public understanding about the impact of design excellence on the quality of life and the economy. While the IDEA program is considered the preeminent design competition in the United States, its scope and influence reach far beyond U.S. boundaries.

What makes IDEA THE design competition to enter?

The Entrants

Thousands of products and designs are submitted each year, but only a few emerge with a coveted IDEA award. With entrants from countries as far-reaching as Japan, Croatia, Brazil and New Zealand and a continuing upward trend in international participation, the IDEA awards highlight the best in design from around the world.

The Winners’ Circle

IDEA winners demonstrate how good design and smart business thinking can elevate a product from the ordinary to the extraordinary. Past winners like Apple, fuseproject, Mitsubishi, IDEO, and Samsung represent a cross-section of the economy, design and business elite. A winners’ circle that includes students, high profile brands, household names and innovative designs for the future reflect the scope and reach of the design discipline itself.

 

TIMELINE

December 1, 2010	Contest opens for entries
Jan 28, 2011, 11:59 PM PT	Regular application deadline
Feb 04, 2011, 11:59 PM PT	Late application deadline*
Week of March 07, 2011	Finalist notification
TBD	Final judging event
week of April 20, 2011	Winners notified
June 2011	Winners announced
September 17, 2011	IDEA ceremony at the IDSA International Conference in New Orleans, LA

ENTRY COST
IDSA Member - $250 per entry
Non-member - $350 per entry
Student with ID - $100 per entry
Late fee - $150 per entry
FINALISTS ONLY: Hanging Fee for 2^nd round of judging: $250 per entry/ $75 for Students

Link to IDEA 2011 page on IDSA.org