In the category “Retail Design” you can upload your project in our registration form.

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In the category “Fair Stands” you can upload your project in our registration form.

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In the category “Social Responsibility” you can register your main entry in physical or digital form or as a crossmedia project.

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In the category “Commercials” you can send your project to us by post on a data carrier or simply upload it directly in the registration form.

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Who can participate in the Red Dot: Junior Award?

The Red Dot: Junior Award is a separate competition that is nevertheless organised in the framework of the Red Dot Award: Communication Design. It is open to students from universities, other institutions of higher learning and vocational schools, as well as to young designers who have graduated within the last two years. Applicants must show proof of enrolment in an institution of higher learning or vocational school or a copy of their diploma. Unlike the Red Dot Award: Communication Design, the date of origin of the submitted work is irrelevant for this competition.

Is there just one winner out of the Red Dot: Junior Award?

Everyone participating in the Red Dot: Junior Award has the same chance as every other participant for his work to be awarded with the Red Dot or the Red Dot: Best of the Best. The participant with the most convincing project of the competition’s year furthermore receives the “Red Dot: Junior Prize”, 10,000 EUR to launch their career as well as special mention in Red Dot exhibitions and press releases.

How can I enter my work in the Red Dot: Junior Award?

Our „How to Enter“ video explains the whole registration process for the Red Dot Award: Communication Design step by step.

Here you can find an overview of all our categories and our Guides to Success in nine different languages. In our Guides to Success the whole registration process for each category is explained in detail in order to be able to register your work successfully.

How is my work going to be judged?

The junior works will be judged within the framework of the Red Dot Award: Communication Design like all other projects. However, the judges will be informed when it comes to junior works. After all decisions have been made and all awards have been given, the winner of Red Dot: Junior Prize will be chosen out of all Red Dot: Best of the Best winners. Each juror must give his or her vote.

How can I ask my university for support?

Unfortunately, it‘s not always that easy for students to get support from universities. In case your university wants to support your submission, we are happy to answer any questions or provide more information.

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Participation fees 2017

20% Junior Award-discount included:

*All prices are subject to statutory VAT in Germany.

The following services are included in the participation fees:

1. Acceptance and storage
2. preparation of a jury dossier
3. preparation of the information on the project
4. presentation of the project during the jury session and, in the case of an award, storage until the special exhibition.

*All prices are subject to statutory VAT in Germany.

This fee includes the insurance for the work during shipping, insofar as the insurable value of the work was indicated on the application.

The Red Dot: Junior Prize is given to the best work of a trainee, student or young designer of a competition’s year. The objective is to facilitate their access to the professional world, allowing them to convince potential clients of their own skills as early as possible.

The software company Adobe is sponsor of the „Red Dot: Junior Prize 2015“. The worldwide leading manufacturer for digital solutions will sponsor the prize money of 10,000 Euro or the distinction. Red Dot and Adobe share the view that training creative approaches as early as possible to the challenges of today’s working world is a decisive factor for economic and professional success. The sponsorship partnership aims to enhance this involvement so that new ideas can result in the solutions of the future.

“In all Red Dot competitions, we promote the real professionals amongst the young talents. Consequently, the Red Dot: Junior Prize goes only to those up-andcoming designers who have already demonstrated their outstanding abilities with a Red Dot: Best of the Best. It is in the period between finishing academic education and getting the first full-time job that sponsorship is most urgently needed and can be put to its best use. I am thrilled about the involvement of Adobe, a company that has also been associated with good design on an international level for decades. The Red Dot Design Award has thus acquired an ideal sponsor and partner that has a strong reputation in the industry while at the same time being independent from the competition” (Professor Dr Peter Zec, founder and CEO of Red Dot)

The decision to take part in the competition is far more difficult for young designers than for „professionals“. Sometimes, the award costs or uncertainty about the presentation of their works discourage young talents to take part in the competition. Therefore, the Red Dot: Junior Award offers a discount on all junior submissions and winner packages. Mustafa Karakaş, former winner of the Red Dot: Junior Prize, knows why it‘s totally worth it to participate:

„Until now, reactions have only been positive. At the Red Dot Gala many designers congratulated me. Also many designers from other countries like Singapore or the UK were impressed by my work. Even today, I get many phone calls and messages from galleries, companies and associations who want to congratulate me and offer me collaborations.“

„Young professionals and up-and-coming talents should definitely hand in their works in competitions. So you have the chance to check if you can convince others with your works and if you can keep up with renowned designers and agencies, already at an early stage. It is a perfect door opener and makes the career start a lot easier. It pushes your self-esteem. Students should not have any scruples to participate and hand in their projects. And in your portfolio it is that “extra something “.

Read the whole interview here

Sorry, this entry is only available in German.

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In the category “Game Design” you can send your project to us by post on a data carrier or simply upload it directly in the registration form.

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In the category “Spatial Communication” you can upload your project in our registration form.

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In the category “Sound Design” you can upload your project in the registration form.

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In the category “Annual Reports” you can register your project in physical – as an original – or digital form.

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In the category “Film & Animation” you can upload your project in the registration form.

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In the category “Interface & User Experience Design” you can send us your project in its original form or upload it in the form of a film, a website or a free download link in our registration portal.

