| THE AWARD |
| CATEGORIES |
| REGISTRATION |
| SUBMIT YOUR WORK |
| ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS |
| TERMS & CONDITIONS |
| PUBLICATIONS |
| DATES & FEES |
| METHODOLOGY |
| CONTACT |
| WINNERS |
| PRESS ROOM |
| GET INVOLVED |
| DESIGN PRIZE |
| DESIGN STORE |
| THE AWARD | JURY | CATEGORIES | REGISTRATION | PRESS | WINNERS | PUBLICATIONS | ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS |
Calculate Nomination Fees: Step 3 |
Home > Dates and Fees > Fees > Calculate > Step 3 |
The Entry Period
There are three main entry periods and additionally five micro periods that relates to nominations.
The earlier you join the competition, the less the nomination fees but the more you have to wait for learning your results. Early entry period is between April 1st to June 30th of each year, Regular Entry period is from July 1st to September 30th of each year and the Late Entry is between October 1st to February 28th of each year. Last and Omega periods are not suggested for any participant as the fees would be significantly higher, while Special periods such as the First Bird, Earliest Bird or Mid-Season Days could provide great discounts. Here, we have a detailed calendar for the competition and the special periods are explained in the campaigns page.
Get Your Free Design Score Before Committing Zero Cost. Pure Professional Feedback. We believe in complete transparency and fairness. Create your account for free, upload your design for free, and receive a professional preliminary score absolutely free. Our expert jury will evaluate your work and provide valuable feedback – all without any obligation to nominate your work or hidden charges. Join the 95% of designers who make informed decisions about their submissions through our unique free preliminary scoring system. Join Phase 1 of the A' Design Award free of charge right now. (1) Create Account → (2) Upload Design → (3) Get Professional Score for Free - No Credit Card Required • No Hidden Fees • No Obligations to Nominate Your Work. • Your Score is Confidential. • Upload Your Design Now – It's Completely Free |
Please choose the date of entry. If you wish to know the fees for nominating right now, choose "Now".
Further Information
To remind you, you have selected the Startup Account Type and Preliminary Score (4) general details about this account type and the Preliminary Score (4) are as given below:
| Runner-Up or Participant |
| About the Preliminary Score (4): A preliminary score of (4) corresponds to an expected Runner-Up or Participant award status: If nominated, your design is very less likely to win a A' Design Award and very more likely to become a Runner-Up. Your design is very less likely to receive participant status. Please learn more about what the Preliminary Score means. To remind you this score is not guaranteed or promised and actual jury voting could be significantly different. |
| Startup | |||||
Startup Account: Designed for newly established companies, the Start-Up Account type comes together with a complimentary PR push and Portfolio Evaluation Service as well as great discounts.
 Good to Know: You could potentially join for free, using this account type. Especially Design Award Scholarship program as well as the Design Ambassador Program can help you earn a free Digital Nomination Ticket. Check the Join for Free pages for other free participation options. |
Eligibility Conditions: A newly established business within the last 3 years, already registered and having a tax number. Full of energy, passion and creativity but needs support for marketing, pr and publicity. The start-up can be an agency for design or a future enterprise, i.e. could be producer of design, or integrator of design; can make or sell design products or services or just the service of creating designs. Choose this option, if you represent a newly established business within the last 3 years. In addition to age restriction, turnover must be less than 360.000 Euro / year regardless of company age and/or company size must be less than than 8 people. Cannot use designer names for yearbook, certificates or profile details, must use brand name. Profile information should be filled and indicate that your company or brand is newly founded, within the last 3 years.
Restrictions: Must use start-up name for yearbook, certificates, exhibition posters, design rankings, screen presentations or profile details. Cannot use brand name for gala-badges. * Can provide up to two (2) entity names for yearbook, certificates, exhibition posters, gala-badges or screen presentations, one of the names must be the name of the Start-Up. Can use only the name of the Start-Up for account name and designer rankings. Company registration number, value added tax number or corporate identification number must be provided for invoices. Maximum Team Size - number of designers that could be listed as team members at team members section of design details is eight (8) i.e. cannot list more than eight (8) entities for the team members section of designs, including the account owner. 
Clarifications: Enterprise account should be used if the number of team members is higher than eight (8). Individual designers should use Professional Account type instead of Start-Up Account type.
