The 58th Japan Sign Design Award

Application Information
Call for Entry

Monday, April 1 - Friday, May 31, 2024

https://www.sda-award.org

SponsorJapan Sign Design Association
email : info@sda-award.org

Table of Contents

Call for Application

What is Japan Sign Design Association Award------------------------------------------------------ 01
Annual Schedule, Eligibility for Application, Awards - -------------------------------------------- 02

Jury, Selection Criteria------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 03
From Application to Award------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04
Application Fee and Award Expenses ----------------------------------------------------------------- 06

Notes on Application--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 07
Application Guidelines

Registration of Applicant and the Work--------------------------------------------------------------- 08
Application Categories------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11

Registration of Images and Videos--------------------------------------------------------------------- 12

Registration of Related Parties-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14

Confirmation of Registration, Payment, Completion--------------------------------------------- 15

Payment, Completion-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16
Resources

Japan Sign Design Association Award Implementation Guidelines--------------------------- 17

Japan Sign Design Association Award Application Guidelines--------------------------------- 19
Japan Sign Design Association Award Selection Guidelines------------------------------------ 21

Call for Application
What is Japan Sign Design Award
Japan Sign Design Award (as known as SDA Award) sponsored by Japan Sign Design Association (SDA) wasestablished in 1966 for the purpose of promoting and educating the public about the sign design throughpresentation of signature design works to the wide society and it continues to be the only award program for signdesign in Japan.

Sign Design is the creative act of arranging and shaping "information to be conveyed to people" in order to makethe increasingly complex environment around us more comprehensible and attractive. Sign design is positioned as

information that is indispensable for communication, and its design is expanding in a diverse range of ways. SDA's
mission is to evaluate high quality sign design through the selection of the Japan Sign Design Award, to share thevalue and role of sign design with as many people as possible, and to contribute to social activities.
We look forward to your active participation.

Makoto Takeuchi

President, Japan Sign Design Association

Sponsor- Japan Sign Design Association

Support Organizations (tentative)- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry- Japan Institute of Design Promotion- The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry- Nikkei Inc.
- Federation of Japan Out-door Advertising Associations- Japan Design Space Association- Nippon Display Federation- Japan Commercial Environmental Design Association- Japan Sign Association- Japanese Technical Organization for Commercial Spaces- Japan Promotional Marketing Institute Inc.
- Japan Advertising Federation- Japan Advertisers Association- Japan Graphic Design Association- Japan Industrial Design Association- Japan Typography Association(In no particular order)– 01 –

Annual Schedule
Application Period

Application entry starts -----------------------------------------From Monday, April 1, 2024

Entry closes------------------------------------------------------- Friday, May 31, Midnight JST

Primary Screening

Screening Period --------------------------- From Thursday, June 6 to Thursday, June 13

Secondary Selection

Secondary screening----------------------------------------------------------- Monday, June 24

Final Selection

Notification to the selected winners ---------------------------------- Wednesday, July 10

Selection of RegionalAward Selection
Announcementof Winners

Notification to the accepted applicant----------------------------------- Monday, June 17

Final Selection and Special Award Selection----------------------------- Saturday, July 6

Screening-----------------------------------From Wednesday, July 10 to Thursday, July 18
Official announcement of the results ------------------------------------- Early SeptemberAward ceremony------------------------------------------------------ Wednesday, December 4Winners announced on SDA website---------------------------------------- Early December

Eligibility for Application

Signs installed in Japan or abroad
Signs completed in the year from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024

AwardsSelected winners will receive following awards:- Japan Sign Design Award Grand Prize - Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award (Provisional): 1 winner (Certificate
and trophy)- Japan Sign Design Award Gold Prize: 4 winners (Certificate and trophy)- Japan Sign Design Award Silver Prize: 15 winners (Certificate and trophy)- Japan Sign Design Award Bronze Prize: 30 winners (Certificate)- Japan Sign Design Award Commissioned Jury Prize: One winner each selected by commissioned jury (Certificate and 		
trophy)- Japan Sign Design Award Finalists: 100 winners (Certificate)*The Grand Prize, Gold Prize, Silver Prize, Bronze Prize and the number of selected entries will be determined by the final
judging panel.

- Japan Sign Design Award Contribution Award - Chairman of Japan Institute of Design Promotion Award: maximum 2 		winners (Certificate)- SDA Regional Design Award (Selected by the 9 regional chapters of Japan Sign Design Association and awarded to the workfrom the region): maximum 5 winners from each region (Certificate)– 02 –Jury
The jury is composed of following members.
The Primary Screening

Jury President : Makoto Takeuchi, Takeuchi Design. Japan Sign Design Association President
SDA Jury: Juries of selected SDA members

		 Taro Watanabe, Representative, Emotional Space Design Inc., Art Director

		 Kozo Yamada, Representative, Tsukikage Design Consulting, Design Consultant

		 Ryozo Takeyama, Director and Vice President, University of Toyama, Editor in Chief of "signs" magazine
		 Masaaki Hiromura, President, Hiromura Design Office, Graphic Designer 				 Kei Miyazaki, Representative Director, KMD Inc., Creative Director

Regional jury: Director (or Representative Secretary) from each region (Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, 		Kansai, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa) and one jury selected by regional representative secretary.

Secondary Jury

Jury President : SDA President

SDA Jury : Same as the Primary Screening

Final Jury

Jury President : SDA President

Commissioned Jury (tentative)

		 Director, Design Policy Office, Commerce and Service Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

		 Bo Linneman, Kontrapunkt, Partner and Chairman of Kontrapunkt Japan, Creative Director					 Akira Kobayashi, Monotype KK, Creative Director				 Naoki Iijima, Iijima Design, Interior Designer				 Yui Tezuka, Tezuka Architects, Representative Director, 				 Yuji Hanazawa, Nikkei Design, Editor

		 Satoshi Yoshiizumi, TAKT PROJECT, Principal,
SDA Jury: Same as the Primary Screening

Contribution Award Jury Selection
Jury President : SDA President

Commissioned Jury : Chairman of Japan Institute of Design Promotion
SDA Jury : Same as the Primary Screening

Selection Criteria

Sociality: Evaluation of the social significance and the effect of the project, such as the harmony with surrounding
landscape or environment, and sustainability.

Informativeness: Evaluation of the work if it properly conveys the originator's intention and provides appropriate
communication.

Innovativeness: Evaluation of the work whether there is an unprecedented approach in the idea, the constructionor the process.

Aesthetics: Evaluation of the beauty in the form, the material selection and the expression.
In addition to the 4 items above, the entries should include safety into consideration.
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From Application to Award

Application
PeriodRegistration of account for
application

Applicant must first register and create an account at the SDAAward website https://sda-award.org/top_e . (Hereinafterreferred to as Entry Site)
Applicant registration is free. You may use your applicant
account registered in the past for application of the 58th
Award, however make sure to update and revise the data forcontact information in case there is a change. If the data are
not updated, you may fail to receive communication from
SDA.

