Design Competition: Green Life

Deadline: 25th August '09

As an attempt to raise awareness of the importance of going Green, Incheon International Design Awards (iida) and Designboom have launched a Green Design & Daily Life competition which challenges designers to come up with an original concept which promotes the harmonious co-existence of humans and nature.

The competition is open to both design students and professionals across the world. Entries will be received in the following three categories.

Category 1: Green Design for Humans

Products and household items made of organic materials or recycled materials: green    designs to save energy and protect the environment.
IT devices, home appliances, automobiles or packaging: green designs combined with state-of-the-art technologies to suggest a new lifestyle.

Category 2: City and Green Design

* Green design to improve city environment and its visual components.
Street furniture, architecture, interior design, light: green designs for future cities that   apply environmentally-friendly concepts or alternative energy to urban environment.

Category 3: Green Design and Communication

* Visual design of promotional materials or advertises for green design.
*Other forms of green design: movie clips, character designs, animation films or
  illustrations.

Winners will be given an opportunity to exhibit their designs at DESIGN KOREA 2009, one of the most prestigious design exhibitions in Korea.

1st award: one winner, $5,000 / + travel expense to the ceremony
2nd awards: two winners, $3,000 each / + travel expense to the ceremony
3rd awards: three winners, $2,000 each / + travel expense to the ceremony
Netizen's choice awards: three winners, $1,000 each
People's choice awards: three winners, $1,000 each

For full details of the competition and to register visit:
www.designboom.com
www.iida.kr