You may submit as many entries as you wish in the categories outlined. However, you must complete a separate registration form and pay the registration fee for each entry. If a project falls into more than one applicable category, we encourage you to apply to the category best suited to your submission.
ARCHITECTURE – COMMERCIAL
Public and corporate structures
ARCHITECTURE – RESIDENTIAL
Private residences
ENGINEERING
Building technology, chemical, civil, electrical and computer (including software), environmental, mechanical, product, structural, transportation, new materials
APPAREL/FASHION DESIGN
Textiles, footwear, jewelry and accessories, uniforms, outerwear, safety gear, etc.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Industrial products produced for industry and/or consumer products available to the public
INTERIOR DESIGN – COMMERCIAL
Retail, public and corporate interiors
INTERIOR DESIGN – RESIDENTIAL
Private interiors
INTERIOR DESIGN – TEMPORARY or PORTABLE
Set, theatre, exhibit, showrooms and model suites
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Commercial, residential and public landscapes
URBAN DESIGN
Streetscapes, Infrastructure projects, master plans, Interventions
VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS - BRAND and IDENTITY*
Marketing, way-finding, packaging, corporate identity
VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS - DIGITAL*
Websites, information graphics, online ads, interfaces, kiosks, touch-screen devices, digital magazines, email newsletters, motion design - animations, film titles, typography on screen, interstitial sequences, identity packages, etc.
VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS - PRINT*
Brochures, annual reports, packaging, printed promotional items, posters, books, periodicals (magazines, newsletters, journals, etc.), letterhead systems
*Visual Communications categories co-presented with RGD Ontario
Special Platinum Award (by Nomination)
CANADIAN COMPANY OR CEO WITH THE BEST DESIGN STRATEGY
The CEO with the Best Design Strategy will be the leader of an organization that uses design and innovation as a major component of its business strategy.