Design Week Awards 2017 – the shortlist in full
We’re thrilled to announce the shortlisted projects – as chosen by our panel of independent judges – which will be competing for a coveted Design Week Award on 13 June at the Tower of London.
Communication
Brand campaigns
AKQA, #DingDing, for AirBnb
Sleeping Patterns, by Under Exposed, for Simba Sleep
Budweiser America, for Budweiser, by Jones Knowles Ritchie
Visual identity conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, for London Symphony Orchestra, by The Partners
Smoke Alarms, for Duracell, by Grey London
World’s Strongest Boys, by WCRS for Duchenne UK
Editorial design
Curiocity, In Pursuit of London, for Penguin, by Hearst magazines UK
Elle UK magazine for Hearst magazines UK
The New York Issue: High Life, The New York Times
Eeormoo, Studio Sutherl&
Somos Brasil, by Studio Sutherl&
Identity design
Rae Against Dementia, by Brand Union
Invictus games 2016, by Lambie-Nairn for The Royal Foundation
Boquiera, by Magpie Studio
Mozilla, by Johnson Banks
Deliveroo Rebrand, for Deliveroo by Design Studio
Premier League rebrand, for Premier League by Design Studio
Packaging
The Glenlivet Cipher, by NB for The Glenlivet
Higgidy, by B&B Studio
The Newmarket Gin, for The Bedford Lodge Hotel and Spa, by Nude Brand Creation
Use Your Loaf for Column Bakehouse, by Voice Group
Peet Rivko, by Gunter Piekarski
Fémme, by Pearlfisher for Yoai
Hippeas: Give Peas a Chance, by Jones Knowles Ritchie
Poster design
ENO, by Rose for English National Opera
Circus Hassani – A Living Poster, by Spring for Circus Hassani
Williams Murray Hamm for Point of Light
Carpenters Wharf, by Jack Renwick Studio for Anderson
Pilsner Urquell retro posters, by Purple Creative, for Pilsner Urquell
Smoke Alarms, by Grey London, for Duracell
Be Bold for Change, by Eleven
Print communications
Hope for Adris Group, by Bruketa&Zinic OM d.o.o.
Animail Stamps by Osborne Ross, for Royal Mail Group
Agatha Christie Stamps, by Studio Sutherl&
Noted notebooks, by Carter Wong Design for Boss print
AHP Six by Greenspace, for Anthology
Self-promotional projects
20 Year Memory: Party Invitation by Blast
Festival of Print: The B-Side Project, by Taxi Studio
The Snow Fox, by AKQA
2016 Reasons Why Wish You a Better 2017, Baxter & Bailey
Turner Duckworth 2016 Holiday Card, by Turner Duckworth
Don’t Trump, by AML Group
Writing for design
ENO, by Rose for English National Opera
The Butcher The Baker, by The Partners
Roundhouse, by Magpie Studio
BP 500 Years of Stories – Chav/War/Bed, by Grey London for Tate
Spaces
Exhibition design
MET Studio Design Ltd., Climate Control for Manchester Museum
Summit 2016, for LCF Fashion Busines School by Alphabetical
Casson Mann, La Cité du Vin, Permanent Exhibition, La Cité du Vin – City of Bordeaux
Offshore Experience, Maritime Museum Rottterdam, Kossmann.dejong
Retail interiors
Mailbox, by Stanton Williams, for Milligan and Brockton Capital
Manolo Blahnik, Malaysia, by Nick Leith-Smith Architecture and Design, Manolo Blahnik
Penguin Shop, by figure3 for Penguin
MADE.COM Paris, Gpstudio, for MADE.COM
Wayfinding and environmental graphics
The Design Museum Wayfinding and Signage, by Cartlidge Levene for the Design Museum
Tate Modern Wayfinding and Signage, by Cartlidge Levene for Tate Galleries
Flash Crossings by Dolman-Bowles and Eley Kishimoto for Brixton Bid and London Borough of Lambeth
Bedrooms for Sheffield Children’s Hospital, by Artfelt
Hospitality and Workplace
De Bijenkorf Restaurant, by i29 interior architects
IBM’s Watson IoT Global Headquarters, Munich, by Map Project Office for IBM Watson IoT
Liverpool Football Club, Anfield New Main Stand Fan Hospitality Areas
Alpine Restaurant Schmiedhof Alm, Schmiedhof Alm GbmH, ARSP ZT GmbH
