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Participate
Following registration, participants are required to submit some materials by uploading them in the dedicated area of the AWDA website following the indications and within the set deadlines. For each project submitted (MAX one project per category, no more than three projects in total), designers shall upload a pdf file including:
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a maximum of ten pages (including project credits, biography, photo and the designer’s contact details, answers to the questionnaire) conveying (in the way deemed to be the most appropriate) the project’s rationale, the nature of the process, the complexity and structure of the work;
- texts (in Italian and English) which shall not exceed 1000 characters per page.
Participants are kindly asked to follow the format guidelines at the bottom of the call.
The materials to submit are:
01. Professionals Category
A maximum of one project (including self-production); a short biography; a photo of the designer and all useful contact details (website, email address, phone number) as well as the completed questionnaire.
The project must be illustrated in a single pdf document, A3 format, for a maximum of 10 pages including the biography (the pdf must not be heavier than 8 Mb).
Projects’ specifications and credits
Each project must include full credits as follows: designer’s name and surname, project title, client; year and place of production; collaborations; suppliers; produced artefacts; project description.
The projects submitted must have been realised from 2015 onwards. All texts must be in English. Italian designers only are required to include texts in English and Italian.
Freelancers and designers employed in design firms/agencies must submit a self-declaration, stamped and signed by the studio or firm, certifying the intellectual property of the design submitted.
02. PhDs, Research and Training Category
A maximum of one documented research project: a short biography, a photo of the designer and all useful contact details (website, email address, phone no.) as well as the completed questionnaire.
The project must be illustrated in a single pdf document, A3 format, for a maximum of 10 pages (the pdf must not be heavier than 8 Mb).
Projects’ specifications and credits
Each project must
report full credits as follows: designer’s name and surname, title of the research project, institution; year and country of production; collaborations; publisher (if published); produced artefacts; project description.
The research projects submitted must have been realised from 2015 onwards. All the texts must be in English. Italian designers only are required to include texts in English and Italian.
03. Students Category
A maximum of one study project (e.g. degree thesis, exams, workshops results); a short biography, photo of the designer and all useful contact details (website, email address, phone no.) as well as the completed questionnaire.
The project must be illustrated in a single pdf document, A3 or other format, for a maximum of 10 pages (the pdf must not be heavier than 8 Mb).
Projects’ specifications and credits
The designer’s name and surname, title of the project or thesis, university or institution of affiliation, name of the tutor (and co-tutor if relevant), place, year; name of the workshop leader designer in the case of participation in workshops, setting/event in whose framework the workshop took place, place, year. The projects submitted must have been realised from 2015 onwards. All the texts must be in English. Italian designers only are required to include texts in English and Italian.
What to submit
The materials to be submitted for the fourth edition of AWDA 2019 must be uploaded through the website www.aiap-awda.com, completing all the information required and going through the various steps needed for participation, following registration. The uploaded materials can be added to or replaced up until the closing date of the call.
The submissions and online presentations will be forwarded to the jury, who will shortlist a group of participants for publication in the AWDA 2019. From these the winner of the Aiap Women in Design Award 2019 and Honorable Mentions will be selected. The Aiap secretariat will contact the shortlisted designers, who may be required to send the original materials and those needed for the publication of their projects.
Exclusion
A design will be excluded from participation in the contest:
a) if it is uploaded after 24:00 (midnight) on the deadline set in the call;
b) if it does not meet the requirements of the call.
Use of the materials submitted
All the materials submitted are meant to be available for publication. Aiap may use them, entirely or in part, during the selection process, and reproduce them, entirely or in part, in publications by Aiap Edizioni, on Aiap's websites and related online tools, in press releases concerning the events related to the publication of books and to any exhibitions related to the AWDA award, always indicating the project’s and the designer’s name, client and year. The designers submitting their works agree that all the materials (texts and images) may be freely adjusted according to the communication needs of the various tools used, relieving Aiap from any responsibility concerning the violation of third parties’ rights. Similarly, AWDA’s official partners may use the materials submitted for the same communication purposes.
Protection
Aiap is responsible for the safety of all the projects and works received and for the confidentiality of the information. Aiap guarantees that the upload area is private and only accessible to the jury members.
Information
All information are available on AWDA's website. Requests for clarification may be submitted to help@aiap-awda.com
