2010 Australian International Design Awards

Standards Australia announced the 2010 Australian International Design Awards, recognising product design and innovation excellence.

Manufacturers and designers of professionally designed products available for sale in Australia or products professionally designed by Australians for overseas market can now enter the 2010 program and be in the running for Australia's top design award.

The Australian International Design Awards is the nation's most prestigious design assessment program, recognising excellence in product design and innovation since 1958.

Past winners include the Qantas A380 Economy Seat (2009), Flaik snowsports performance tracker (2008), Ford Territory (2004), and Cochlear Nucleus 24 Contour (2000).

Products are assessed on their individual design merits against a range of criteria including innovation, visual and emotional appeal, functionality, quality and manufacture, human factors and environmental sustainability.

The 2010 Australian International Design Awards is now accepting entries across nine categories: Consumer, Business and Technology, Medical and Scientific, Automotive and Transport, Sport and Leisure, Housing and Building, Heavy Machinery, Architectural and Interior Products, and Student.

Deadline for entries is December 1, 2009.