Japan Sign Design Association Award (as known as SDA Award) was established in 1966 for the purpose of promoting and educating the public about the sign design through presentation of signature design works to the wide society. It continues to be the only award program for sign design in Japan. Signs today are considered as an interface that connects urban space or corporate activities with consumers, or as information that is indispensable for revitalizing the environment and establishing communication, and their examples are seen with more diverse variations. We invite application for awards from signature design works with high quality. We strongly encourage you to participate in this program.
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- 2020-04-07
- Misprint of the 54th Japan Sign Design Award Application Guidelines
- 2020-04-07
- 54th Japan Sign Design Award recruitment started
- 2020-03-26
- 54th Japan Sign Design Award Application Guidelines published
Eligibility for Application
Deadline for Application
Monday, May 31, 2021 24:00 JST
Annual schedule (currently reorganizing)
Screening Dates
Primary Selection
- Web-based screening
- Saturday, June 5 to Sunday June 13, 2021
Secondary Selection
- Secondary Selection Meeting
- 13:00 pm to 17:30 pm Saturday, June 26, 2021
International Design Liaison Center
(Design Hub, Tokyo Midtown)
5th Floor, Tower, Tokyo Midtown 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minatoku, Tokyo
Phone：03-6743-3779
Jury
Jury President
University of Toyama Executive Vice President
Editor in chief of Signs magazine
SDA Jury: Juries of selected SDA members (In no particular order, titles omitted)
Graphic Designer
Former GK Shanghai General Manager
Environmental Graphic Designer
Shimazu Environmental Graphics
Director
Emotional Space Design Inc. President
Designer
MED President
Regional jury(Primary screening only)
Director (Representative Secretary) from each region (Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kansai, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa) and one SDA Award Selection Committee member from each region, nominated by regional representative secretary.
Secondary Selection Commissioned Jury (Tentative) (In no particular order, titles omitted)
Executive Design Director
Kontrapunkt
Type Directors
Monotype
loftwork President
Interior Designer
Hashimoto Yukio Design Studio Inc.
OFFICE YUKO NAGAYAMA
Editor in chief of Discover Japan
Awards
Japan SDA Grand Prize – Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award (Provisional): 1 winner (Certificate and trophy)SDA Award Gold Prize: 4 winners (Certificate and trophy)
SDA Award Silver Prize: 15 winners (Certificate and trophy)
SDA Award Bronze Prize: 30 winners (Certificate)
SDA Award Finalists: 100 winners (Certificate)
SDA Award Jury Selection: 7 winners (Certificate and trophy)
SDA Contribution Award – Chairman of Japan Institute of Design Promotion Award: maximum 2 winners (Certificate)
Publication in the Yearbook
The works of award winners and the finalists will be included in the “Annual of Spatial Design in Japan 2022” (Japan and International Edition)The applicants are expected to submit at their responsibility the photographs and texts required for inclusion in the yearbook.
The Yearbook is to be edited by Japan Sign Design Association (SDA), The Japan Design Space Association (DSA), Japan Commercial Environmental Design Association (JCD), Rikuyosha Inc. and the Publication Committee of Kukan Design Organization, and published by Rikuyosha Inc.
The Yearbook is scheduled for publication in December 2021.