Award categories
Award Category 1Creative Product of the Year
The products submitted should distinguish themselves as to special product performance (innovation), complexity (variety, range of implementation), ergonomics and design, special environmental compatibility, or similar.
Award Category 2Creative Tool of the Year
The tools submitted should distinguish themselves as to special performance (innovation), complexity (variety, range of implementation etc.), ergonomics and design, special environmental compatibility, or similar. A tool is defined as a device serving the creation of an artefact.
Award Category 3Creative Kit of the Year
The kits submitted should distinguish themselves as to special product performance (innovation), instructions, compilation of materials, complexity (variety, range of implementation), ergonomics and design, special environmental compatibility, or similar.
Award Category 4Creative Book of the Year
The books submitted should distinguish themselves as to their special subject matter, innovation, complexity (variety, range of implementation), added value (templates, CD-ROM etc.), getup/design, or similar. Admitted are exclusively original editions (no licensed editions of tiitles in a foreign language)
Award category 5Artist Product of the Year
Artist Products submitted should excel with their special product performance (innovation), complexity (variety, range of application), ergonomics, design, special environmental compatibility or similar features.
Special categorySustainable Product
The special prize is awarded to a product from all entries in the five categories that reduces, optimises or avoids packaging in an exemplary manner and proves to be particularly environmentally friendly due to its nature or use.