Application fromthe Entry Site

Once applicant registration is complete, personalized"Applicant Page" will be created. You can submit a new entry,
change the entry information, cancel entry, or pay application
fee from this page.
For information on registering your work, please refer to theApplication Registration Guide on P-08.

Payment of Application Fee

Application fee payment is accepted by credit card (Stripe
settlement) or by bank transfer.
When bank transfer is selected the system will send an
automatically created email with application fee information.
Applicant is able to edit the information on work entered,add, change or delete images and videos, and edit the parties
involved, before payment of the application fee is complete.
Once the payment is complete, application fee will not be
refunded under no circumstance.

Primary Screening

All judging will be conducted under the confidentiality of the* Please refer to P-06 for application
fee.

Primary
Screening

SecondarySelection

applicants and related parties of the works.

The primary screening will be conducted using a web-based
judging system, and the top 150 entries will be selected fromamong all entries as those that pass the primary screening.

Notification of Results ofPrimary Screening

Applicants of the entries accepted in the Primary Screening
will be notified and asked to make the final confirmationof the data for the parties involved. No corrections will be
accepted after the final confirmation.
Information on the work including the names of the involved
parties will be shared with Rikuyosha Inc. responsible forediting "Annual of Spatial Design in Japan 2025 Display, Sign
and Commercial Environment" (hereafter referred to as the"Yearbook.")

Secondary Selection

For the secondary selection, a panel of SDA judges will be
convened.From the 150 entries selected in the primar yscreening, 50 entries will be selected as the finalists.

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FinalSelection

After
Winning
the Award

Final Selection

The final judging will be held at the venue where the jury will
be convened. Discussion will be held to select the Grand Prize,
Gold Prize, Silver Prize, and Bronze Prize for the 50 entries
selected in the secondary screening, and each prize will be
determined by consensus.
Final selection conference is to be held at International Design
Liaison Center, Design Hub, Tokyo Midtown (to be confirmed.)
The Conference is open to public. Inquire the SDA secretariat,
if you wish to hear the proceedings.

Notification of Final
Results

Applicants of the winning entries will be notified. Then
Rikuyosha Inc. responsible for editing the Yearbook will
request for images used in the application (with higher
resolution) and we appreciate your cooperation in submitting
the data.

Official Announcementof the Results

Results of final selection will be officially announced in earlySeptember to the public on SDA website, as well as to allapplicants. SDA will not respond to any inquiries prior to theannouncement.

Request for certificate
and trophy

In addition to the certificate and trophy as provided by therule, the winning applicant may request for additional piece
for a fee. Information on how to order an additional piece andthe fee will be provided with the notification.

Award Ceremony

The award ceremony will be held on December 4. Hours, place
and participation fee will be announced to the winners.

Publication of the Catalogueof Work and Yearbook

SDA will publish a book "Catalogue of Work s from the58th Japan Sign Design Award" (hereafter referred to as"Catalogue"). For each winning work, the representative andthe client will both receive a copy of the book of Catalogue.
Additional copies are available for purchase.
In the Yearbook, the winning entries will be listed on the main
page and the selected entries will be listed in the list of works.

Publicity for the work

Once the results are announced, the work could be publicizedin the corporate website or in their publicity. Should you wish
to use the logo data for SDA or Japan Sign Design Award,
please contact SDA secretariat.

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Application Fee and Award Expenses
Application
Fee

The application fee is ￥11,000 (￥10,000 + consumption tax of ￥1,000) per work.

The application fee includes the screening fee for the design intent (concept) and two image data.

An additional screening fee of ￥1,650 (￥1,500 + consumption tax of ￥150) will be added for each
additional image data submitted.

An additional screening fee of ￥16,500 (￥15,000 + consumption tax of ￥1,500) will be added forvideo submitted. All application and judging fees are subject to 10% consumption tax.
Example:For 3 images + 1 video: ￥10,000+￥1,500+￥15,000=￥26,500 + 10% consumption tax ￥2,650 =￥29,150

Applicant is able to edit the information on work entered, add, change or delete images andvideos, and edit the parties involved, before payment of the application fee is complete.

Certificate

A certificate will be awarded to the representative of the winning entry and to the clients. Only
those who are registered as interested parties at the time of application may apply for additional
certificates. Additional production fee for a certificate will be ¥4,400 (¥4,000 + consumption tax
of ¥400). The application procedure will be communicated to the winning entry's applicant.

TrophyOne trophy is awarded to the representative of the work that wins Gold, Silver or Commissioned
Jury Prize.

Limited to those listed as involved parties in the application process, an additional trophy may

be requested. Additional production fee for a trophy will be ¥33,000 (¥30,000+ consumption tax

of ¥3,000). Or ¥27,500 if the inscription is the same as the first one. (¥25,000 + consumption tax of¥2,500) The winning applicant will receive the information on how to order.

Additional trophy cannot be requested for the SDA Grand Prize - Minister of Economy, Trade andIndustry Award.

Award
Ceremony

Publication

Information about the award ceremony will be sent to the prize winners (Grand Prize, Gold, Silver,

Bronze, and Invitation Jury Awards). Winners are kindly requested to inform us the attendanceby the due date. If a social event is held, the participation fee will be announced along with theaward ceremony information.

"Catalogue of Works from the 58th Japan Sign Design Award"

Representative of the work as well as the client will each receive a copy of the book of Catalogue.
Additional purchase is possible. The winning applicant will receive the information on how toorder additional copies and the price, which will also be announced on the SDA website.

"Annual of Spatial Design in Japan 2025 Display, Sign and Commercial Environment" publishedby Rikuyosha Inc.

SDA distributes the book at a special discounted price. The winning applicant will receive theinformation on how to order and the price, which will also be announced on the SDA website.

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Notes on Application
Avoidance of Duplicate Entry

rights of others

involved to avoid duplicate entry. (Where multiple applicants

individual, corporation, or group related to anti-social forces

There should be a pre -discussion among the members

submit the same work, multiple times.) However, the same ordifferent applicants are allowed to apply for the same facility- If the awardee or the prize-winning work is related to ansuch as organized crime groups.

if it is designed from different perspectives.

Efforts to Protect Personal Information

Liabilities of Applicant

handling personal information and handle all personal

SDA will obser ve the obligation as a business operator

Applicant is liable for managing the copyrights, photo usage

rights, publication rights, and industrial property rights of

the work submitted. It should be noted that, if these rights

are not cleared, the winning entries could not be publishedon the SDA website or in the catalogue or the yearbook. If

the photographer is not registered as an "involved party,"
it shall be deemed unnecessar y to indicate the name. In

addition, the applicant and the photographer should have anagreement for the photo usage fee, before award application.