Airbnb Dublin Office, by Airbnb
Chapel the Ocean, The Wholedesign Company
Eneko at One Aldwych, by Casson Mann, One Aldwych
Digital
App design
Nike Football Pro Genius by AKQA, for Nike Football
Sir David Attenborough’s Story of Life, by AKQA for BBC Worldwide
Hopster for Apple TV, by We Are Hive for Hopster
Story Studio for Sainsbury’s by Analog Folk
Augmented reality and virtual reality
Halcyon by NBCUniversal International Networks
Space Descent VR with Tim Peake, by Alchemy VR
Digital installations
Cradles of Abstract Art: Renewed Mondrian’s House of Birth, by Tinker Imagineers for Mondriaanhuis Amersfoort
Digital Ornithology, for JAC Studios, by Jason Bruges Studio
Scent Constellation, Le Grand Musèe du Parfum, by Jason Bruges Studio
Website design
San Francisco Ballet-Digital Transformation, by Method
Motion Graphics by Torpedo, by Torpedo for Autodesk
Educate Against Hate, by Breakthrough for HM Government
Victoria & Albert Museum rethink, by Victoria & Albert Museum and Made by Many
Manchester City Annual Report 2016, by Emperor for City Football Group
TV film and video graphics
Channel 4 2016 Rio Paralympics Title Sequence, by Jump Design and Direction
Summit 2016, for LCF Fashion Busines School by Alphabetical
Emmerdale, The Last Dance, by ITV Creative for ITV
Visual identity conducted by Sir Simon RattleWebsite design, for London Symphony Orchestra, by The Partners
Products and Furniture
Product design – consumer
Apple Watch Series 2, by Apple
Beeline Navigation Device, by Map Project Office and Beeline
Cubetto for Primo Toys
Scooter for Life, by Priestmangoode
iPhone 7 Plus, for Apple Inc
13 inch MacBook Pro, for Apple Inc
Landmark, by Sanders Design Associates Ltd for Samuel Heath & Sons plc
Suzy Snooze, by Map Project Office for BleepBleeps
Space Grill
Product design – industrial
Meet Mr Collins, by Missouri Creative for Chivas
Rio 2016 Olympic & Paralympic Track Cycling Helmets (Pursuit and Sprint), by Crux Product Design Ltd for English Institute of Sport
Horizon by PriestmanGoode
Furniture design
Trinetic, by Boss Design
Isomi in Metal, Isomi
Morfus
Pacific Chair, by Barber & Osgerby
BuzziFloat, by BuzziSpace
Landmarks Awards
Social design
SM100 Solar Light, by Inventid
Homeward Bound, by Elmwood
Be Bold For Change, by Eleven
Ithaca Laundry, Ithaca NGO
Game of Awesome, by Chrometoaster
Rising Star
Dem Gerolemou
Daniel Nolan
Sophie Atkinson
Mairead Moran
Katie Cadwallader
We’ll also be inducting two designers into our Hall of Fame to celebrate their lifetime achievements, and introducing a special 30th anniversary award celebrating the best project from Design Week’s history. You can vote for your favourite project here.
You can join us on 13 June at our Awards dinner, which will be held at the Tower of London. Ticket details here.
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Some beautiful pieces of design through this shortlist, but a few pieces stick out.
I will assume the iPhone 7 plus and Mac Book are here only because designers are irrationally in love with apple products – the iPhone 7 plus is basically an iPhone 6 plus body with more of a raised camera and definitely not more aesthetically appealing than its predecessor. Neither product is innovative or original anymore so I cannot undersand why either would be on this list. The watches I can understand for the bands maybe…. maybe.
The other is the Elle cover – possibly it is here for the same reason a film will get an Oscar nomination. The only way for this consistently horrible and often illegible magazine cover (as in the example above) to be shortlisted would be if someone knows one of the ‘independent judges’ or has been lobbying for a shortlist listing.