2012 Entry Criteria
Welcome to the Young Designer Awards for 2012
The 20th Annual Award Criteria continue to offer exciting design challenges for students. The Young Designer Awards management for 2012 have kept the criteria for entry as simple as possible therefore identical briefs have been offered as 2011.
To those schools and students who have entered in previous years welcome back and thank you for your continued support, especially through 2011 and the difficulties experienced due to the earthquake.
We wish you all the best in preparing for the 2012 Awards.
Our email is: admin@yda.org.nz
Our phone contact is: (03) 377 0803 (Optymise Ltd)
CATEGORIES & CONTENTS
1. LIVING ENVIRONMENTS
Landscape Architecture Intermediate, Senior
Commercial Architecture Intermediate, Senior
Domestic Architecture Intermediate, Senior
Interior Design Intermediate, Senior
2. COMMUNICATION DESIGN
Print (Including Book Covers & Packaging) Intermediate, Senior
3. FASHION DESIGN
Costume, Cultural, Wearable Art (one off garments) Junior, Intermediate, Senior
Evening Wear (One off design or for retail) Junior, Intermediate, Senior
High Street Fashion & International Brands Junior, Intermediate, Senior
(mass produced garments suitable for retail
Hand crafted adornments, Quilting, Jewellery & embellishments Junior, Intermediate, Senior
4. PRODUCT DESIGN
Furniture Intermediate, Senior
Lighting Intermediate, Senior
5. VISUAL ARTS DESIGN
2 Dimensional –
Drawing and Painting, Junior, Intermediate, Senior
Photography, Digital Junior, Intermediate, Senior
3 Dimensional - Sculpture Junior, Intermediate, Senior
INFORMATION
Creativity
A brief is provided for all categories. Judges look for creative, innovative, functional and aesthetically pleasing designs that clearly show entrants have followed the design process, researched, analysed and fulfilled the design brief, and met the end user’s requirements. It is important to follow the design process (described later in this document) for all submissions.
‘Design excellence challenges, creating an environment that makes the world a better place to relax, work, live, think and play in”.
Conditions Of Entry
Junior: Students in Years 7 and 8 may enter in the Junior section and Intermediate section if they wish to.
Intermediate: Years 9,10 and 11 may enter in the Intermediate or Senior sections, but not in both.
Senior: Students in Years 12 and 13 may only enter in the Senior sections.
Multiple Entries: Students may lodge an entry in more than one category or section, as long as they abide by the rules above.
Joint Entries: Permitted in the Junior section only.
Age Restriction: Students must be attending intermediate or secondary school.
The design and presentation must be the entrant’s own original work. Submissions must be accompanied by verification from a Head of Department or Principal/Deputy Principal, confirming that the submission is the student’s own work.
The verification should read:
This submission, which I have seen, is the original work of .............................................................................................................................
who is a student in year...................................
at.................................................................................................................................. (school)
Signed: ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................
Name:.................................................................
Position..............................................................................................................................
Date:...................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Entry protection
- Whilst all entries will be treated with care, entries will only be accepted on a ‘no liability’ basis. Entrants should arrange their own insurance of submissions if they require it.
- Entrants should ensure their intellectual property is protected to the level they require. How this is done could be part of the research phase.
- All entrants agree to the Young Designers Awards Trust Inc. using any or all of their work in its publicity and development of the awards.
Definitions
An entry is defined as a “student registering interest, on the entry form and accompanied by the appropriate entry fee, in presenting a submission in a section for judging. This will be acknowledged by the Trust by the issue of a “code number”. A submission is defined as “entrants work submitted for judging”.
Judging
- The judges reserve the right not to make an award should they decide it would be inappropriate to do so.
- The judges reserve the right to have the top four, three dimensional entries of Fashion and Visual Arts categories freighted to the judges at a designated venue.
- The judge’s decision will be final and no correspondence may be entered into.
- Judging of all finalists work is subject to another round of judging for final placing.
Sending your submissions
- The closing date for entry forms is Friday 1st June 2012
- Submissions must be received between the 30th July and 5.00pm on the 17th August 2012
- Do not send your submissions before or after the above dates
For 2012 the Young Designer Awards Trust requests that all submissions be sent in their hard copy in the mail to:
YDA Entry 2011
P O Box 1812
Christchurch Mail Centre
or
Optymise Ltd
287 Innes Road
Christchurch
If you have any queries
Email: admin@yda.org.nz
Or for urgent queries only please phone: (03) 3770803
1. LIVING ENVIRONMENT
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
GARDEN CONCEPT DESIGN
Everyone gathers at Emma and Andy’s home. Their parents have decided to make a dedicated place for these friends with a simple building structure and outside area that is separate from the house but still links with the garden.