The applicant shall be responsible for any intellectual

property rights such as design rights, quality, performance,

safety, or other requirements related to the subject of theentries, as well as any problems that may arise in connection

with the sale, installation, etc. of the products, and thesponsor shall not be liable for any such problems.

The sponsor will not be responsible for any disputes that may

arise between applicants, winners, or other third parties as aresult of the entry to the award.

information relevant to the award management as follows.

- In the case of receiving personal information, SDA will

inform the applicant of the purpose of the use of personal
information and obtain consent from the applicant. Whenusing the personal information received, SDA will do so inappropriate manner within the range of purpose of use, which
the applicant has given, consent to.

- SDA will not consign or provide the personal information

provided to a third party, unless the applicant has given
consent, or when SDA is legally obliged to respond to requestfrom the judicial or administrative agencies based on laws
and regulations.

- In the event an applicant requests for deletion, change
or amendment of personal information on the grounds
that the contents are not facts, SDA conducts necessar yinvestigations without delay, correct the information within areasonable period based on the result, and maintain, update
and manage information accordingly.

- SDA will pay close attention to the handling of personal

Withdrawal and Disqualification of Applications

Any application submit ted without payment of theapplic at ion fe e af ter regis t r at ion will b e considere dwithdrawn.

In addition, if an applicant violates any of the rules in theinformation and thoroughly enforce rules to the regularmembers and administrative staff who are in charge of the
management of the activities of board of directors, steeringcommittee, other committees and regional activities etc.

Application Guidelines or the Japan Sign Design Award

Purpose of Using Personal Information

application.

Japan Sign Design Award applicant

Application Guidelines, the sponsor will disqualif y the- Confirmation of registered personal information of the- For contacting the applicants regarding the entry, entry fee

Cancellation of Award

If a prize winner is in violation of any of the rules of the "Japan Sign Design Award Implementation Guidelines" or "Japan Sign Design Award Application Guidelines" after theannouncement of the award, the organizer will cancel theaward.

In addition, the organizer may also cancel the award if anyof the following facts are found to be true about the winningwork- If the awarded work causes significant damage to society
due to its functional defects, etc.

- If the award-winning work is publicly recognized as
infringing on the design rights or other intellectual property– 07 –

payment and the results of screening.

- For announcing the award ceremony- For mailing the announcements from the Japan Sign Design
Association.

- For other use within the scope of and as required by theJapan Sign Design Award management.

Guide for Registration to Application
The following is a list of items that must be registered when applying for Japan Sign Design Award.

Once registered, the information cannot be changed, so please make sure to register the official name or avoid
typographical errors.

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required. For Japanese, all spaces, punctuation, and symbols are counted as one
full-width character. In the case of English, each one-byte character is counted as one.

At the time of screening, only the design intent, images and videos will be made available to the judges as screening
materials, along with the name and classification of the work.

Do not display the name of the applicant or the names of those involved in the production of the work (including

logos, etc. that may evoke these names) on the screening materials, except when it is a part of the submitted work.
Any work that violates this rule will be disqualified.

❶ Applicant Registration

Applicants must first complete their applicant registration by entering required information at the Japan Sign DesignAward Website's Applicant Registration page https://sda-award.org/top_e (hereafter referred to as Entry Site). Once

Applicant Registration is complete, personalized "Applicant Page" will be created. Please keep your login password safe
until the payment procedure. You may submit multiple entries from the Applicant Page.

International applicants should register on the English
version of the site.

❷ Registration of Work

By clicking the "Work Registration" button from the Applicant Page, the entry form will appear.

Data to be registered are: the representative of the work, the name of the work (project name), the official name of the
facility where the work was installed, the location of the work, the date of completion, the category of the work, and thedesign concept.

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Representative of the work

When the work wins the award, the representative of the work will be named as the awardee. Register one person

representing the team involved in the design and production of work. Two names cannot be accepted. When several

names are registered, only the first person's name will be accepted. As a general rule, register affiliation (company
name, corporate name, trade name) and the name of person. In the slot for affiliation, do not fill in the name of branch,departments or official title.

It is possible to register only with the company name.
>English (English characters)

Entry Title : Name of the work / Project name>English (English characters)

Official Name of the facility

Official name of the facility where the work is installed. (Proper name)>English (English characters)* Name of the facility should be registered even when the name of the work contains the facility's name.

When the work is installed in wider area or in multiple facilities, name one typical facility. For example if the work is
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Location of the work

Name the city and prefecture where the sign is installed or city and country, if the sign is installed outside Japan.
>English (English characters)

Date of completion

Provide the month and the year the work was completed.

Category of the work

Check appropriate categories for the Space Setting and the Design Characteristics from the list provided. For moredetails, refer to the P-14.

Design concept

Please provide a brief summary of the design and its features. Please do not name the parties involved in the concept.
>English (400 characters or less)– 10 –

Application Categories
Since the sign design covers diverse area, sometimes it is difficult to understand from a photograph where the sign isinstalled or for what purpose the design serves. Having the information about the space setting and the design methodin advance allows the judges to evaluate the work in close focus.

Category by Space Setting

Applicant must select one.If single setting cannot be selected as in the case of building complex, you may choose
multiple spaces as setting.

Public Space：Facilities built to serve the public, regardless of government or private ownership.

kindergarten, nursery school, accredited nursery school, primary school, junior high school, high school, technical college, vocational school, library,museum of art, museum, railway station, airport, passenger boat terminal, bus terminal, hospital, clinic, post oﬃce, government building, pubic branchoﬃce, tax oﬃce, police station, health center, ﬁre department, employment center, social security oﬃce, pension agency, public gym, public hall,meeting center, exhibition hall, etc.

Commercial Space : Facilities built for commercial purposes.

department store, market, retail store, restaurant, cafe & bar, barber shop, beauty salon, bakery, rice shop, convenience store, bank, real estate agent,
theater, movie theater, entertainment hall, car repair shop, bowling alley, skating rink, ski resort, golf course, karaoke hall, ryokan, hotel, paid parking
lot, etc.

