2013 Interaction Awards

All the entries, winners, blog posts, and recap of the ceremony for the award year.

Winners of the second-annual Interaction Awards, 25 global projects selected from hundreds of entries from 27 countries, recognized for their excellence in interaction design. These winning projects were selected by an international panel of jurors, evaluated for context, impact, craft and overall presentation.

Connecting
Facilitating communication between people and communities

Introduction

Finalists

Honolulu Answers
Code for America
JK5
Lahti Institute of Design

Shortlist Entries

HIV Collaborative DataSpace, Artefact, US

Honolulu Answers, Code for America, US

JK5, Lahti Institute of Design, FI

Let's Talk, Indiana University , US

Mime, The Relationship Entertainer, ENSAD Paris, FR

Nike SPARQ, R/GA, US

Nike+ FuelBand, R/GA, US

Obama for America Mobile Campaign, thirteen23, US

Skube, Copenhagen Institute for Interaction Design, DK

Skype on XFINITY, Comcast, US

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center, POSSIBLE, US

The City Listens, IIT Institute of Design, US

TIM BETA, R/GA, BR

Disrupting
Re-imagining completely an existing product or service by creating new behaviors, usages or markets

Introduction

Finalists

Nova
LUNAR Europe GmbH

Shortlist Entries

Google Wallet, R/GA, US

Hormone check, apt as, NO

Ignite, LUNAR, US

MyFord Mobile for Ford Motor Company, IDEO, US

Nike+ FuelBand, R/GA, US

Nokia Asha, Cheeky UI for touch phones, Nokia, FI

Nova, LUNAR Europe GmbH, DE

NrityaDhol, National Institute of Design, IN

past fm, CIID, DK

Pizza in Your Pocket, Plastic Mobile, CA

Playing with Pigs, collaboration between Utrecht School of the Arts, Wageningen University and designers Kars Alfrink, Irene van Peer and Hein Lagerweij, NL

Primo, SUPSI, CH

Refact: making phone bills worth reading!, User Studio, FR

TIM BETA, R/GA, BR

UX for Good: New Orleans, UX for Good, US

weCycle, University of Applied Science Potsdam, DE

Empowering
Helping people to do things they otherwise couldn't do

Introduction

Finalists

ZocDoc
ZocDoc
100 BPM
Umea Institute of Design
SONIVIVI
Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design
Teemo
Ammunition

Shortlist Entries

100 BPM, Umea Institute of Design, SE

Google Chrome Ramayana, Fantasy Interactive, US

HELP - Human Emergency Life Protection, HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd, DE

Jarlene, Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design, DK

Nike SPARQ, R/GA, US

Nike+ FuelBand, R/GA, US

Philips InSight app , Philips Design, HK

Practice Fusion iPad application, Cooper, US

SF Prep, LUNAR, US

ShopWell Mobile App, ShopWell, US

SONIVIVI, Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design, DK

Teemo, Ammunition, US

The Virtual Chemistry Lab Table, Formula D interactive, ZA

Viggle, Method, Inc., US

Wealth Insight for PNC Bank, IDEO, US

WTPh? What the Phonics, The Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design , DK

ZocDoc, ZocDoc, US

zSpace, Infinite Z, Inc., US

Engaging
Capturing attention, creating delight and delivering meaning

Introduction

Finalists

21 Balancoires
Daily tous les jours
Chrome Web Lab
Google Creative Lab
Fiiiit
Fiiiit Inc

Shortlist Entries

21 Balancoires, Daily tous les jours, CA

Barefoot World Atlas, Touch Press LLP and Barefoot Books, GB

Chrome Web Lab, Google Creative Lab, GB

Columbia Sportswear GPS PAL, ISITE Design, US

Environmental Data Visualization for General Services Administration, IDEO, US

Fiiiit, Fiiiit Inc, CN

Frijlets, Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design, DK

Gundulas Stories - an interactive learning environment, HTWG Konstanz, DE

Ignite, LUNAR, US

Lost Rivers, Catbird Productions, Inc, CA

Nike+ FuelBand, R/GA, US

One Copy Song, R/GA, US

Pringles Crunch Band, CP+B, SE

Reuters The Wider Image, Method, Inc., US

Sue the Tyrannosaurus Rex Skeleton Puzzle, Bluecadet Interactive, US

Urban Forest, Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology, US

Vestas Mobile CVI, Designit A/S, DK

What the Book, The School of Visual Arts, US

Expressing
Enabling self expression and/or creativity

Introduction

Finalists

Paper
FiftyThree
Iuvo
SUPSI
LEGO LIFE OF GEORGE
LEGO SYSTEM A/S

Shortlist Entries

audible color, Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design, DK

Illusio, Centro de Informatica - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, BR

Iuvo, SUPSI, CH

LEGO LIFE OF GEORGE, LEGO SYSTEM A/S, DK

One Copy Song, R/GA, US

Paper by FiftyThree, FiftyThree, US

Tang.3D, Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design, DK

TIM BETA, R/GA, BR

Optimizing
Making daily activities more efficient

Introduction

Finalists

Shortlist Entries

10,000ft, Artefact, US

Barclays Pingit, ustwo studio limited, GB

Danske Bank - Tablet Bank, In2media, DK

Elmo Calls App from Sesame Street, IDEO, US

FreshBooks for iPhone, FreshBooks, CA

Google Wallet, R/GA, US

Lincoln Center Mobile App , IDEO, US

MyFord Mobile for Ford Motor Company, IDEO, US

Nike+ FuelBand, R/GA, US

Office Radial Menu, Microsoft, US

PKO Bank Polski website redesign, K2 Internet, PL

Practice Fusion iPad application, Cooper, US

Rehearsal: an App for Practicing Musicians, North Carolina State University, US

Blog Posts
11/8/12
Raphael Grignani
10/9/12
Jennifer Bove
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