Judges
Call for JudgesJudge Recruitment Announcement
In order to select award-winning works fairly and transparently for the "2026 Daegu International Design Award", we are publicly recruiting judges as follows. We appreciate your active participation.
Recruitment Announcement
Recruitment Period and Judging Schedule
- Application submission: 2026. 10. 8.(Thu) ∼ 10. 15.(Thu) until 18:00
- Judge selection results: individual notification before 2026. 10. 24(Fri) (Round 1 - 14 persons, Round 2 - 9 persons within Round 1)
- Round 1 online screening: 2026. 10. 28.(Wed) ~ 11. 1(Sun), 5 days
- Round 1 online screening announcement: 2026. 11. 03.(Tue)
- Round 2 physical work judging: 2026. 11. 27.(Fri) (Venue: Daegu Gyeongbuk Design Center, 4th floor exhibition hall)
※ Judging results are posted on the Daegu International Design Award website (www.dida.biz). The evaluation schedule is subject to change, and individual notice will be given if changed.
Recruitment Categories and Numbers
| Category | Number | Judging Content |
|---|---|---|
| ① Product Design | 3persons | Free topic across all fields including electrical/electronics, living, health, medical, robotics, mobility, furniture, home appliances, industrial machinery and tools, and living/public safety |
| ② Visual / Information Design | 3persons | Brand design (identity, trademarks, etc.), communication design (books, newspapers/magazines, print, advertising, infographics, color, signage, etc.), package design (POP, packaging, labels, shopping bags, boxes, containers, paper structures, etc.) |
| ③ Digital Media / Content Design | 2persons | Digital media design, websites, applications (apps), kiosks, etc.; content design, video (broadcasting, advertising, film), animation, characters, photography, typography, icons, emoticons, illustration, etc.; interaction design, user interface (UI), human interaction, HCI, etc. |
| ④ Public / Environmental Design | 2persons | Environmental design, public design, landscaping and leisure, spatial design, public facilities, streetscape facility landscape design, etc. |
| ⑤ Service / Experience Design | 2persons | The process of creatively designing and implementing user experience, including healthcare, leisure/recreation services, educational services, experience design (UX, CX), community service design, public administration services, interactive media, etc. |
| ⑥ Industrial Craft Design | 2persons | Metal craft, ceramic craft, textile craft, woodcraft, other crafts, etc. |
| Total number to recruit | 14persons | |
- Round 1 online screening — selecting award-winning works from the submitted entries
- Round 2 physical judging — narrowing down to within 9 judges and evaluating ranks among the award-winning works
Judge Eligibility Requirements (meeting any one of the below)
- a. A public official of grade 7 or higher in the national government or another local government with at least 3 years of work experience in the relevant field
- b. A staff member at the team-leader level or higher, or a person with equivalent or greater experience, in a relevant field at a public institution under the Act on the Management of Public Institutions, a local public enterprise under the Local Public Enterprises Act, or an invested/contributed institution under the Act on the Operation of Local Government-Invested and -Funded Institutions
- c. A person serving as an assistant professor or higher in a relevant field at a university under the Higher Education Act
- d. A professional engineer or holder of a doctoral degree with at least 1 year of work experience in the relevant field
- e. An expert in a relevant field recommended by a nonprofit private organization under Article 2 of the Assistance for Nonprofit, Non-Governmental Organizations Act
- f. Any other person with ample knowledge and experience in proposal evaluation or contracting in the relevant field
※ Supporting documents such as a certificate of employment or career certificate must be attached.
Documents to Submit
- Common: judge (candidate) registration application, security pledge, personal information provision consent form
- Applicants under eligibility requirements "a." to "c.": certificate of employment (career)
- Applicants under eligibility requirements "d." to "f.": certificate of employment, and supporting materials such as degree certificate, career certificate, and certification (copy)
※ Please refer to the attachments for the forms (1 registration application, 1 security pledge, 1 personal information provision consent form).
How to Apply
- Download and complete the application form below.
- Apply through the judge recruitment menu on the official Daegu International Design Award website (www.dida.biz)
- After review by the Organizing Committee, selection results will be announced individually.
※ Email: dda24@dgdia.kr / Daegu International Design Award Organizing Committee contact 010-2299-1337
Selection of Evaluation Judges
- Round 1: select within 18 persons (including 4 reserve judges)
- Candidate drawing by the 2026 Daegu International Design Award Organizing Committee — after assigning unique numbers among eligible persons, the committee members draw at random
- Final selection in order of high frequency and older age
Other Reference Notes
- If selected as a judge, individual notice will be given and the appointment is deemed made without a separate procedure, with the letter of appointment sent to the email applied with. The appointment is deemed terminated once the evaluation is complete.
- Submitted documents will not be returned under any circumstances, and selection may be canceled if the content stated in the submitted documents differs from the facts.
- Please be sure to enter a contact number (mobile phone number) on the registration application.
- The specialty field on the registration application must be entered by selecting the relevant field.
- If there are no eligible applicants, selection may not be made.
- For the fairness of the evaluation, please keep the fact of the candidate registration application confidential from outside parties.
- Attending judges will be paid an allowance within the budget.
- For any other inquiries, please contact the Daegu International Design Award Organizing Committee representative (010-2299-1337).
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