Designers are, in essence, creators and innovators. They are not just individuals with artistic flair but also skilled makers who delve into materials and processes to craft suitable solutions for specific purposes. Their mission is to revamp all goods and services, making them not only better but also more essential and comfortable in our lives. If you look around, it’s evident that numerous objects and services are in dire need of design upgrades. Let’s collaborate to discover fitting solutions!
For those keen on showcasing their design prowess on an international stage, we invite you to explore the details below on participating in a design competition in South Korea. If you possess confidence in your work, UDA cextends a warm welcome to submit your projects. Should you have any queries or require guidance on your submission, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at ping.xu@utrgv.edu.
To submit your work to UDA, kindly email your project as a zip file directly to their designated address, ensuring that the file size remains under 20 MB. We recommend that you also copy us on the submission email to avail of the opportunity for UDA to waive any entry fees. In case your zip file exceeds the 20 MB limit, you can alternatively send it to UDA using the platform of wetransfer.com.
If you send your project via wetransfer.com, please
- send an email to UDA first to explain that you are my student and you will send your zip file of the project files to UDA for your submission right after your email.
- attach your entry form’s excel file in the email and copy (cc) the email to me when sending the email to UDA.
- ask UDA to confirm you after they receive the zip file of your submission.
UDA will download the zip file shortly, but I will follow up to urge them to download the submission file one on one before the expiration date of the wetransfer file.
Cheers,
Ping Xu
Submit before Monday, October 23, 2023
Award Announcement on Monday, November 27, 2023
http://uniteddesigns.org/idea-design-2023/
http://uniteddesigns.org/jurors-2023/
Please click the text link here to download the Entry Form. I have removed professional row and only contain the form for student entries. You can submit up to three works to UDA’s Idea Design 2023 competition for free as long as these works were created in my classes.
HONORARY JURORS
UDA invited nationally and internationally distinguished designers and educators as UDA Annual International Design Competitions jurors. Visit uniteddesigns.org to see our list of jurors.
IDEA DESIGN LAYOUT PREPARATION
All design projects must be laid out following the provided layout sample.
The layout must contain copies of the title, problem, idea, solution, and images explaining the process and final design.
DESIGN & SUBMISSION SPECIFICATION
Step 1. You must use the following method for naming your files (JPEG file & MS Excel file):
Filename: Your Status (Designer or Student)_FirstName LastName_Title
Example: DES_John Doe_Milk or STU_John Doe_Milk
Step 2. Must save your file as a JPEG file (A3 size in horizontal format, CMYK, 300 DPI) with ‘Image Options: Quality: 12 Maximum’ and ‘Format Options: Baseline (“Standard”)’
Step 3. Submit your design (JPG file) and Entry Form (MS Excel file) via email to applyuda@gmail.com.
SUBMISSION FEE
Design Students
– Single Entry: $10 USD
– Multiple Entries (Max 5 entries from one student: $30 USD
– If a student’s instructor is a UDA member, a student can submit up to three entries for free.
You can submit three works for free if those works were created from my classes.
DEADLINES
Submission Deadline: Monday, October 23, 2023
Award Announcement: Monday, November 27, 2023
UDA will announce all awarded designs at www.uniteddesigns.org.
AWARD CERTIFICATE & PUBLICATION
All winners receive an Award Certificate via email.
All award-winning works are permanent collections of the UDA archive.
