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    Submission Guide

    Process

    • May to June

      Online submission

    • In July

      1st screening (online)

    • In July

      1st screening result announcement

    • In August

      Presentation (in-kind)

    • In August

      2nd screening (in-kind)

    • In August

      2nd result announcement and
      take out in kind (Excluding award nominations)

    • August to September

      public verification of award candidates and Citizen Participation*Judgment

    • In September

      3rd grade evaluation (in-kind)

    • In September

      3rd Qualification screening(PT)*

    • November

      Awards Ceremony and Final Presentation /exhibition of award winners

    * What is public participation screening?
    It is a public screening system in which the public directly participates in the screening (online) through the portal site operated by the Korea Institute of Design Promotion for the award candidates selected after the 1st and 2nd screening, and 10% of the results of the public participation screening are reflected in the final result
    * What is PT screening? (Submission of presentation materials, etc. will be notified through a separate notice)
    Among the award candidates selected through the first and second screening, 16 products with the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award or higher will be evaluated after the 3rd evaluation (in-kind) through direct PT screening.

    1st online application

    Upload image panel: Up to 5 sheets (Main image 1 Sub image 4) Submitted images and written contents will be used for evaluation.

    Application Period

    2023. 05. 01 (Mon) ~ 07. 15 (Sat) until midnight

    Information Publication

    The information of the applying company will be published in the screening / selection collection / online exhibition. Therefore, all information (entry name, description, applicant company, contact information, address, etc.) must be accurate.

    ※ Change of information (change of personal information due to address transfer, etc.) is not possible after the application deadline, so please take this into consideration.

    Image size and Dimensions

    • Fixed 1,000 Pixels in the longest part of the width and height(If the subject of the screening is a video, submit the video)
    • Each file up to 3MB, JPG, RGB
      ※ Video: Up to 50MB, mp4, within 5 minutes. You can also enter a link to view the video in the URL field.

    Product Description

    Main features can be written in Korean/English. (Character limit: up to 700 characters)

    • In the case of products that reflect universal design, design for single-person households, and ergonomic design when applying online, please provide specific considerations in the relevant items.

    Second in-kind submission

    As a step for selection and screening of award candidates, products that pass the first round must be submitted in kind.

    ※ Designs such as buildings, spatial facilities, CI, BI, etc., must be submitted by inserting them into a panel (A1 size, max. 2 points) or realizable products (notebook, tablet, etc.).
          However, additional submission is not required if the subject of screening is video, such as in the digital media/content design section (used as the first online video)

    ※ Both in-person and postal applications are possible. However, the submission deadline is based on the time of physical arrival of the work (Korean Standard Time).

    ※ In case of non-submission in kind, it will be regarded as a waiver of the screening and will be excluded from the screening.

    Submission period

    2023.08.21.(Mon) ~ 08.22.(Tue), 10:00~17:00

    Where to submit the work

    Yangjae aT Center Exhibition Hall, 27 Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul. (Contact) +82-31-780-2162(2165)

    ※ Submission address may change depending on the situation, please refer to a separate notice for change.

    ※ All overseas countries, including China, must also submit to the Korean submission site.

    Take-out in kind

    Please make sure to take it out within the deadline, except for products that are nominated for the 3rd prize.

    ※ The organizer will not be held responsible for products not taken out within the deadline, and will be donated or completely discarded.

    ※ However, please note that 80 award-winning products to be exhibited at Design Korea 2023 will be taken out on the closing day of the exhibition [11.27 (Sun) 15:00 ~ 16:00].

    ※ For products that have passed the second stage, if they are selected as GD selection products later, it is mandatory to submit an image for the catalog (3000x4000mm or more, CMYK, 300dpi required) for catalog production.
         Selected companies will be contacted at a later date to submit images for catalogues.

    Take-out period

    2023. 08. 26. (Sat) ~ 08. 29. (Tue) 10:00 ~ 17:00

    Take-out period

    Yangjae aT Center Exhibition Hall, 27, Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul.

    screening fee (excluding VAT)

    Screening stage screening fee To pay
    1st screening 200,000 won Application product
    2nd screening 500,000 won Products that have passed the first screening
    3rd screening 500,000 won Award-winning product
    • * GD is selected when the 2nd screening passes, and the 3rd screening determines the award among the products selected for GD.
    • ** GD symbol can be used for products that have passed the 2nd screening

    Payment Method

    Deposit without bankbook

    Deposit account: IBK 341-028815-04-217 (Account holder: Korea Institute of Design Promotion)

    Credit card and real-time account transfer

    Pay in online payment programs

    ※ The payment method is selected at the payment stage after completing the online application form

    Payment period

    1st screening fee : same as online application period

    2nd screening fee : within 14 days from the announcement of the 1st screening result

    3rd screening fee : within 7 days from the announcement of the 2nd screening result

    ※ If payment is not made within the period, it may be excluded from the evaluation.

    Application for exhibition booth (Design Korea 2023)

    Exhibition Schedule and Venue

    • 2023. 11. 01 (Wed) ~ 11. 05. (Sun), COEX Hall D

    Exhibition target

    • A total of 80 pieces of work that won the Bronze Prize or higher
      · Free exhibition of winning works
    • GD selected company for the last 3 years ('20 ~ '22)
      · Apply for Design Korea booth with 20% discount

    Exhibition and Export of award-winning products and products requested for exhibition
    (Design Korea 2023)

    Exhibition Schedule / Venue

    • 2023. 11. 01. (Wed) ~ 05. (Sun) / Seoul COEX Hall D (Design Korea 2023)

    Export schedule / place

    • 2023. 11. 05. (Sun) After 15:00 / Seoul COEX Hall D (Design Korea 2023)

    * Products that have won the Presidential Award are donated to the DK Museum as GD historical materials and preserved permanently (However, negotiation may be made considering the conditions of the product)