2023 Design Excellence

ELIGILIBITY:

Please submit your entry only in your appropriate category as an ASID Professional, Allied, Associate, Industry Partner, or Student Member.

Your membership must be in good standing with the ASID CA OC Chapter, membership in another chapter or non-member entries will not be accepted.

Submissions will be open from June 23, 2023 until midnight on July 20, 2023.

Extensions for incomplete entries will not be available. 
Submissions must be completed during this time frame to be eligible for entry.

All submissions must be entered through this website.
No late entries or hard copy entries will be accepted.

Submissions should not have been previously entered in the ASID OC Design Awards Competition.
Projects should have been completed between June 1, 2022 through June 15, 2023.

PRICING

$ 150.00 for first submission

$ 75.00 for subsequent submissions

$ 50.00 for Student Entries

Multiple Entry discount will show on check out screen.

SUBMISSIONS

The Designer must have permission from the Client to submit project images for publication.

You may enter as many categories as you wish and submit multiple projects to a single category.

Designer categories may be entered by Associate, Allied, and Professional Members. The Student and Industry Partner Categories may be entered by those membership types only.

If a project is submitted to an inappropriate category, ASID CA OC reserves the right to place it in the most appropriate category.

Submissions from a Design House or similar may be entered in any appropriate category.

Designs may be located anywhere but must be original and complete designs, renderings or digitally created designs will not be accepted. (Student Project catergory is the only exception)

If entry submission is not complete by the contest deadline, the participant is not eligible for a refund.

Entrant must provide ASID OC Member ID - membership will be verified prior to judging and must be in good standing to win. Please contact administrator@caoc.asid.org if you do not have your membership ID.

DIGITAL REQUIREMENTS*

This web application will only accept file types JPG/PNG/GIF/PDF, and a maximum of 10MB file size per image. (LOW RES- not High Res-print ready size files).

Project Photos, including before photos and floorplans: minimum of 1- maximum of 15 (You choose the photos you feel will best represent your entry- no before/after or floor plan is required)

Professional Color Headshot: 1 photo required (entries without a Headshot will be disqualified)

Remove designer, client name, logo, and/or watermarks from any photography submitted. Failure to do so will lead to disqualification of the entry. (Commercial project signage is acceptable if part of overall design)

*HIGH RES PHOTO REQUIREMENTS FOR WINNING ENTRIES

One high res digital photo from the project and one high res digital headshot will be required of winning projects to be used for magazine publication and will be required within 10 days of winners announcement at the Gala & Design Awards event on September 17, 2023.

 

SCORING CRITERIA AND POSSIBLE POINTS

10 Points per category (100 points total)

1 for lowest to 10 for highest rating in each.

• Effective Design Concept
• Effective Explanation of Goal/Challenges/Resolutions
• Quality of and Clarity of Presentation (easy to understand, complete & concise)
• Overall Design Meets Stated Goals and Challenges (Solutions Appropriate to the Stated Design Statement)
• Creative Use of Space
• Functional Use of Space
• Scale and Proportion
• Color Scheme and Composition (Overall visual appeal)
• Functional Use of Materials
• Creative Use of Materials

Student Criteria           

10 Points per category (80 points total)

1 for lowest to 10 for highest rating in each.

• Effective Design Concept
• Effective Explanation of Goal/Challenges/Resolutions
• Quality of and Clarity of Presentation (easy to understand, complete & concise)
• Overall Design Meets Stated Goals and Challenges (Solutions Appropriate to the Stated Design Statement)
• Creative Use of Space
• Functional Use of Space
• Scale and Proportion
• Color Scheme and Composition (Overall visual appeal)

CATEGORY LIST

Bath up to 100 Square Feet

Bath over 101 Square Feet

Small Kitchen- up to 60 Square Feet of Counter top

Large Kitchen- Over 61 Square Feet of Countertop

Great Room, Living Room, Den, or Family Room

Secondary or Guest Bedroom

Primary or Master Suite - must include bedroom and additional related spaces

Children's Bedroom or Youth/Play Space

Indoor/Outdoor Space (to include Outdoor Kitchen, Pool, and Landscape Design)

Special Space (includes Laundry Rooms, Garages, Game Rooms, lounge, spa, bar, conversion space, multiple spaces etc.)

Universal and Inclusive Design (Show specific examples of versatility and/or accessibility within design)

Hospitality or Commercial Space

Showroom Best Aesthetic (Show well designed spaces and functionality within a retail or trade showroom) Industry Partner Members Only

Best New Product (launched within 6/2022 to 7/2023) Industry Partner Members Only

Student Project- Residential or Commercial project including spaceplan, renderings of complete design and design description- Student ASID OC Members Only

Whole Home up to 4,000 Square Feet

Whole Home 4,001 Square Feet or more

AWARDS AND JUDGING

Awards will judged by a panel of specifically chosen profesionals vetted and approved by ASID OC.

A special "Publisher's Choice Award" will be selected by representatives of Orange Coast Magazine & SoCal Design Magazine. This award is not based on scores and will be chosen separately from the judges panel based on visual appeal by the magazine.

All Design Excellence Awards will be annouced at the ASID OC Celebration Gala on September 17, 2023 and will be published in the following edition of SoCal Design Magazine.