iF Design

The award winners of the iF gold award will be announced at the awards ceremony. The awarding of these special prizes is carried out in a dedicated ceremony each year.

The iF material award yearbook, a comprehensive and attractive document, is a constant and important part of the competition. All award-winning contributions to the iF material award will be published, including two images, information on the designer and a description in both English and German. This excellent publication serves as a reference tool all over the world and is therefore a great advertising instrument for each participant. Each award winner will receive two copies of the iF material award yearbook 2010. The official publication date is the date of the awards ceremony. The publication of all award-winning contributions in the iF material award yearbook is obligatory for all award winners.

The award winners will be presented in the course of the HANNOVER MESSE. Participation in the exhibition is compulsory for winners of an iF award.

With some 3.5 million page views per month, the iF website is one of the most popular design platforms on the Internet. Visitors from over 100 countries come to find information about the iF competitions. All award-winning contributions will be represented with up to two images and a description in German and English. This exhibition is not limited in duration.

All award winners of the iF competitions will receive points in the iF ranking. 20 points are given for winning an iF award. For gold award winners, 100 points will be given to both the designers in the iF ranking creative and the manufacturers or clients in the iF ranking company. The basis for the iF ranking is formed by all iF competitions run throughout the last three years. The iF ranking is updated after each new awards ceremony.

Clients and partners should know when a contribution has successfully distinguished itself from the rest and received the popular iF label in this international competition. In order to make the most of this image-promoting factor, we offer all award winners a number of efficient advertising tools:

• Certificate for all award winners
• iF sculpture for all award winners of the iF gold award
• iF award winner logo for download
• iF winners' manual
• Print template iF sticker
• Publication of an advertisement in the iF material award yearbook

Before, during and after the competition iF's comprehensive PR work ensures that the iF material award will receive a great deal of attention in the national and international press. In economics and lifestyle magazines, in the specialized design press, in daily and weekly newspapers as well as in radio and TV, there will be reports about the outstanding quality of the award-winning submissions. This thorough press coverage is based on longstanding contacts to more than 100 media representatives, not only in Germany but also worldwide. With this comprehensive communication package, iF achieves optimal publicity for the award winners and their great professional success.