| | Fast Company's annual list of the world's best designs: Now taking applications.
The 2025 Innovation by Design Awards feature a range of blue-chip companies, emerging startups, and hungry young talents.
Every entry, reviewed by an esteemed group of Fast Company editors, will be judged on the key ingredients of design innovation: functionality, logic, impact, and beauty.
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| | | CATEGORIES | | There are 30 categories. Entries are judged on the key ingredients of design innovation: functionality, logic, impact, and beauty. | | | Accessible Design | | Advertising and Marketing Design
| | Architectural Design
| | Artificial Intelligence Design | | Data Design
| | Experience Design
| | Experimental and Conceptual Design
| | Fashion and Beauty Design
| | Graphic Design and Branding
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| | | Health and Wellness Design
| | Interior Design and Home
| | Materials and Biodesign | | Product Design
| | Students
| | Sustainability and Circular Design
| | Transportation Design
| | Urban Design
| | User Experience Design
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| | | Best Design Asia-Pacific Region | | Best Design Europe, Middle East, Africa Region |
| | | Best Design Latin America Region | | Best Design North America Region |
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| | | Size of Business | | These three categories recognize innovative design by companies of similar sizes: Small Business (Fewer Than 100 Employees), Midsize Business (100-999 Employees), Large Business (1,000+ Employees) | | Years in Business | | These three categories recognize projects by companies of similar ages: On the Rise (0-4 Years), Established Excellence (5-19 Years), Enduring Impact (20+ Years) | | General Excellence | | The most innovative contemporary designs with no category restrictions | | Design Company of the Year | | The most innovative design company of the year. Companies will be judged on the quality, breadth, and ambition of their submitted work |
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