UX Design Awards – Autumn 2023: 11 Winners Announced?

The recipients of the second installment of the 2023 UX Design Awards were unveiled today. The projects “Philips Sounds” by Philips Experience Design Studio B?blingen and Sen Sound LLC, as well as “Minutes&More” by Caroline Schmoll, Tibelia Kurtaran, and Timea Kosa-Timar, both clinched the prestigious UX Design Award | Gold. The jury also recognized seven professional and two “New Talent” solutions. Meanwhile, the Call for Entries for the UX Design Awards – Spring 2024 has been launched, and submissions for the inaugural #UXDA24 competition will be accepted until November 30, 2023.

Berlin, 1 September 2023 –?The UX Design Awards 2023 announced its second round of winners today. From well over 500 participants from 54 countries, 158 were nominated to compete. The #UXDA23 jury selected 11 winners, two of which received Gold awards.

The winning projects are showcased in an?online exhibition?on the UX Design Awards website. You can find the recording of the Winner's Announcement on the UXDA website.

The International Design Center Berlin congratulates all winners and is proud to share their work.?

UX Design Award | Gold 2023 – Product Category

Philips Sounds by Philips Experience Design Studio, B?blingen / Sen Sound, LLC

Noise in hospitals impacts the quality of life and health of patients, their families, and healthcare workers. Philips Sounds?by 飞利浦 Experience Design Studio B?blingen and Sen Sound reduces patient monitoring sounds by up to 66%, improving patient recovery and clinician delivery of care. The jury was especially taken with the solution’s excellent end-to-end experience design, focusing on design thinking, simplicity, and applying participatory design.

UX Design Award | Gold 2023 – New Talent Category

Minutes&More by Caroline Schmoll, Tibelia Kurtaran, and Timea Kosa-Timar??

Minutes&More?is a bonus program that rewards users for delays on public railways. It converts frustration into rewards and raises awareness of on-time trains. Entered in the New Talent category, it was developed by Caroline Schmoll , Tibelia Kurtaran, and Timea Kosa -Timar?of New Design University students supervised by Sebastian Berger and Marlene H. . The jury described it as a beautifully simple concept with a clear value proposition, fresh UI, and easy implementation.

UX Design Award | Product 2023

Seventy-eight entries were nominated in the “UX Design Award | Product” category. Among these, the jury selected the following six winners. One entry, the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation's?Diia App, designed by Spiilka design büro , received a special mention.

• DeltaApp A full-service guided analytics platform?– Bissantz Company GmbH
• GoTyme Bank App?– GoTyme Bank
• GoTyme Bank Kiosk?– GoTyme Bank
• Local Override - System Solution with Touch?– Kieback&Peter GmbH & Co. KG
• Octave & DesignMap Reimagine MS Care Management?– Octave Bioscience and DesignMap
• RTApp for hearing aids of WS Audiology?– WSAudiology

UX Design Award | Concept 2023

Twenty-one nominated entries competed in the second category reserved for professionals, “UX Design Award | Concept”. One project was chosen by the jury.

• SpaceV: Space-Vending System for Future Wellbeing?– VLab

UX Design Award | New Talent 2023

Finally, two award winners were selected from 59 nominees in the “UX Design Awards | New Talent” category (bachelor and master projects):?

• Ad?pt?– Zexi Ye – ArtCenter College of Design – Teachers: Jini Zopf , Jonathan Abarbanel , and Roosevelt Brown
• Dia+ Inclusive Diabetes Treatment for Children?– Theresa Werner – HTW Berlin – Teachers: Prof. Pelin Celik and Prof. Jan Vietze

UX Design Award | Jury

All aforementioned awards were decided upon by our expert jury. The members of the UX Design Awards – Autumn 2023 jury were:

• Pelin Celik, Professor, HTW Berlin, University of Applied Sciences
• Mine Dan??man Ta?ar, Senior UX Designer – Philips Experience Design
• Oliver Kulpi, Head of Experience, Valtech Germany
• Joon-Mo Lee, Managing Director, PHOENIX Studio Munich
• Amber Lundy, Director of Product Design, Ford Electric Vehicles
• Alex Mulder, Associate Partner, Prophet
• Shruti Ramiah, Head of Design, Zalando
• Christine Rossa, Director User Experience Projects – Insights, Robert Bosch
• Bernhard Staiber, Unit Lead and Fellow, Intuity Media Lab
• Hamed Yahyaei, Senior UX, CX, & Service Designer and Board Member of Union for University Graduates, Scania Group / Europe Manager, Interaction Design Foundation

UX Design Award | Public Choice 2023

The audience award was decided in an online poll among all nominated entries. With more than 24,000 votes cast, users worldwide elected the advanced open-source composition and notation app?MuseScore 4?by Muse Group .?

The UX Design Awards – Spring 2024 are open for submissions?

Companies, agencies, professionals, and young designers worldwide are invited to submit their best work for the first UX Design Awards 2024 competition by 30 November 2023. All participation details and competition deadlines are available on the?UXDA website.

About the UX Design Awards

The UX Design Awards are the?global competition for excellent experiences?by?International Design Center Berlin (IDZ).?Held biannually, they reflect the impact experience design has on shaping our lives – across all fields and industries worldwide. Our thorough approach and the focus on a key design field make the UX Design Awards stand out among other design competitions.?

The?list of former winners?reads like a who-is-who of the industry.?A?jury of renowned experts?nominates outstanding projects to compete in the UX Design Awards and select the winners.?Furthermore, users around the world are invited to determine the winner of the Public Choice Award from among all nominees.

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For more than 50 years,?International Design Center Berlin e. V. (IDZ)?has been a leading independent institution for the promotion of design as a motor for innovation in business and society. IDZ offers companies access to consulting and expertise in design, promotes the exchange of knowledge, and realizes projects and events. The institution works in active dialogue with representatives from politics, culture, and science on a national and international level. Through its highly regarded UX Design Awards and the German Ecodesign Award, IDZ celebrates and recognizes excellence in design.