Excellence in Design

AD's annual, prestigious awards for aftermarket design. Our readers' best work over 10 categories.

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24th Annual EID Winners: Sustainable Innovation

May 27, 2011
The recipients of the 2011 Excellence in Design Awards demonstrate a greater focus on sustainability and communication with the user than ever before.
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23rd Annual EID Winners: Distinctive Designs

May 18, 2010
See the winners of the 2010 Excellence in Design awards, including a Web exclusive slideshow, expanded features and judge's comments.
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22nd Annual EID Winners: Succeeding with Surprise

May 20, 2009
With thousands of new products being introduced every year, achieving the element of surprise in product design seems almost impossible, and yet, there are innovators who still find ways to pull it off. The evidence can be found perusing the winners of our 22nd annual Excellence in Design competition.
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21st Annual EID: Look Smart, Work Smart

June 01, 2008
Today’s designers must conquer many conflicting challenges. The products that they develop must differentiate themselves from the competition while simultaneously achieving similar objectives, such as energy efficiency and ease of use.
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Excellence in Design: Clever Creations

June 01, 2007
True, the headline sounds like the name of a too cute, upscale, boutique bakery, but some derivation of the word “create” just had to be in there. The originality found in this year’s crop of winners demanded it. Some of the products do things in an entirely new way, while others do things that simply weren’t done before. At the same time, other designers proved that there are always something new you can do to a simple box.
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Nineteenth Annual EID Winners: Intriguing Innovations

May 01, 2006
Successfully melding advanced technology with compelling industrial design is a significant challenge in itself. But in today's increasingly competitive global marketplace, it's not enough. Designers must also strive to differentiate their new products from both their competitors and their own previous generation products to establish themselves as forward-looking market leaders.
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18th Annual (2005) Excellence in Design Winners

September 20, 2005
Achieving aptness was the common element among the winners in Appliance Design's 18th Annual Excellence in Design competition. The entries that excelled in this year's contest were described by the judges as being "appropriate." By that, they meant that the materials selected were fitting, the forms conveyed their purpose, the end users were taken into consideration, and the products were innovative in addition to being attractive.
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17th Annual (2004) Excellence in Design Winners

May 01, 2004
This year's Excellence in Design (EID) winning entries represent a successful combination of innovative technologies and unusual styling.
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16th Annual (2003) Excellence in Design Winners

May 04, 2003
Argus 3 Thermal Imaging Camera by E2V Technologies, Essex, UK, enables firefighters to see through thick smoke and darkness. The product was chosen as Best Overall in the 16th Annual Excellence in Design Awards.
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