GDC Award runs every other year to praise and recommend the best designs with an aim to encourage creative designers since its foundation in 1992. Attracting designers from all over the world, GDC developed from “a top design award among Chinese designers” to “one of the most important global design awards”.
GDC Award is more than an award, but a design community that is full of creativity and continuous improvement. Through a two-year series of activities such as competitions, exhibitions, lectures, interviews, etc., GDC Award gathers top designers together to explore the value of design and promote the concepts of design.
GDC is curated and operated by Shenzhen Graphic Design Association (SGDA), a non-profit professional design association. SGDA expects GDC to continuously discover and motivate new creative forces, making efforts to shape a fairer and more sustainable future. The SGDA Council, which is elected every two years, is responsible for the operation and management of GDC.
Following its original aspiration “Design for China′s Future” established in 1992, GDC Award 2023 will gather top global designers, keep pace with transformation of the society and the time, present state-of-the-art design thinking and methods, respond to the rise of new design force, comprehensively promote the collision of design and culture, life, business and technology, establish a value benchmark for contemporary design, and reveal the development trend of future design.
The era of rapid iteration makes design richer and more diverse while the wave of new technologies triggers unpredictable design transformation. Designers are faced with a more uncertain context than ever before. GDC Award 2023 is themed with “the Certainty of Uncertainties”, focusing on four directions, namely creative expression, technology integration, humanistic care and future exploration, with an aim to highlight the richer creative presentation, explore more multi-dimensional visual expression, and how to revolutionize the design experience while bringing more social value and emotional connection through integrated design practices in the new era.
■ Creative expression: deliver outstanding creativity and diverse possibilities of design.
■ Technology integration: explore the boundaries between design and technology,and integrate technology and art together.
■ Humanistic care: deliver design with warmth to create more beauty for the public.
■Future exploration: establish a future vision to unlock the potential of forward-looking design.
GDC Award | Call-Up
GDC Award | Show
GDC Award | Forum
GDC Award | Award Ceremony
GDC Award | Exhibition
GDC Award | Global Exhibition Tour
According to the GDC Award 2023 evaluation criteria, the following awards will be selected by the jury panel:
■ GDC Award | Grand Prix
Professionals Group only: The jury panel will select one Grand Prix among the Gold Award works in the group of professionals. The Grand Prix winner will be granted with the Black Bamboo Trophy, the highest honor of GDC, as well as a certificate of award.
■ GDC Award | Gold Award, Silver Award, Bronze Award
Professionals/Students Group: The jury panel will select GDC Gold, Silver and Bronze Award for each category from Selected Award works. The Gold, Silver, and Bronze Award winners will be granted with a Gold, Silver, and Bronze Bamboo Trophy and a certificate of award respectively.
-All Gold Award works in the group of professionals are in the line to the GDC Award | Grand Prix.
■ GDC Award | GDC Jury Award
Professionals/ Students Group: Each judge will grant a Jury Award to one piece of his or her most-recognized work. The Jury Award winners will receive a certificate of award.
■ GDC Award | Selected Award
Professionals/ Students Group: The jury panel will select the works of great creation, performance and completeness as the Selected Award works. The winners will receive a certificate of award.
GDC Grand Prix, Gold Award, Silver Award, Bronze Award and Jury Award will be chosen among the Selected Award works.
■ GDC Award | Excellent Organization Award
Professionals/ Students Group | Excellent Organization: GDC Award Organizing Committee will grand Excellent Organization Award to colleges, universities, industry associations, creative parks and other institutions that have performed outstandingly in the organization of this campaign. The winners will receive a certificate of award.
■ GDC Award | Excellent Mentor Award
Students Group | Mentor of Award-winning Work: Mentors of winners of GDC Gold, Silver, Bronze Award and Jury Award in Students Group will be granted with the GDC Award Excellent Mentor Award Certificate.
