Applicability(A):
Designs should be able to be realized and transformed into real products by enterprises and suitable for mass manufacturing, this is the very core criterion of this competition. Gold Prize works should be designs that follow the propositions set by supporting enterprises.
Innovativeness (I):
Contestants should apply new technologies, new materials and new techniques effectively; the concepts should be unique and novel, with innovation highlights; design solutions should propose new ways to solve problems and lead the development trend of information industry, intelligent products design and service design under the prospect of New-Typed Industrialization.
Economical Efficiency (E)
The designs should be of high performance-price ratio, meet the needs of the market, and be able to promote the economic benefit of enterprises; product designs with local cultural features should promote local cultural resources, enhance the value of brands for the international market, and achieve economic growth for culture-related industries.
Environment Conservation (C)
Designs related to green, low-carbon, energy saving, low-consuming, new energies are encouraged; eco-compatibility, insights and thinking ability on the social and environmental impact are required from contestants; adaptation to the principles of sustainable development is highly recommended.
Applicability(A):
Designs should be well realized and transformed into real products by enterprises and suitable for mass manufacturing, this is the very core criterion of this award.
Innovativeness (I):
Contestants should apply new technologies, new materials and new techniques effectively; the concepts should be unique and novel, with innovation highlights; design solutions should propose new ways to solve problems and lead the development trend of information industry, intelligent products design and service design under the prospect of New-Typed Industrialization.
Economical Efficiency (E)
The designs should be of high performance-price ratio, meet the needs of the market, and be able to promote the economic benefit of enterprises; product designs with local cultural features should promote local cultural resources, enhance the value of brands for the international market, and achieve economic growth for culture-related industries.
Environment Conservation (C)
Designs related to green, low-carbon, energy saving, low-consuming, new energies are encouraged; eco-compatibility, insights and thinking ability on the social and environmental impact are required from contestants; adaptation to the principles of sustainable development is highly recommended.
1: Call for Entries: September 10, 2012 –November 10, 2012.
2: Preliminary Assessment: November10, 2012. The Organizing Committee will count the number of entries and check their qualification. All qualified entries will be sent to the jurors for the first round of assessment, the jurors will decide which are in and which are out.
3: Second Assessment: November 20, 2012. Selection of works for final assessment will be unveiled; finalists should from then on proceed with modeling and video demo making.
4: Final Assessment and Presentation: January 10, 2013.
5: The Award Ceremony and Forum: January 10, 2013 in Changsha;
6: Itinerant Exhibition of Award-Winning Works: January, 2013 – April, 2013;
7: Publication of LotusPrize Book: April, 2013. Each winner will get a free copy.
* The Changsha Notary Office, the official notary office for this competition, will monitor the whole process of selection and notarize the results.