International Sound Awards 2018 Categories

1. Product

All designs involving digital or acoustic (mechanical) product sound. Audio Soft- and Hardware, Musical Instruments, Functional Sound, Sonic User Interface, 3D-Sound, Auditory Display, Sonification, Augmented Sound Reality, Virtual Sound Reality.

2. Research & Development

Outstanding scientific work and developments. Studies should be substantially completed. Development should have reached prototype status with proof of concept.

3. Life & Society
3.1 Soundscapes and Ambient Sound

Acoustic concepts and design for public spaces, e.g. exhibitions, museums, airports, train stations, hospitals.

3.2 Health

Concepts and solutions to enhance health and well being.

3.3 Universal Design

Sound design concepts for products, services, buildings and environments that contribute to inclusion and accessibility as well as to the enjoyment of life through aesthetic expression.

3.4 Social & Culture

Intelligent and innovative concepts and solutions that make an important contribution to society and culture.

3.5 Silence

Projects for the protection and preservation of silence as well as intelligent and innovative application in products, services, interaction and communication etc.

4. Corporate Communications
4.1 Audio Marketing

Marketing projects that integrate sound in an essential way. In contrast to audio branding, the sound does not have to serve brand-building purposes. The projects should demonstrate the advantage of an intelligent and innovative application of sound.

4.2 Audio Branding

Audio branding cases that show a strategic branding approach and a clear audio branding methodology.

5. Voice and Audio Dialogue

Voice Control, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Call Management, Text to Speech Systems (TTS), Speech Recognition etc.

6. Services and Sound Start-ups

Innovative sound and music services. Convincing sound and music business models by start-ups.

7. Sound Art

Intelligent and innovative projects that contribute to the mission „Make the world sound better!“.