GDC Award 2023 review will be consisted of two rounds. The preliminary review will be conducted online, which will only require the soft copies of works. The finalist will be announced, and those who enter the final round shall submit physical works for the final round of on-site review.
GDC Award 2023 jury panel will consist of 20 professionals with global influences in the field of design. They will evaluate all eligible works and select award-winning works based on the evaluation criteria.The jury panel has the right to decide and adjust the category of entries. No award-winner is guaranteed under each single category.
Award-winners will be invited to receive awards at GDC Award 2023 Award Ceremony held in December 2023 in Shenzhen, except the winners of Selected Award. All awarded works will be exhibited in GDC Award 2023 Award-winning Works Exhibition and published in the Yearbook of GDC Award 2023.
In order to ensure the overall effect of on-site review and exhibition, all award-winners are required to deliver the physical award-winning work to the designated address.
The jury panel will carry out the preliminary review on line. They will evaluate all eligible works and choose Selected Award works (the finalists for the final round) according to the evaluation criteria of GDC Award 2023. It is recommended that all participants shall submit materials for online display, including 1to10 pictures for each project. Each picture shall not be larger than 5M in RGB mode and JPG format. It is also recommended to submit videos not larger than 150M for the convenience of online review.
Those who enter into the final round shall deliver physical works to the designated address in accordance with the requirements by the organizing committee for on-site review. The jury panel will select award-winning works among eligible entries according to the GDC Award 2023 evaluation criteria.
A Brand Image
a-1 Brand Icon
a-2 Activity and Visual Identity (exhibition, activity, competition, show)
a-3 Brand and Visual Identity (corporate, restaurant, clothing, cafe, consumer brand)
a-4 Promotion (product catalogue, institute annual report, company catalogue, direct mail, invitation cards, calendars, others)
B Package
b-1 Sales Package(fast moving consumer goods, beverages, snacks with sales barcode sold in supermarkets and convenience stores)
b-2 Limited Edition Package (gift set, wine, cigarettes, tea)
b-3 Cultural and Creative Product Package
C Publication
c-1 Book (published by a press)
c-2 Album, Newspaper, Magazine
c-3 Conceptual Publication
D Poster
d-1 Commercial Poster
d-2 Public Benefit Poster
d-3 Cultural Poster
E Typography
e-1 Social Application of Font (font application in packaging, promotion and posters)
e-2 Font Library (body font, headings font)
e-3 Creative Font
e-4 Experimental Font
F Illustration
f-1 Commercial Illustration
f-2 Creative Illustration
f-3 Social Application of Illustration (illustration applications in commercial, publication, activities and packaging)
- Illustrations in publications: books, journals, covers and inside pages, scientific illustrations, etc.
- Illustrations in commercial advertising, corporate image, product, clothing, space, packaging, etc.
f-4 IP Image and other social application
G Information Visualization
g-1 Infographics
g-2 Information Visualization
Interactive visualization: it can interact with users, and change its displayed contents according to user's operations.
Dynamic visualization: it presents data or information to users through animations or other dynamic elements.
H Environmental Graphic
h-1 Sign System
h-2 Space Graphics
I Motion & Digital （RGB）
i-1 Motion Logo
i-2 Motion Poster
i-3 Movie, Video Intro & Animated Short Film
i-4 Website & Interface
i-5 Multi-media Interactive Installation
J Integrated
j-1 Integrated Design (Demonstrating excellent overall ability and innovation in multiple design areas)
j-2 Social Practice of Design (Demonstrating excellence in solving social issues and improving the life quality in society)
The submitted works of Integrated category must include a bilingual proposal in Chinese and English for the jury to better understand the work. A 3-minute video not larger than 150M (mp4 or mov format) is recommended.
- Global professional designers and design institutions are eligible.
- All entries must be created between September 1, 2021 and October 8, 2023.
- Entries may be submitted by companies or individuals who have the authorship of the work.
- Undergraduates, graduate students, students within continuous education programs and designers graduated in last two years (after June 2021) are all eligible.
