UK Apps Design Awards - Call for Entries

Design100 Announces UK Mobile & App Design Awards - Call for Entries
Global Mobile & App Design Awards, Celebrating Courage, Makes UK Debut

London, UK, April 14, 2014 -- design100, the leading global forum for applied design, accelerating the transformation to a design-led marketplace, is pleased to announce the first UK Mobile & App Design Awards, part of a global Grand Slam Series where Apps from UK, USA, Asia and Australia compete. Awards covering over 30 categories provide recognition across the App design spectrum and are a unique opportunity to see the best start-ups, digital agencies and enterprise teams compete in local markets.

“The App sector of the mobile space is constantly changing and innovating and we’re very excited to see what the UK will provide” said Mark Bergin, Founder & CEO of design100 and The UK Mobile & App Design Awards. "We enjoy recognising the work and partnerships, opening communication in the marketplace and providing thought leadership on how design will shape the future."

Entry is open to all projects created or available in the UK marketplace; both local and global participants are encouraged to enter. Sample categories include Marketing & Advertising, Community, B2B, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Finance & mCommerce and Health & Wellbeing as well as the much coveted Best of the Best Innovation awards including Best Start Up and the App Design Champion awarded to the organisation with the most significant body of work across the awards.

Submissions, where applicable, may be entered into multiple categories. All entries are eligible for shortlisting with industry ratings commencing from the time of shortlisting. The program cycle is designed for entrants to optimise their communication program around their awards submission. Entries to 2014 UK Mobile & App Design Awards close on 11 May 2014. Presented as part of London Tech Week, the awards will culminate with the winners’ presentation on 18 June, 2014. Online entry is available at:  www.appdesignawards.co.uk  

The awards have already attracted a strong entry field with the first Shortlist round  including both global and local market entries such as The Colourblind Tube Map by Studio 232 and Ian Hamilton, Reggie by Contact Group and GSD, TeamStuff by Beyond Software, Groupcall Emerge for Schools by Groupcall, Acconex Mobile by Acconex,  iSurvive, StepJockey and Dogalize.

 The awards provide a unique opportunity for all sectors of the industry and marketplace to engage and extend the design conversation and to celebrate the courage of both commissioners and creators.

 For more information, visit www.appdesignawards.co.uk; for press enquiries, contact andy@design100.com.

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About design100

design100's mission is to celebrate the courage of those who commission design and those who create it. design100 provides a collaborative platform of award programs across three continents, supported by the world’s most creative minds and organizations. It prides itself on accelerating the transformation to a design-led marketplace; one that understands that tomorrow is the result of yesterday’s courage. Each design100 award program acknowledges that we live in a marketplace where the quality of our design choices should be a mix of sound commercial understanding and courageous, relevant design. design100's unique difference is to recognize the courage of both those who commission design and those who create it. One provides the oxygen for design to exist, the other breathes life into the body of work that eventuates. Professional development of practitioners has been well catered for by industry bodies. design100's focus is to also accelerate the development of those who commission design. 

Contact:

Andy Shorten
design100
andy@design10.com
++44 7977 446 086
www.appdesignawards.co.uk