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In the category “Apps” you can send us your project as a preinstalled app on a device or simply upload the digital materials directly in the registration form.

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In the category “Online” you can upload your project in our registration form.

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In the category “Publishing & Print Media” you can register your main entry in physical or digital form.

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In the category “Illustrations” you can register your project in physical (as an original) or digital form.

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In the category “Typography” you can register your project in physical (as an original) or digital form.

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To register an entry in the category “Posters”, please send us your project in its original form.

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To register an entry in the category “Packaging Design”, please send us your project in its original form.

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In the category “Advertising” you can register your main entry in physical or digital form or as a crossmedia project.

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In the category “Brand Design & Identity” you can register your main entry in physical or digital form or as a crossmedia project.

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In the category “Corporate Design & Identity” you can register your main entry in physical or digital form or as a crossmedia project.

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You cannot apply for this unique prize of honour. The agency which continuously convinces with superior design performances is worthy of it. The reward: an internationally renowned title and the “Stylus” challenge cup – both will be awarded to the Red Dot: Agency of the Year during the festive Red Dot Gala.

Please find here Red Dot winners from previous years:

2012  2013  2014  2015  2016

In the Red Dot Award: Communication Design, young talents do not go away empty-handed either. Who was able to make the Red Dot: Best of the Best sure for him- or herself, also has the possibility to get the Red Dot: Junior Prize for the best newcomer work, endowed with 10,000 € – this is the chance for the creative youth to make a breakthrough in design and convince potential clients of their proper skills!

Please find here Red Dot winners from previous years:
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015  2016

Those who have been awarded the Red Dot: Best of the Best for his or her achievement, may also hope for the Red Dot: Grand Prix. This selection is exciting to the very last second: only at the Red Dot Gala it is traditionally announced, which of the nominated works will be honoured with the highest individual award of the competition.

Please find here Red Dot winners from previous years:

2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016

Again and again, in the high-quality submissions only few stand out: works that fascinate the jurors and deliver true highlights. Thus, the best works of a category receive the award Red Dot: Best of the Best for highest design quality.

Please find here Red Dot winners from previous years:

2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016

It is internationally desired and highly regarded: The Red Dot. As a seal of quality for aesthetic designs it is only awarded for works that could convince the Red Dot jury by their high design standards.

Please find here Red Dot winners from previous years:

2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016

Red Dot 21 is the online portal for good design in the 21st century. After an extensive relaunch, it shows design in all of its nuances and offers people interested in design a possibility to get comprehensive information on design innovations, trends and news. As a designer, an agency or a design office, a presence on Red Dot 21 automatically raises your online visibility and allows you to benefit from the strong reputation of the Red Dot Award.

Works entered in the Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2017 will automatically be published on Red Dot 21 provided that you have given your consent when registering.

More information is available at: www.red-dot-21.com

Conquer the creative urban hubs of the world! Be it Berlin, Essen or Singapore: Your prize-winning projects will go on tour, inspire an international public and introduce your performance far beyond the borders of your own country.

Staged in multimedia: For all those, who want to be up-to-date in communication design, the presentation of the best designs is an inspiring venue.

Online Presentation

In an impressive special exhibition, Red Dot presents groundbreaking and cosmopolitan works of the international communication design in Berlin, Germany. No matter if surprising key visual, witty packaging or a touching film – all exhibits have delighted the international Red Dot jury with their extraordinary quality and will be presented to the public during the Designer´s Night.  Furthermore, a selection of projects will be displayed at the Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin.

Excellent projects need excellent communication. All our winners can profit from the world wide network of the Red Dot cosmos. Be it the german “Novum, one of the leading and most influential design magazines, or “Design42Day”, the international platform for the design elite, oder “Brand Magazine” in Hong Kong – with th help of wide-coverage media cooperaions and international press contacts you can give voive to your success. We are pleased to support you.

PR & press service

Fast and uncomplicated access to the Red Dot world

The Red Dot App is a visually stunning source of inspiration for anyone in the creative industries or with an interest in design. High-quality image galleries sorted by category help users to get a fast overview of the latest design trends and show a colourful picture of current design developments. The app presents a total of more than 2,700 design products and works of communication design that have won the Red Dot Award, along with descriptions and further links. In addition, the Red Dot Maps function integrated in the app offers hints for the ‘analogue’ world of design. The Red Dot Maps contain more than 25,000 design locations worldwide, such as design offices and agencies, design museums, design fairs and events, design shops and showrooms.

As a laureate, your award-winning projects will automatically be present in the Red Dot app for a period of one year. The basic entry with images and information relating to the project is compiled based on your yearbook entry.

You can get a brief insight into the Red Dot App and its functions here.

The Red Dot App for Apple and Android devices is free of charge and can be downloaded here:

Apple App Store

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Honoured within the Red Dot Award: Communication Design – eternalised in the standard reference for international communication design. Who makes it into this yearbook belongs to the design elite and is a driving force for the creative branch: a guarantor for worldwide attention.

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Whether on your own website, as imprint on a packaging, in ad campaigns or TV spots:
As a seal for remarkable design quality, the Red Dot offers numerous possibilities of communicating your success. Take advantage of this chance!