What do you know about the IDA Design Award?

It doesn’t matter what field these products are in. Products in various fields such as lighting design can also participate in this competition. But these products must be useful, creative and practical. Also, beauty, innovation and making life easier can influence the judges’ opinions.

One of the prestigious and attractive awards in the field of design is IDA.

What do you know about the IDA Design Award?

There are many awards for designers and every year different competitions are held in different countries so that outstanding designers can showcase their works and young, promising designers can be identified. One of the prestigious and attractive awards in the field of design is IDA. The International Design Awards, abbreviated as IDA, is held every year and many people submit their works in different fields to participate in this competition. In this article from the Elora Blog, we intend to provide more information about the International Design Award. Stay with us until the end.

What is the International Design Award?

We must say that the International Design Award competition should actually be considered an attractive event for designers. This competition and event is to identify and celebrate people who can use creativity, imagination and many other things in their designs. You should know that the IDA Award was created by a group called Farmani Group. This group started this annual competition in 2007 with the aim of discovering and introducing emerging talents in different fields of design. The founders of this competition believe that the principle of social proof should be considered one of the most important factors influencing consumer decision-making. This has made the IDA competition one of the most competitive events held in the field of design.

The slogan of the International Design Awards event is “Be recognized worldwide with your creative projects”. This competition is held in different fields. These fields include:

·        Architecture

·        Interior Design

·        Product Design

·       Graphic Design

·        Fashion Design

These fields and the competitiveness of this competition have made many architects, interior designers, product designers, graphic artists and fashion designers like to participate in this competition. This wide acceptance is one of the other factors that has increased the prestige of the IDA event. There are two important awards in this competition, which are:

·       Designer of the Year

·        Emerging Designer of the Year

It is not bad to know that this competition is held every year in Los Angeles, USA, and many designers are connected to prominent companies and potential clients. This has made designers who participate in this event, especially young designers and those who win, have a better future waiting for them.

What works can be entered in the IDA competition?

You should know that participating in the IDA competition is not that difficult. There are only two very important things to note in this regard. The first point is that all works must have been produced in the last 5 years and older works cannot be entered into this competition. The other thing is that projects can be conceptual, ongoing or completed in the fields we introduced in the previous section. You should also know that you can only submit 10 images for each work.

Note that the jury will review the works according to the principle of copyright. Other factors that influence their judgment include compliance with different standards, creativity, design trends and many more. Other rules for participating in this competition include the following.

·       Complete the registration form and submit your work

·        Upload up to 10 images of your work

·        A brief description of the project in about 600 words

·        Names of those who participated in this design, such as the company, designer, and other individuals

·        Submit a PDF file containing additional details about the work

·        File names must only contain letters or numbers.

·        There must be an image on each side of the work.

·        Files must be cropped in 3:4 format and have at least 1000 pixels.

·        Image files must be in PNG or JPG format and their size must be less than 4 MB.

How much does it cost to participate in the International Design Awards event?

The cost of participating in the International Design Awards varies depending on whether the work is a student or a professional. Also, things like registering on time and early or late affect the cost paid by individuals. In general, students must pay at least $80 to participate in this competition, and professionals must pay $250.

What prizes do winners receive from the International Design Award?

As we mentioned, participating in the International Design Award (IDA) has many benefits such as recognition, finding potential clients, and many more. But the most important prizes that winners receive are:

·        Certificate of winning the competition

·        Inclusion of the name and work in the IDA annual design book

·        Display of the winners’ works in a special exhibition

·       Display of the works on all social media and the festival website

·        Registration of the winners’ names and works on the website and the winners’ gallery section

These things can make the designers’ resumes much stronger.

Important things in different fields of IDA

As we mentioned in the previous sections, the International Design Award is held in five different sections. In each