Red Dot Jury | Red Dot Award: Design Concept

Judging Criteria Independence & impartiality Insight

The Jury

Vivian Wai-kwan Cheng

Kelley Cheng

Vincent Créance

Martin Darbyshire

Professor Lutz Fügener

Professor He Renke

Simon Husslein

Professor Kuan Cheng-Neng

Annette Lang

Low Cheaw Hwei

Uwe Melichar

Professor Jure Miklavc

Professor Doctor Ken Nah

Simon Ong

Hon. Prof. Dr. Sascha Peters

Dirk Schumann

Christian Schwarmkrug

Mario Selic

Professor Song Kee Hong

Professor Danny Venlet

Professor Joseph Francis Wong

Judging Criteria

What do the jury look out for in each design concept? The criteria may be used as a guideline.

Concepts

Degree of innovation

Is the concept, product or service new or does it supplement an existing product with a new desirable quality?

Aesthetic quality

Is the concept’s form pleasant to look at?

Realisation possibility

Does the concept, product or service have a reasonable chance to be developed as a finished product or service within the next 5 years, from a technological and economical point of view?

Functionality

Does the concept, product or service fulfil all requirements of handling, usability, safety, and maintenance? Does it fulfil a need or function?

Emotional content

Does the concept, product or service offer the user enjoyment beyond mere practical purpose?

Impact

Does the concept, product or service deliver a substantial or significant benefit?

Ready for Market

Differentiation

How is the “ready for market” product or service different from existing marketing offerings? Is the difference positive and does it add value for the user?

Aesthetic quality

Is the “ready for market” product’s form pleasant to look at?

Realisation possibility

Can the “ready for market“ product or service be reasonably be expected to be ready for delivery to the market within the next 12 months?

Functionality

Does the “ready for market“ product or service fulfil all requirements of handling, usability, safety, and maintenance? Does it fulfil a need or function?

Emotional content

Does the “ready for market“ product or service offer the user enjoyment beyond mere practical purpose?

Independence & impartiality

The jury of the Red Dot Award: Design Concept follow strict guidelines to provide a fair and ethical evaluation. In addition, they declare to act fairly and impartially to the best of their ability in their jury duties. The jury are academics and design studio heads and editors of design publications who have no association with the concepts submitted. In the event that there are concepts that they are involved with, the jury member abstains from judging.

Keeping the process fair and efficient. Entries are presented to the jury without name, picture or corporate logo of the designers, entries are anonymous to prevent any possible bias.

Insight

Video interviews held with various members of the jury.

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Die Auszeichnung: eine perspektive der jury

Professor Ken Nah, Jury of red dot design award

Professor Doctor Ken Nah

Takashi Yamada, Jury of Red Dot Design Award

Takeshi Yamada

Professor Doctor Ken Nah