World Design Rankings Honor The Most Creative Countries From Around The Globe

By Thanussha Priyah, 20 Jan 2020

The World Design Rankings (WDR) delves into the global design industry and lays out each countries’ standing based on the scores and amount of designs crowned by the highly coveted A’ Design Awards.

The 2019-2020 lineup lists the contribution of 106 countries to the design culture around the world. The scores and winning designs are attributed according to the awarded designers’ nationality. China clutched the first position by amassing 1,538 awards under its belt. On the heels, the US and Japan sit at the second and third place with 901 and 404 awards respectively. The full list can be found here.

The A’ Design Awards & Competition celebrates all things design by setting a global stage for designers from every experience level and discipline to showcase their creativity and talents.

The design-centered spectacle spans across 100 creative categories from Packaging Design, Graphics and Visual Communications Design, to Web Design and Interior Space and Exhibition Design.

Each submitted entry will be judged by a jury panel of experienced academics, renowned professionals and press members. The winners of the competition will be rewarded with a 3D-printed trophy and winner’s certificate.

But that’s not all, they will also be featured in A’ Design Awards’ virtual and physical exhibitions of awarded works, attain international recognition in distinguished publications, be part of the World Design Rankings, receive an invitation to the award’s grand gala-night in Italy and more.

The A’ Design Award & Competition is now open till 28 February 2020. You can take part by submitting your best projects from the past 10 years. DesignTAXI will announce the winners of the competition on 15 April 2020.

Here are some former award-winning entries from the top 10 countries in the WDR list to ignite your creativity. Check out more projects from past winners here.

10. Australia