THE AWARD
CATEGORIES
REGISTRATION
SUBMIT YOUR WORK
ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS
TERMS & CONDITIONS
PUBLICATIONS
DATES & FEES
METHODOLOGY
CONTACT
WINNERS
PRESS ROOM
GET INVOLVED
DESIGN PRIZE
DESIGN STORE
 
THE AWARD | CATEGORIES | REGISTRATION | SUBMIT YOUR WORK | ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS | PUBLICATIONS

Categories

Home > Categories > Design for X
113. DESIGN FOR X
Design for Manufacture, Design for Delivery, Design for Evolution, Design for Operation and More.
Please note this is a concealed design award category. Please also check the open design award categories.

Introduction
Design for X refers to the use of a formal methodology to optimize and improve a specific aspect of a design or product.  Under the label Design for X, a wide collection of specific design guidelines are summarized. The variable X represents the areas of focus.  Each design guideline addresses a particular issue that is caused by, or affects the characteristics of a product. The design guidelines themselves usually propose an approach and corresponding methods that may help to generate and apply technical knowledge in order to control, improve, or even to invent particular characteristics of a product. 

There exists a wide range of specialized fields of engineering, and considering the whole life cycle of a product will require non-engineering expertise. For this purpose examples of design guidelines are listed as: DFDE : Design for Delivery, DFD : Design for Deployment  DFM : Design for Manufacturability, DFP : Design for Procurement, DFSC : Design for Supply Chain, DFT : Design for Testability, DFE : Design for Evolution, DFF : Design for Flexibility, DFP : Design for Portability, DFRU : Design for Reusability, DFO : Design for Operation, DFI : Design for Interoperability, DFP  : Design for Performance, DFRC : Design for Regulatory Compliance, DFR : Design for Reliability, DFSA : Design for Safety, DFSE : Design for Security, DFS : Design for Serviceability, DFSU : Design for Sustainability etc. DFX : Design for Excellence. The Design for X Award is a unique design competition category that covers well designed products that have also been extensively improved and specialized for specific aspects. For example, a perfectly recyclable product, a perfectly customizable product, a perfectly deployed product etc.

The A' Design for X Award is the indicator of quality and perfection in design, the award is recognized worldwide and takes the attention of design oriented companies, professionals and interest groups. Winning the A' Design Award is a certificate of excellence for designers, an important milestone in their career. Having the A' Design Award attracts the eyes of design oriented companies worldwide, winners will be able to find better and higher profile jobs & sales leads.

The winners of the A' Design for X Award are provided extensive and exclusive marketing and communication services to promote the success of winning the A' Award. Award winning designs appear on the A' best designs book which is available worldwide, this book is furthermore distributed to the high-profile magazine editors, design oriented companies and relevant parties.

The winning designs are also exhibited at our exhibition in Italy, and the best designs will be picked for the permanent exhibition. The winners appear on magazines, newspapers, webzines and many other publishing mediums. For concept stage projects, the A' Award is an early indicator of success. For realized designs, having the A' Award gives added value to your products and separates them from the rest of commoditized goods, it is an excuse to communicate your product to the media, a reason for press releases. Design for X award accepts entries from worldwide designers and enginners.

No Further Fees
Unlike some other design awards and competitions, you are not obliged to make any further fees for winning the Design for X award and everything listed in the winners benefits will be provided free of charge.

What to Present?
When submitting to the Design for X Competition keep in mind that your submission will be evaluated on multiple dimensions, however, the greatest focus and attention will be given to the X aspect of the Design, as in Design for X (DFX); therefore, for this category a detailed PDF presentation is required explaining the X factor.

Awarding Criteria and Jury
The best designs are considered for their degree of innovation, human factors, ease of implementation and realization, depthness of development, and technical properties such as choice of materials and ergonomics, for the Design for X category, specially weight will also be given to the X aspect of your design. Please indicate this aspect in your research and challenge text fields when presenting your project. The Jury is composed of both Academic and Professional participants worldwide, such as chief executive officers or head designers of companies and faculty heads or professors. In addition, the A' Award features the focus group jury, which is composed of ordinary people to normalize the scoring by eliminating the bias on aesthetics and form sections, the votes of Professional, Academic and the Focus Group are weighted to determine the final result.

