DBA Design Effectiveness Awards: All the Information You Need to Start Your Entry

The call for entries for the DBA Design Effectiveness Awards is underway and entries from across the world are welcome.

Here’s everything you need to know about entering this year

• The awards are entered jointly by the agency or in-house design team delivering the work, and the organisation commissioning it
• They celebrate partnerships that deliver value – be that commercial, societal or environmental
• Design work in any context is eligible. The only requirement is that you have the measured proof that the design made a clear and significant contribution to the results achieved by the work
• You can take advantage of the early bird rate: DBA non-members get £100 off their entry by simply registering and paying before 5 pm on Monday, 2 June
• If you are a DBA member, you can take advantage of a free entry this year
• The DBA team can help you think through your entry, or review a draft for you. It’s not essential, but you can book an informal consultation if you’d like to (details are in the entry pack)
• The entry pack is your essential source of information: download the entry pack and get started today

Submission Deadline: 5 pm BST on Monday, 14 July (never extended)

“Winning a DBA Design Effectiveness Award demonstrates the true value design can bring. It elevates design above simply the aesthetic or a cost and highlights the extensive value design can provide across any industry.” Paul Edwards, Head of Advanced Design, Airbus

DBA Design Effectiveness Award winners reap the rewards of being able to shout about the peer reviewed, provenly effective outcomes they create, demonstrated in their winning case studies. Add to your ability to differentiate your business and demonstrate your value with your own win.

More Information: dba.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/[…]_eid=ee6a35b78e

Last updated: 28/05/25