The parents have suggested that Emma, Andy and friends come up with a design that will accommodate groups of friends staying overnight, with outdoor facilities that will keep them occupied whilst creating fun. This could include a spa pool, outdoor movie screen, BBQ, etc. There is opportunity to stretch the imagination and add elements that would be great fun.
You do not need to design the building but assume that it will be approximately 6m x 8m. The walls may be placed on the boundary of your designed garden so indicate where the doors are as this will be critical to the way people move in and out of the building and to the various activities in the garden.
The garden area is 18m x 25m and should be drawn in plan view at 1:100 scale; that is every centimetre = 1 meter. A North point is to be shown on each plan view and generally pointing to the top of the page (not the bottom).
Consider:
- You have an unlimited budget
- Who will be using the garden and what are they doing here
- Requirements for sun / shade / wind
- Access and flow through the area
- Seating
- Lighting
- Plants that create mood, seasonal change, are robust
- Working with a theme or style
- Most importantly be wildly creative and make it a fun place!
Pay attention to variation of line weight to give a sense of hierarchy and depth on all drawings.
You need to hand in:
1. Explore TWO alternative concepts for the garden. Work in plan view. (2 x A3 sheets).
2. Design one element, an art work, seat, wall, BBQ etc., and describe the materials (not to scale. (1 x A3 sheet).
3. Complete one final concept; work up into a detailed plan showing material use, details mentioned above, tree species and at least 5 other plants named and located on the plan. Annotate on the plan with brief descriptions of these aspects. Label clearly e.g. Building, Spa pool, BBQ etc., (1 x A3 sheet).
4. Complete at least one elevation and one cross section drawing showing design details. (1 x A3 sheet).
5. Complete at least one perspective drawing showing an overview of your garden design. (1 x A3 sheet).
JUDGING CRITERIA
Judges will look for the following:
- appropriate siting of structures in relation to site conditions.
- the functionality of activity on the site, such as circulation.
- a good understanding of proportion and scale.
- originality and creativity.
- selection of materials and their use.
- good clear graphic presentation.
To ensure a favourable outcome read and follow the above judging criteria.
Each entry should comprise of (5 x A3 sheets) on completion.
Comply with all Conditions of Entry and Presentation Criteria.
Sketches and sections that show the character of your design are encouraged.
Computer graphics are entirely optional: free-hand drawing is equally acceptable. Colour rendering is recommended.
CURRICULUM AREAS
Graphics, Design, Art, Geography, History, Classical Studies and Horticulture.
ARCHITECTURE
COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE
REGIONAL CAFÉ
Investors in a semi rural location of your choice want to capitalise on the tourism potential and local population within an area that is on a main transport route or a place that has natural landscape character for example near the sea, ski fields etc
Located in an area of your choice, within New Zealand, the proposed building is a Café with an outdoor eating area. This could be a street-side area or the rear of the café or an alleyway space that may have other retail outlets.
The emphasis is on an indoor/outdoor flow and design that captures the character of the place that would make it an attraction to tourists.
Your site location must show:
- The proximity of the café to the main road of the nearest town also indicating the route the locals may take to arrive at the café either by vehicle, as a pedestrian or by bicycle.
- The outdoor seating area and location of building relevant to site.
- Any natural land features such as water, rolling hills and significant views from the site.
The café would serve full café fare from light lunches to freshly baked sweet things to the best coffee in the region.
The café will need an area to seat 60 people at its summer lunchtime peak, with indoor outdoor flow and a well sited kitchen to service the café. Also required are toilets and an area where art objects or a specialised product specific to the region can be purchased.
It is imagined the building will be about 160m². A car park will be needed for 16 cars and two tourist buses plus a courtesy van and or taxi parking area.
You must make notes on climate, indicate best placement relevant to weather and prevailing winds in the region.
Provide reasons for your choice of materials, orientation, layout etc.
DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE
KIWI BACH
You have been asked to design a Kiwi bach to accommodate up to 10 people. Explore creative ideas that allow spaces to be flexible for groups of various sizes. Depending on the chosen location and climate there may be options of outdoor sleeping and bathroom facilities or communal shared facilities.
