公益財團法人日本設計振興會事業部部長
Senior Executive Manager, Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP)
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公益財團法人日本設計振興會事業部部長
Senior Executive Manager, Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP)
什麼是「優秀設計獎」?
精品設計獎自1957年以來,一直是日本領先的設計評估與推薦體系。該獎項設立之初是為了增強日本產業和貿易的競爭力;然而,半個多世紀過去了,精品設計獎依然深深紮根於社會,重要的是它不僅是一項設計競賽,更是一場永恆的紀念地觀察設計在扮演社會中的角色,並對運動提出了問題和啟示。
精品設計獎第一屆第一屆產品和電子產品領域的獲獎者,現已跨越工業機械、建築、環境、資訊通訊等領域。其獎項項目緊接著日本產業結構與變化的步伐,積極激發新的設計需求領域,逐步拓展設計領域。這也意味著精品設計獎為社會帶來了一個它圍繞獎項探索“好設計”,並獲得消費者的支持,從而進一步引導“好設計”。近年來,我們看到一些參賽作品與社會活動高度相關,例如嘗試創建社區等。優秀設計獎作為審視設計社會的平台和基礎設施的角色也亟需凸顯。
精品設計獎秉持的理念和方法論也受到了亞洲各國快速發展的高度關注。經濟和產業的均衡發展,汲取設計的力量。隨著這種認知程度的逐步提升,精品設計獎也正著眼於與各國的合作,積極推廣累積「發現、培育、發展優秀設計」等經驗。
日本在2011年不幸遭遇災難後,必須重新建立理想新的形象,突顯設計的貢獻成為精品設計獎的一大使命。精品設計獎因此也在今後當今社會永續安全生活、激勵人們創造富足社會的進程中,發揮著令人振奮的作用。
Good Design Award 每年約有 1000-1200 件作品獲獎,58 年來累積獲獎作品約 42,000 件。 2014 年,共有來自全球 801 家公司的 3,601 件作品參與評選,最終有 1,258 件作品獲獎。從類別來看,產品設計佔 60%,建築與環境設計佔 20%,傳播設計佔 10%,服務設計、社會活動設計等其他設計領域佔 10%。以下將介紹獎項評選的具體機制和運作方式。
優良設計獎評選
Good Design Award 評選全球設計師或企業的參賽作品。在評選過程中,為了更清晰地體現「讓人們的生活更加豐富多彩」這一基本宗旨,我們提出了以下五大核心概念來定義「Good Design」:1. HUMANITY(人文性):對事物的創造性和創新性;2. HONESTY(誠實):對現代社會的洞察力;3. INNOVATION(美觀):對未來發展的創新性構象; ETHICS(倫理):對社會與環境的思考能力。我們的目標是基於以上概念,對參賽作品的社會影響力、永續性、創新性、美學性等進行評判和評估。然而,為了真正理解來自各領域的各種設計,我們同時設立了三個視角,作為評選的共同方針:1. Human View(人文視角);2. Industrial View(產業視角);3. Social View(社會視角)。
Theprofessional judges, at the above points of view, examine the design featuresand specific contents of all the entries, and select the excellent design worksthat will be awarded. In addition, some special prizes such as the "GoodDesign Gold Award" will be awarded to the highly evaluated design worksthat can lead the future. The special "Good Design Grand Award" willbe awarded to the design work that sufficiently symbolizes social phenomena andchanges of each year. Finally, the Good Design Award also contains the "LongLife Design Award" which is awarded to products with a long duration ofproduction or sale, and support of the public; this award not only praises thedesign works’ past achievements, but also highlights their benchmark value inthe future society. This is a rare unique award among all the design awardscurrently in the world.
The Competition Process of the GoodDesign Award
Registrationof the Good Design Award starts from April of each year, and enters the stagesof the First Screening and the Second Screening, the award-winning exhibitionand the award ceremony held in late October, and finally publishing of theaward-winning yearbook in March of the following year. The whole activity lastsabout one year. The process can be divided mainly into three parts: "Registration,""Judgment," and "Presentation."
(1)Registration: the annual registration rules and the members of the JudgingCommittee are announced on the official website in April of each year.Interested businesses, organizations, or designers can apply on the Internetbefore early June.