Special Space : Facilities for limited users.

housing, apartment house, oﬃce building, shrine, temple, church, cram school, driving school, nursing home, factory, warehouse, stables, ﬁsh farm, TV
station, ﬁlm studio, garage, wholesale market, garbage plant

No Space Setting : When space setting cannot be deﬁned.

video device, computer screen, smartphone apps, car navigation system, virtual space, research and development, etc.
Select this category when the facility cannot be categorized into the public, commercial or special space categories above or when space setting is
unknown

Category by Design Method

More than one can be selected. Select design method(s) applicable.
Display and nameplate signs

LandscapeDirectional, guiding signs

Street Furniture

Universal signs

VehicleAdvertising and promotional signs

Communication graphics

Exhibition

Visual identity, branding

Events and festival

Typography

Entertainment

Artwork

TouristInstallation

Community building

Interface

Urban planning

Web contents

Architectural

Sound, voice

Lighting

Technical research and development

the public, commercial or special space categories above or whenspace setting is unknown
signal, sign, directions, display guide, display map, graphical display,arrowssigns assisting the elderly, persons with disability, foreign visitors etc.
neon sign, outdoor billboard, transportation advertising, vehicle
advertising, banner, large vision display, digital signage, pop, etc.
exhibition, art exhibition, display exhibition, etc.
event, festival, trade fairconcert, theater, movie, game, amusement park
tourist map, tourist poster, brochure, happi coat
public and private joint program, community building, etc.
landscape plan, street plan, information facility plan, etc.
facade, space, exterior and interior
environmental lighting, lighting eﬀectplanting, landscaping, exterior, parks, bridges, etc.
street light, bench, bus stop, shelter, bollard
vehicle advertising, marking
environmental graphic, pictogram
logo, type, symbol, corporate color, application
original font, text layout, brush calligraphy, calligraphy
public art, sculpture, painting, photography
experiential art, art equipment, object
user interface programwebsitevoice guidance, voice instruction, sound environment
research and creative solution for signs, new technology developed
from an idea.

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❸ Registering Image Data

1) The image data, as a general rule, should be a image data of color photograph of the entry subject or data scanned from developed
film prints. This will apply also to the work based on digital images (such as digital signages.)

2) There is no limit to the number of images submitted per entry.

3) Applicant is allowed to submit one concept statement sheet as an image data, a single image combining figures, text and multiple
photographs.

4) Except for the concept sheet, single image data should be composed of single photograph. Though chart, caption (or brief

description) to explain the image may be added to the image data. Please note that a single image data containing multiple images
will be considered to be in violation of rule of application.

5) All image data should be in JPEG format (with file extension jpg or jpeg)

6) There is no limit to the number of pixels of image data, however the file size should not exceed 1MB.
7) Use only the half-width alphanumeric characters for the file names of image data.

8) An image data containing multiple images or the information of parities involved , will be excluded from the screening process.

Image data for concept explanation,
the ﬁrst ﬁle only
Composed of multiple photos, ﬁgures,

OK and text to explain the concept
photo A

photo B
photo C

multiple photos＋
ﬁgure text/ﬁguretext

Do not include the information of parties
involved in the text.

Image data other than for concept explanation,
after the second ﬁleOK Composed by a single photographphoto of the worktext

NG Multiple-photo composition
photo B
photo C

photo A

Single photo of the work ＋ text

Multiple photos

of ﬁgures describing
OK Combination
the work

another
angle

ﬁgure

photo ofthe work

text

Single photo of the work ＋ ﬁgure

Figures : Sketch, drawing or schematic diagram

OK

Combination of images describing
the work

explanatory photo of
the work
image

text

Single photo of the work ＋
explanatory image

Explanatory image : such as appearance
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photo A,

photo A

Another angle of the same photo
photo A,partialphoto A
enlargement

Partial enlargement of thesame photo

NG Including the information of
the parties involved
LOGO

photo of the work
text

Logo or corporate name❹ Registering Video Data

1) The video data, as a general rule, should be a color video of the entry subject. This will apply also to the work based on digital images(such as digital signage displays.)

2) There is no limit to the number of videos submitted per entry.

3) The video file submitted may contain sound (soundtrack), however, only the sound recorded at the time of videorecording the sign,
as in the case of sound sign, will be subject for consideration, and sound effects or music added to the video in the
post-videorecording process will not be played during evaluation.

4) Length of the video playing time should not exceed 60 seconds per video, and the file size should not exceed 20MB.
5) The number of pixels of the video data should not exceed 1920 pixel in width and 1080 pixel in height.

6) The codec for video data is to be H264/AAC and the video format should be in MP4 (with file extension mp4).
7) Use only the half-width alphanumeric characters for the file names of video data.

8) Video containing the information of parities involved will be excluded from the screening process.

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❺ Parties Involved

Parties Involved refers to the people involved in the design or production of the work submitted for award and it also

includes the client, or the person photographing the images submitted for award selection. It is essential to register thenames of the people responsible for direction, design, construction, client, and photography. It is possible to register thenames of people directly involved in the project serving functions (roles) beyond those described above. It is possible toregister up to 15 persons (or companies). It is possible to register only the company names.
For client or construction, register only the names of companies.

In the box for affiliation, do not fill in the name of branch, departments or official title.

If there is more than one person serving the same role, break down each person's role. When multiple names are enteredin a single role, only the first person's name will be accepted.
>English (English characters)

Note: Individual or corporation not registered as involved parties at the time of application cannot be recognized asawardee. Involved parties cannot be added or changed after the work is selected for award, and the certificate or
trophy cannot be presented in their names. Special attention should be given when application is made.

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❻ Confirmation of Registration

Clicking an entry from the list of works, you can view the detailed information for each entry and confirm the registeredinformation. The page can be printed out by clicking the link "Print Application Form" on the top right corner.

You can make changes as many times as you like before payment is complete. You can also replace images and videos.

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❼ Payment and Completion

If you are submitting multiple entries, you can pay for all in one payment. Once the payment is complete, that entry
cannot be modified or edited in any way. Please note that no refunds will be made after payment has been completed.

Payment Method

Application fee payment is accepted by credit card
(Stripe settlement) or by bank transfer.

You can select the preferred payment method in

the payment procedures page.

Application fee payment from overseas is accepted bycredit card (Stripe settlement) only.

Credit Card Payment

Bank Transfer

information in the card payment page. Once the credit"Application Fee Notice Email" from the entry site. Please

After selecting to pay by credit card, please enter the card
card transaction is completed, an invoice-compatible
receipt will be issued by the Stripe payment system.

If you choose bank transfer, you will receive an automatictransfer the money by the due date.

After the application period is closed, we will send

invoice-compatible receipts to applicants by e-mail.

Please make sure to download and keep the receipt.

Please refrain from requesting individual receipts.
Receipts will not be mailed by post.

*Notice: We do not accept money transfer from overseasbank accounts. Only credit card payments are accepted.

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[Guideline]

Japan Sign Design Award Implementation Guideline

Secondary Screening
An online screening panel will be convened. From the 150 entries
that pass the primary screening, 50 will be selected as finalists forprizes.

