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Design Leaderboards helps you discover the best of best in design in all industries, in all countries, from all creators, right now.

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Design Leaderboard Features


Time-relevant rankings to discover who is best today.

Global Rankings

Respects and honors the absolute best designers in all categories, in all countries, in all groups.

Category Rankings

Recognizes the excellent success of outstanding designers for a given design industry.

In-Group Rankings

Celebrates the success of professional designers, design agencies, start-ups, and large enterprises distinctly.

In-Year Rankings

Provides insights into who is/was best of best in design in a given year, for all categories, all countries, all groups.

Metal Rankings

Distinguishes and clusters designers based on their design award achievement levels.

Group × Category

Honours the very best professional designers, design agencies and brands within a given category.

Group × Year

Highlights the outstanding achievements of designers, design agencies and brands for a given year.

Group × Metal

Provides insights into design award achievements of large brands, design agencies and design professionals.

Designer Profiles

Promotes high-ranking designers in the design leaderboards with statistics and historical data.

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Prestigious Rankings and Ratings for Good Design

There are many prestigious rankings and ratings systems for design, but most of these focus on life-time achievements or popuplarity. Design Leaderboards is all about recent successes, helping you discover rising talents and most innovative brands today.

Premium Features


Already included premium and exclusive features.

Meritocratic

Design Leaderboards are achievement based rankings.

Time Relevant

Latest and current achievements have higher weight for rankings.

Infographics

Ranked entities are provided free Design Leaderboard Infographics.

Certificate

Ranked entities are provided free Design Leaderboards Certificate.

Universal

Rankings are inclusive for all design industries from all countries.

Recognition

Design Leaderboards recognizes outstanding designers.

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DIGITAL-ENTRY

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INCLUSION FOR WINNERS

  • 1 Digital Nomination
  • Exhibition
  • Yearbook
  • Trophy
  • Certificate
  • Media Relations
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PRO-ENTRY

FREE

INCLUSION FOR WINNERS

  • 1 Pro-Nomination
  • Gala-Night
  • Exhibition
  • Yearbook
  • Trophy
  • Press Release
  • Media Relations

GOLD TICKET

FREE

INCLUSION FOR WINNERS

  • 1 Pro-Nomination
  • Gala-Night
  • Exhibition
  • Yearbook
  • Trophy
  • Added Prestige

Popular Questions


Time-relevancy is the main difference. Almost all other prestigious and prominent rankings for good design, such as the World Design Rankings, R+ Designer Rankings, DAC Design Classifications, are based on lifetime achievements of ranked entities; as such any and all past awards and accolades for good design contributes to the rankings with more or less same importance, even if such achievements were over 10 years ago. While this class of rankings respectfully recognize the lifetime achievements of the award-winning entities, because of their focus on lifetime achievements and equal weight for past and recent successes, these systems do not necessarily help you easily discover who is best of best in design, at right this moment. Design Leaderboards is time-relevant and gives exponentially more weight to recent successes of the awarded designers, and helps you discover who is best of best in design today, right now; this is the most significant difference between Design Leaderboards and other meritocratic ranking and rating systems for good design.

Design Leaderboards remove barriers of entry, and reduces gatekeeping. Because most other prestigious and prominent rankings for good design, such as the World Design Rankings, R+ Designer Rankings, DAC Design Classifications, are based on lifetime achievements of ranked entities, this creates a significant barrier of entry for new comers; innovative upstarts, creative young designers, radical start-ups, and newly awarded designers and upcoming brands find it difficult to get listed in other ranking systems where there are entities with dozens if not hundreds of achievements over decades that carry them to the top of the rankings. Journalists and media members use these rankings to feature designers and brands that incorporate good design, as such Design Leaderboards create immense value for newly awarded designers and help them get further recognition, publicity and awareness for their award-winning good designs.

Design Leaderboards platform is run and managed by the A' Design Award and Competition. To get included in the Design Leaderboards, you need to be a winner of the A' Design Award. A' Design Award is an international design accolade for good design where nominated entries are voted by a grand jury panel of prominent academics, influential journalists, and experienced design professionals. Designers from all industries and all countries take part to attain national fame and international prestige. Winners of the A' Design Award are granted the A' Design Prize that includes over 80 benefits such as invitation to Gala-Night in Italy, Physical Exhibition of Awarded Works, pagination and inclusion of awarded works in a Hardcover Yearbook, 3D Metal Printed Award Trophy in luxury black box, printed and framed Certificate, among many other benefits including but not limited to complimentary lifetime inclusion in Design Leaderboards. Read more and enter your works to the A' Design Awards for awards consideration and potential rankings inclusion.