Aims and Visions
The Aim of the Design for X Award is to attract the attention of design and engineering media, magazines, and industry leads to your business by means of creating publicity and dissemination and also to separate you from the rest of the actors in the design engineering sector by honoring your institution with a prestigious award.

Benefits
Each winner design receives the trophy, published online and at our best designs book, receives a certificate and sticker templates to be attached to the products, the A' seal of design excellence is also included in the winners package, this seal is valid for the entire product lifecycle without yearly fees. For a complete list of benefits click here. To learn more about winners' services here. And check the contents of the winners pack here.

Primary Sub Categories: Design for Manufacture Award, Design for Operation Award
Award winners will be able to use a title that matches their nomination category: Such as "Design for Manufacture Award Winner".
View previous period design for x winners here.
Register to Design for X Competition by Clicking Here
Call for Entries to Design for X Awards - Press Release
What is A' Design Award? Learn more about A' Design Award and Competition Submit Your Designs

Submission Requirements:

  Dimensions Format Notes
Main Image* 3600 x 3600 pixels JPEG High-Resolution clear shot or rendering, showing the work in a preferably white background, focusing on the overall design
Optional Image #1 1800 x 1800 pixels JPEG A Shot or rendering of the work with a composition of the same work showing different material, color or configuration options
Optional Image #2 1800 x 1800 pixels JPEG A Shot or rendering showing a detailed view of the product or focusing on the X feature, explosion, layered or sectional views if required
Optional Image #3 1800 x 1800 pixels JPEG Showing the work in a setting where the design is utilized (such as an interior space or outdoors), focus on the X element
Optional Image #4 1800 x 1800 pixels JPEG An action shot, where a user interacts with the design in the designated site where the product would be used or further focus on feature X
Documentation Max. 40 x A4 Pages PDF Explaining technical aspects, blue prints, details, commercial presentation or other notes about the design focusing heavily on X Factor
Video File Max. 10 MB. 45 Sec. AVI 3D Rotation View, Conceptual Video, Short Feature or Advertisement of the Product
* Required.
 
design award logo

BENEFITS
THE DESIGN PRIZE
WINNERS SERVICES
PR CAMPAIGN
PRESS RELEASE
MEDIA CAMPAIGNS
AWARD TROPHY
AWARD CERTIFICATE
AWARD WINNER LOGO
PRIME DESIGN MARK
BUY & SELL DESIGN
DESIGN BUSINESS NETWORK
AWARD SUPPLEMENT

METHODOLOGY
DESIGN AWARD JURY
PRELIMINARY SCORE
VOTING SYSTEM
EVALUATION CRITERIA
METHODOLOGY
BENEFITS FOR WINNERS
PRIVACY POLICY
ELIGIBILITY
FEEDBACK
WINNERS' MANUAL
PROOF OF CREATION
WINNER KIT CONTENTS
FAIR JUDGING
AWARD YEARBOOK
AWARD GALA NIGHT
AWARD EXHIBITION

MAKING AN ENTRY
ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS
REGISTRATION
ALL CATEGORIES

FEES & DATES
FURTHER FEES POLICY
MAKING A PAYMENT
PAYMENT METHODS
DATES & FEES

TRENDS & REPORTS
DESIGN TRENDS
DESIGNER REPORTS
DESIGNER PROFILES
DESIGN INTERVIEWS

ABOUT
THE AWARD
AWARD IN NUMBERS
HOMEPAGE
AWARD WINNING DESIGNS
DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
MUSEUM OF DESIGN
PRIME CLUBS
SITEMAP
RESOURCE

RANKINGS
DESIGNER RANKINGS
WORLD DESIGN RANKINGS
DESIGN CLASSIFICATIONS
POPULAR DESIGNERS

CORPORATE
GET INVOLVED
SPONSOR AN AWARD
BENEFITS FOR SPONSORS

PRESS
DOWNLOADS
PRESS-KITS
PRESS PORTAL
LIST OF WINNERS
PUBLICATIONS
RANKINGS
CALL FOR ENTRIES
RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT

CONTACT US
CONTACT US
GET SUPPORT

Follow us : Twitter | Facebook .
Share |