The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design andMetropolitan Arts Press Ltd. present the Museum`s annual GOOD DESIGN®Awards Program for the most innovative and cutting-edge industrial,product, and graphic designs produced around the world. The deadline for submission is July 1, 2008.HISTORY 1950-2008 Now in its 58th year, GOOD DESIGN is the oldest and the most prestigious Awards Program organized worldwide. Foundedin Chicago in 1950 by the former MoMA curator Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.,together with such pioneers in modern design as Charles and Ray Eames,Russel Wright, George Nelson, and Eero Saarinen, GOOD DESIGN honors theyearly achievements of the best industrial and graphic designers andworld manufactures for their pursuit of extraordinary design excellence. Nearlysix decades later, The Chicago Athenaeum continues the organization ofthe program to create a revived awareness about contemporary design andto honor both products and industry leaders in design and manufacturingthat have chartered new directions and pushed the envelope forcompetitive products in the world marketplace. Annually,designers and manufactures in over 30 nations have been honored fortheir singular achievements in producing hallmarks of contemporarydesign. For 58 years, everything and anything producedin and for the environment from a paperclip to a Boeing 787 Dreamlineror NASA Space Ship have been honored. The GOOD DESIGN logo was designed by Chicago designer, Mort Goldsholl, in 1950. GOOD DESIGN AWARDS CRITERIA Theemphasis of the GOOD DESIGN program is on quality design of the highestform, function, and aesthetic—a standard beyond ordinary consumerproducts and graphics. The Chicago Athenaeum`s GOOD DESIGN programforwards the ideals of a design process that embodies productexcellence and endurance and strong public identity. Submissionsto the program are judged by a jury of distinguished designprofessionals and leading industry specialists and design press oncriteria established in the original 1950 program for the highestaesthetic in terms of innovative design, new technologies, form,materials, construction, concept, function, utility, and energyefficiency, and sensitivity to the environment. Awardeddesign firms and manufacturers have the right to enter into a limitedlegal licensing agreement to use of the Museum`s GOOD DESIGN logo tomark and identify the selected product or graphic in their marketing,publications, promotions, and communication campaigns as a publicsymbol of product and service quality. This public seal of approvalimmediately informs consumers to understand that the selected productand graphic meets the most rigorous test and criteria for absolutedesign excellence. GOOD DESIGN is an international symbol of a company`s firm commitment to innovation and superior design embodiment. Allmaterials and products are accessed into the Museum`s Permanent DesignCollection and exhibited in the United States and abroad. FORMAT: PRODUCT DESIGN Anything produced and/or designed from January 2006 to the present is eligible including: Officeand Residential Furniture, Housewares, Tabletop, Textiles,Floorcovering, Building Materials, Lighting, Appliances,Transportation, Consumer and Household Products, Business andIndustrial Equipment, Hardware, Tools, Machinery, Electronics,Children`s Products, Personal Effects, Sports and Recreation,Telecommunications, Computer Equipment, Medical Products, Kitchen andBath, Environmental Design, Public Environments, Materials. All submitted products must have been produced by a manufacturer or scheduled for production. FORMAT: GRAPHIC DESIGN Any graphic produced and/or designed from January 2006 to the present is eligible including: Boo
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