Design Writing & Criticism Award

The Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism seek to increase the understanding and appreciation of design, both within the profession and throughout American life. A program of AIGA, these annual awards have been founded to recognize excellence in writing about design and encourage the development of young voices in design writing, commentary and criticism.

Writing award of $5,000
Open to writers, critics, scholars, historians, journalists and designers and given for a body of work.

Education award of $1,000
Open to students (undergraduate or graduate) whose use of writing, in the interest of making visual work or scholarship or cultural observation, demonstrates extraordinary originality and promise.

A candidate’s submissions may address any of the multiple types of design, including, but not limited to:
Architectural
Environmental
Fashion
Graphic
Industrial
Information
Interactive
Product and strategic

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www.aiga.org/content.cfm/writing-awards-criteria