Design Award Supplement

Design Award Supplement
The Design Award Supplement (DAS) is a document accompanying the A’ Design Award Prize, providing an in-depth description of the design award, explaining its nature, level, context, content and status in a consistent and systematic way. The Design Award Supplement explains the design competition in a clear and easy to understand manner, like an audit. The Design Award Supplement issued by the A' Design Award, translates the recognition of your design award into a structured and detailed format that stakeholders can easily understand and value. By doing so, Design Award Supplement ensures that the A' Design Award's relevance and prestige are communicated clearly, even in unfamiliar contexts such as international markets, diverse industries, or varying disciplines. Design Award Supplement system empowers laureates to articulate their achievement systematically, enabling them to stand out in competitive environments.

The Design Award Supplement was created since there are thousands of new design awards and competitions born and die each year, like stars in a galaxy. However unlike stars, the composition and structure of design awards vary worldwide, even the established awards are constantly changing their evaluation systems and methodologies. With an increasing number of designers seeking fair recognition of their qualifications and design work globally, the Design Award Supplement is handy and required to clearly explain the award won. The Design Award Supplement is a response to the need of communicating award quality and significance.

The Design Award Supplement, is invented by the A' Design Award in 2008, is one of our original innovations within this industry, and for you this is far more than a descriptive document; your design award supplement is a versatile, strategic asset that validates your achievement, elevates your brand, and helps you effectively communicate the significance of your win to professional audiences. Design Award Supplement's deeper value lies in its ability to bridge the gap between recognition and opportunity, turning a milestone into a stepping stone for sustained success and helping you explain what you win, and why it matters easily so that you can leverage your design award achievement easier.

The Design Award Supplement is designed as an aid to help recognition – it is not a CV or a substitute for the original qualification; it explains the design award won and can be useful for communication with the media. The Design Award Supplement is different from the award certificate since unlike an award certificate which is framed and exhibited, the design award supplement is intended to further communicate and explain the award and the achievement.

The Design Award Supplement has the following sections of information:

1. The holder of the achievement: The name and surname of the person who has won the achievement, as well as birth day for identification purposes.
2. The awarded work: Function and name of the awarded work, as well as nomination and award date and qualification level of the awarded work.
3. The award level achievement: There are different award levels and qualification at A’ Design Awards, the certificate explains the level of achievement for the given work.
4. Short information on the A’ Design Award and Competition. Information on Eligibility, Evaluation Methodology, Award Jury, Results, Prize and Contacts.
5. Textual Description. Detailed information on the A’ Design Award and Competition. Overall contents together with statistical data and methodology details as well as other relevant information.
6. Additional Information such as World Design Rankings, Designer Rankings, Award Website, Press Kit and Other Relevant Information.
7. Information and explanation on what the award status (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze or Iron) mean.
8. Information on evaluation criteria and judging mechanism, explaining criteria based voting on blind peer-review process and score normalization.

All A' Design Award winners have the right to receive the Design Award Supplement automatically, free and in a major language. A’ Design Award and Competition works hard to provide the Award Diploma Supplements also in other languages in order to explain the accolades the right way and in right format. Winners can access the DAS - Design Award Supplement from their control panel under post competition tab.

Design Award Supplement Benefits
Benefits of the Design Award Supplement are many: For award winners, the DAS helps to explain the design award achievement in a more readable and easily comparable way by providing a precise description of their work, the award and the design achievement. The DAS also aims to help the winners get more opportunities for dissemination and communication. The DAS aims also to help participants to get more press features by giving answers the most commonly asked questions by press members and editors about the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the accolades. The DAS aims to enhance the communication of the awards, as well as to provide a greater visibility of the winners by helping press members and audiences who read the Design Award Supplement to make informed judgements about the qualifications of the awarded works by accessing transparent information, data and statistics. The DAS is a way of benchmarking winners internationally, a way of comparing and understanding their achievements. Since the DAS is available in many other languages, it allows award winners to get an additional opportunity to be featured in other countries, helping winners go global by increasing their national and international reputation and recognition.

• Clear Communication of Award Significance
  The Design Award Supplement translates your A' Design Award recognition into a structured and detailed format that stakeholders can easily understand and value. By providing an in-depth description of the award's nature, level, context, content, and status, Design Award Supplement ensures that the significance of your achievement is communicated clearly, even in unfamiliar contexts such as international markets or diverse industries.
  
  
• Global Recognition and Marketability
  Available in multiple languages, the Design Award Supplement allows you to reach international audiences, enhancing your global marketability. It increases your national and international reputation, giving you additional opportunities to be featured in other countries and stand out in competitive environments.
  
  
• Enhanced Media and Press Opportunities
  Designed to aid communication with the media, the Design Award Supplement provides answers to the most commonly asked questions by press members and editors. Design Award Supplement helps you secure more press features by offering transparent information, data, and statistics about your A' Design Award, thus enhancing your visibility and dissemination opportunities.
  
  
• Systematic Articulation of Achievement
  By empowering you to articulate your achievement systematically, the Design Award Supplement helps explain what you have won and why it matters. It offers a precise description of your work, the A' Design Award, and the design achievement, making it easier to leverage your award for sustained success.
  
  
• Bridging Recognition and Opportunity
  The deeper value of the Design Award Supplement lies in its ability to bridge the gap between recognition and opportunity. It turns a milestone into a stepping stone by helping you effectively communicate the significance of your A' Design Award to professional audiences, opening doors to new opportunities.
  
  
• Aid in Recognition and Differentiation
  In a world with thousands of design awards varying in composition and structure, the Design Award Supplement serves as a handy tool to clearly explain the A' Design Award won. Design Award Supplement helps you stand out by providing a consistent and systematic explanation of your achievement, differentiating you in competitive markets.
  
  
• Transparency and Benchmarking
  The Design Award Supplement enhances communication by providing transparent information, data, and statistics. It allows audiences and press members to make informed judgments about the qualifications of the works awarded by the A' Design Award, serving as a way to benchmark winners internationally and understand their achievements.
  
  
• Multi-language Accessibility
  Recognizing the global nature of design, the Design Award Supplement is provided automatically, free of charge, and in major languages. This multilingual accessibility enables you to communicate your A' Design Award achievement effectively across different countries and cultures, aiding in global recognition.
  
  
• Detailed Information for Stakeholders
  With sections covering the holder of the achievement, awarded work, award level, evaluation criteria, and more, the Design Award Supplement offers detailed information valuable to stakeholders. Design Award Supplement systematically presents all relevant aspects of your A' Design Award, facilitating better understanding and appreciation of your accomplishment.
  
  
• Supporting International Reputation
  By offering a comprehensive and accessible explanation of your A' Design Award, the Design Award Supplement helps increase your international reputation. Design Award Supplement assists you in going global by making your achievements understandable and recognized across different markets and disciplines.

The A’ Design Award & Competition is a prestigious and methodological design award and competition offering a Design Award Supplement document to help laureates communicate their achievement.