- All entries must be created between September 1, 2021 and October 8, 2023.
- Works of students will be evaluated separately from the professionals’, but with the same criteria, under the same categories, and by the same jury panel as that of professionals.
●Note:
- The number of submitted works is not limited and is subject to participants.
-Any works that is involved by any member of GDC Award 2023 jury panel will not be eligible.
- Works submitted shall be created between September 1, 2021 and October 8, 2023.
- It opens for students, designers and design institutions around the world.
- Please visit the official website of GDC Award gdc.sgda.cc for more information.
■ 2. Entry Groups
GDC Award 2023 is evaluated by two groups, professionals and students. You are expected to participate in the campaign either as a professional or as a student.
■ 3. Entry Categories
- There are 10 categories of GDC Award 2023. Please read through the campaign information and choose an appropriate category for your work.
■ 4. Account Registration
- Please login the official website of GDC Award gdc.sgda.cc;
- Sign up with a valid e-mail address to get your GDC account;
- The GDC account that registered previously are still in valid.
■ 5. Submit Entries Online
- Login your GDC account, go to your GDC account management page and click the category that you want to submit works.
- After clicking the category, please fill in detailed information of your works online (name of the work, creative summary etc.)
- You may click the button to add your other entries.
- Submit 1to 10 pictures for each project. Pictures shall not be larger than 5M in RGB mode or JPG format. A video not larger than150M is recommended (optional).
- Please fill in a bilingual summary within 500 characters(words) in Chinese and English for the jury to better understand your works.
■ 6. Payment
Online payment channels for participants in Chinese mainland:
Alipay, WeChat
Online payment channel for participants from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan of China, and from overseas regions (same account for offline payment):
GDC PayPal account: info@sgda.cc
■ 7. Result Announcement
Please follow GDC Award 2023 through following platforms for updates:
Website: gdc.sgda.cc
WeChat account: GDC-1992
Weibo: GDC 平面设计在中国
Facebook: ChinaGDCAward
Instagram: gdc_award
If your work wins an award, we will contact you in time through e-mail or phone calls. Please do not call us directly to enquire the result.
The deadline for sign up for GDC Award 2023 is by 24:00 on October 8, 2023 (Beijing time). The website system will be closed automatically upon the deadline.
May 27-June 30, 2023
Regular Entry Period
July 1-September 15, 2023
Final Entry Period
September 16-October 8, 2023
Preliminary Review (online)
October 20-30, 2023
Finalist Announcement
November 3-5, 2023
Final Review (on-site + online)
November 22-24, 2023
GDC Award Forum
November 25-26, 2023
Award Ceremony & Opening of Award-winning Works Exhibition
December 16, 2023 (To be confirmed)
The result of GDC Award 2023 Selected Awards(finalists) will be announced on November 3-5, 2023 through the official and cooperative media.
The result of Jury Award, Gold, Silver, Bronze Award, and Grand Prix will be announced and granted at the GDC Award 2023 Award Ceremony on December 16, 2023 in Shenzhen. The Award-winning Works Exhibition will be held on the same day.
-The organizing committee will not return the soft copy and physical materials of all entries. Thank you for your understanding.
| Singe piece | Series | ||||||
| Early bird period | Regular entry period | Final entry period | Early bird period | Regular entry period | Final entry period | ||
| Professionals | SGDA Member（RMB） | 180 | 260 | 450 | 360 | 520 | 750 |
| Non-member（RMB) | 240 | 325 | 525 | 420 | 585 | 825 | |
| Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan of China & overseas regions(USD) | 36 | 52 | 82 | 66 | 91 | 128 | |
| Students | Mainland China（RMB） | 72 | 104 | 150 | 120 | 195 | 270 |
| Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan of China & overseas regions(USD) | 12 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 30 | 42 | |
Note* Works of category J-Integrated shall be charged by series.