This guideline outlines the program of Japan Sign Design Award.
The following guides are stipulated based on this guideline.
Japan Sign Design Award Application Guideline
Japan Sign Design Award Screening Guideline

1) Japan Sign Design Award
Japan Sign Design Award (as known as SDA Award) sponsored by
Japan Sign Design Association (hereafter SDA) was established in1966 for the purpose of promoting and educating the public about
the sign design and it continues to be the only award program forsign design in Japan.

2) Organization of Japan Sign Design Award
SDA awards will be given out from among all the entries after a
primary screening, a second screening, and a final screening, andthe following awards will be given;
SDA Grand Prize - Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award: 1
winner
The design that is recognized as the most outstanding among all
entries. Selected in the final selection.
SDA Award Gold Prize: 4 winners
The design that is recognized as the most excellent among all entries.
Selected in the final selection.

SDA Award Silver Prize: 15 winners
The design that is recognized as particularly excellent among all
entries.Selected in the final selection.

SDA Award Bronze Prize: 30 winners
The design that is recognized as excellent among all entries. Selectedin the final selection.
SDA Award Finalists: 100 winners
The design that is recognized as good among all entries. Selected in
the primary screening.
SDA Award Commissioned Jury Prize:
The design that is selected by each commissioned jury from theentire finalists. Selected in the final selection.

*The Grand Prize, Gold Prize, Silver Prize, Bronze Prize and thenumber of Finalists will be determined by the final selection panel.

SDA Contribution Award - Chairman of Japan Institute of Design
Promotion Award: maximum 2 winners
This award is given to a group or individual, nominated by the
SDA members, for a project or activit y that has made a special
contribution to the promotion and enhanced awareness of signdesign. The winner is selected in the jury panel for SDA Contribution
Award.
SDA Regional Design Award: maximum 5 winners from each region
The award is given to promote awareness of sign design in eachregion. The award is selected separately from the Japan Sign DesignAward by a regional judging panel of SDA members in each region.
3) Entry application for Japan Sign Design Award
Application entry starts from April 1, 2023 and closes on May 31,
2023. Details are stipulated in "Japan Sign Design Award Application
Guideline." (hereafter "SDA Award Application Guideline.")4) Screening
In the screening, entries are evaluated based on the category, designconcept and images (videos) submitted, and the names of applicant
and the parties involved will not be disclosed.

Primary Screening
A web-based screening system will be used. The top 150 entries fromamong all entries will be selected as those that pass the primary
screening.

Final Selection
The final selection will be held at the venue where the jury will be
convened.
In the final selection, the SDA Award Grand Prize - Minister of
Economy, Trade and Industry Award, the SDA Award Gold Prize,
the SDA Award Silver Prize, and the SDA Award Bronze Prize will
be determined from among the 50 candidates for the prizes. The
number of winners for each award will be determined during thefinal selection.
In addition, one work will be selected for each of the Commissioned
Jury Awards based on the recommendation of the commissioned
jury members.
Screening for SDA Contribution Award
Ma x imum of 2 ent r ies w i l l be selected by consensus for SDA
Contribution Award, through reviewing the materials submitted forthe nominated works and hearing presentation and questions andanswers from the nominators.

SDA Regional Design Awards
After the final selection, regional representative secretary convenes
regional members to select by consensus, ma ximum of 5 signs
installed in each region for SDA Regional Design Awards. Division of
the region is as shown below.
- Hokkaido: Hokkaido- Tohoku: Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, Fukushima- Kanto district: Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Chiba, Saitama, Tokyo,
Kanagawa, Niigata, Yamanashi, Nagano- Chubu: Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie- Kansai: Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama- Chugoku: Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi- Shikoku: Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Kochi- Kyushu: Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita Prefecture,
Miyazaki, Kagoshima- Okinawa: Okinawa

5) Jury
The organizer will establish the SDA Award Selection Committee,
consisting of SDA members who understand the purpose of the SDAAward and have abundant design experience, and the commissioned
jury appointed by SDA, and entrust the selection to the committee.
The screening panel will consist of judges for each of the primary,secondary, and final screening, and the final selection panel will
have the authority to finalize all awards. The jury members are listedon P-03.

6) Selection Criteria
Sociality: Evaluation of the social significance and the effect ofthe project, such as the harmony with surrounding landscape orenvironment, and sustainability.
Informativeness: Evaluation of the work if it properly conveys theoriginator's intention and provides appropriate communication.
I n novat iveness: E va luat ion of t he work whet her t here is a n
unprecedented approach in the idea, the construction or the process.
Aesthetics: Eva luation of the beaut y in the form, the materia lselection and the expression.
In addition to the 4 items above, the entries should include safety
into consideration.

7) Screening Schedule
Primary Screening : Thursday, June 6 to Thursday, June 13, 2024
Secondary Screening : Monday June 24, 2024
Final Selection : Saturday, July 6, 2024
Selection of Regional Award Winners : From Wednesday, July 10 toThursday, July 18, 2024

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8) Announcement of the Results
The organizer will notify the winners and at the same time announce
the results on the SDA website. The award winners may announce
the results of the award after the date of this announcement.
9) Commendation of SDA AwardSDA Grand Prize - Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Awardwinner will receive a certificate and a trophy from the Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry
The organizer will award the winners of the SDA Award Gold Prize,
Silver Prize, and Commissioned Jury Prize with a certificate and atrophy, and Bronze Prize, Finalists and the Regional Design Awardwith a certificate.
Japan Institute of Design Promotion will award the SDA Contribution
Award winner with a certificate.
10) Publication of the "Catalogue of Works from the 58th Japan Sign
Design Award" (hereafter referred to as Catalogue.)
SDA will edit and publish the Catalogue. For each winning work,
the representative and the client will both receive a copy of theCatalogue.
11) Publication of "Annual of Spatial Design in Japan 2025 - Display,
Sign and Commercial Environment" (hereafter referred to as the"Yearbook.")The yea rbook conta ining t he work s of awa rd w inners w il l be
published in December 2024 (scheduled)
The yearbook will be edited by Rikuyosha Inc. and the Yearbook
P ublicat ion Commit tee for med by t he members of t he Kuka nDesign Organization, namely Japan Sign Design Association (SDA),
The Japan Design Space Association (DSA) and Japan Commercial
E nv i ron ment a l D e s ig n A s s o c i at ion ( JC D), a nd pu bl i she d by
Rikuyosha Inc.
12) Public Relations Activities for SDA Award
The organizer w ill develop publicit y activ ities to promote andeducate the public about sign design through the award-winningworks. In cooperation with other design-related organizations, theorganizer will engage in activities to disseminate excellent designs
widely both domestically and internationally.

13) Fees for SDA Award
Applicant sha ll cover the fees as stipulated in the "SDA Award
Application Guideline."
It is possible to issue additional certificate and trophy for a fee,
limited to the related parties.