Yes, of course. You will get included in the Design Leaderboards for free if you win the A' Design Award since inclusion in Design Leaderboards is one of the many perks awarded to you within the context of the A' Design Prize. Learn more about the A' Design Prize now.

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Design Leaderboards Global Top 100


Top 100 in All Design Industries, in All Groups, in All Countries

Rank Entity Leaderboard Score

1

PepsiCo Design & Innovation

(ID #133313)

82.177

Leaderboard Score.

2

Kris Lin

(ID #111535)

78.110

Leaderboard Score.

3

Tiger Pan

(ID #187530)

52.187

Leaderboard Score.

4

Aedas

(ID #219305)

50.798

Leaderboard Score.

5

Wen Liu

(ID #249896)

31.244

Leaderboard Score.

6

Li Xiang

(ID #229886)

22.608

Leaderboard Score.

7

Devesh Pratyay

(ID #140890)

22.602

Leaderboard Score.

8

Asbjoerk Stanly Mogensen

(ID #178624)

21.241

Leaderboard Score.

9

Tiago Russo

(ID #287645)

21.070

Leaderboard Score.

10

Florian Seidl

(ID #154515)

20.613

Leaderboard Score.

11

Lu Zhao

(ID #302782)

19.984

Leaderboard Score.

12

Antonia Skaraki

(ID #152711)

18.885

Leaderboard Score.

13

Ketan Jawdekar

(ID #102468)

18.770

Leaderboard Score.

14

Paul Robb

(ID #175604)

17.818

Leaderboard Score.

15

Tetsuya Matsumoto

(ID #148039)

16.192

Leaderboard Score.

16

Quincy Li

(ID #233536)

16.072

Leaderboard Score.

17

ChungSheng Chen

(ID #179403)

15.986

Leaderboard Score.

18

JingyeWei

(ID #180555)

15.866

Leaderboard Score.

19

Aico Ltd

(ID #278712)

15.808

Leaderboard Score.

20

Visang

(ID #228780)

14.960

Leaderboard Score.

21

Gad

(ID #320280)

14.904

Leaderboard Score.

22

ARBO design

(ID #222338)

14.750

Leaderboard Score.

23

Xiaobing Yao

(ID #230854)

13.754

Leaderboard Score.

24

Noriyoshi Usami

(ID #106183)

13.581

Leaderboard Score.

25

4Paradigm UED

(ID #321106)

13.400

Leaderboard Score.

26

Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan

(ID #112232)

13.197

Leaderboard Score.

27

Fabrizio Crisà

(ID #219546)

13.012

Leaderboard Score.

28

Evolution Design

(ID #151217)

12.944

Leaderboard Score.

29

David Chang Design Associates Intl

(ID #167786)

12.885

Leaderboard Score.

30

Valerii Sumilov

(ID #122587)

12.729

Leaderboard Score.

31

Shenzhen Hello Tech Energy Co.,Ltd

(ID #343532)

12.700

Leaderboard Score.

32

Zao Li

(ID #280788)

12.290

Leaderboard Score.

33

Oft Interiors Ltd.

(ID #140363)

12.282

Leaderboard Score.

34

Sxdesign

(ID #304255)

12.150

Leaderboard Score.

35

Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd

(ID #294475)

12.045

Leaderboard Score.

36

Shenzhen Innest Art Co., Ltd.

(ID #224462)

12.039

Leaderboard Score.

37

E-graphics communications

(ID #125756)

11.777

Leaderboard Score.

38

Tengyuan Design

(ID #231364)

11.743

Leaderboard Score.

39

Hsu Fu Chu

(ID #271123)

11.418

Leaderboard Score.

40

Ximena Ureta

(ID #223469)

11.386

Leaderboard Score.

41

Robin, Wang

(ID #197734)

11.200

Leaderboard Score.

42

Alex Chiang

(ID #242996)

11.004

Leaderboard Score.

43

Hu Sun

(ID #203683)

10.854

Leaderboard Score.

44

Quincy Li

(ID #233760)

10.854

Leaderboard Score.

45

Chen Yiwen

(ID #283669)

10.738

Leaderboard Score.

46

Wei Zhang(Wynne.Z)

(ID #303120)

10.595

Leaderboard Score.

47

Ann Yu

(ID #161426)

10.494

Leaderboard Score.

