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Publication of the International Yearbook Brands & Communication Design 2024/2025 – 30th edition of the standard work for communication design
The 30th edition of the Red Dot Yearbook for Communication Design, the “International Yearbook Brands & Communication Design 2024/2025”, will be published on 18 November. Since 1995, award-winning projects from the globally renowned competition have been eternalised in book form.
A manifestation of a design memory since 1995
The first edition of the yearbook was published in 1995 under the title “Jahrbuch Kommunikations-Design” (eng: “Yearbook Communication Design”). “I am pleased that this year’s competition is additionally documented in the present yearbook […]. It is the first time that such an extensive documentation appears, reflecting trends in various areas of communication design,” wrote Professor Dr. Peter Zec, founder and CEO of the Red Dot Design Award, in his foreword to the 1995 edition.
Since then, all award-winning projects of the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design – until 2002 known as the “Deutscher Preis für Kommunikationsdesign” (eng: “German Prize for Communication Design”) – have been documented annually in this now two-volume book.
The yearbooks also include exclusive background information on the award-winning designers, agencies, and companies in the form of essays, interviews, and short texts. The 2024/2025 edition is no exception.
“It is something like the manifestation of a design memory,” notes Peter Zec today. “With these now 30 editions, one can trace the historical transformation of design. This retrospective also shows that in free societies, design always makes an important contribution to maintaining the quality of life. It is rewarding, and personally for me an important part of my life, to stand up for the value of creativity and to make the societal significance of the industry visible.”
Publication of the Yearbook on 18 November 2024
The International Yearbook Brands & Communication Design 2024/2025 will be available from 18 November 2024 in online bookshops, selected bookshops, and at the Red Dot Design Museum Essen shop.
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About Red Dot Design Award
The Red Dot Design Award is one of the most prestigious design competitions worldwide. Participants can submit entries in three disciplines: products, brands and communication projects, as well as prototypes and design concepts. Each year, a jury convenes for each award category to individually assess the submissions and subsequently decide on the awarding of distinctions.
The Red Dot Design Award has a nearly 70-year history: in 1955, a jury convened for the first time to evaluate the best designs of that era. In the 1990s, Red Dot CEO Professor Dr. Peter Zec developed the name and brand of the award.
