Categories International Sound Awards 2018
Our mission
Make the world sound better! We are looking for the best solutions and concepts that contribute to this mission. By awarding and promoting innovative sound ideas, we intend to draw attention to the effective application of sound.
Our overall criteria for the Awards
Smart, innovative and useful solutions and concepts. The focus is on solutions for all kinds of sound challenges, whereas sound is understood in a broad sense.
The International Sound Awards honour the worldwide best works with the “ISAbell” and “ISAbell Grand Prix” prizes. All nominated works will be honoured as “Better Sound 2018”. The Awards will be presented for one or more of the following 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!“.