Pay particular attention to the location for cues that indicate regionalism in your design. Consider views, sun, shade, wind, general physical environment including topography, sustainability and security if the dwelling is to remain unoccupied for periods.
You must make notes on climate, indicate best placement relevant to weather and prevailing winds in the region.
Provide reasons for your choice of materials, orientation, layout etc.
INTERIOR DESIGN
Interior Design can be for either the Café and or the Kiwi bach.
Both clients may want suggestions for furniture, indoor and outdoor, sound systems, security, sustainable creative use of energy in the kitchen and bathroom, all accessories including shower system with possibly water recirculation for irrigation of gardens etc.
Provide a plan to scale, interior elevations, and internal perspectives
2. COMMUNICATION DESIGN
BOOK COVER
SYNOPSES:
A) Title: Flames of Enduring Spirit.
Author: Martin MacKay
Genre: Non-Fiction/True Story/Historical.
In the 1980’s the rural township of Kerakino was a thriving artistic community with a stable working environment and the perfect place to raise a family away from the big smoke, the hustle and bustle and the horrors of the city.
But in the early 90’s the railway which was the life bringing necessity of the township was re-routed and the industrial sector that provided so many with a stable income collapsed into ruin.
As the township began to decay around them a small group of long standing inhabitants of the town began to devise plans for rebuilding the township and finding new ways to keep the life of their beloved home town going.
Flames of Enduring Spirit is the story of that small group of inhabitants that fought to keep their town alive. A story that has brought hope to many other small towns beginning to struggle much in the same way was Kerakino did. It is a story that tells of the undying power of the human spirit, how even in the darkest of times people can stand together with hope in their hearts and rise above that which has brought them down.
Or
B) Title: Facing up to responsibility.
Author: David Smith.
Genre: Thriller/Action/Crime.
Slater Voss is a man in constant conflict with himself. He runs from a past he can’t escape to and a future he can’t embrace. He lives his life one day at a time, always under the radar, always fearing he will be found by the ‘Ghosts’ of his past.
One day he was living the ‘high’ life and serving the ‘Family’ (The Mafia) to the best of his abilities. Now he walks the streets at night trying to get from one day to the next.
He was doing all right until he got word about his wife and daughter.
The ‘Family’ managed to track them down and have taken them hostage.
Now Slater must face the ‘Ghosts’ of his past and set his ‘wrongs’ to ‘rights’ if he wants to see his wife and daughter ‘alive’.
Can one man find the courage to face not only himself but also his former friends to set everything right?
“A chilling tale from the master of all thrills, David Smith writes his greatest masterpiece to date”. - The Tabitha Times.
“A read you will struggle to put down.”- Pegasus Press.
“A serious contender for the best book of the year.”- Triple Hitter Magazine.
BOOK COVER –DESIGN BRIEF
Read the synopses and design a book cover from one of them. Research your local book stores and libraries to research covers of books in the same genre as your chosen title.
Remember: People do judge books by their covers. It is important that your design gives a clear indication of the genre. For example people of fantasy should be able to know exactly which books are their favourite genres just by looking at the cover.
The design you develop must be attractive and eye-catching. Take note of the enormous number of books in every bookstore and consider how your design will stand out amongst them all.
The design needs to incorporate the book title, name of the author as well as background illustrations/designs. The design can be in any medium described above including photography and computer graphics.
BOOK COVER SPECIFICATIONS
Book size:
Cover Size, (page size,) 200mm x 215 mm, including a 5 mm bleed.
Independent Design: Students who wish to design from their own choice of book in this section are encouraged to do so using the design brief as above.
Sustainability, design excellence and innovative ideas will be a key component in the judges’ decisions.
3. FASHION DESIGN
COSTUME, WEARABLE ART, CULTURAL – (ONE-OFF GARMENTS)
This category concentrates on one-off outfits designed with a specific theme or purpose. Your design may be either male or female or unisex.
Costume includes designs to be worn in specific productions within the performing arts.
Wearable Art is most easily defined as an outfit that is inspired by fantasy rather than as a costume designed for a specific role in a production.
Cultural garments are those which draw inspiration from specific ethnic groups and interpret cultural elements or motifs into a wearable form.
Your brief is to design a one-off outfit to fit one of the above classifications; costume, wearable art or cultural.
All entries should be based on the generic brief mentioned on pages 6, 7 and 8 of this document.
