To the victor go the spoils, but there are benefits to simply entering your designs in the Core77 Design Awards, whether you win or not.
Your work is given to a group of design experts who might otherwise never see your ideas, process and perspective. This is a valuable opportunity that could bring you career changing insight on your work.
You now have a portfolio ready piece to share with others. Entering the Core77 Design Awards requires that your work and your commentary about it is ready to be reviewed by a panel of design experts. This preparation process leaves your submission more than ready to present to future employers. What you learn from entering can be applied to any piece in your portfolio.
Your name and your work are showcased across the Core77 blog and social networks for the entire year. That's an audience of a few hundred thousand people who will become familiar with your designs.
You get the coveted Core77 Design Awards trophy. Not only is your trophy unique to you and the category you entered, you can use your trophy as a mold to make more trophies. Wax, chocolate and silicone are the most popular replication materials, but the possibilities are limited only by your imagination.
You earn bragging rights. Of all the people from across the globe that entered, your design was chosen by our jury of experts for being exemplary in its field. Adding this win to your website, resume, LinkedIn profile, etc, could lead to greater career and collaborative opportunities, and at very least, a few jealous friends.