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Design Awards

For Australian designers

Here is a comprehensive list of design awards open to Australian designers. If you’re a designer looking to get recognition for your work, attract new clients or advance your design career, these are the awards you need to know about!

FWA

FWA
Est.
2000
Listing Title
FWA
Short Description
FWA was established in May 2000 as Favourite Website Awards, in England, UK. FWA is where you go to experience cutting-edge innovation in digital design and development.
Website
https://thefwa.com/

Good Design Awards

Good Design Awards
Est.
1958
Listing Title
Good Design Awards
Short Description
Good Design Australia is an international design promotion organisation responsible for managing the annual Australian Good Design Awards and other signature design events and initiatives.
Website
https://good-design.org/

Horizon Interactive Awards

Horizon Interactive Awards
Est.
2001
Listing Title
Horizon Interactive Awards
Short Description
The Horizon Interactive Awards, now in its 21st year, has become one of the most prestigious awards in the field of interactive, web design and creative media.
Website
https://www.horizoninteractiveawards.com/

Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA)

Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA)
Est.
2003
Listing Title
Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA)
Short Description
The Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) is Australia’s largest and most successful independent design awards program. Launched by inside magazine in 2003, the program celebrates the best of Australian interior and product design across 15 categories and six Special Awards.
Website
https://www.idea-awards.com.au/

National Designer Award

National Designer Award
Est.
1996
Listing Title
National Designer Award
Short Description
Now in its 26th year, the coveted National Designer Award presented by David Jones is Australia’s most established and prestigious award program.
Website
https://melbournefashionfestival.com.au/national-designer-award-2022-finalists

National Indigenous Fashion Awards (NIFA)

National Indigenous Fashion Awards (NIFA)
Est.
2020
Listing Title
National Indigenous Fashion Awards (NIFA)
Short Description
Launched in 2020, the National Indigenous Fashion Awards (NIFA), provide a vibrant and exciting platform to celebrate the innovation, diversity and ethical practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and fashion designers, whilst contributing to the capacity building of the sector.
Website
https://nifa.com.au/

National Photography Prize

National Photography Prize
Est.
1983
Listing Title
National Photography Prize
Short Description
Every two years the National Photography Prize offers an opportunity to consider the vital role of photography in contemporary art in Australia.
Website
https://www.mamalbury.com.au/national-photography-prize

Paul Guest Prize

Est.
2010
Listing Title
Paul Guest Prize
Short Description
The Paul Guest Prize is an award and exhibition held biennially that highlights contemporary drawing practice in Australia.
Website
https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/bendigo-art-gallery/prizes-and-scholarships/paul-guest-prize

Sulman Prize

Sulman Prize
Est.
1936
Listing Title
Sulman Prize
Short Description
The Sulman Prize is awarded for the best subject painting, genre painting or mural project by an Australian artist. Established within the terms of Sir John Sulman’s bequest, the prize was first awarded in 1936.
Website
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/art/prizes/sulman/

Sustainability Awards

Sustainability Awards
Est.
2006
Listing Title
Sustainability Awards
Short Description
The Sustainability Awards is Australia’s longest-running and most prestigious awards program dedicated to acknowledging and celebrating excellence in sustainable design and architecture.
Website
https://www.sustainablebuildingawards.com.au/

UX Design Awards

UX Design Awards
Est.
2015
Listing Title
UX Design Awards
Short Description
The UX Design Awards foster the impact experience design has on shaping our lives. Originating in 2008 as a show for good usability, we established the Awards in 2015. Ever since, the UX Design Awards have been honoring exceptional experiences and presenting UX talent across the world.
Website
https://ux-design-awards.com/

Victorian Premier’s Design Awards

Victorian Premier’s Design Awards
Est.
1996
Listing Title
Victorian Premier’s Design Awards
Short Description
Established by the Victorian Government in 1996, the Victorian Premier’s Design Awards are an opportunity to highlight and celebrate local design capability. The Awards provide an opportunity for businesses and the community to better understand the role of design in creating functional, safe and efficient, products, services and spaces.
Website
https://premiersdesignawards.vic.gov.au/

w3 Awards

w3 Awards
Est.
2005
Listing Title
w3 Awards
Short Description
The w3 Awards celebrates digital excellence by honoring outstanding Websites, Marketing, Video, Mobile Sites & Apps, Social and Podcasts created by some of the best interactive agencies, designers, and creators worldwide.
Website
https://www.w3award.com/

Wynne Prize

Wynne Prize
Est.
1897
Listing Title
Wynne Prize
Short Description
The Wynne Prize is awarded annually for 'the best landscape painting of Australian scenery in oils or watercolours or for the best example of figure sculpture by Australian artists’.
Website
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/art/prizes/wynne/