14) Information Disclosure
The organizer may use the information provided by the applicant, as
specified in advance, for the purpose of publicity of SDA Awards.
The organizer and the jury panel will not respond to requests fordisclosure of infor mat ion regarding t he content of indiv idua ljudging, including the works not selected for awards. Details are set
forth in the "SDA Award Application Guideline."
15) Confidentiality of the information on submitted works
The organizer, jur y members, and other parties involved in theselection process are obligated to maintain the confidentiality of
any non-public information about the entries and any confidential
information obtained through the jurying process.

16) Liabilities of Applicant
Applicant is liable for managing the copyrights, photo usage rights,
publicat ion r ights, and industr ia l proper t y r ights of t he work
submitted. It should be noted that, if these rights are not cleared, thewinning entries could not be published on the SDA website or in the
catalogue or the yearbook. If the photographer is not registered as
an "involved party," it shall be deemed unnecessary to indicate thename. In addition, the applicant and the photographer should havean agreement for the photo usage fee, before award application.
The organizer will not be responsible for any disputes that may arise
between applicants, winners, or other third parties as a result of theentry to the award.
17) Withdrawal and Disqualification of Applications
Any application submitted without payment of the application fee
after registration will be considered withdrawn.

In addition, if an applicant violates any of the rules in the Application
Registration Guide or the SDA Award Application Guidelines, theorganizer will disqualify the application.

18) Cancellation of Award
If a prize winner is in violation of any of the rules of this guideline or" SDA Award Application Guideline" after the announcement of theaward, the organizer will cancel the award.
In addition, the organizer may also cancel the award if any of thefollowing facts are found to be true about the winning work
- If the awarded work causes significant damage to society due to its
functional defects, etc.
- If the award-winning work is publicly recognized as infringing on
the design rights or other intellectual property rights of others- If the awardee or the prize-winning work is related to an individual,
corporation, or group related to anti-social forces such as organizedcrime groups.
19) Sponsor and Supporting Organizations
Sponsor: Japan Sign Design Association
Supporting Organizations (tentative): Ministry of Economy, Tradeand Industr y, Japan Inst it ute of Design Promot ion, The Japan
Chamber of Commerce and Industr y, Nikkei Inc., Federation of
Japa n Out- door Adver t ising A ssociat ions, Japa n Design SpaceA s s o c iat ion, Nipp on D i spl ay Fe der at ion, Japa n C om merc ia l
E nv iron ment a l Desig n A ssociat ion, Japa n Sig n A ssociat ion,
Japanese Technical Organization for Commercial Spaces, Japan
Promotional Marketing Institute, Japan Advertising Federation,
Japan Advertisers Association, Japan Graphic Design Association,
Japan Industrial Design Association, Japan Typography Association(In no particular order)20) Efforts to Protect Personal Information
SDA will obser ve the obligation as a business operator handlingpersonal information and handle all personal information relevantto the award management as follows.
- In the case of receiving personal information, SDA will informthe applicant of the purpose of the use of personal informationand obtain consent from the applicant. When using the personal
information received, SDA will do so in appropriate manner within
the range of purpose of use, which the applicant has given, consent
to.
- SDA will not consign or provide the personal information provided
to a third party, unless the applicant has given consent, or when
SDA is legally obliged to respond to request from the judicial oradministrative agencies based on laws and regulations.
- I n t he e vent a n appl ic a nt reque s t s for delet ion, ch a nge ora mend ment of persona l in for mat ion on t he g rounds t hat t hecontents are not facts, SDA conducts necessar y invest igat ions
without delay, correct the information within a reasonable period
based on the result, and maintain, update and manage informationaccordingly.
- S DA w i l l p ay c lo s e a t t e nt ion t o t he h a nd l i n g of p e r s on a linformation and thoroughly enforce rules to the regular members
and administrative staff who are in charge of the managementof the activities of board of directors, steering committee, othercommittees and regional activities etc.
21) Purpose of Using Personal Information- Confirmation of registered personal information of the SDA award
applicant- For contact ing t he applica nts rega rd ing t he ent r y, ent r y fee
payment and the results of screening.
- For announcing the award ceremony- For emailing the announcements from the Japan Sign Design
Association.
- For other use within the scope of and as required by the SDA award
management.
April 1, 2024

The implementation schedule and other details for 2024 are subject
to change depending on future social conditions.

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[Guideline]

Japan Sign Design Award Application Guideline
This Guideline stipulates the requirements for application to the58th Japan Sign Design Award (hereafter referred to as "SDA Award")
and it consists of the following articles.
1. Eligibility for Application, Applicant, Parties Involved
2. Application Method
3. Fees Associated with Japan Sign Design Award
4. Application Process
5. Screening to the Announcement of Results
6. Notes on Application
1. Eligibility for Application, Applicant, Representative of the work andParties Involved
1-1. Eligibility for Application
Signs eligible for application are those completed in the year fromMay 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024, that are installed in Japan or abroad.

1-2. Applicant
Applicant eligible for application is "the person responsible fordesign or production" of the work applying for the award. However
when the organization, where "the person responsible for design or
production," names a proxy to handle the administrative process,the proxy may be registered as applicant.

1-3. Representative of the work and Parties Involved
When the work wins the award, the representative of the work will
be named as the awardee. Register one person representing theteam involved in the design and production of work.
Par ties Involved refers to the people involved in the design or
production of the work submitted for award and it also includes
the client, or the person photographing the images submit ted
for award selection. It is essential to register the names of thepeople responsible for direction, design, client, construction,and photography. It is possible to register the names of people
directly involved in the project serving functions (roles) beyond
those described above. It is possible to register up to 15 persons (orcompanies).
1-4. Liabilities of Applicant
In apply ing for t he SDA Awa rd, t he applica nt is lia ble to t hefollowing obligations. If these obligations are not performed, theorganizer will disqualify the entry of the work.
- Submission of screening materials as required by the organizer- Submission of information to be made public when the entry wins
the SDA award, and the inclusion of the work in the Catalogue andthe Yearbook.
- Pay ment by due date as stated in "4. Application Process" ofexamination fees as stated under "3. Fees Associated with Japan
Sign Design Award."

2. Application Method
Applicant must complete the registration of required informationand the parties involved of the work and upload image data forscreening through the website provided by the organizer (hereafterreferred to as "Entry Site") within the designated time period.
The organizer reser ves t he r ights to reject entr ies deemed toinfringe on the Japanese law or offensive to public order and morals,
or otherwise inconsistent with the purpose and objectives of the
SDA Awards.
3. Fees Associated with Japan Sign Design Award
The fees associated with the SDA award are set forth below. All
pr ices include ta x. Separate costs for pay ment, such as ba nk
transfer fees, shall be borne by the applicant.

3-1 Application Fee
The application fee is ￥11,000 (￥10,000 + consumption ta x of
￥1,000) per work.

