Daisy Bond Student Design Awards
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INFORMATION:
AWARD CATEGORIES:
- DB01 - Portfolio
- DB02 - Commercial Design Concept
- DB03 - Residential Design Concept
- DB04 - Product Design
- DB05 -Computer Generated Rendering
- DB06 - Hand-Drawn Rendering
PRIZES:
- DB01 Portfolio
- $1500 + trophy
- DB02 Commercial Design Concept
- 1st Place $750 + Certificate
- 2nd Place $500 + Certificate
- 3rd Place $250 + Certificate
- DB03 Residential Design Concept
- 1st Place $750 + Certificate
- 2nd Place $500 + Certificate
- 3rd Place $250 + Certificate
- DB04 Product Design
- 1st Place $750 + Certificate
- 2nd Place $500 + Certificate
- 3rd Place $250 + Certificate
- DB05 Computer Generated Rendering
- 1st Place $500 + Certificate
- 2nd Place $250 + Certificate
- DB06 Hand Drawn Rendering
- 1st Place $500 + Certificate
- 2nd Place $250 + Certificate
DEADLINE:
All entries must be submitted no later than midnight May 31, 2024.
ONLINE ENTRY:
- The online competition site has been enhanced and updated, providing a more user friendly experience. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Bryant Williams at administrator@al.asid.org.
- To enter, you will need to setup an “account”; follow these steps:
- Create a new account under "Sign In" at the top of the page.
- Once logged in, your action panel may already be open. If not, open it under "Me" in the upper right corner.
- From the action panel, edit your profile.
- Under "Memberships & Affiliations", add a new membership.
- Add yourself as a member of ASID Alabama and include your member type (Student) and your member ID. (This will add new useful links to your action panel.)
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.
- 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 11.00 out of 20.00 to place in the top three of that category.
EVALUATIONS:
- A jury of 5 practitioner interior designers and architects will evaluate each entry.
- Entries will be judged on:
- Design objectives: Addresses project specifications and requirements as indicated in the project guidelines, parameters, challenges and objectives.
- Functionality: Meets the project requirements and achieves functional objectives; special attention to universal design considerations and sustainability where applicable.
- Impact: Effectiveness of the design solution and positive impact on life and the human experience.
- Design Creativity: Originality. Creativity used in problem solving and design solutions. Creative use of materials, finishes, furnishings, and lighting.
- Graphics & Aesthetics: Overall visual results of the project including cohesion, graphic layout, and rendering qualities.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
- All photos should be in .jpg, .jpeg, or .png format, and must be 300 dpi or higher.
- A completed “Authorization and Consent Form A”.
- A completed “Project Information Form B”
- 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.
- Product Design Category:
- Any documentation showing your creative process, such as inspiration 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.
- 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.
- Portfolio Category:
- Portfolio should include a mixture of work using a minimum of 3 different projects.
- Include 12 to 18 photos (images, boards, details, process, etc.)
- Besides the above evaluation factors, the overall project balance of the portfolio will be considered.