The SEGD Global Design Awards

Since 1987, the SEGD Global Design Awards have set the standard of excellence for experiential design, honoring work that connects people to place.

The entry portal for the 2026 SEGD Global Design Awards is now open!

Deadlines
Early: Jan 31
Late: Feb 28
Final: Mar 15

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Experience Excellence

Since 1987, the SEGD Global Design Awards have set the standard of excellence for experiential design, honoring work that connects people to place by imbuing spaces with context, storytelling, and meaning.  The SEGD Global Design Awards celebrate designers and design firms whose work innovates the practice of experience design and enriches the human experience for people of all backgrounds and abilities.

Winning projects across the awards’ seven categories have ranged from accessible museum exhibitions to complex airport wayfinding systems, and from thought-provoking social justice memorials to seamlessly interactive branded environments.

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Best of Show

SEGD’s highest accolade: The prestigious Best of Show award shines a spotlight brighter than any other.

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Sylvia Harris Award

In honor of citizen designer and advocate Sylvia Harris, this award recognizes designs that exemplify an unerring commitment to improve the civic experience.

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Honor Award

Honor awards recognize exemplary distinction in completed experience design projects.

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Merit Award

Merit awards acknowledge artful conception and creative solutions in experience design projects.

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Life Centered Award

Presented by Moss

Honors projects that move beyond human-centered design to create holistic, life-centered impact across people, place, and planet.

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Sustainability Impact Recognition

Presented by Moss

Recognizes projects that advance sustainability through material, process, or place—fostering ecological balance and resilient futures.

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