The application fee includes the screening fee for the design intent(concept) a nd t wo image data.A n add it iona l screening fee of￥1,650 (￥1,500 + consumption tax of ￥150) will be added for each
additional image data submitted.
An additional screening fee of ￥16,500 (￥15,000 + consumption tax
of ￥1,500) will be added for video submitted. All application andjudging fees are subject to 10% consumption tax.
3-2 Request for Additional Certificate
One certificate each is awarded to the representative of the work andthe client of the work. Limited to those listed as involved parties in
the application process, an additional certificate may be requested.
Additional production fee for a certificate will be ¥4,400 (¥4,000 +consumption tax of ¥400). The winning applicant will receive theinformation on how to order.

3-3 Request for Additional Trophy
One trophy is awarded to the representative of the work that wins
Gold, Silver or Commissioned Jury Prize.
Limited to those listed as involved parties in the application process,an additional trophy may be requested.Additional production fee
for a trophy will be ¥33,000 (¥30,000+ consumption tax of ¥3,000).
Or ¥27,500 if the inscription is the same as the first one. (¥25,000+
consumption tax of ¥2,500). The winning applicant will receive theinformation on how to order.
Additional trophy cannot be requested for the SDA Grand Prize Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award
3-4 Award Ceremony
Winning applicants will receive invitation to the Award Ceremony.
Please inform us your attendance accordingly. Reception fee will beannounced at a later date with an announcement for reception.

3-5 "Catalogue of Works from the 58th SDA Award"
Representative of the work as well as the client will each receive
a copy of the book of Catalogue published by SDA. Additionalpurchase is possible. The w inning applica nt w il l receive t he
information on how to order additional copies and the price, which
will also be announced on the SDA website.
3- 6 "Annua l of Spatia l Design in Japan 2025 Display, Sign andCommercial Environment" published by Rikuyosha Inc.
SDA distributes the book at a special discounted price. The winningapplicant will receive the information on how to order and theprice, which will also be announced on the SDA website.
4. Application Process
In order to apply for SDA Award, applicant must complete thefollowing procedures.

4-1. Procedure for Entry
Registration of information on applicant and the work to be entered.
Applicant must complete the registration of required informationfrom the entry site. Entry period is from April 1, 2024 until May 31,
2024. Information should be registered on the entry site during theabove period, to confirm application.

4-2 Payment of Application Fee
Application fee is to be paid from the "Payment Procedure" onentry site, by credit card or by bank transfer. Once the payment iscomplete, the work is formally registered for application. Payment
is due by Monday, June 3.
5. Screening to the Announcement of Results
In both primary and secondary screening, the names of applicant
and the parties involved will not be disclosed to the jur y. Titleof work, images (videos) submitted, the category and the designconcept will be disclosed to the jury.

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5-1. Primary Screening
Primary screening will be conducted using web-based screening
system from Thursday, June 6 to Thursday, June 13. The top 150
entries will be selected from among all entries as those that pass theprimary screening.

5-2 Notification of Results of Primary Screening
Applicants of the entries accepted in the primary screening will be
notified of the period and method for correcting the "Involved Party
Information" upon passing the first round of judging.
This correction period is provided for final confirmation of theregistered data, and correct any errors or typos. The "Involved Party
Information" will be reflected in the publicly available information,such as t he results a nnouncement mater ia ls, cer t if icates a nd
trophies, and the descriptions in the "Catalogue" and "Yearbook".
Please note that any changes made after the correction period will
not be accepted. If you wish to make changes after the correction
period, you will need to submit the designated change applicationform.
5-3 Secondary Screening
A panel of SDA judges will be convened on Monday, June 24. 150
entries selected in the primary screening, 50 entries will be selected
as the finalists.

5-4 Final Selection
Final selection is held as open conference on Saturday, July 6.
Discussion will be held to select the Grand Prize, Gold Prize, Silver
Prize, and Bronze Prize for the 50 entries selected in the secondary
screening, and each prize will be determined by consensus.
5-5 Notification of Results of Secondary Selection
The organizer will notify the applicants of the winning entries..

5-6 Official Announcement of the Results
The organizer will report the results of the secondary screening to
the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry through the prescribed
procedures. A f ter accepta nce, a l l appl ica nt s w i l l be sent t heresults announcement materials. The results will be concurrently
announced on SDA website. The announcement is scheduled inearly-September.

5-7 Providing Information to be included in the "Annual of Spatial
Design in Japan 2025 - Display, Sign and Commercial Environment"(hereafter referred to as the "Yearbook.")
The organizer will provide the final results with the informationon the title of work, the place of installation, the month the sign iscompleted, the involved parties, the design concept and the images
submitted in application, to help Rikuyosha Inc. to edit and produce
the Yearbook. We appreciate your cooperation when Rikuyosha Inc.
request for images with higher resolution as well as to confirm data
to be included in the publication.
5-8 After Winning the Award
The organizer will send the winners and all applicants the following
information in addition to the results announcement materials indue course.
- Request for additional certificate (Sent to prize winners, jury award
winners, the finalists, regional award winners)- Request for additional trophy (Sent to gold and silver prize winners,
jury award winners)- Invitation to award ceremony (Sent to prize winners)- Information for purchase of Catalogue, and Yearbook. (Sent to allapplicants.)

Once the results are announced, the winners may make the results
public in their corporate website. Should you wish to use the logo
data for SDA or SDA Award in their publicity, please contact SDA
secretariat.
6. Notes on Application
6-1. Duplicate Entry of Single WorkAs a general rule, one entry per work is expected. However multiple

entry of the same work from different perspective (for example,"Built Environment" and "Sign System") are allowed.
Specially, when the names of the representative member differ inthe two entries, make sure to coordinate the two entries in the points
below.
- Title of the work should be differentiated, so the difference inperspective is obvious.
- Apply with respective design concept- Apply with photographs of different motifs and different angles
showing different points of view
In the event the two entries of the same work wins the prize, editorsof the SDA website, Catalogue, and Yearbook reserve the rights toselect photographs to be published.

6-2. Images and Videos for Examination
Image data and the video data submitted in application should not
be treated by any form of processing, except for adjustment withincommon sense (such as the change in exposure or fine adjustment ofcolor temperature or trimming) and modifying the number of pixels
or changing the compression ratio to reduce the file size. In the eventa fraudulent application, such as digitally processed falsified images
or video not depicting the actual work is discovered, the entry will bedisqualified even after the completion of screening process.
Design Concept, Image Data and Video Data, should not display: thename of applicant or the persons involved, including the logo marks,
indicating such information, unless such information is a part of thework presented. The organizer may disqualify the entry that violates
this rule.
6-3. Handling of Disqualified Applications
A ny v iol at ion of t he pre ce d i ng pa r a g r aph s or pl a g i a r i sm i s
confirmed, the entry will be disqualified. The applicant will not be
notified about the reason for disqualification and the application fee
will not be refunded.

