Q1. Who should participate?

Design's owner or client, the brand's owner, its designer or its design consultancy are eligible to submit the recent designs that launched in one or more Asian markets between 1 January two year previously and 31 May of the year the entry is submitted (i.e., 1 January 2022 - 31 May 2024 for 2024 submitted entry).  

Q2. What is the submission process?

Step one: Create a company account

• Read the Terms & Conditions
• Register for a company account to log in to the system
  (The entrants of 2019 – 2023 can log in to their previous accounts for the online submission of 2024)

Step two: Entry Submission

• Add entry (s)
• Provide entry information, images & video

Step three: Payment

• Select entry (s)
• Choose payment method and process payment

Step four: Deliver the Actual Product(s) / Supporting Material(s) by the Deadline*

• Fix the entry label(s) on the actual product(s) / supporting material(s), and deliver them to the DFA Design for Asia Awards Secretariat – Entry Collection Centre before the deadline (expect Digital & Motion / Spatial Design) 

Q3. What should I do if I have created an account but did not receive the activation email?

Once your account has been created, the system will automatically send you an activation email. If you cannot find it in your inbox, please check your junk / spam folder. For further support, please contact the DFA Design for Asia Awards Secretariat at dfaa@dfaawards.com.

Q4. How many entries can I submit?

There is no limitation on the number of entries that each entrant can submit.

Q5. What if I am unsure of which design category to participate in?

Please click HERE for more details of each design category and choose the most appropriate one to join. The organiser may reassign the design category of your entry if needed.

Q6. What language should I use in the online submission system??

The official language of the DFA Design for Asia Awards is English. While we respect all cultures and languages, design experts from different countries and regions will be invited to join our judging panel. To facilitate the judging process, entrants are required to fill in the entry form in English, while the supporting materials (optional) can be in any language. Please ensure the proper use of upper / lower case and spacing in the name of the entry / entrant etc. as well.

Q7. What is the entry fee?

During the Promotional Period [between 1st April and 14th May 2024 (by HKT 23:59)]: HK$1,100 for EACH entry submitted online

During the Regular Period [between 15th May and 8th July 2024 (by HKT 17:00)]: HK$2,200 for EACH entry submitted online

To EACH winning entry, a mandatory Publication and Promotion Fee will also be applied.

Q8. What kind of payment methods are available? Any extra charges applied?

Entrants can pay online through PayPal, credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express), Apple Pay, China UnionPay, WeChat Pay, Alipay, or Bank T/T.
For entrants in Hong Kong, payment can also be settled via cheque, FPS, PayMe, or PPS.

Extra service fees will be applied to the following payment methods:

PayPal, Apple Pay, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, China UnionPay, WeChat Pay, Alipay, FPS & PayMe: 2.5% of Entry Fee / Publication & Promotion Fee of EACH entry
Bank T/T: HK$300 per transaction (which can carry more than one entry)

Q9. Do I have to submit my actual design product(s)?

Entrants (except for those under Spatial Design / Digital & Motion Design) have to deliver their actual product(s) and/or supporting material(s) to the DFA Design for Asia Awards Secretariat – Entry Collection Centre (Address: Room 3, 23/F, Wing Fung Industrial Building, 40 – 50 Sha Tsui Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong) before the deadline.

For the entries of Spatial Design / Digital & Motion Design, entrants can choose to submit digital supporting material(s).

For entry identification and management, entrants must download the entry label from the online submission system when the payment is settled, and fix it at a prominent position outside the package of each submitted item (including the actual products and supporting materials).

Entrants shall be responsible for all the costs related to and/or occurred (including but not limited to all the packaging costs, transportation costs, documentation, postal charges, courier charges, insurance costs, governmental / jurisdictional approvals and licenses, tax and any other costs necessary or likely) for transporting the actual products and supporting materials to the possession of HKDC and the return of the materials upon the entrant's request.

Q10. How do I know if my actual product has reached the Entry Collection Centre?

The Secretariat will send you a confirmation email within 2 weeks after receiving the actual product.

Q11. What kind of images should I upload?

Each entry is required to upload minimum 6 images and up to 10 images; up to 4 videos (optional). For spatal design entries, recommended to upload the maximum number of images (ten); and up to 4 videos (optional) to the online submission to facilitate the judging.

Requirements of the images:

• NO larger than 5MB each
• One side with AT LEAST 2400 pixels
• JPEG / PNG (RGB colour code)
• AT LEAST HALF OF THE SUBMITTED IMAGES MUST BE REAL
• ACTUAL IMAGES. Rendered images are only served as a supporting to illustrate the design
• Entrant(s) / designer(s) / company name(s) / logo(s) / watermark(s) should be AVOIDED on the images / in the videos

Q12. Can I revise the submitted information / images / video(s)?

You can revise the submitted information, images, or video(s) online before the submission deadline.

Q13. What if one of the judges is involved in an entry?

The judges of the DFA Design for Asia Awards must declare their interest if they are involved in any one of the entries.

Q14. When will the results be announced?

Both winners and non-winners will be notified in September 2024. A public announcement will be made in November 2024 or before.

Q15. Can I get my submitted items (e.g. actual product, supporting material) back afterwards?

Yes. If you wish to get your submitted items back afterwards, please provide relevant information in Section 6 "Actual Products" of the online submission system. Kindly note that display boards, CD-ROMs, perishables & beverage items are NOT returnable.

The Secretariat will contact the non-winners for the return. If there is no response from the non-winners, their items may subject to disposal, without further notice.

For the award winners, their items will be kept for at least one year for exhibitions and promotions. The Secretariat will then contact them for the return.

*Entrants shall be responsible for all the costs related to and/or occurred (including but not limited to all the packaging costs, transportation costs, documentation, postal charges, courier charges, insurance costs, governmental / jurisdictional approvals and licenses, tax and any other costs necessary or likely) for transporting the actual products and supporting materials to the possession of HKDC and the return of the materials upon the entrant's request.

For Winners:

Q16. What is the arrangement for the winning entries?

All the winning entries will be kept by Hong Kong Design Centre for exhibitions and promotions for at least one year. 

*Entrants shall be responsible for all the costs related to and/or occurred (including but not limited to all the packaging costs, transportation costs, documentation, postal charges, courier charges, insurance costs, governmental / jurisdictional approvals and licenses, tax and any other costs necessary or likely) for transporting the actual products and supporting materials to the possession of HKDC and the return of the materials upon the entrant's request.

Q17. Are there any fees applied to the winning entries?

Except the Entry Fee, the following Publication and Promotion Fee is applied to EACH of the winning entries:   

Grand Award: HK$6,500
Gold Award: HK$5,500
Silver Award: HK$4,500
Bronze Award: HK$4,500
Merit Award: HK$3,500

Q18. What can a winner get?

DFA Design for Asia Awards is a significant event for the international design community. Winners can enjoy the following entitlements and exposure:

• Invitation to DFA Awards Presentation Ceremony & Business of Design Week (BODW) event to establish networks with international and local designers and business leaders
• One trophy (except Merit Award)
• One certificate
• Authorized to use the DFA Design for Asia Awards endorsement mark for promotion
• Featured in DFA Awards Publication with one complimentary copy
• Showcased in the DFA Awards Exhibition
• Opportunity to be invited as a speaker of Business of Design Week (BODW) or other design forum