design awards benefits
Have you been involved in a design project in the last 2 years that is worth recognition?
Do you know a designer or company who has created outstanding work?
Have you got a new product that you want to launch into the market?
Do you support the recognition and promotion of the design industry in Queensland?
Are you looking for marketing opportunities that will not cost the earth?
If you answered yes to any of the questions above you need to enter qdos design awards!
Unleash your qdos entries in the 2009 awards program and you will be amazed at what you can receive!
Design awards offer great opportunities for you (designers) to:
- Position your business as an innovative leader
- Gain positive public recognition of your skills
- Gain peer recognition of your work
- Establish credibility within compatible market sectors
- Market your design, your business and your people
- Expose your work to wider audiences including manufactures, consumers, potential clients, market leaders and design centric businesses
- Expose your work to other design sectors within Queensland
- Launch your new product, design or idea into the market place
- Benchmark your work on a local, national and international scale through online judging exposure and critique
- Network with design-related professionals
- Network with government agencies responsible for design and innovation policy in Australia
You could receive electronic exposure of your work through:
- Our online media room, online galleries, social media networks and forums
- Permanent recognition of winning entries on our qdos website complete with images and company details
- Vast industry and public through traffic of qdos related websites which may lead to potential client enquiries
- Promotion of winner releases online and e-newsletters to our database
You could receive media attention through:
- Media releases circulated to major media outlets highlighting finalists and winners
- Articles and profiles frequently published in Queensland’s top newspapers and mainstream publications such as The Courier Mail, The Sunday Mail, Qweekend, City News, Map Magazine, Brisbane Property Guide, and many more.
- Articles and profiles frequently published in Australia’s top design publications such as (inside), Architectural Review, Houses, Queensland Homes, Artichoke, Indesign, DQ, Architectural Product News, POL Oxygen, Curve and many more.
- TV and radio coverage in news, documentary and lifestyle programs
- Regular features in online newsletters and websites
and....your winning work will also be recognised by:
- A qdos award certificate for Silver and Gold Awards – presented on stage at Award Presentation Night
- A qdos framed award certificate for Top Award “qdos Design Excellence” - presented on stage at Award Presentation Night
- Entry name and company name in official program of the Awards Presentation Night
- Entry feature in annual exhibition catalogue
- Entry board featured in annual 5 week exhibition of finalists co-located with the Awards Presentation Night, this year at QUT Art Museum (exhibition could potentially travel state wide--pending funding)
- Entry images and text featured in touchscreen presentation promoting design in Queensland throughout DIA events across the year.
- Entry images and text featured in permanent winners gallery on qdos website
What are you waiting for!!!!
- The Design Institute of Australia qdos awards program is now one of the most dynamic multidisciplinary Awards programs in Australia, attracting an exceptional range, depth and quality of entries from the Queensland design community.
- We are one of the largest voice’s of design excellence recognition in Queensland, actively promoting Queensland Designers and their work since 2002.