DEADLINE SET GOOD DESIGN™ AWARDS 2009
Thursday 12 March 2009
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MARCH 1, 2009. . . . The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design announces this year’s deadline for GOOD DESIGN™ as July 1, 2009.
In 2008, leading corporations—a virtual corporate Who’s Who—from 34 nations—from cities from Paris to Singapore—vied in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles for this coveted award. Those countries included: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Japan, Finland, Greece, Turkey, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Brazil, Argentina, Great Britain, Germany, Ireland, France, Lebanon, Croatia, Italy, Russia, India, Slovenia, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Holland, Thailand, Chile, Principality of Monaco, and the United States.
THE GOOD DESIGN Awards 2009
Product categories include electronics, robotics, security systems, corporate identity and branding, medical equipment, materials, furniture, appliances, housewares, automotive, transportation, fashion, building materials, fabrics, textiles, industrial equipment, fashion, exhibition design, environments, hardware, tools, kitchen and bath, floorcovering, tabletop, office products, personal effects, lighting, and urban environments—everything from the “spoon to the city.”
Graphic categories include: packaging, corporate identity programs, signage, advertising, website design, marketing materials, brochures, annual reports, books, CD covers, and magazine design.
The jury for GOOD DESIGN base their decisions on aesthetic criteria stated in the original 1950 Program—criteria that measures innovation, form, materials, construction, concept, function, utility, and sustainability. Product appearance and aesthetic appeal is also considered. Both the 1950s and current awards programs encourage manufacturers and designers to excel in their pursuits for the highest design standard for quality and excellence.
Awarded manufacturers and designers are encouraged to use the GOOD DESIGN logo through a special license with the Museum to use on their product packaging, marketing, promotion, and websites just as it was used in 1950 and through the following decades. The GOOD DESIGN logo was designed in 1950 by the late Chicago graphic designer, Mort Goldsholl.
“GOOD DESIGN,” states Ioannis Karalias, Museum Vice President, Director of Design, The Chicago Athenaeum, “is truly an incomparable design presentation, representing thousands of manufacturers and clients working with thousands of important designers from so many countries. The program works on many levels—to stimulate designers; encourage manufacturers; and to inform the public about the merits of GOOD DESIGN.”
GOOD DESIGN is organized by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture of Design—one of the world’s most prestigious institutions dedicated to architecture, design, and the environment. The program is promoted with additional support by The European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd..
The program is curated by Christian K. Narkiewicz-Laine, President, The Chicago Athenaeum and noted international journalist and design critic.
Application forms are available by contacting the Museum or online at the Museum’s website at www.chi-athenaeum.org
For more information, contact Lary L. Sommers, Director of Marketing and Administration, at +1/815-777-4444 or by FAX +1/815-777-2471. Email: lary@chicagoathenaeum.org.
