2008-08-22 18:18:03 -
Tokyo, Aug 22, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - The Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO) opened GOOD DESIGN EXPO 2008 on August 22.
Video: www.diginfo.tv/vpr/gooddesignexpo/20080822en.html
GOOD DESIGN EXPO 2008, one of Asia's biggest design events, includes an exhibition of Good Design Award nominees, and Design Communication booths featuring works from business design initiatives and students of design throughout Japan. In addition, presentations
and talk shows take place on a specially installed stage. GOOD DESIGN EXPO has proved popular every year, as it enables a wide range of visitors to get to know design, through programs that give a real sense of designers' presence in a variety of fields. The programs feature all kinds of products from businesses and designers in Japan and overseas, architectural designs from throughout Japan, designs used in advertising and communications, and futuristic design suggestions.
This year, it is estimated that 40,000 people will visit GOOD DESIGN EXPO 2008.
Appellation: GOOD DESIGN EXPO 2008
Period: August 22nd (Fri) to 24th (Sun)
Opening hours:
22nd (Fri): 18:00-21:00
23rd (Sat): 10:00-21:00
24th (Sun): 10:00-16:00
Location: Tokyo Big Sight
East Exhibition Halls 5 & 6
Promoter:
Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization
Supporters:
METI, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, JETRO, JCCI, NHK, Nihon Keizai Shimbunsha, ASEAN-JAPAN Center, ICSID, ICOGRADA, JKA
Exhibits
Over 2,000 Good Design Award 2008 nominees from businesses, organizations, and educational institutions
Design Communication exhibition: 19 businesses and 8 universities
Number of visitors expected: 40,000 (2007: Approx. 37,000)
Art direction: Kazufumi Nagai
Space creative direction: Junji Tanigawa
2008 Good Design Awards
Entry submission period: May 8th to June 11th
(Eligible entries: All kinds of products, architectural/environmental designs, communication and promotion activities, pioneering design activities, etc.; In principle, works must be available for public viewing on the date of the Awards (October 8th, 2008)
First round of judging: June 12th to July 15th
Second round of judging: June 16 to September 10th
Second round judges' meeting: August 21st and 22nd
GOOD DESIGN EXPO 2008: August 22nd to 24th
Schedule following GOOD DESIGN EXPO 2008
Announcement of Good Design Award winners: October 8th
Announcement of winners of awards other than Best Award and nominees for Best Award (Location: Tokyo Midtown)
Good Design Awards ceremony: November 6th
Selection of one winner of Best Award among candidates (location: Tokyo Midtown)
Chairperson and Vice Chairpersons of Judging Committee for 2008 Good Design Awards
Chairperson: Prof. Hiroshi Naito (Architect, University of Tokyo)
Vice Chairpersons: Takashi Ashitomi (product designer and President, SAAT Design); Prof. Akiko Moriyama (design journalist, Musashino Art University)
Principles used in judging for Good Design Awards
Humanity: Creativity regarding objects and events
Honesty: Perception regarding contemporary society
Innovation: Opening the way to the future
Esthetics: Imagination regarding culture in everyday life
Ethics: Consideration regarding society and the environment
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