(2)Judgment: the Judging Committee is made up of about 70 people, and begins tooperate after identifying the philosophy and screening policy of the GoodDesign Award. At the First Screening, the judges determine whether an entry isqualified according to the idea and significance of its design, and this isbased on the registration information of each entry. The Second Screeningevaluates the actual entry, observing it from a variety of perspectives. Thedesign's "excellent bright spots" are especially important and wouldbe actively determined. Winners of the "Good Design Award" will bepicked out after several discussions.
(3)Presentation: recipients of the "Good Design Award" will be announcedthrough the website and a press conference in early October. Then the awardsceremony and exhibition of all award winning works will be held. In addition,the yearbook of the Good Design Award which includes all the winning works willbe published in March of the following year.
Results of the Good Design Award
Thesymbol of the Good Design Award, "G MARK," has been adopted by manywinners for years and often reported by the media; now 90% Japanese recognizethis symbol represents "the mark of good design." This means that thesign of design with good quality and attraction has been trusted by the generalpublic and has permeated society.
AwardWinners can use "G MARK" to promote themselves and resonate withliving people. "G MARK" can be used in packaging, websites, catalogs,advertising, TV commercials, and other uses, and can be the bridge ofcommunication connecting people to "good design."
Overseas Promotion of the Good Design Award
Withgreat economic growth in recent years, the potential of the Asian design circlehas begun to be realized. The Good Design Award, under the cumulative basis ofoperation in Japan for many years, cooperates actively with design-relatedinstitutions and peoples of every country, and hopes to promote design policyand advocacy in Asia. At present, it has started organizing exhibitions inTaiwan, Hong Kong, China, India, Singapore, and Thailand, to promoteinternational communication through design.
•Cooperation with Other International Design Awards
Thepurpose of the Good Design Award now is to revitalize Asia design. It iscooperating with design awards of other countries such as Thailand, India, andSingapore, providing the knowledge of executing the Good Design Award andassisting with promotions.
(1)Cooperation with Thailand’s "Design Excellence Award"
2008年3月,泰國政府創建了振興設計的體系——“設計卓越獎”,並與“優良設計獎”簽署了合作協議。自此,“優良設計獎”開始派遣評審團前往“設計卓越獎”,其獲獎作品也可作為“優良設計獎”的參賽作品。雙方進行了廣泛的合作,並在兩國舉辦了兩個獎項的獲獎作品展覽,積極推動了設計活動。
(二)與印度「I Mark」合作
優良設計獎與「印度設計委員會」(IDC)簽署合作協議,協助印度設立國家設計獎並進行營運活動。 「印度設計標誌」(I Mark)於2012年設立,日本專家每年參與評審,目前進展順利。
(3)與新加坡「SG標誌」合作
優質設計獎與新加坡設計商會(DBCS)簽署合作協議,「新加坡優質設計標誌」(SG Mark)於2014年成立。
• 海外評審會
精品設計獎評審團自2012年起在台灣及韓國獲獎,自2013年起於香港獲獎。在海外評審會上,精品設計獎與各地設計振興機構緊密合作,邀請各地評審委員會共同評審當地的參賽作品。
• 得獎產品的銷售
Good Design Award自2014年5月起,在香港PMQ(元創方)設立常設攤位“GOOD DESIGN STORE”,銷售獲獎產品並進行資訊傳播。 2015年4月,Good Design Award同時在台北松山文創園區的「DESIGN PIN」設立了第一個官方及作品展示展示場所。從歷屆獲獎作品中甄選出的約20件產品將向公眾展示。
台灣精品設計獎
自2006年起,來自台灣的參賽作品數量逐年增加。為了進一步建立更緊密的聯繫,Good Design Award自2012年開始正式與台灣的設計振興機構「台灣設計中心」合作。從報名階段的研討會、會展,到在台灣當地舉辦的評審會、發表會、展覽會、媒體曝光等,Good Design Award不斷拓展與台灣的合作計畫。
這些合作活動的成果,讓大家看到了台灣在優秀設計獎(Good Design Award)中獲獎的作品數量群:2012年64件、2013年41件、2014年58件。此外,2014年的「優秀設計百強」(Good Design Best 100)得獎作品中,也有5件台灣作品。 「優秀設計百大」的評選,是評審委員會以「蘇聯可見未來的設計」為標準,選出的作品。這次亮相台灣設計的高水準,已在世界舞台上旋轉露頭角,甚至有可能超越世界。未來,台灣設計師必須在國際市場中佔有一席之地,我們也對肩負台灣設計期待的新一代設計師寄予厚重。