Last week the iF International Forum Design GmbH (Hannover) created quite the buzz in the online and offline design communities with their annual presentation of the iF DESIGN AWARD, the internationally-recognised seal of good design. With an independent jury of over 67 experts, Birgit Mager joined other leaders of the design industry in Hamburg (January) to review and evaluate the inspiring projects which cover the disciplines of architecture, communication, interior architecture, packaging, product design, professional, concept design and of course—service design. The awards ceremony, which took place in Munich on March 15, 2019, welcomed more than 2000 guests in celebrating the accomplishments of the ultimate winners of this esteemed prize.

We strongly encourage you to check out the exciting projects realised by the impressive teams who made up the iF award winners. To take advantage of the momentum this awards program has created, we would like to remind you of another important program taking place in 2019—SDN’s Service Design Award.

We actively call all practitioners of service design to submit their projects today!

Regardless if you are a student, young professional or seasoned service design professional, we want to put your work on our global stage. Accepting applications until April 8, you still have the opportunity to benefit from the early bird submission phase of the Service Design Award process. Wondering what are the benefits of submitting? Aside from being a primary focus of all of our attendees at the Service Design Global Conference in Toronto (October), there exists plenty of additional advantages that make this an opportunity not to be missed. Share your project today and be recognised as the benchmark for excellent service design across the globe.

Join us in setting out to make service design the new normal.