Your design must be able to fit through a standard doorway and be robust enough to withstand repeated wearing and packing for freight.
COSTUME DESIGN
Costume Design should clearly represent the role it is designed for and your submitted research, concept development and design development should include the following information:
- A clear description of the production and the role for which the costume is designed (eg a fire juggler in the Cirque de Soleil)
- Any physical requirements such as quick changes, freedom of movement for dance etc
- Period (eg 1920s), climate and country settings if appropriate
- The need for more than one version of the costume (eg ragged or dirty after a shipwreck or kidnapping) if part of your chosen production
- Specialist make-up or prosthetic design if needed to complement your outfit
- The problem-solving process you took to overcome any technical challenges (such as building pieces in fibreglass or making surfaces look wet and shiny, wings that move etc etc)
WEARABLE ART DESIGNS
Wearable Art Designs may be as fantastic as you wish. Your research, concept development and design development should include the following information:
- Your source of inspiration and your research
- The problem-solving process you took to overcome any technical challenges (such as building pieces in fibreglass or making surfaces look wet and shiny, wings that move etc etc)
CULTURAL DESIGNS
Cultural designs may be as fantastic as you wish, but your research, concept development and design development should include the following information:
- Your source of inspiration and your research
- The problem-solving process you took to overcome any technical challenges (such as building pieces in fibreglass or making surfaces look wet and shiny, wings that move etc etc)
EVENING WEAR
This category concentrates on either one-off outfits or those designed for commercial production which are specifically for eveningwear.
Your design may be either male or female or unisex. All entries should be based on the Pages 6, 7 & 8 of this document.
Your design must be able to fit through a standard doorway and be robust enough to withstand repeated wearing and packing for freight.
EVENINGWEAR DESIGN
Eveningwear designs should clearly be fit for the occasion or environment it is designed for and your submitted research, concept development and design development should include the following information:
- The occasion or environment where the garment will be worn
- Details of any client requirements or special design features
- Reasons for your selection of materials
- Whether your garment is designed as a ‘one-off’ piece or for mass production and details of how this has affected your final design
HIGH ST FASHION & INTERNATIONAL BRANDS – (MASS PRODUCED GARMENTS SUITABLE FOR RETAIL)
This category concentrates on garments designed for commercial production either as high fashion boutique items or as part of a range for an international brand. Your design may be either male or female or unisex.
All entries should be based on the generic brief mentioned on pages 6, 7 and 8 of this document.
Your design must be able to fit through a standard doorway and be robust enough to withstand repeated wearing and packing for freight.
Your retail design should clearly be fit for commercial production and if it is to fit a recognised brand it should be faithful to the design ethic of the chosen brand.
Your submitted research, concept development and design development should include the following information:
- Details of the type of retail store your garment would be sold in, or the brand for which it has been designed
- Details of how your design has been suited for commercial production
- Reasons for your selection of materials
- Comments about how your garment is fit for its purpose (eg comments about how a swimsuit allows freedom of movement to swim, the fabric will withstand salt or chlorinated water and sunlight etc)
CRAFT – NON-GARMENT SEWN OR HAND-CRAFTED PERSONAL ADORNMENTS AND SOFT FURNISHINGS
This category concentrates on fashion accessories and soft furnishings. It is a wide category and allows students to submit designs for items that are not garments (eg quilts, cushions etc) and accessories (such as jewellery, handbags, hair ornaments etc).
All entries should be based on the generic brief mentioned in pages 6, 7 and 8 of this document.
Your design must be able to fit through a standard doorway and be robust enough to withstand repeated wearing and packing for freight.
Your submitted research, concept development and design development should include the following information:
- Details of the intended use for which your entry has been designed
- Details of how you have used any special techniques to produce your design
- Reasons for your selection of materials
JUNIOR, INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR
All students may choose from any of the above sections.
CATEGORY CRITERIA
- Comply with all Conditions of Entry and Presentation Criteria.
- There are no size restrictions, but the judges would prefer submissions to comply with size 12 for women and a man’s size of 101cm chest and 84 cm waist.
- Send design information as set out in the submission criteria. Please DO NOT send the garment unless you are specifically asked to do so after your submission has been judged.
- Submissions to include four or more colour photographs showing the finished garment on a model or in the case of soft furnishings to show the item in a suitable setting. Each photograph depicting a different view (i.e. front, back, right side, left side, close up of intricate work). We encourage all models to wear the complete outfit including footwear where appropriate and to take close up photos of any intricate work complete with explanatory notes.
