It’s not easy to create truly effective design. It takes commitment, strategy and most of all, talent. At the DBA, we champion design that does the job visually and gets results commercially. We seek out style and substance. We look for the fur coat and the knickers. Because that’s what it takes to win one of our coveted Design Effectiveness Awards.

2009 sees a landmark for the DBA Design Effectiveness Awards as we celebrate 20 years of delivering these accolades to deserved design consultancies, their clients and their outstanding work. Since we launched the Awards back in 1989, 240 winners have proudly held aloft a coveted trophy, in recognition of their achievements in ensuring commercial success through design.

Judged by senior figureheads from the business community, a DBA Design Effectiveness Award is hard to win, but the benefits of winning are significant. Prove to clients that your talents can make them look good, help them meet and exceed their objectives, and commissioning design becomes a no-brainer. Add to this the positive PR and exposure that comes from winning, and hopefully you see it’s worth putting in the time to get that entry right.

And who knows? On the big night, all that glitters really could be gold.

Who do I contact with a query?

Entry for this year's Awards has now closed, but please contact Natalie Maher on 020 7251 9229 or email awards@dba.org.uk with any questions you might have about any aspects of the DBA Design Effectiveness Awards.

It's never too early to start an entry for next year!