Daisy Bond Student Design Awards
INFORMATION:
AWARD CATEGORIES:
à DB01 - Portfolio
à DB02 - Commercial Design Concept
à DB03 - Residential Design Concept
à DB04 - Product Design
à DB05 - Computer Generated Rendering
à DB06 - Hand-Drawn Rendering
PRIZES:
DB01 Portfolio
à $1500 + trophy
DB02 Commercial Design Concept
à 1st Place $750 + Certificate
à 2nd Place $500 + Certificate
à 3rd Place $250 + Certificate
DB03 Residential Design Concept
à 1st Place $750 + Certificate
à 2nd Place $500 + Certificate
à 3rd Place $250 + Certificate
DB04 Product Design
à 1st Place $750 + Certificate
à 2nd Place $500 + Certificate
à 3rd Place $250 + Certificate
DB05 Computer Generated Rendering
à 1st Place $500 + Certificate
à 2nd Place $250 + Certificate
DB06 Hand Drawn Rendering
à 1st Place $500 + Certificate
à 2nd Place $250 + Certificate
DEADLINE:
· All entries must be submitted no later than midnight May 31, 2025.
ONLINE ENTRY:
The online competition site provides a user-friendly experience. If you have any questions please contact Bryant Williams at administrator@al.asid.org.
RULES:
· The competition is open to ASID Student members who are full or part-time students in an interior design program in the State of Alabama. You MUST be an ASID member to enter.
· Students may enter 1 project per Design category, except for the Portfolio Category where a minimum of 3 projects must be included. The Portfolio may include work submitted in the other categories. See Entry requirements for further details.
· Images from any project may be used in the two Rendering Categories, as long as they do not duplicate any image submitted in the Design Categories.
· AI technology may not be used in any way to write or create parts of your project. Exception: it is recognized that assigned exercises in its use for concept development may be a part of the process work.
· Winning Entries from previous years may not be used.
· Student’s name or school should not be used or appear on any entry material except the entry form. If anonymity is not preserved, the entry will be disqualified.
· ASID Alabama reserves the right to disqualify any entry.
PLACEMENT and AWARDS:
· Entrants who place within the top three spots of each category will be notified via email; please make sure to use an email address you’ll be checking over the summer when entering the competition.
· Final placement will be announced, and awards presented, at the annual IMPACT: ASID Alabama Interior Design Conference held in September (more information coming soon).
· An entry must have a minimum final average score of 13 out of 25 to place in the top three of that category.
EVALUATIONS:
· A jury of at least 5 practitioner interior designers and architects will evaluate each entry.
· Entries will be judged on:
à Design objectives: Addresses project specifications and requirements as indicated in the project guidelines, parameters, challenges and objectives. (5 points)
à Functionality: Meets the project requirements and achieves functional objectives; special attention to universal design considerations and sustainability where applicable. (5 points)
à Impact: Effectiveness of the design solution and positive impact on life and the human experience. (5 points)
à Design Creativity: Originality. Creativity is used in problem-solving and design solutions. Creative use of materials, finishes, furnishings, and lighting. (5 points)
à Graphics & Aesthetics: Overall visual results of the project including cohesion, graphic layout, and rendering qualities. (5 points)
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
1. Photos are preferred in PDF format.
2. Photos submitted in .jpg, .jpeg, or png, format be high resolution..
3. A completed “Authorization and Consent Form A”.
4. A completed “Project Information Form B”. Must be comprehensive in order to be judged adequately.
5. Design Concept Category: (both residential and commercial categories) MUST include:
· A floorplan
· Renderings of the completed project
· No less than 2 photos, and no more than 4.
· Any additional documentation needed to convey your design concept and solutions to the projects’ challenges; can include digital presentation boards.
· If your entry is a group project you MUST indicate which part you were responsible for on the Project Information Form B or it will be disqualified.
6. Product Design Category:
· Include any documentation showing your creative process, such as inspirational photo or board.
· No less than 2 photos, and no more than 4.
· Initial sketches of your concept.
· Photos or renderings of the finished product.
7. Rendering Categories: (hand-drawn and computer-generated)
· Submit only 1 project per entry.
· Image should not have been included in Design Concept or Product categories.
· At least 1 photo is required but no more than 2 of the finished work.
· Include additional process or developmental phases of the work; ideation sketches.
8. Portfolio Category:
· Portfolio should include a mixture of work using a minimum of 3 different projects.
· Include 12 to 20 photos (images, boards, details, process, etc.)
· Besides the above evaluation factors, the overall project balance of the portfolio will be considered.
REMEMBER: Student’s name or school should not be used or appear on any entry material except the entry form. If anonymity is not preserved, the entry will be disqualified.