Online payment channels for participants in Chinese mainland: Alipay, WeChat
Online payment channel for participants from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan of China, and from overseas regions (same account for offline payment):
GDC PayPal account: info@sgda.cc
●Note:
-Your list of entries will be your payment receipt and no other receipts will be provided by GDC Award Organizing Committee.
-For the interests of all participants, if GDC Award Organizing Committee does not receive all fees of your entries by Oct 8, 2023, your works will not be eligible for this campaign due to the uncompleted registration process.
1-1 Print Entry Labels
- After receiving the notice of being selected into the final round, you can log in to the member center on the website, click to the page of label printing, then print the list of your works, the label of each work and the outer packaging labels.
1-2 Packaging
Single Parcel：Please mount your works as per requirement. Put mounted works with the list of entries together into a sealed parcel. Please attach the packaging label with a QR code on the external surface of your parcel.
Multiple Parcels：If you send more than one parcel, please mark every parcel in the designated position (categorized by serial number such as 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, or by the name of designer, name of work and other information for identification). Put your mounted works and the list of entries into your first parcel. Please attach the packaging label with a QR code on the external surface of your parcel.
*The GDC Award 2023 packaging label shall be attached to the external surface of the parcel, which ensures your packages arrive at the GDC Award Organizing Committee in good condition.
Participants in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan of China or overseas
Please pack your works by single parcel or multiple parcel as per instruction.
Please write down the following message on the surface of each parcel:
international competition material – no commercial value – tax free recipient address – bill to shipper
GDC Award Organizing Committee shall not bear any extra freight fee or custom duties or taxes arising from incomplete information on the parcel.
Participants from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan of China, and from overseas countries, can entrust the organizing committee to print and mount the display boards.
Participants shall provide softcopy files (300 dpi) of display boards, and mark identifier information and sequential number.
Please refer the website page for specific requirements for the display boards:
http://gdc.sgda.cc - Submission Requirements for Finalists
Production fee of Display Boards:
●20RMB/board
●3USD/board
The email address for sending softcopy files of display board, and payment information will be announced at the same time as the announcement of the finalists.
■ 2. Delivery Address
Shenzhen Graphic Design Association Secretariat
Address: Room 208, Building A2, Wanli Industrial Zone, Nantoucheng Community, Nantou Street, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Postcode: 518052
Tel: +86-755-8860 6391
Received by: Xiao Feng, Lin Chuwei
A Brand Image
a-1 Brand Icon
Submission requirement:
The submitted works must be printed (manuscript unacceptable). The size of the work shall be 290mmX420mm. Each piece of work shall be mounted on the center of a black KT board or a black card board in size of 380mm×510mm. Print out the entry label and paste it at the lower right corner of the reverse side of black board. A series entry consists of 2-10 pieces of work ( Please paste the entry label at lower right corner on the back of each piece of board. For the same series, please mount your works in the same direction, either horizontal or vertical. Works with incorrect mounting will be disqualified. )
a-2 Activity and Visual Identity (exhibition, activity, competition, show)
a-3 Brand and Visual Identity (corporate, restaurant, clothing, cafe, consumer brand)
a-4 Promotion (product catalogue, institute annual report, company catalogue, direct mail, invitation cards, calendars, others)
Submission requirement:
Please submit at least 5 objects or pictures. Small objects shall be submitted in a big envelope or a transparent plastic cover. Submitted pictures shall be printed (manuscript unacceptable) in size of 290mmX420mm. Submitted pictures shall be mounted on the center of a black KT board or a black card board in size of 380mm×510mm. Print out the entry label and paste it at the lower right corner of the reverse side of the board. Each piece of work shall have maximum 10 pieces of board to demonstrate effects and description. (All mounting boards shall be stuck with corresponding labels at lower right corner in the same direction, either horizontal or vertical. Works with incorrect mounting will be disqualified.)
