prix | Awards

SCHOOLS MENTIONS
A honourable mention will be awarded to the best project of each participating school.
A certificate will be issued.

 Criteria
1. Creativity and innovation
2. User-centered design
 (functional, practical, seductive, informative, active, responsible)
3. Usability, communicative, relevancy, experiential
4. Design development process
5. Quality of the overall design (form, material, communication, graphic design and quality of presentation)
6. Social and environmental concerns



DESIGN AND FUNCTION AWARD
This prize will be awarded to the best user-oriented functional packaging. The award recognizes the packaging as a functional object. The quality of the user’s experience, the relevancy of shape and materials, the innovation and creativity and the environmental impact are among the criteria’s for this prize.
1o00.00 CAD$ and certificate

Criteria
1. Best package (object)
2. Creativity and innovation
3. User-centered design (functional, practical, seductive, responsible)
4. Usability, relevancy, experiential
5. Design development process
6. Quality of the package design (form, material, quality of presentation)
7. Social and environmental concerns



DESIGN AND COMMUNICATION AWARD
This prize will be awarded to the best user-oriented graphic communication project. The award recognizes the quality of information design, the interaction with the user, the playfulness and story-telling potential of the packaging. The relevancy of communication and sustainable values are among the criteria’s for this prize.
1o00.00 CAD$ and certificate

Criteria
1. Best communication
2. Creativity and innovation
3. User-centered design (informative, active, seductive, responsible)
4. Communicative, relevancy, interaction
5. Design development process
6. Quality of the graphic communication design (text, typography visual, images and quality of presentation) 7. Social and environmental concerns


THE PACKPLAY AWARD
This prize will be awarded to the best Packplay packaging. The winning project gathers as many criteria as possible in a user-centered design for both its functionality, its graphic design, its communication and its environmental concern. 1500.00 CAD$ and certificate

Criteria
1. Best of show
2. Creativity and innovation
3. User-centered design (functional, practical, seductive, informative, active, responsible)
4. Usability, communicative, relevancy, experiential
5. Design development process
6. Quality of the overall design (form, material, communication, graphic design and quality of presentation)
7. Social and environmental concerns