Call for entries: User-centered design in Living Labs in Design for All Foundation Awards 2012

These awards aim to recognise and draw international attention to examples of good practice in different areas within Design for All. The award categories are as follows:

• Project undertaken by a not-for-profit organisation
• Project undertaken by a government or other public body
• Project undertaken by a private company or professional
• User-centred design in Living Labs: Project proposal

These awards aim to recognise and draw international attention to examples of good practice in different areas within Design for All. The award categories are as follows:

• Project undertaken by a not-for-profit organisation
• Project undertaken by a government or other public body
• Project undertaken by a private company or professional
• User-centred design in Living Labs: Project proposal

The first three award categories are open to companies, public and private organisations, governments and professionals from any country or economic sector, which have completed or presented projects, products or initiatives between 1 January 2011 and 1 January 2012. Candidates may also be networks, associations, consortia or any other type of group of organisations, whether temporary or permanent, as long as they are formally established as such.

The category “User-centred design in Living Labs: Project proposal” is for proposals from any individual, not-for-profit organisation, public or private organisation or government for projects to study the relationship between users and any element of the environment in Living Labs.

The award ceremony will take place on 19 April 2012.

More information here.

Deadline: 29 February 2012

Place: Design for All Foundation, based in the Poble Espanyol, Barcelona

Organiser: Design for All Foundation

Territorial scope: International awards