B Package
b-1 Sales Package(fast moving consumer goods, beverages, snacks with sales barcode sold in supermarkets and convenience stores)
b-2 Limited Edition Package (gift set, wine, cigarettes, tea)
b-3 Cultural and Creative Product Package
Submission requirement:
The maximum side length of the submitted object shall not be greater than 1m. Print out the entry label and paste it on the bottom of the submitted object. For oversize objects, printed pictures (manuscript unacceptable) shall be submitted instead of the physical object. The printed picture in size of 290mmX420mm shall be mounted on the center of a black KT board or a black card board in size of 380mm×510mm. Print out the entry label and paste it at the lower right corner of the reverse side of the board. Each piece of work shall have maximum 3 pieces of board to demonstrate effects and description. (All mounting boards shall be stuck with corresponding labels at lower right corner in the same direction, either horizontal or vertical. Works with incorrect mounting will be disqualified.)
C Publication
c-1 Book (published by a press)
c-2 Album, Newspaper, Magazine
c-3 Conceptual Publication
Submission requirement:
Only printed products are acceptable. No mounting is required. A series entry consists of 2 to 4 pieces of work. Please paste the printed entry label at lower right corner on the back of the submitted product.
D Poster
d-1 Commercial Poster
d-2 Public Benefit Poster
d-3 Cultural Poster
Submission requirement:
Only printed posters are acceptable. No mounting is required. The size of poster is 364mmX515mm at minimum and 1200X1800mm at maximum. A series entry shall consist of 6 pieces of work maximumly. Please paste the printed entry label at lower right corner on the back of the submitted poster. Each piece of a series entry shall be stuck with corresponding label at the lower right corner of the reverse side. Works that fail to meet the size requirement will be disqualified.
E Typography
e-1 Social Application of Font (font application in packaging, promotion and posters)
Submission requirement:
Please submit at least 5 objects or pictures. Small objects shall be submitted in a big envelope or a transparent plastic cover. Submitted pictures shall be printed (manuscript unacceptable) in size of 290mmX420mm. Submitted pictures shall be mounted on the center of a black KT board or a black card board in size of 380mm×510mm. Print out the entry label and paste it at the lower right corner of the reverse side of the board. Each piece of work shall have maximum 10 pieces of board to demonstrate effects and description. (All mounting boards shall be stuck with corresponding labels at lower right corner in the same direction, either horizontal or vertical. Works with incorrect mounting will be disqualified.)
e-2 Font Library (body font, headings font)
Submission requirements:
The submitted fonts shall be applicable body fonts or headings fonts for book, newspaper, magazine, screen and other media. Formation, shadowing or other effects done to the existing computer fonts are not acceptable. Horizontal (vertical) paragraph layout effects with different font sizes are required. Only printed works are accepted. The size of the work (vertical) shall be 700mmX1000mm. Please paste the printed entry label on the back of the submitted works. A series entry shall consist of 4 pieces of work maximally. Each piece of work shall be stuck with corresponding label at the lower right corner of the reverse side. Works that fail to meet the size requirement will be disqualified.
Note * At least 60 different Chinese characters are required. Characters applicable for Latin typeface: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
1234567890*&$%@#!?.,:;"-'/ (78 characters in total).
e-3 Creative Font
Submission requirement:
Please submit printed pictures (manuscript unacceptable) in a size of 290mmX420mm. The submitted pictures shall be mounted on the center of a black KT board or a black card board in size of 380mm×510mm. Print out the entry label and paste it at the lower right corner of the reverse side of the board. Each piece of work shall have maximum 4 pieces of board to demonstrate effects and description. (Please paste the entry label at lower right corner on the back of each piece of board. Please mount your works in the same direction, either horizontal or vertical. Works with incorrect mounting will be disqualified.)
