Eligibility & Qualifications:

• All Entrants who are 6 to 12 years old (as on the deadline of submission) and currently studying in local primary schools are welcome.
• Submission Fee: Free of charge.

Note:

• The entry must be the original work of the entrant.
• Each participant is allowed for multi entries on multi categories.
• Each submission will be given a unique reference number. Each work shall submit separately.
• Individual submission only; group submission will not be accepted.
• For each submission, please submit the digital file(s) through the official website: www.nokidding.hk. The Finalists will be required to provide the physical submitted work for Final Judging.
• The submission and digital file must meet the following requirement:
  • 2D entry: the submission should be the illustration with descriptions on paper no larger than A3 size.
  • 3D entry: the size of submission should be within 2m (L) x 2 m (W) x 2m (H); and please provide photo(s) and/or illustration(s) with descriptions on paper within in A3.
  • Digital file: each entry is required to upload up to 3 images/ digital files only. The digital file can be in JPG/PNG/PDF format and maximum 5MB per each file.
  • Entrant’s name should not appear in any submitted images or files.

Design Categories:

• Product for Play
• Social Innovation
• Edible
• Wearable
• Spatial

Judging Mechanism:

Panel of Judges composes of internationally renowned designers, local designers and professionals of child education and psychology.

Preliminary Judging:

• The Panel of Judges will shortlist 200 entries as Finalists.

Final Judging:

• The 200 Finalists are required to provide the physical work for final judging.
• The Panel of Judges will select the Awardees from the Finalists’ works.

Judging Criteria:

• Creativity
• Communication ability to the audience/ user
• Practicality
• Achievement of objectives
• Environmental sustainability

Awards

• No Kidding! Gold Award
• No Kidding! Silver Award
• No Kidding! Bronze Award
• The Most Popular No Kidding! Design Award
• No Kidding! Judge’s Choices*

*A total of 6 “No Kidding! Judge’s Choice” awards will be selected by each Judge.

Privileges

For all awardees, [Including Gold, Silver, Bronze, Judge’s Choices and Most Popular Design]

• An invitation to attend the Awards Presentation Ceremony and Exhibition 2020
• A Certificate of Award
• An invitation to attend the Designer x Kids Co-op and its sharing seminar

Submission of Entries	Deadline 19th September 2020 (18:00 HKT)
Announcement of Finalist	October 2020
Final Judging	October 2020
Awards Presentation Ceremony	14th November 2020
Awards Exhibition	14th to 27th November 2020
Designers x Kids Co-op	November 2020 to January 2021
Designers x Kids Co-op Sharing Seminar	February 2021