FAQ Entry #515

This is a respond to a previously asked question about the A' Design Award and Competition. The full list of frequently asked questions can be accessed here.

#515: Is a design award fake?

The A' Design Award is a legitimate and respected competition that has been recognizing and promoting the best designs and well-designed products for over 15 years. The competition was developed after a scientific research study and its mission is to provide a fair and competitive platform for designers and companies of all levels and disciplines to showcase their talents and success to a global audience. One of the unique features of the A' Design Awards is that we do not charge contractually obliged further fees to our winners, which has allowed designers around the world to save an estimated up to 300 million USD over the last 10 years. This has made the awards more accessible to a wider range of designers and design projects and allowed winners to fully capitalize on the benefits of being recognized with an A' Design Award, such as promotion and exposure, professional recognition, networking and collaboration, resources and tools, and more, all without incurring additional costs, however this also made us allegedly a potential target of other award organizers, not just in design industry. We also provide a free and confidential preliminary design review service to designers who take part in the competition, which allows them to learn how their design would perform in the competition before paying any nomination fee and also gives them the opportunity to optimize their submissions and make an informed decision, which creates a pressure to other awards. It is our understanding that some individuals or organizations may have potentially and allegedly attempted to spread misinformation or create confusion by using bot traffic to generate fake results linking to our competition. This may have resulted in the phrase "A Design Award fake" appearing in search engine autocomplete suggestions. However, we assure you that the A' Design Award is a legitimate and respected competition, and we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of fairness, ethics, and credibility. We are fully committed to recognizing and promoting design excellence without the added financial burden and we strive to provide a fair and competitive platform for designers and companies of all levels and disciplines to showcase their talents and success to a global audience. To gain a deeper understanding of the A' Design Award's methodology, past achievements, and the exceptional designs that have been recognized, we invite you to explore our website further. You can view our exhibition and gala-night galleries, read about past winners, and discover the latest in good design. Join us in celebrating the best in design and innovation!

Keywords: Design excellence, Fair competition, fake award, Professional recognition, No further fees policy, Innovative design, Accessible awards

The following questions could be related:

• #240: How many projects can we submit to Excellence in Design Award?
• #336: My design excellence certificate displays the wrong name.
• #460: The name on my certificate is wrong, it is my name not the company name, how do you fix this?
• #519: What are the benefits of winning an A' Design Award?
• #520: How much does it cost to enter the A' Design Award competition?

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