Good Design Award 2016 Tutorial Book for Judges

Contents The System and Schedule of the Good Design Award Requests for Judges Focused Issues Judges Recommendation Judging Policy and Viewpoints Screening Details 2 4 4 5 6 7 Basic Rules First Screening Second Screening Publication and Sharing Other Special Mentions 7 7 9 14 15

1 The System and Schedule of the Good Design Award Good Design Award is a comprehensive design commendation system organized by Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP) for the purpose of leading our lives, industry, and society at large to be better through selecting Good Designs from various events and commending them. The system leads to the creation of future society in cooperation with Applicants. The Good Design Award is a system not just to "select good designs" but to lead the creation of future society in cooperation with pplicants through cycle of the three points below: Discover Discovering possibilities for the society of the future Discovering quality standards in contemporary society and possibilities for the society of the future, through screening entries to the Good Design Award. Awareness for next creation is generate The share brings awareness for new creation and the awareness becomes the prompt for the next quality standards. Innovation Share The system to accelerate creativity is the GOOD DESIGN AWARD Share discovers widely in society with G Mark Convey and share the goodness of the design in society with award recipients and with the G Mark. Award Types and Statuses GOOD DESIGN AWARD GOOD DESIGN BEST 100 GOOD DESIGN GOLD AWARD GOOD DESIGN GRAND AWARD Good designs which can be future standards. Advanced designs which can be future viewpoints. The top prizes selected by the judges A design symbolic of today, chosen by all participants Good Design Special Award [Design of Production Development] [Design for Community Development] [Design for the Future] [Disaster Recovery Design] Excellent designs by SMEs Excellent designs for community vitalization Excellent designs contributing to the creation of new industry Excellent designs contributing to disaster recovery 2

Discover Share Application Period First screening period Publication and Sharing 4/6 Acceptance of applications begins 6/1 6/8 6/9 ~ 16 6/23 6/29 7/26 ~ 28 8/18 8/18 8/19 9/29 10/28 10/28 ~ 11/3 ~6/3 ~6/17 7/28 ~ 8/26 3

2 Requests for Judges Discover Screening Screening for the Good Design Award (see pp. 7-15) Proposing candidates for Judges Recommendations (see p. 5) Screening for the Good Design Best 100 and Special Award (see pp. 12-14) Leaders and Focused Issues Directors only Share Publication and Sharing Screening entries and writing advisory comments (see p. 14) Presenting in the screening report meeting (see p. 15) Attending the ceremony and selection for the Grand Award (see p. 15) Writing recommendations for focused issues (see p. 15) Focused Issues Directors only 3 Focused Issue Focused issues are guidelines for identifying new possibilities and indicators (recommendations) across the range of topics that society will need to address in the future. The focused issues will be discussed during the screening process and then each Focused Issues Director will summarize new discoveries as recommendations to be communicated to society. Screening by each Screening Unit (Vertical axis) Focused Issues Director Focused Issues Opinions (Horizontal axis) 2016 Focused Issues (9 issues) Coexistence with the environment Urban and social infrastructure Community and locality Technology and information Medicine and health Safety and security Education and learning Business models and ways of working Culture and ways of life Tasks of Focused Issues Directors 4

4 Judges Recommendation This is a system that Judges recommend application to objects which have not been applied to the Good Design Award with their insights, in order to spread and promote the Good Design Award Activity in society. [ Rules of Judges Recommendation ] 1. Objects which can be recommended Those which have not been applied to the Good Design Award, but can be recommended as good design by a Judge with his or her insights. However, objects which are designed or consulted by a Judge cannot be recommended by the Judge himself or herself (self-nomination.) All Judges can make recommendation for all Judging Units. 2. Handling of recommended items Recommended items will be considered in each relevant Screening Unit and the office will encourage entry of those judged by those Screening Units to be worthy of Judges Recommendations. 3. Screening of items entered through recommendation Items entered through recommendation will be considered to have passed the first screening. Screening of such items will begin during the Second Screening Panel. Items entered through recommendation will be subject to the same secondary screening as other subject entries. 4. Costs The second screening fee will be waived for items entered through recommendation. [ Procedures of Judges Recommendation ] Starting date of appointment Collecting candidates for recommendation On Judge General Meeting Reviewing and narrowing down candidates Collecting additional candidates First Screening Panel Final decision on recommendation Office encourages entry of recommended items 5

5 Judging Policy and Viewpoints [Basic Screening Concepts] 1. The Good Design Award considers design to be the act of identifying objectives while thinking chiefly about human beings at all times and planning and realizing ways to achieve these objectives. 2. The most important consideration is whether the thought and methodologies embodied in a design are likely to serve as good examples for the society of the future. 3. Screening will include consideration of future developments and inherent possibilities for the purpose of promoting the progress of society. [Screening Viewpoints] Please conduct screening from a comprehensive perspective, examining subject entries from the four viewpoints of human, industrial, social, and time perspectives based on the above basic concepts. Human perspective Whether due considerations, including usability, understandability, and friendliness, etc., are given to users. Whether various considerations, including safety, security, environment, physically weak persons, etc., are given to maintain the credibility. Whether the design gains sympathy of users. Whether the design has attractiveness and induces users creativity. Industrial perspective Whether issues are skillfully solved by using new technology and materials or through creativity. Whether the item is reasonably designed or planned with appropriate technology, method, and quality. Whether the item contributes to the creation of new industry or business. Social perspective Whether the item contributes to the creation of new culture, such as a new method, lifestyle, communication, etc. Whether the item contributes to the realization of the sustainable society. Whether the item suggests new value, such as a new method, concept, style, etc. to society. Time perspective Whether the item puts past contexts and accumulated achievements to propose new value. Whether the item proposes a highly sustainable solution from medium- and long-term perspectives. Whether the item represents continual improvements in accordance with the times. [Screening Weights] Good Design Award entries can be grouped into the two main categories of improved designs based on sufficient track record and completely new designs. Screening of improved designs stresses the appropriateness of the designs, while screening of new designs stresses possibilities for the future. However, new designs too are not eligible for being judged to be good designs if they lack quality as designs. Appropriateness Future potential Appropriateness Future potential Improved 6

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