The UX Design Awards
Semi‑annual global competition celebrating user experience excellence across product, concept and emerging talent.
Themes
User Experience Design
Product UX
Service Design
Concept Design
New Talent
Audience
Product Designers
UX Professionals
Concept Designers
Design Students
Design Agencies
Opens Sep 1
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Opens
Sep 01
Frequency
Biannual
Since
2015
Entry Type
Entry Fees
€70 onwards
Location
Germany
Updated 30 July 2025
The UX Design Awards, run by the International Design Center Berlin (IDZ), recognize outstanding user experience work twice yearly across professional and emerging categories.
- Mission & Structure: Founded in 2015 under IDZ Berlin, the Awards spotlight accomplished UX solutions across all industries, emphasizing usability, innovation, sustainability, and inclusivity. Entries are evaluated in two seasons per year. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
- Entry Categories: Three main streams—Product (market-ready solutions), Concept (prototypes and design explorations), and New Talent (bachelor/master student projects). :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
- Submission & Eligibility: Open globally to professionals, organizations, universities, and students. Product and Concept entries submitted within two years of development; New Talent submissions limited to one entry per student. Unlimited entries for professionals. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}
- Judging Process: Entries undergo jury evaluation to determine nominations, followed by Gold Awards, Special Mentions, and a Public Choice Award based on global online voting. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}
- Fees & Nomination Benefits: Professionals pay €320 per entry, plus optional nomination package (€2,250) with promotional rights. New Talent entries cost €70, with no further charges. :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}
- Timeline & Frequency: Biannual competition—Autumn 2025 entries ran March 1 – May 19, with Public Choice voting in July‑August and winners announced September 3; Spring 2026 opens September 1 – November 15. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}
- Reach & Visibility: Virtual exhibitions with 430K+ page views annually; over 40K participants in Public Choice voting campaigns; global jury selects projects from 140+ countries. :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}
- Organizer Credibility: IDZ Berlin is a non-profit design association with over 50 years’ experience; jurors are seasoned design, business, and research professionals. :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}
With its structured nomination and award phases, transparent jury process, global public voting, and strong institutional backing, the UX Design Awards offer distinguished recognition for impactful user experience work across professional and academic domains.