Register 09 June, 2018 | Submit 12 June, 2018 | ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION
Spark Awards World of Design
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BRIEF
The Spark Awards are now accepting entries. As Founder Peter Kuchnicki stated, “We’ve included many general and specialty design areas, so there’s sure to be a good fit for all types of design. Check out our brand-new Civic Innovation & Design, Engineering Innovation & Design plus main-stays like Product Design and Spaces Design. These are all judged in Sam Francisco, but we’re moving Graphic & Print Design, Digital Design, and Packaging Design to Spring of 2019 and organizing the juries for these awards in New York City.
SCHEDULE
Call For Entry: February 1, 2018
Earlybird Deadline (Lowest entry fees): March 20, 2018
Standard Deadline: May 20, 2018
Late Deadline: June 09, 2018 for shipments, June 12 for local hand-deliveries or online submissions only
Jury: June 14, 2018
Call For Entry: August 1, 2018
Earlybird Deadline (Lowest entry fees): August 31, 2018
Standard Deadline: November 2, 2018
Late Deadline: November 30, 2018
Jury: December 4, 2018
FEES
Student:
1. Phase 1 General Entry Fee
Early: US$95
Standard: US$125
Late: US$150
2. Phase 2 Finalist Fee
(Only if entry is Qualified): US$135
3. Series or Campaign Fee
Multiple, related entries, like a family of kitchen appliances, may be submitted with a single registration. The series fee is an additional US$50 one-time surcharge, for any number of additional pieces.
Graphic & Print Design, Civic Design & Innovation:
1. Phase 1 General Entry Fee
Early: US$145
Standard: US$225
Late: US$275
2. Phase 2 Fee
US$150
3.Series or Campaign Fee
Multiple, related entries, like a family of kitchen appliances, may be submitted with a single registration. The series fee is an additional US$150 one-time surcharge, for any number of additional pieces.
Concept (Pro), Experience, Product, Engineering, Health, Spaces, Digital, Packaging, WEAR & Transport Design
1. Phase 1 General Entry Fee
Early: US$275
Standard: US$375
Late: US$425
2. Phase 2 Fee
US$395
3. Series or Campaign Fee
Multiple, related entries, like a family of kitchen appliances, may be submitted with a single registration. The series fee is an additional US$200 one-time surcharge, for any number of additional pieces.
JURY
SPRING JURY
Concept Design and
Product Design Team
Mike Nuttall, Co-Founder, IDEO
John Guenther, Former Global Design Director, Hewlett-Packard
Klaus Tritschler, Consultant, E-Mobility and VTOL Aircraft
Harnish Jani, Strategic Design Director, BCG Digital Ventures
Mike Derocher, Director, 3D Print Experience Design, Hewlett-Packard
Tom White, Impact Director, LACI
Scot Herbst, Design Director, Herbst Produkt
Sasha Tseng, Principal, sashapure
Britt Ashcraft, Design Director, Ashcraft Design
FALL JURY
Product Design Team
Mike Nuttall, Co-Founder, IDEO
Sandrine Lebas, Creative Lead @ESPACE STUDIO + Chair Industrial Design, California College of the Arts
Robert Springer, Head of Design, Spot On Square
Greg Janky, Partner, Anvil Studios
Kyle Swen, VP Partner, Astro Studios
Kenneth Young, Lead Industrial Designer, Box Clever
Sung Bai, Head of Industrial Design, Nest
Health & Medical Design Team
Steve Christopher, Principal, ID & Human Factors, Johnson & Johnson
Steve Umbach, President, Umbach Consulting Group
Philip Thompson, Senior Director of Product Design, Intuitive Surgical
Spaces Design Team
David Meckel, Director of Research & Planning, California College of the Arts
Linda Pollari, Chair, Architecture/Landscape/Interiors, Otis College of Art & Design
Mark Tagawa, Associate Principal, Perkins+Will
Jeff Henry, Principal, Gensler
Engineering Innovation & Design Team
Mark Sarkisian, Structural and Seismic Engineering Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Larry Miller, Founding Partner, 219 Design
Civic Innovation & Design Team
Dr. Alexandra Jayeun Lee, Creative Director, Civic Design Lab, City of Oakland
Experience & Service Design
Tim Allen, Microsoft Partner
Transport Design
Ali Javidan, Head of Prototyping at a really cool stealth vehicle startup
Jurors To Be Determined:
WEAR Design
WINTER JURIES
Concept Design (Including MAKR & PROTO Design)
SPRING 2019 JURIES
Note: Spark has moved the communication design categories to Spring 2019 and is conducting the juries in NYC.
Graphic Design & Print Design Team
Leslie Becker, Professor of Graphic Design, California College of the Arts
Erik Schmitt, Partner, Studio 1500SF
Jurors To Be Determined:
Digital Design
Package Design
WEBSITE
http://www.sparkawards.com/overview/why-enter/
