Cindy,
The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA.org) runs its
International Design Excellence Awards annually. Their judging
criteria treats issues of sustainability under criteria 3.
Responsibility (see below). You might contact them to see when and how
this criteria developed. As Terry suggested and I seem to recall from
my time on the jury I believe it began to emerge in the late 80's. (I
published a paper on the Principles of Ecological Design for
Industrial Designers and organized the first IDSA Conference in the
USA on the subject, Design for the Earth!, in 1990.) I can send more
detailed information if it is useful to you.
Good luck in your quest,
Chuck
JUDGING CRITERIA
The IDEA 2011 judging is based on the following criteria of industrial
design excellence. These criteria are weighted by the judges as they
deem appropriate for the category:
1. Innovation (design, experience, manufacturing)
2. Benefit to the user (performance, comfort, safety, ease of use,
usability, user interface, ergonomics, universal function and access,
quality of life, affordability)
3. Responsibility: Benefit to society, environment, culture and
economy (improved accessibility to a greater percentage of the
population, improves education, meets basic needs of low income
populations, reduces disease, improves competitiveness, raises wealth,
improves the quality of life, supports cultural diversity, improves
energy efficiency, durability, addresses product lifecycle effects on
the environment, uses low impact materials and processes throughout
lifecycle, designed for repair/reuse/recyclability, addresses issues
of toxicity, reduced material usage and waste reduction
4. Benefit to the client (profitability, increased sales, brand
reputation, employee morale)
5. Visual appeal and appropriate aesthetics
6. Design Research Category Insights (usability, emotional factors,
unmet needs) testing rigor and reliability
7. Design Strategy Category (internal factors and methods, strategic
value and implementation)
On May 21, 2011, at 2:21 AM, Cindy Kohtala wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Can someone direct me to a paper or study that has reviewed national
> or
> international design competitions and their criteria - specifically
> regarding when (or if) they began incorporating sustainability issues?
> I'm looking into how the definition of 'good design' or 'design
> value' is
> expanding from traditional definitions/criteria (form, function,
> market
> share, etc.) to addressing environmental and social sustainability
> principles - how and when this becomes visible through national design
> policies and design competitions.
>
> Thank you
>
> Cindy Kohtala
> doctoral candidate, Aalto University School of Art and Design
> Helsinki, Finland
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