Three competitions, 4352 submissions and 75 if gold awards in the year of its 60th anniversary the if design awards reach more partici pants and submissions than ever before. This year 49 international experts discussed 4,352 entries by 1,920 participants from 51 countries.
The if product design award 2013, the if communication design award 2013 and the if packaging design award 2013 were assessed by the jury. Of the en tries that received awards from the jury, 75 will be honored with an if gold award on 22 february 2013 at bmw world in munich. &ldquothe if design awards has long since belonged to the most international and highly regarded design competitions in the world,&rdquo commented the jury. &ldquowhat began in the 1950s as a display of products for convention participants, draws from 51 countries submissions that are rich in quality and at the highest level of design,&rdquo remarked the experts who made up the jury that decided the 60th if awards in its anniversary year.
Facts and figures at a glanceif product design award 20133.011 entries16 categories981 awards if label50 if gold awards if communication design award 20131.086 entries7 categories346 awards if label20 if gold awards if packaging design award 2013255 entries8 categories83 awards if label5 if gold awards you can find more information about the if design awards 2013 as well as photos and a complete list of jurors on the if website www.ifdesign.de >> members of the press can request a list of all if design award winners from the if press office. Images will be available for download around the middle of december.
You can receive a photo of the jury in highres also through the if press office. Save the dateplease note the date for the big if design awards night where the winners of the if gold awards will be celebrated at bmw world in munich friday, 22 february 2013. In december, you will receive a separate invitation for this event, which takes place during the munich crea tive business week mcbw 16 &ndash 24 february 2013.
