European Design Awards
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The European Design Awards, also known as the ED-Awards, are annual awards presented to European designers for outstanding work in the communication design field. The ED-Awards is a joint initiative of design magazines from across Europe and endorsed by[1] the International Council of Communication Design. The ED-Awards are judged by a panel of representatives (journalists and design critics) from fifteen European design magazines. The awards are presented at a ceremony which is hosted by a different European city every year, and the submissions are featured in the ED-Awards Catalogue.
Jury
The jury consists of fifteen representatives from high-profile European design magazines.[2]
- designaustria, Austria
- TYPO, Czech Republic
- grafia, Finland
- étapes:, France
- novum, Germany
- +design, Greece
- Progetto Grafico, Italy
- BNO Vormberichten, The Netherlands
- 2+3D, Poland
- [kAk) , Russia
- Visual, Spain
- CAP&Design, Sweden
- IDPURE, Switzerland
- Grafik Tasarim, Turkey
- Eye, UK
Categories
There are 35 award categories, in seven groups,[3] covering branding, packaging, exhibition design, typography, digital design, illustration and self-promotion, among others. There are also three special distinctions: Agency of the year, Best of show and Jury prize.
European Design Agency of the year
The top accolade in the ED-Awards is every time, the distinction bestowed upon the most (creatively) successful studio of the continent. This title has so far been awarded to:[4]
- 2008 Beetroot Design Group, Greece
- 2010 Lava Graphic Design, the Netherlands
- 2011 Les Graphiquants, France
- 2012 Silo, the Netherlands
- 2013 Jaeger & Jaeger, Germany
Host cities
In the past, the European Design Awards ceremonies (and accompanying events) have been hosted by:
- Athens, Greece (2007)
- Stockholm, Sweden (2008)
- Zurich, Switzerland (2009)
- Rotterdam, the Netherlands (2010)
- Vilnius, Lithuania (2011)
- Helsinki, Finland (2012)
- Belgrade, Serbia (2013)
- Cologne, Germany (2014)