Tuesday, 16 January 2007 | Levent OZLER
The Chartered Society of Designers Student Awards 2007
The Chartered Society of Designers has launched the CSD Student Awards 2007, an international design competition with prize money of £7000.
Who Can Enter
Entries will be accepted from any second year student studying on any full-time design course anywhere in the world.
Students studying in year three of a four year design course are also eligible to enter.
Entries are welcome from students in any of the following design disciplines: Exhibition Design, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Interactive Media Design, Interior Design, Product Design, and Textile Design
Entrants' work will be judged by a panel and FREE CSD Student Membership will be awarded to those entrants whose work displays talent and design capability.
The judges make a further selection of those who should receive a Commendation and also award CSD approved work placements to promising students.
An overall winner is selected in each of the seven design disciplines and they receive the CSD Student Medal and a cheque for £1,000. In addition, the 7 winners' courses are presented with a wall plaque to acknowledge the student's award.
Deadline
All entries must be received at CSD's London offices on or before Tuesday 1st May 2007.
For more details or to download the PDF Entry Form, please visit the CSD website,
http://www.csd.org.uk/awards/student_awards07.jsp
Prizes
- CSD Student Membership until the end of your current course
- The CSD Student Medal
- A winners' certificate
- £1,000 in prize money across each of the seven disciplines
- Short and long term work placements
The judges will also award Commendation Certificates to those students whose entries are deemed of a very high standard.
Benefits of CSD Membership
- A CSD Membership Certificate
- The use of 'A Student Member of the Chartered Society of Designers' after your name or on any correspondence or CV
- FREE subscription to The Designer
- FREE access to the CSD website
- FREE portfolio space on the CSD Directory
- Access to the CSD Placement Register on-line
- Student rates on all training and events, nationally and regionally
- Membership of your regional CSD group
How to Enter
The entry may be any project, which must be accompanied by a written report.
The Chartered Society of Designers
Founded in 1930, CSD is the professional body for designers. It is the world's largest chartered body of professional designers and is unique in representing designers in all disciplines. CSD is governed by Royal Charter and as such its members are obliged to practice to the highest professional standards. The Society is also a registered charity and adheres to best practice as a membership organisation.
The Society is also a registered charity and adheres to best practice as a membership organisation. Membership is only awarded to qualified designers who must also prove their professional capability during an admission assessment.
The Society exists to promote concern for the sound principles of design in all areas in which design considerations apply, to further design practice and encourage the study of design techniques for the benefit of the community.
In so doing, it seeks to secure and promote a professional body of designers and regulate and control their practice for the benefit of industry and the public.
With members in 34 countries around the world, CSD offers a truly diverse and inclusive base of professional designers, each committed to operating to the highest professional standards in whichever field or country they practice.
CSD: http://www.dexigner.com/directory/detail/4330/
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