To ensure a good presentation effect, the participants may print their work vertically on a 700mmX1000mm paper without mounting. Please print out the entry label and paste it at the lower right corner of the reverse side.
e-4 Experimental Font
Submission requirement:
Please submit printed pictures (manuscript unacceptable) in a size of 290mmX420mm. The submitted pictures shall be mounted on the center of a black KT board or a black card board in size of 380mm×510mm. Print out the entry label and paste it at the lower right corner of the reverse side of the board. Each piece of work shall have maximum 4 pieces of board to demonstrate effects and description. (Please paste the entry label at lower right corner on the back of each piece of board. Please mount your works in the same direction, either horizontal or vertical. Works with incorrect mounting will be disqualified.)
To ensure a good presentation effect, the participants may print their work vertically on a 700mmX1000mm paper without mounting. Please print out the entry label and paste it at the lower right corner of the reverse side.
F Illustration
f-1 Commercial Illustration
f-2 Creative Illustration
Submission requirement:
Please submit printed pictures (manuscript unacceptable) in a size of 290mmX420mm. The submitted pictures shall be mounted on the center of a black KT board or a black card board in size of 380mm×510mm. Print out the entry label and paste it at the lower right corner of the reverse side of the board. Each piece of work shall have maximum 4 pieces of board to demonstrate effects and description. (Please paste the entry label at lower right corner on the back of each piece of board. Please mount your works in the same direction, either horizontal or vertical. Works with incorrect mounting will be disqualified.)
To ensure a good presentation effect, the participants may print their work vertically on a 700mmX1000mm paper without mounting. Please print out the entry label and paste it at the lower right corner of the reverse side.
f-3 Social Application of Illustration (illustration applications in commercial, publication, activities and packaging)
-Illustrations in publications: books, journals, covers and inside pages, scientific illustrations, etc.
-Illustrations in commercial advertising, corporate image, product, clothing, space, packaging, etc.
Submission requirement:
Please submit at least 5 objects or pictures. Small objects shall be submitted in a big envelope or a transparent plastic cover. Submitted pictures shall be printed (manuscript unacceptable) in size of 290mmX420mm. Submitted pictures shall be mounted on the center of a black KT board or a black card board in size of 380mm×510mm. Print out the entry label and paste it at the lower right corner of the reverse side of the board. Each piece of work shall have maximum 10 pieces of board to demonstrate effects and description. (All mounting boards shall be stuck with corresponding labels at lower right corner in the same direction, either horizontal or vertical. Works with incorrect mounting will be disqualified.)
f-4 IP Image and other social application
Submission requirement:
Please submit at least 5 objects or pictures. Small objects shall be submitted in a big envelope or a transparent plastic cover. Submitted pictures shall be printed (manuscript unacceptable) in size of 290mmX420mm. Submitted pictures shall be mounted on the center of a black KT board or a black card board in size of 380mm×510mm. Print out the entry label and paste it at the lower right corner of the reverse side of the board. Each piece of work shall have maximum 10 pieces of board to demonstrate effects and description. (All mounting boards shall be stuck with corresponding labels at lower right corner in the same direction, either horizontal or vertical. Works with incorrect mounting will be disqualified.)
G Information Visualization
g-1 Infographics
Submission requirement:
Please submit printed pictures (manuscript unacceptable) in a size of 290mmX420mm. The submitted pictures shall be mounted on the center of a black KT board or a black card board in size of 380mm×510mm. Print out the entry label and paste it at the lower right corner of the reverse side of the board. Each piece of work shall have maximum 4 pieces of board to demonstrate effects and description. (Please paste the entry label at lower right corner on the back of each piece of board. Please mount your works in the same direction, either horizontal or vertical. Works with incorrect mounting will be disqualified.)