48

Sini Majuri

(ID #226124)

10.423

Leaderboard Score.

49

Matrix Design

(ID #223800)

10.313

Leaderboard Score.

50

Mateus Morgan

(ID #236499)

10.288

Leaderboard Score.

51

Denver Hsu

(ID #231826)

10.250

Leaderboard Score.

52

Huile Yi

(ID #322067)

10.170

Leaderboard Score.

53

Li Zhang

(ID #227938)

10.141

Leaderboard Score.

54

Kelly Lin

(ID #173336)

10.053

Leaderboard Score.

55

Architectural Services Department

(ID #240997)

10.052

Leaderboard Score.

56

Angela Spindler

(ID #128015)

10.024

Leaderboard Score.

57

Florian W. Mueller

(ID #162512)

10.000

Leaderboard Score.

58

Qun Wen

(ID #218333)

9.983

Leaderboard Score.

59

China Resources Snow Breweries

(ID #327890)

9.921

Leaderboard Score.

60

Noriko Hirai (Nina)

(ID #299196)

9.885

Leaderboard Score.

61

Lenovo Design Group

(ID #206670)

9.850

Leaderboard Score.

62

Jacksam Yang

(ID #141893)

9.370

Leaderboard Score.

63

Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd.

(ID #257689)

9.217

Leaderboard Score.

64

Dabi Robert

(ID #275289)

9.064

Leaderboard Score.

65

Muchuan Xu

(ID #220045)

8.968

Leaderboard Score.

66

Pufine Creative

(ID #274794)

8.872

Leaderboard Score.

67

U A D

(ID #276490)

8.804

Leaderboard Score.

68

Estudio Maba

(ID #173952)

8.778

Leaderboard Score.

69

Shenzhen Hello Tech Energy Co.,Ltd

(ID #292107)

8.749

Leaderboard Score.

70

Vincent Chi-Wai Chiang

(ID #160052)

8.726

Leaderboard Score.

71

Omdesign

(ID #155388)

8.669

Leaderboard Score.

72

Anri Sugihara

(ID #267084)

8.655

Leaderboard Score.

73

Hsin Ting Weng

(ID #164666)

8.647

Leaderboard Score.

74

Weimo Feng

(ID #263785)

8.573

Leaderboard Score.

75

Michihiro Matsuo

(ID #222614)

8.570

Leaderboard Score.

76

Olha Takhtarova

(ID #257426)

8.337

Leaderboard Score.

77

Wu yao

(ID #325136)

8.229

Leaderboard Score.

78

Gbd

(ID #295540)

8.125

Leaderboard Score.

79

Konka Industrial Design Team

(ID #326698)

8.125

Leaderboard Score.

80

Cheng Hui Hsin

(ID #187567)

8.119

Leaderboard Score.

81

YHDQ Design

(ID #293937)

8.116

Leaderboard Score.

82

Vladimir Zagorac

(ID #166434)

8.096

Leaderboard Score.

83

Vicky Chan

(ID #173809)

8.081

Leaderboard Score.

84

Snorre Stinessen

(ID #166356)

8.022

Leaderboard Score.

85

UDIA Design

(ID #292642)

7.977

Leaderboard Score.

86

Yong Zhang

(ID #171765)

7.921

Leaderboard Score.

87

Hong Kong Trade Development Council

(ID #153793)

7.844

Leaderboard Score.

88

Wei Ting Lin

(ID #259958)

7.830

Leaderboard Score.

89

Yuta Takahashi

(ID #161354)

7.813

Leaderboard Score.

90

LINK (Beijing) Architecture Design & Consulting Co., LTD

(ID #278490)

7.812

Leaderboard Score.

91

Juanjuan Hu

(ID #268654)

7.766

Leaderboard Score.

92

QUAD studio

(ID #262544)

7.750

Leaderboard Score.

93

Magdalena Federowicz-Boule

(ID #243178)

7.728

Leaderboard Score.

94

Carlos Cabrera

(ID #307077)

7.700

Leaderboard Score.

95

Giuliano Ricciardi

(ID #180616)

7.653

Leaderboard Score.

96

United Units Architects (UUA)

(ID #281949)

7.624

Leaderboard Score.

97

Cerrad Design Team

(ID #300135)

7.624

Leaderboard Score.

98

Vishal Vora

(ID #167649)

7.588

Leaderboard Score.

99

Dennis Furniss

(ID #303887)

7.552

Leaderboard Score.

100

LDPi (China Branch)

(ID #145101)

7.517

Leaderboard Score.

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