Deadline: October 31, 2026
2026 IDC Awards (International Designer Club Awards 2026)
IDC (International Designer Club); organized by IVCDA (International Visual Communication Design Association), Design Space E-magazine, and D-DNA Presswork base
International / Global (open to multiple countries across Europe, the Americas, Japan, and China; juries include members from two or more continents and nationalities)
- Submission Period: July 15 – October 31, 2026
- Results Notification: November 8, 2026 (published on the Winner list on the official website homepage)
- Paper Certificate Mailing: November 15, 2026
- Entries arriving after the deadline will not be accepted
Six major design categories:
- A. Visual Communication: Trademarks, Visual Identity Systems, Packaging, Books & Publications, Typography (Non-commercial), Illustration (Non-commercial), Posters (Non-commercial), Environmental Graphics, Infographics, Photography (Non-commercial), Other
- B. Industrial Product: Automotive & Transportation (Non-commercial), Furniture, Household Goods (Non-commercial), Electronic & Electric Consumer Products (Non-commercial), Toys & Children's Products, Other
- C. Fashion & Accessories: Fashion Design (Non-commercial), Textile Dyeing, Accessory Design, Jewelry Design (Non-commercial), Other
- D. Space & Environment: Interior Architecture & Public Spaces, Exhibition & Window Display, Hotel/Dining/Entertainment Spaces (Non-commercial), Landscape Architecture, Office Spaces, Residential Spaces (Non-commercial), Retail Spaces, Showrooms, Other
- E. Film & Animation: Short Films (Non-commercial), Creative Animation (Non-commercial), Game Scenes & Characters, Anime Merchandise Development, Other
- F. Multimedia & Interaction: Web Creativity (Non-commercial), Applications (Non-commercial), E-magazines, Smart Interactive Products, Other
- Professional Designer Awards: open to designers, design companies, and design studios
- Design Student Awards: open to currently enrolled university students; works completed under faculty supervision are not accepted — entries must be independently completed experimental or applied works
- No limit on the number of submissions; participants may enter multiple categories
- Categories marked "Non-commercial" accept experimental, unapplied works; all other categories require works that have been actually applied/commercialized
- Series works count as one entry
- Professional Designers: ¥160 CNY / $25 USD / ¥3,600 JPY per entry
- Design Students: ¥80 CNY / $12 USD / ¥1,800 JPY per entry
- IDC members receive a 50% discount
- Early-bird period (from announcement through July 31, 2026): 10% discount on all entries
- Regular period (August 1 – October 31, 2026): standard fees
- Payment via PayPal (ivcdaorg@gmail.com) or Alipay (idca@yahoo.com)
Professional Designer Awards:
- Club Design Grand Prize (top award)
- Gold, Silver, Bronze, Award of Excellence, Finalist
- Future Designer Award (top award)
- Gold, Silver, Bronze, Award of Excellence, Finalist
The IDC Awards (International Designer Club Awards) is an international design prize contested across the global creative and design community, symbolizing outstanding design achievement that celebrates the power of innovative design. The IDC (International Designer Club) is an elite collective bringing together influential representatives from various design disciplines across Europe, the Americas, Japan, China, and other countries. The IDC Awards aims to break down barriers between design disciplines, support designers driven by core problem-solving, identify new market opportunities for visionary designers, enable cross-disciplinary collaboration, and create new value by solving meaningful problems. The 2026 competition covers six major categories — Visual Communication, Industrial Product, Fashion & Accessories, Space & Environment, Film & Animation, and Multimedia & Interaction — with dozens of subcategories, divided into Professional Designer and Design Student tracks. The jury is composed of design professionals selected by the organizer across participating countries, with each category's jury including members from at least two different continents and nationalities. Evaluation criteria include overall design excellence in aesthetics, communication skills, creativity, functionality, originality, symbolism, and emotional content. Submission requirements: 1–10 image files per entry, A4 size, 300dpi, RGB color mode, JPG format, max 2MB per image; multimedia/film/animation entries require an MP4 demo video not exceeding 100MB. Entries are submitted via email: idca@yahoo.com (Europe/Americas) or idcawards@163.com (Asia). Registration forms are available in Chinese, English, and Japanese. The organizer holds exhibition, publication (including electronic), and collection rights for selected works.