To ensure a good presentation effect, the participants may print their work vertically on a 700mmX1000mm paper without mounting. Please print out the entry label and paste it at the lower right corner of the reverse side.
g-2 Information Visualization
Submission requirement:
Please submit key screenshots of the submitted work as well. The screenshots shall be printed on a paper of 290mmX420mm and mounted on the center of a black KT board or a black card board in size of 380mm×510mm. Print out the entry label and paste it at the lower right corner of the reverse side of black board. Each piece of work shall have maximum 5 pieces of board to demonstrate effects and description. ( Please paste the entry label at lower right corner on the back of each piece of board. Please mount your works in the same direction, either horizontal or vertical. Works with incorrect mounting will be disqualified. )
H Environmental Graphic
h-1 Sign System
h-2 Space Graphics
Submission requirement:
Please submit printed pictures (manuscript unacceptable) in a size of 290mmX420mm. The submitted pictures shall be mounted on the center of a black KT board or a black card board in size of 380mm×510mm. Print out the entry label and paste it at the lower right corner of the reverse side of the board. Each piece of work shall have maximum 10 pieces of board to demonstrate effects and description. (Please paste the entry label at lower right corner on the back of each piece of board. Please mount your works in the same direction, either horizontal or vertical. Works with incorrect mounting will be disqualified.)
I Motion & Digital （RGB）
i-1 Motion Logo
i-2 Motion Poster
i-3 Movie, Video Intro & Animated Short Film
i-4 Website & Interface
i-5Multi-media Interactive Installation
Submission requirement:
Only soft copy of file is required.
If participants want to submit additional presentation boards, please mount the printed pictures in a size of 290mmX420mm on a black KT board or a black card board in size of 380mm×510mm. Print out the entry label and paste it at the lower right corner of the reverse side of the board. Each piece of work shall have maximum 10 pieces of board to demonstrate effects and description. (Please paste the entry label at lower right corner on the back of each piece of board. Please mount your works in the same direction, either horizontal or vertical. Works with incorrect mounting will be disqualified.)
J Integrated
j-1 Integrated Design
j-2 Social Practice of Design
Submission requirement:
In addition to the electronic files, the physical objects or pictures (at least 5 items) of the entries must be submitted. All small physical items of a same entry should be submitted in a large envelope or transparent plastic bag. Please submit printed pictures (manuscript unacceptable) in a size of 290mmX420mm. The submitted pictures shall be mounted on the center of a black KT board or a black card board in size of 380mm×510mm. Print out the entry label and paste it at the lower right corner of the reverse side of the board. Each piece of work shall have maximum 10 pieces of board to demonstrate effects and description. (Please paste the entry label at lower right corner on the back of each piece of board. Please mount your works in the same direction, either horizontal or vertical. Works with incorrect mounting will be disqualified.)
The participants hereby agree and authorize the GDC Award 2023 Organizing Committee to use, copy, reproduce or publish all submitted designs of any size (including but not limited to the following types: drawing, photographic photo, image, source file, draft, text, slide, physical items or digital material) without charging any fee or remuneration upon GDC Award 2023 Organizing Committee accepts their entries. GDC Award 2023 Organizing Committee will use the said designs in the related professional activities and promotions.
All the entries submitted by the participants must be created by the participants themselves (or by an organization) for which they should have the full right to authorship. The GDC Award 2023 Organizing Committee will cancel the participants’ qualification for this competition and the participants shall assume any and all consequences therefore in case any dispute on the intellectual property right or the right to authorship related to the entries occurs.
All disputes on the copyright or the intellectual property right arising from the entries of the entrants have nothing to do with the GDC Design Award 2023 Organizing Committee.
The GDC Design Award 2023 Organizing Committee has the right to exhibit, publish (including electronic publishing) and collect the selected works.
In no event shall the GDC Design Award 2023 Organizing Committee be responsible for any loss of or damage to any entry.
The GDC Design Award 2023 Organizing Committee does not provide any delivery or return service for the entries, and hence no shipping charges, duties and etc. arising therefrom shall be borne by it.
All delivered works will be collected by the GDC Award 2023 Organizing Committee and will not be returned.
The GDC Award 2023 Organizing Committee reserves the right of final interpretation for any doubts on the rules of this competition.
The GDC Award 2023 Organizing Committee will further formulate the rules for and interpret any unmentioned matters related to this competition.
E-mail: gdc@sgda.cc
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