Australian Good Design Awards 2026
Entries Open for 2026 Australian Good Design Awards!
Australia’s Good Design Awards that recognizes and rewards excellence in design, innovation and creativity at a national and international level, has started accepting entries for 2026 inviting all designers and innovators around the world to participate.
Short description
Australia’s Good Design Awards, one of the longest-running international design awards, now is calling for entries for 2026.
The Australian Good Design Awards set the benchmark for excellence in design and innovation, celebrating the most groundbreaking projects from around the world. Spanning design, architecture, engineering, research, fashion, and social impact, the Awards recognise visionary work that shapes how we live, work, and interact.
Whether your work listens deeply, innovates boldly, cares responsibly or transforms systems, leadership in design takes many forms. What unites award-winning projects is not scale or sector – it is clarity of purpose and meaningful impact.
This is one of the most diverse international design award programs in the world, comprising 13 overarching Design Disciplines and covering more than 30 Design Categories.
From products and places to services, digital platforms and strategy, the Awards recognize design that improves lives, drives value, strengthens communities and advances industries.
If your project solved a real challenge, delivered measurable outcomes or raised the standard in your field, it belongs here.
If your work demonstrates insight, innovation, responsibility or results, Good Design Australia want to see it.
All entries are carefully assessed by an independent expert Jury panel and evaluated against three overarching criteria:
➜ Good Design
➜ Design Innovation
➜ Design Impact
The 2026 Good Design Awards will be presented at the annual Good Design Awards Ceremony in Sydney, in October.
Who may enter?
The Australian Good Design Awards is an international awards program that accepts entries from all countries and regions.
Prize:
The Good Design Winner’s Package provides winners with the opportunity not only to celebrate and promote their success, but to gain recognition and exposure to a global audience.
Entering the Australian Good Design Awards offers independent recognition from leading experts, national and international visibility, and the opportunity to position your work among the best in design.
Entry fees:
➜ Next Gen(Student) - Free to Enter
➜ Social Impact - $245 AUD per entry
➜ All Other Disciplines - $495 AUD per entry
An Early Bird Discount of 10% will automatically be applied to all entries submitted before midnight (AEST) Monday, 20 March 2026.
