Registration

Benefits

GDG offers a wide range of presentation and professionalisation opportunities for higher-education institutions and young designers. The focus is on networking with diverse actors from culture, business and industry. Through digital presentation, analogue exhibition and discussion formats and targeted communication measures, we support the start of a design career.

All submissions receive access to our extensive Award & Support programme. Selected by top-class juries, four awards in the areas of Design Culture, Social Design, Design Research and, this year, Circular Design are presented to outstanding graduates. The GDG ambassadors support selected graduates with individual support in the form of residencies and workshops, publications, trade fair and festival presentations and mentoring.

An independent jury of renowned experts selects projects with very high-quality prototypes for an exhibition at a major German museum. The exhibition is accompanied by a discursive supporting programme

Taking Part

The annual call for entries is aimed at state-approved art colleges, universities and other higher-education institutions which offer courses in product or industrial design, design research, UX and service design, material design and/or social design, plus their graduates.

Entry is open to graduates of bachelor’s, master’s or other degree courses who completed their course between 1 May of the previous year and 30 April of year in which they submit an entry.

Entry is open to graduates of bachelor’s, master’s or other degree courses who completed their course between 1 May of the previous year and 30 April of year in which they submit an entry. Entrants may be individuals or groups (max. 3 people). All participants must meet the above criteria.

Only submissions in due time and form will take part in the selection process for the exhibition. The deadlines stated on the GDG website apply.

The submission of the online application form must be completed and sent by 15 June 2022 23:59h at the latest. If you are selected for the exhibition, a physical prototype must be available by then. The costs for this are the responsibility of the graduate.

Access to the registration form

Only work by graduates of the universities participating in 2022 can be uploaded. To register, you must enter the login information of your university. You will receive the access data from the responsible contact person at the respective university.

Graduates from participating higher-education institutions can upload a project and thereby participate in the selection processes for support formats free of charge.

Contact für Query

German Design Council Team German Design Graduates info@germandesigngraduates.com