universal design award 2012

The universal design award is an international award which takes place once a year since 2008.

Category Award / Open to Students
Type International, Award, Open, Single-Stage, Onymous
Genre Communication, Graphic, Interior, Product, Public, Transportation
Country Germany
RegDeadline 20 December 20 2011 GoogleCal iCal
20 February 2012 (Must be Received) GoogleCal
Eligibility Product designers, Graphic designers, Design-/advertising agencies, Manufacturers, Service providers and service designers, Architects, Interior designers, Interest groups, Students in the fields of product and graphic design, interior architecture and ar

Categories
- Residential: Living area, Kitchen, Bathroom, Bedroom, Garden, Houses / Flats, Lighting, Further categories in Residential
- Phone/Entertainment: Telephones, Mobile telephones, Audio/Video, Computers, Accessories, Further categories in Phone/Entertainment
- Leisure/Lifestyle: Fashion/Sports apparel, Outdoors, Fitness, Travel, Accessories, Further categories in Leisure/Lifestyle
- Mobility: Mobility aids, Public transit, Bicycles, Cars, Motorcycles, Accessories, Further categories in Mobility
- Work: Workplace, Work equipment, Commercial vehicles, Further categories in Work
- Public areas: Municipal buildings and parks, Central building control systems, Arts & culture, Sports facilities, Hotels, Restaurants, Shops, Lighting, Further categories in Public areas
- Communication: Marketing, Advertising, Packaging, Instructions, Further categories in communication
- Services: Support, Safety/Security, Repairs, Shopping services, Further categories in Services/Servicedesign
Assisted Living: assisted living includes products, architecture and services for people in special situations which help preserve and promote a lifestyle which is as independent as possible

Jury
Prof. Fritz Frenkler (Munich, Germany)
Competent jurors and Consumer jurors

Prize
Logo and stickers, exhibition, award ceremony, publication

Entry Fee
Professional: EUR 600 per entry(* Obligatory charges for all award-winning entries: EUR 1,175)
Student: EUR 50 per entry(* Obligatory charges for all award-winning entries: EUR 100)

Entries
Products, Models, Prototypes etc.

Submission Address
Kühne und Nagel
Frau Michaela Busch
Karlsruher Str.4
D-30880 Laatzen
Germany

Timetable
Expert adjudication: February 22, 2012
Consumer adjudication: February 25, 2012
Notification of adjudication results: By February 28, 2012
Presentation of winners at CeBIT 2010: April 23-27,2012
Awards ceremony: April 26, 2012, at HANNOVER FAIR 2012

Links
Past winners

Organizer
universal design GmbH

Official Website
http://www.ud-germany.de/cms/ud/en/