iF DESIGN AWARD 2026Global seal of excellent design

Every year, the iF DESIGN AWARD is open in a wide range of disciplines and categories intended for Designers, Architects, interior Designers and others who
want their projects and applications to be evaluated by worldwide recognized
design professionals.

Dates for the 2026 iF Design Award

Early Bird Registration Deadline  27 June 2025                                                                  Regular Registration Deadline  26 September 2025                                                                Last Chance Registration Deadline  5 November 2025                                                                iF Online Preselection 1– 4 December 2025                                                                                  iF Final Jury in Hamburg 10 – 12 February 2026                                                                            iF DESIGN AWARD NIGHT 2026 in Berlin 27 April 2026                                                            iF Design Trend Conference 2026 in Berlin 28 April 202

The Communication Arts accepts entries in the following Disciplines & Categories:

Discipline Product Design:

- Automobiles / Vehicles, - Sports / Outdoor / Bicycles, - Leisure, - Babies / Kids,           - Watches / Jewelry, - Audio, - TV / Cameras, - Telecommunication, - Computer, - Gaming Hardware / VR, - Office, - Lighting, - Home Furniture, - Kitchen, - Household / Tableware, - Bathroom, - Garden, - Building Technology, - Public / Retail, - Medicine / Health, - Beauty / Care, - Industry / Tools, - Textiles / Wall / Floor.

Discipline Packaging Design:

- Beverages, - Food, - Beauty / Health, - Medicine / Pharmaceutics,  - Household,          Consumer Products, - Industry / B2B, - Non-branded Packaging,  - Consumer Products.

Discipline Communication Design:

- Websites, - Apps / Software, - Film / Video, - Corporate Identity / Branding, -Magazine / Press / Publishing, - Campaigns / Advertising, - Annual Reports, - Typography / Signage, - Events.

Discipline Interior Architecture Design:

- Trade Fairs / Exhibitions, - Public Exhibitions, - Shops / Showrooms, - Hotels / Spas / Restaurants / Bars, - Residential, - Offices / Workspaces, - Public, -  Installations.

Discipline Professional Concepts:

- Product Concepts, - Communication Concepts, - Packaging Concepts,                                   - Interior  Architecture Concepts, - Service Design Concepts, - Architecture Concepts, 
- User Experience Concepts, - User Interface Concepts.

Discipline Service Design:

-  Healthcare / Wellness , - Transportation / Logistics, - Financial Services / Insurance
- Retail / Sales, - Culture / Tourism , - Education / Learning, - Government / Institutions
- Social Behavior / Responsibilit, - Industry Productivity / Maintenance Systems.

Discipline Architecture:

- Public, - Residential, - Office / Industry, - Retail / Hospitality, - Urban / Landscape, Mixed Use.

User Experience UX:

- Product UX, - Communication UX, - Packaging UX, - Interior & Architecture UX
- Mixed Media UX.

User Interface UI:

-  Product Interfaces, - Interfaces for Digital Media.

You can find more informations  on the link bellow.

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