- Garments must be safe to wear.
- Outside help with construction and patternmaking is allowed.
- Curriculum Areas: Textiles, Graphics, Design, Art, Materials Technology and Home Economics.
4. PRODUCT DESIGN
FURNITURE
Select a client and discuss with them what they would like in a range of furniture. Indoor, outdoor, Domestic or commercial are eligible for this section.
Innovation, research and finished design elements will be the key areas assessed by the judges.
Note:
Students who wish to work alongside students entering the Built Environment Design categories may if they wish work to a brief in relation to the Café or the holiday home.
LIGHTING
Select a client of your choice, and design their lighting requirements. This can be either in a Domestic or Commercial situation - indoors or outdoors.
Innovation, research and finished design elements will be the key areas assessed by the judges.
Note:
Students who wish to work alongside students entering the Built Environment Design categories may if they wish work to a brief in relation to the Café or the holiday home.
Independent Design: Students who wish to design from a client-supplied brief in this section are encouraged to do so. Sustainability, design excellence and innovative ideas will be a key component in the judges’ decisions. Students may also consider a product idea that combines all elements within the design eg furniture lighting combined
INTERMEDIATE & SENIOR
All students may choose from any of the above sections.
CATEGORY CRITERIA
- Comply with all Conditions of Entry and Presentation Criteria.
- Any samples must be attached to the presentation sheets. Loose samples are not acceptable.
- Photographs of appropriate models are encouraged.
- Supply a written report including an evaluation of the design outcome.
- CAD design presentation is encouraged in all sections but students will not be penalised if they do not use it.
- Include a fully illustrated perspective drawing of the complete design.
CURRICULUM AREAS:
Graphics, Design, Art, Technology and Materials Technology
USEFUL WEBSITES
Terra Nova: http://www.terranova.org.nz
Plastics New Zealand www.plasticsnz.com and www.plastics.org.nz
5. VISUAL ARTS DESIGN
Students may like to consider designing a drawing, painting, print, photography or sculpture which could be displayed inside or outside the complex described in the Built Environment Design category or the Landscape Garden Design category that reflects the goals or activities of such a place. Or - Alternatively, select a subject matter of your choice using any of the above mediums. This could be a submission based on the influence of a particular artist, photographer or sculpture.
DRAWING AND PAINTING
This may include drawing in any medium or combination of media - charcoal, conte, pastel (chalk or oil), pencil, graphite, coloured pencil, aquarelle pencil on paper or on any other surface appropriate to the artist’s ideas. Painting may be in oil or acrylic on paper, card, canvas or any prepared surface appropriate to the ideas conveyed.
PHOTOGRAPHY
This category may include photographs: black and white & colour, photograms, photographic collage work or combinations of these fields
SCULPTURE/THREE DIMENSIONAL STUDIES
Any three-dimensional work in material suited to the artist’s concepts.
JUNIOR, INTERMEDIATE & SENIOR
All students may choose from any of the above sections.
CATEGORY CRITERIA
Comply with all Conditions of Entry and Presentation Criteria.
Each student entering this category must write an aim for the work submitted. Your aim may come to you at the start of the project or it may evolve as the work progresses. You may find it sufficient to begin with a simple concept of drawing from the natural world or you may have a clearly defined and complex concept early in the project. Either way is an acceptable work practice. The aim should be clearly displayed in the presentation of your work. Submissions must document all five aspects of the art making process. These are:
- aim
- research
- development of ideas through to the finished work
- finished work (clearly identified)
- analysis of finished work
JUDGING CRITERIA
Judges are specialists in all the disciplines covered. They will assess the student’s ability to:
- Develop an aim for the project which clearly outlines the intention of the art work.
- Develop a body of research work from a broad range of source material relevant to the project’s aim and collate and order that material.
- Select from sourced material ideas which may be developed in answer to the aims of the project.
- Extend a selected idea through a series of works in order to develop the work technically, stylistically and conceptually.
- Reflect critically on their work and the project in order to learn from experience, identify weaknesses and build on success for the future.
Three-dimensional work will need to be submitted as a series of photographs to give maximum visual information for judging purposes. Student’s finished original work in the sculpture section should not be sent to Christchurch unless it is specifically requested following judging.
CURRICULUM AREAS:
Photography, Fibre Arts, Painting, Drawing, Sculpture/Three-Dimensional Studies and Printmaking.