6-4 Withdrawal of Application
Any application submitted without payment of the application fee
after registration will be considered withdrawn and the work will
not be considered for screening. If an applicant requests to withdraw
from the competition after payment has been made, the request will
be accepted and the examination fee will not be refunded.

6-5. Attribution of Rights
The copyright of all information related to the work registered by theapplicant belongs to the applicant. However, the applicant is asked
to grant the rights to SDA, the Yearbook Publication Committeeof the Kukan Design Organization and Rikuyosha Inc. to use theinformation as follows.

- In the screening process and in the announcement of the awards
and other publicity activities conducted by SDA- Publication in the "Catalogue" and other publications edited andissued by SDA- Publicity for the SDA and posting on the SDA website- P resent at ions at ex h i bit ions a nd sem ina rs sponsored by or
involving SDA- Publication in the Yearbook published by Rikuyosha- Recording on digital data storage media for the implementation andactivities stated above.
6-6. Release of information
The organizer will disclose the information on works registered byapplicants in the following publication.
- SDA website- SDA award entry website- SNS used by SDA

April 1, 2024
The implementation schedule and other details for 2024 are subject
to change depending on future social conditions.

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[Guideline]

Japan Sign Design Award Screening Guideline
This guideline stipulates the requirements for screening of the Japan
Sign Design Award and it consists of the following contents.
1) Establishment of Jury Panel
2) Role of Jury Panel
3) Appointment of Jury
4) Jury Code of Conduct
5) Selection Criteria

1) Establishment of Jury Panel
The organizer will establish a jury panel to select the Japan Sign
Design Award (hereinafter referred to as "SDA Award") and theJapan Sign Design Contribution Award through strict judging inaccordance with the Japan Sign Design Award guidelines. Eachjury panel will consist of the following judges. The jury president
oversees all the jury panel, and in the event that the jury president isunable to serve, the vice jury president will act on his/her behalf.
Primary Screening: Panel is convened by jury president, and jury
panel is composed from jury president, vice jury president, SDA
juries and regional juries.

Secondary Jury: Convened by the head of the jury, the panel consistsof the head of the jury, the deputy head of the jury, and the SDA jury
members.

Final Jury: Convened by the head of the Jury, the panel consists of
the head of the Jury, the deputy head of the jury, and the SDA jury
members, and the commissioned jury members.
SDA Contribution Award Jur y Panel: Panel is convened by jur ypresident, a nd jur y pa nel is composed from director of Japa nInstitute of Design Promotion, jury president, vice jury president
and SDA juries.
Regional Award jury panel: Panel is convened by representative
secretary from each SDA region and jury panel is composed fromreg iona l ju r ies a nd t he reg iona l mem ber s nom i nated by t he
representative secretary.
2) Role of Jury Panel
Primary Screening
A l l ent r ies w il l be screened accord ing to t he judg ing cr iter ia
indicated by the head of the jury. The entries will be screened on
the web within a set period of time and scored on a 5-point scale anddecision on disqualification will be made. The top 150 entries will beselected from among all the entries received.

Secondary Screening
From t he 150 ent r ies t hat pass t he prelimina r y screening, 50
candidates will be selected for the prizes.

Final Selection
The top 50 entries selected in the secondary screening will be judged
according to the judging criteria indicated by the jury president. 5
levels of scoring will be used to select the Grand Prize, Gold Prize,
Silver Prize, and Bronze Prize winners, which will be discussed anddecided by consensus. The number of awards will be determined
during the final selection, which is expected to include 1 Grand
Prize, 4 Gold Prizes, 15 Silver Prizes, and 30 Bronze Prizes. If it isdifficult to determine the number of prizes by consensus, the headof the jury will decide the number of prizes. The commissioned jury
will select the commissioned jury awards.

If the decision cannot be made by consensus, the jury president
w i l l ma ke t he decision. The com m issioned jur ies w i l l selec t
Commissioned Jury Prize winners.

SDA Contribution Award Jury Panel
Based on t he rev iew of t he mater ia ls submit ted for t he works
nominated for SDA Contribution Award, selection is made according
to the criteria indicated by the jury president. The nominators will
present the work to the jury panel and answer questions from thepanel, and the maximum of 2 entries will be selected for the award
by consensus.
Regional Award Jury Panel
After the secondary screening, regional representative secretaryconvenes regional members to select by consensus, maximum of 5
signs installed in each region for SDA Regional Design Awards.
3) Appointment of Jury
The following jury members will be appointed by the jury president.

SDA jury: SDA members having abundant experience and expertisein sign design, capable of fair and accurate judgments
Commissioned jury: Experts who understand the purpose of the SDA
award and are recognized as having outstanding design experienceand influence on society in their field of expertise.
Regional jur y: Representative secretar y (or director) from eachreg ion (Hok k a ido, Tohok u, K a nto, C hu bu, K a n sa i, C hugok u,
Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa) and one SDA member selected by
the regional secretary.
The appointment term is from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.
4) Jury Code of Conduct
Judging of entries in which the judge himself/herself was involved
All members of the jury, including the jury president, are not allowed
to participate in the jurying of any entry designed or consulted by
the jury member, including the provision of relevant information.
They may not participate in the scoring of the entries and may notparticipate in the deliberations.
Confidentiality regarding screening information
All judges, including the jury president, will submit a written pledgeof confidentiality to the organizer prior to the start of the screening.
It is strictly prohibited to divulge to any third party any confidential
i n for m at ion rel ated to t he su bjec t of t he a s ses sment or a ny
confidential information obtained through the screening process.
Nomination for SDA Contribution Award
SDA jury and regional jury may nominate themselves or nominate aparticular work for the SDA Contribution Award,5) Selection Criteria
The following screening criteria have been established.
-Sociality: Evaluation of the social significance and the effect ofthe project, such as the harmony with surrounding landscape orenvironment, and sustainability.
-Informativeness: Evaluation of the work if it properly conveys theoriginator's intention and provides appropriate communication.
-In novat iveness: E va luat ion of t he work whet her t here is a n
unprecedented approach in the idea, the constr uction and theprocess.
-Aesthetics: Evaluation of the beaut y in the form, the material
selection and the expression.
In addition to the 4 items above, the entries should include safety
into consideration.

April 1, 2024
The implementation schedule and other details for 2024 are subject
to change depending on future social conditions.

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For inquiries about the Japan Sign Design Award, please contact

Japan Sign Design Association

2-9 Fujiseru Bldg. 3f Kandaizumi-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku
Tokyo 101-0024, Japan

Email : info@sda-award.org

https://sda-award.org/contact
Issued April 1, 2024