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iF communication design award 2014

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01. digital media open close

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 open close

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 open close

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 open close

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 open close

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 open close

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.

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iF communication design award 2014

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01. digital media openclose

02. product interfaces openclose

03. print media openclose

04. crossmedia openclose

05. corporate architecture openclose

06. research & development | professional concepts openclose