IDEA 2011 Timeline & Fees
The IDEA® (International Design Excellence Awards) program is the premier international competition honoring design excellence in products, ecodesign, interaction design, packaging, strategy, research and concepts. Entries are invited from designers, students and companies worldwide.
Winning entries receive coverage in hundreds of print and broadcast media networks around the world. IDSA has been honoring design excellence via the IDEA Awards since 1980. IDEA was formerly known as the Industrial Design Excellence Awards. The name changed in 2007 to emphasize the international reach and influence of the competition.
TIMELINE
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December 1, 2010 |
Contest opens for entries |
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Regular application deadline |
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Feb 13, 2011, 11:59 PM PT |
Late application deadline* |
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Week of March 07, 2011 |
Finalist notification |
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TBD |
Final judging event |
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week of April 20, 2011 |
Winners notified |
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June 2011 |
Winners announced |
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September 17, 2011 |
IDEA ceremony at the IDSA International Conference in New Orleans, LA |
ENTRY COST
IDSA Member - $250 per entry
Non-member - $350 per entry
Student with ID - $100 per entry
Late fee - $150 per entry
FINALISTS ONLY: Hanging Fee for 2nd round of judging: $250 per entry/ $75 for Students
*Any edits to your entry between January 28, 2011 at 12:00 AM PT and February 13, 2011 at 11:59 PM PT will constitute a late entry and the extended deadline fee of $150 USD per entry must be paid by February 13, 2011 at 11:59 PM PT, or the entry will not be judged. Entries cannot be submitted after February 13, 2011, 11:59 PM PT and will not be judged, returned or refunded. (Foreign late payments must be made with American Express, Visa or MasterCard or with a check or money order in US funds drawn on a US bank.) In the event of a dispute over timing of submission, the time used will be that time which is stamped on the digital submission in the online entry software. Entry fees and late fees that are not paid for in full by the final deadline will be subject to immediate disqualification. ENTRY FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.




























































