Elite Design Awards

The Elite Design Awards recognizes and honors top-notch pieces of design worldwide, ranging from renowned designers, eminent brands, to colossal agencies. We hold firm beliefs that through first-class designs, we are able to fabricate an ameliorate future where these masterpieces reach all corners scattered across the globe.

At the awards, we celebrate outstanding establishments of all classifications in design, through dissecting how each delineation impacts their respective fields. With our immersive experience in contact with top designs over the past years, being able to comprehend the deepest designs and the excellence they carry is part of our specialty.

Forge your design empire as an Elite with us.

Entry Information

The Elite Design Awards implements a user-oriented interface, designed to ease submission processes to make time for enhancing entries.

Elite Design Awards welcomes designers, architectures, design artists, design agencies and all individuals thriving in the field to enter and attain a different kind of achievement that sets you apart from the competition.

Enter Awards

Create a profile, select your fields of excellence, and emerge as a victor. It’s that simple.

Elite Design Awards - Online Registration
Step 1
Online Registration
Elite Design Awards - Online Submission
Step 2
Online Submission
Elite Design Awards - Entry Evaluation
Step 3
Entry Evaluation
Elite Design Awards - Winners Selection
Step 4
Winners Selection

Entry Brief:
It is recommended that you keep your synopsis to approximately 350 words. We suggest you utilize this section of your entry to elaborate on the piece as well as the creativity and originality of your idea. The brief should strengthen your entry, as well as providing the jury a better understanding of your project. A written translation or adaptation must accompany non-English entries.

Image Submission:
The submissions should be saved in a flattened JPEG or JPG format. (keep them under 4MB, 1,200px wide is preferable, 300dpi, RGB).

Video / Audio Submission:
Entries with audio/video must be submitted with a direct URL that will take judges directly to the work:
Upload video/audio to Vimeo/YouTube/Youku.
Paste the URL link into the URL field.

Enter Awards

In the Elite Design Awards, there are THREE (3) levels of achievements:

  • Platinum Elite (85-100 points)
  • Gold Elite (70-84 points)
  • Silver Elite : (50-69 points)

The number of awards presented by Elite Design Awards is determined by the number of submissions in a given category, the scoring range and the number of tie scores.

Enter Awards

Judges are senior-level, experienced in their field/industry, including creative designers and art directors from international agencies, architects, fashion designers, interior designers, product designers, educators, marketers or business owners. Judges are selected based on experience, credibility and availability.

Judging is blind. All entrant information is removed from entries to prevent bias/conflict of interest. Judges score on a scale of 1-100, based on the below criteria:

  • Creativity / Originality / Concept / Idea
  • Content / Brief / Objective / Planning / Execution
  • Innovation / Technology
  • Quality / Functionality / Sustainability
  • Overall Impression / Wow! Factor / Memorable

Nominate a Juror

With Elite Design Awards and the influence of IAA, have your accomplishments publicized to competitors and audiences globally. Not only will you gain one of the ultimate recognitions there is to design, but also proving to be part of the professional circle in the field where you are surrounded by individuals of similar thoughts and foresights.

When your design bears the Elite Design Awards title, you are already attracting substantial publicity and attention, which will draw in huge collaboration opportunities.

More Reasons To Join

Deadline & Fees

The entry fees for Elite Design Awards vary based on the period of submission, starting from $350 at the official launch of the competition. If your entry successfully wins one of our awards, a winners’ package is mandatory to have your design published on our official website, in addition to extensive publications and advertising on the network.

2023
Entry Period
Early Bird
(Jan 16 - Feb 17, 2023)
Regular
(Feb 18 - Mar 17, 2023)
Final
(Mar 18 - Apr 14, 2023)
Final Extension
(Apr 15 - May 12, 2023)
Professional 1st
Entry
$350 $400 $450 $500
Additional
Category
$250 $300 $350 $400
Additional
Entry
$350 $400 $450 $500

* For further details of the Winner’s Package, click here to explore your perks and rewards.

* Fees are non-refundable. Withdrawn entries (whether withdrawn by an entrant or by the Elite Design Awards for entrant’s failure to comply with the entry rules) will NOT be refunded.

* Multiple entries must be submitted at the same time as your first entry in order to be counted as an “additional category”. An entry submitted at a later time will be counted as a “first entry”.

PROJECT DATE
Work submitted must have been created within the last 5 years.

Why Elite Design Awards

With Elite Design Awards and the influence of IAA, have your accomplishments publicized to competitors and audiences globally. Not only will you gain one of the ultimate recognitions there is to design, but also proving to be part of the professional circle in the field where you are surrounded by individuals of similar thoughts and foresights.

When your design bears the Elite Design Awards title, you are already attracting substantial publicity and attention, which will draw in huge collaboration opportunities.

  1. LASTING BRILLIANCE

    Winning the Elite Design Awards serves as one of the most prestigious achievements that will last for years.

  1. INDUSTRIAL BENCHMARKING

    The Elite Design Awards sets you apart from competitors, as well as the quality of the achievements itself.

  1. ALL EYES ON YOU

    Further enhance your brand awareness to different target audience, when you attract gazes with the spotlight shining over your designs.

  1. ELITE AWARD-WINNING PROFILE

    Be recognized for your stunning designs displayed on the official website, adding a grand title to your profile.

  1. ENHANCE INTERNATIONAL CREDIBILITY

    Winning in the Elite Design Awards carries your brand and product to be far more visible on the international market. Augment you or your brands’ credibility and strengthen the trust between you and your customers.

  1. COLLABORATION OR PARTNERSHIPS OF THE CENTURY

    IAA brings you clients with huge potential, as you gain more opportunities to be in contact with brands or world-famous professionals.

  1. GLOBAL NETWORK EXPANSION

    Network with other leading designers or agencies of the same caliber, and build lasting relationships with mutual and enormous benefits.

  1. REPUTABLE BLIND JUDGING

    Over 20 international jurors evaluate your work each year.

  1. 5 YEARS RECOGNITION

    Presentable individual grand winner pages displayed on the Elite Design Awards’ website for 5 years.

  1. A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF AWARD CONNECTIONS

    Be exposed to international brands and organizations of extensive industries through 18 other preeminent awards.

  1. EXPAND YOUR CIRCLE

    Allow your brand to do the talking and attract customers to bring in even more customers.

  1. LASTING MEDIA EXPOSURE

    Widespread the news of your success and garner global attention.