Design Exchange 2017-18
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Design Exchange, a not-for-profit museum funded by its members and donors, is Canada’s only museum dedicated exclusively to the pursuit of design excellence and preservation of design heritage. At the crossroads of multiple disciplines, from furniture and architecture to graphics and fashion, our exhibitions, talks, workshops, and youth education programs are curated to reflect the popular zeitgeist and contemporary culture while demonstrating the relevance and importance of design to everyday life. We are committed to delivering accessible design experiences and education and we aim to provide the tools necessary to connect design learning to the ordinary and extraordinary.
Description
Design Competition.Design Exchange, in partnership with the Government of Ontario, announces the sixth annual Connect Post-Secondary Design Competition.
This provincial, post-secondary design competition seeks to explore design that is accessible to the greatest number of people, to the largest extent possible, regardless of their age or ability, across all design disciplines.
The Concept
This year, students studying in all design disciplines are invited to submit proposals that imagine barrierfree features for public transportation in Ontario that are accessible to the greatest number of individuals. Entrants are asked to acknowledge the seven universal design principles, Part III of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and encouraged to consider cost, time, and dignity.
Eligibility
Participation is open to all currently enrolled students studying design (including, but not limited to:industrial, architecture, graphic, digital, interior, and landscape) at the undergraduate and graduate levels in Ontario in a college or university program.
Projects may be completed independently or as course work, and group or individual projects are eligible for entry. In the case of group projects, all members must be enrolled in a 2017-18 course of study in an Ontario undergraduate or graduate program.
Submission Requirements
- A completed competition registration form, available at dx.org/connect
- A one-page concept statement that includes:
- Entrant name, mailing address, school, and program
- Summary of the design concept, its objectives, and description of how the project addresses the competition theme (no less than 150 words, no more than 500 words)
- Fabrication plans for prototype of submission
- A minimum of three (3) or maximum of five (5) full-colour sketches or renderings of the proposal submitted as a single PDF at 72 dpi
Evaluation
IMPACT
The project is designed in a way that is usable by the greatest number of people, to the largest extent possible, regardless of their age or ability.
CREATIVITY
Unique and innovative design concept.
PRESENTATION
Well-executed renderings and clearly identified project documents
UNDERSTANDING
Clear and concise project statement
REALIZATION
The goals of universal design are addressed and the project can be implemented.
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Rewards
Winning projects
$1 500Certificates of Accomplishment will be presented to all winning and honourable mentions
Winning and honourable mention projects will be featured in the Connect: ONTrack PostSecondary Design Competition Exhibition in May 2018 at Design Exchange
Winning and honourable mention projects will be featured on DX.ORG
Winning and honourable mention projects will be included in the Connect: ONTrack PostSecondary Design Competition online resource
An opportunity to be a featured DX Design Educator, developing an accessibility-related design workshop drawing from the winning proposal to be offered as a DX Education program.
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