01. digital media
01.01 corporate websites
Permanent online representation of companies, products, people, etc.
01.02 public service websites
Permanent online representation of public institutions and services
For example: Museums, leisure centers, cities, local communities, online reference tools
01.03 community | networking websites
For example:Social media, social networking, business networking, web portals, photo- and video communities, forums
01.04 e-zine | e-papers
Online magazines and newspapers, corporate annual reports
01.05 online shops | e-commerce
Online portals with a representation of the complete shopping workflow
01.06 microsites
For example: Landing pages, promotional sites, brand sites
01.07 web tv
Television services on the Internet
01.08 digital advertising
For example: Newsletters, banners, email campaigns, web ads
01.09 online | offline applications
Web- and PC applications
For example: End user software, screen savers, games
01.10 mobile applications
Applications for mobile end user devices
For example: Information services & applications, games, city guides, mobile TV, mobile shopping
01.11 moving images
For example: Trailers, film animation, motion picture communication
01.12 crossmedia digital
Products combining at least two different digital elements; these elements can belong to different categories
For example: Corporate websites, mobile applications
02. product interfaces
All graphical user interfaces such as:
Application software, barrier-free interfaces, building control systems, building control devices, industrial interfaces, interactive manuals, cameras, kitchen interfaces, lighting control systems, media facades, medical & health care interfaces, cell phones, MP3 players, navigation systems, touch screens, etc.
03. print media
03.01 corporate design
Print products in the area of company profiling and image building
For example: Signets and logos, branding, self-presentations, company presentations, CD manuals, image brochures, posters
03.02 information media
Print products focusing on presenting information or documentation
For example: User manuals, product documentation, B2B media, specialist books, school books
03.03 advertising media
Promotional print products
For example: Mailings, consumer advertising, specialist advertising, product & advertising brochures, posters, promotional materials of any kind
03.04 corporate communication
Print products in the area of corporate and financial reporting and communication
For example: Corporate reports, annual reports, anniversary publications, company & employee handbooks
03.05 product communication
Print products in the area of product communication
For example: Product presentations, CD/DVD covers, games
03.06 publishing
Print products in the area of publishing
For example: Newspapers, magazines, books, coffee-table books, calendars, catalogues, ilustrations, comics
04. crossmedia
04.01 advertising | campaigns
Design of advertising messages and campaigns that link different media in terms of contents and design; as a minimum, digital and print media have to be linked
04.02 corporate design
Mixed media corporate design implementations; as a minimum, digital and print media have to be linked.
04.03 events
Events where different media are linked up in terms of contents and design.
05. corporate architecture / interior design
05.01 exhibitions | trade fairs
Exhibition and trade fair architecture as an element of brand communication
05.02 shops | showrooms
Retail architecture as an element of brand communication
05.03 architecture | interior design
Permanent buildings, structures and spaces
For example: Office buildings, production buildings, administration buildings, buildings in public spaces, banks, insurance companies, government agencies, clinics, professional practices, all types of workplaces
05.04 hotels | spas | catering & hospitality
For example: Hotels, guesthouses, spas and wellness areas, restaurants, cafés, bistros, bars, lounges, casinos, staff canteens
05.05 communication media in architecture and public spaces
For example: Electronic information systems, large billboards, infographics, 3D graphics, wayfinding and orientation systems, signets, pictograms
05.06 installations in public spaces
Digital, interactive or ‘bricks-and-mortar’ installations in public spaces
For example: On sales floors, in shopping malls, at trade fairs, in exhibitions, in museums, in cities, in landscapes
06. research & development | professional concepts
Experimental and conceptual designs that were created on the designer’s own initiative
- Commissioned works that have not yet been published
- Studies and research projects
- Innovative design concepts
Eligible for submission are professional works by companies, agencies, designers, institutes and universities (no student projects). The decision as to whether an entry will be accepted rests with iF.