The Scottish Design Awards, established in 1998, are one of the country’s most prestigious and long-standing award programs. Over the past 27 years, the awards have evolved, shining a spotlight on countless brilliant projects, exceptional designs, and extraordinary talents.

Our mission is to celebrate and honour the very best in Scottish design, architecture, and creativity.

Why enter?

  • Improve visibility of your brand
  • Recognise achievements of your staff
  • Gain positive PR
  • Endorse your work to help win new clients
  • Stand out from competitors
  • Make your brand/agency famous
  • Be known as award winning
  • Showcase your talents and skills to existing and potential clients
  • Reassure clients that they are associated with the best
  • Accentuate the importance of design and architecture in Scotland
  • Receive a trophy and a purpose designed SDA winner’s logo for your own marketing

Scottish Design Awards offer more than just recognition; they provide a platform for networking, inspiration, and collaboration. It’s always inspiring to see the diverse range of projects and the creativity that our industry has to offer.
Celebrating together, we not only acknowledged our collective achievements but also fuelled our enthusiasm for future projects. It’s these moments of joy and connection that remind us why we love what we do and motivate us to keep pushing the boundaries of design.

Aitken Turnbull Architects

Who can enter?

Design

  • work done by Scottish design consultancies, advertising agencies, printers, design agencies, brands, universities/colleges, freelancers and packaging suppliers/manufacturers, other organisations and client companies; or
  • work done for Scottish clients no matter where the designer is based

Architecture

  • buildings and projects located in Scotland; or
  • buildings and projects designed by Scottish architects, engineers, designers sited anywhere

Projects must be completed between 01/01/2024 and 28/03/2025. Work previously entered into the Scottish Design Awards will not be eligible.

Still unsure? Get in touch to ask.

Scottish Design Awards are a real boost for the creative industry. They offer a fresh perspective on design trends; give agencies the chance to catch up with a broadly spaced network (especially for less urban agencies such as ours); and of course celebrate the very best work from the year.

Creatomatic