Kyoorius Design Awards: 72 of 680 entries make it to the In-Book

Kyoorius, in association with D&AD, have received a total of 680 entries for the Kyoorius Design Awards 2014. Of these, 72 entries have made it to the In-Book, from which nominees for the Blue and Black Elephants will be announced.

Rajesh Kejriwal, Founder CEO of Kyoorius commented, “We are trying to fuel a design movement in India through our continued efforts to expand the platform.The response for the Kyoorius Design Awards has doubled since last year and continues to growthanks to thesupport and participation of the entire designfraternity.

Jury members responded to work that had an added cultural nuance that made them distinctly Indian. They were especially impressed with the quality of writing in the work, which is one of our hidden strengths.”

In-book winners include work by design studios and consultancies, includingAlok Nanda & Company, Umbrella Design,Redlion,Curry Nation, Chlorophyll Brand and Communications Consultancy, Kulture Shop, Bombay Duck Designs, Locopopo, Trapeze, Lotus,as well as advertising agencies such asOgilvy & Mather, Publicis India and Grey Worldwide.

While the shortlisted entries are nominees for the Elephant Awards, all nominations will be featured in the Kyoorius Design Awards Annual.

The awards ceremony is slated to happen onSeptember13, 2014 at the Grand Hyatt in Goa.Now in its second year, the Kyoorius Design Awards recognizes work created across a breadth of disciplines such as branding and identity, communication design, book design, editorial design, design for space, packaging and writing for design. In addition, there are individual categories for design crafts such as illustration and typography, and design for good category awards work that promotes social awareness.

Over the course of the three days of Kyoorius Designyatra, the shortlisted work will be exhibited at the Grand Hyatt. The awards party is free for all Designyatra attendees and remains free for those who would like to attend only the awards function.