2017 SEGD Global Design Awards
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The 2017 SEGD Global Design Awards are now closed. The award winners were announced at a special awards celebration at the SEGD 2017 Conference: Experience Miami on the 6-8 June in Miami.

See all the award winning projects in the 2017 Winners Gallery

The 2018 awards will open the 1 December 2017

 

The 2017 SEGD Global Design Awards regular entries close 01.31.2017.

Winning entries will be announced and celebrated at a dedicated SEGD Global Design Awards ceremony at the SEGD Conference Experience Miami. Look at the 2016 Winners gallery as a reference point for what to enter.

Since 1987, the SEGD Global Design Awards have set the standard of excellence for experiential graphic design—honoring design work that connects people to place by providing direction, content, and compelling experiences in public spaces.

Winning projects have ranged from interactive multimedia environments to complex hospital wayfinding systems and from branded corporate environments to museum exhibitions. Retail and interior projects, architectural signing, public art, design research, and books have also won awards. Students compete along with professionals and often win Merit and Honor awards.

Awards are conferred by multi-disciplinary, international juries. Past jurors have included Henry Beer, Peter Dixon, Sue Gould, Graham Hanson, Lars Uwe Bleher, David Vanden-Eynden, Kelly Kolar, Ken Carbone, Mitchell Mauk, Ronald Shakespear, David Gibson, Paul Prejza, Lance Wyman, and Virginia Gehshan.

Download submission guidelines in English.
View last year's winners.

What can you enter?

Here are some ideas of types of projects you could enter under the above seven categories.
Matrix of Options

Questions? 

Do you have burning questions about the 2016 SEGD Global Design Awards? Call or emailJennette Foreman, +1-202-638-5555.

 

What People Are Saying About the Design Awards

We constantly hear feedback about the high standards that the SEGD Global Design Awards set because of the rigor of the jury process.

 

"We only enter two awards, the SEGD Global Design Awards and the Type Directors Club." - Paula Scher, Pentagram

"For EGD practitioners, the SEGD design awards is the only competition that matters. But you gotta be in it to win it!" -David Vanden-Eynden, FSEGD

"Like most studios, we have reduced our involvement in competitions for financial reasons and lack of return on investment for ourselves and our clients. That said, we continue to make exceptions for those--such as SEGD--that represent the best of a specific design discipline. The SEGD Design Awards bring prestige and a return on investment by validating the caliber of work we provide. And a winning project adds to our clients' cachet."  - Tom Marquardt, Design Collaboratives

"Entering a project in the SEGD competition is a great way to acknowledge and appreciate the designers who worked hard to create it." - Virginia Gehshan, FSEGD

“We are pleased, once again, to have the prestigious honor to sponsor your Awards Program for 2017. SEGD brings the planning, designing and building – 3M brings the science behind the innovative solutions that help you shape experiences people have with places and brands” - Cindy Jenkins, 3M Commercial Solutions Division

 

2017 Design Awards Images and Jury
Headshot of Kristine Matthews, Studio Matthews
Kristine Matthews
Michael Freimuth, Franklyn
Michael Freimuth
Paul McConnell is the Head of Digital Studio / Associate Director at Arup in London
Paul McConnell
Rachel Einsidler headshot
Rachel Einsidler
Udo Schliemann, Entro
Udo Schliemann
Christina Lyons, professor and chairperson, Graduate Exhibition & Experience Design at FIT
Christina Lyons
Keith Helmetag
Keith Helmetag
Patrick Blanchard
Patrick Blanchard
Carlo Giannasca, Frost*collective
Carlo Giannasca
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2017 SEGD Global Design Awards

Everything You Need to Know About the 2017 SEGD Global Design Awards

So you're a designer, fabricator, client or student from anywhere in the world and you've got an amazing project you or your team completed between 1/1/2014 and 12/31/2016, and you want to enter (and win!) an SEGD Global Design Award. 

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Why Entering Design Competitions is a Good Idea for Your Business

There is actually a business case to be made for entering design competitions—whether you win or not.

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2017 SEGD Global Design Awards Categories Explained

The SEGD Global Design Awards were launched in 1987 to demonstrate how design improves the quality of life for people everywhere by creating memorable experiences in places where we work, play, shop, travel and gather. The international design awards program is focused solely on Experiential Graphic Design and recognizes the world’s best examples of experiences designed to connect people to place.

Today, the SEGD Global Design Awards encompasses 7 categories that represent key practice areas of Experiential Graphic Design:

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Global Design Awards - Views from the Top

We’ve compiled data for the past three years and created this infographic to provide insight into the top projects, practice areas and industry verticals. See how the 2017 SEGD Global Design Awards can give your business a boost.

2017 Global Design Awards Tips

Prepare Your Awards Entries for the Win with These 8 Tips

The deadline for the 2017 SEGD Global Design Awards is fast approaching. We've compiled a list of the "dos and don'ts" to help you get started and increase your chances of winning.

2017 SEGD Design Awards Jury

2017 SEGD Global Design Awards Jury Announced

Paul McConnell of Intersection (New York) heads the acclaimed multidisciplinary design task force.

WASHINGTON, DC—Paul McConnell,Design Director at Intersection (New York), a technology, experience design and innovation firm, will serve as Jury Chair for the 2017 SEGD Global Design Awards. He leads a team of eight celebrated designers practicing in a range of disciplines from wayfinding to interactive experiences.

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2017 SEGD Global Design Awards Opens for Entries on Dec. 1

Awards Program to Honor Design that Connects People to Place

WASHINGTON, DC (Nov. 30, 2016)  – The 2017 SEGD Global Design Awards, the only international awards program focused on user experiences in the built environment, will officially open for entries on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016. 

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