About Us
HONOR Talents Global Design Awards is committed to bringing together those at the forefront of youth art. It aims to mobilize the rich resources of the HONOR brand to support, empower and incubate more original forces. The project also continues to carry out a global dialogue between art and technology around art design, mobile design experience and new design expressions.
HONOR Talents is not only an international contest on art design, but will always maintain the spirit of exploration. With an innovative design sense, it directly faces the spiritual needs of consumers and resonates with their core values. We aim to continue to bring better art design concepts to HONOR's technology products, and continue to seep into everyone's daily lives, so that consumers can experience the innovative beauty of the marriage between technology and art.
Contest Schedule
17th August
Submission Open
7th October
Submission Deadline
Late October
Review
Start of November
Awards Announcement
17th
August
Submission Open
7th
October
Submission Deadline
Late
October
Review
Start of November
Awards Announcement
Awards
Global 1st Place x1 $11800 USD Award Certificate
Visual Communication Design
Wallpapers
Foldable Wallpapers
Watches
Open Designs
1st Place x1 $3700 USD Award Certificate
2nd Place x2 $1700 USD Award Certificate
3rd Place x3 $1100 USD Award Certificate
1st Place x1 $4400 USD Award Certificate
2nd Place x2 $2200 USD Award Certificate
3rd Place x3 $1400 USD Award Certificate
1st Place x1 $2900 USD Award Certificate
2nd Place x2 $1100 USD Award Certificate
3rd Place x3 $890 USD Award Certificate
1st Place x1 $3700 USD Award Certificate
2nd Place x2 $1700 USD Award Certificate
3rd Place x3 $1100 USD Award Certificate
Art & Technology
AR Interactive Artwork Design
Interactive Art Installation Design
1st Place x1 $8900 USD Award Certificate
2nd Place x1 $5900 USD Award Certificate
3rd Place x1 $4400 USD Award Certificate
1st Place x1 $7400 USD Award Certificate
2nd Place x1 $4400 USD Award Certificate
3rd Place x1 $2900 USD Award Certificate
Special Awards
Best New Talent Award x20 $740 USD Award Certificate Entries selected from university student submissions worldwide
Entries selected from university student submissions worldwide$740 USD Award Certificate
Judges' Choice Award x20 $740 USD Award Certificate Entries selected from all submissions
Entries selected from all submissions$740 USD Award Certificate
Best Interactive Participation Award x6 $70 USD Before 24:00 Beijing time on October 7th, submit your works on the official website of the contest, and post the overall visual design image of the work on Sina Weibo under the #HONOR Talents# topic. The contestants with the most sharing, comments and likes will be selected.
Before 24:00 Beijing time on October 7th, submit your works on the official website of the contest, and post the overall visual design image of the work on Sina Weibo under the #HONOR Talents# topic. The contestants with the most sharing, comments and likes will be selected.$740 USD
All award amounts are in cash and before taxes.
Invited Judges
Cao Xue
Professor of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Renown DesignerCao Xue strives to put this concept into reality: that design serves the society and the country, and actively promotes design innovation. He designed the first city image logo of Guangzhou, the image logo of the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau, the logo of the Asian Food Festival, etc., which have been highly recognized by all sectors of society, and won many awards such as the German Red Dot award, IF award, IDEA, Pentawards, etc. He is committed to the reform and innovation of design education, and has won the title of outstanding teacher in Southern Guangdong Province and is one of the Top Ten Designers in China. The "Outside the Ivory Tower" design exhibition he planned has been successfully held in four locations, namely London, Milan, Paris, Athens and Madrid.
Yuan Youmin
Professor of the China Academy of Art, Deputy Director of the Art Museum at the China Academy of Art, Executive Director of the China International Design MuseumYuan Youmin is also a graphic designer and curator, who aims to integrate Eastern traditional wisdom into contemporary design practice through a diverse series of teaching, research, practice and public education, so that design culture can be injected into the public education system. He has experience in numerous international exhibitions, as well as judging, awarding, curating and participating in national projects. As the founder and art director of "9Studio Design Group", he led the team to implement and complete the "Visual Image of the First National Youth Games", "Emblem Image of the Hangzhou G20 Summit", "Hangzhou 2022 19th Asian Games Emblem, Asian Games Sports icon system" and many other national-level projects.
Xiao Hui Wang
Crossover ArtistXiao Hui Wang is an internationally renowned artist who lives and works in both Shanghai and Munich, focusing mainly on photography as well as installation, sculpture, design, and media art. She has also made a name for herself as an author. Her autobiography, My Visual Diary, has been in the top 10 bestselling books in China since 2001 and republished more than 40 times. She has also been recognized by Hong Kong's well-known magazine Phoenix Weekly as one of the “Top Fifty Most Influential Chinese Worldwide”. She, the only Chinese person, received the ATHENA Leadership Award. Institutions including the Xiao Hui WANG Art Center, Xiao Hui WANG Art Museum, Xiao Hui WANG Art Academy, and the new Xiao Hui WANG Art Space will open soon in Changning District, Shanghai.
Ma Juncheng
Professor at Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA)，Dean of Urban Design School, CAFAMa Juncheng served as secretary general of the commission of teaching instruction for art design in institutions of higher learning under the Ministry of Education; deputy director and secretary general of the Art Display & Decoration Committee of China (ADCC); member of the design education committee of China Association of Higher Education (CAHE); winner of the gold award for creative designers in Beijing, Excellent Talents of the New Century rated by Ministry of Education, member of the expert group of command for the National Day parade, etc. His representative works of public art "Ode of Red Cliff " won the "2012 national outstanding urban sculpture construction" annual award, and the "Circle of Life" and "Infinite" projects in charge of the public art planning and design of Chengdu Tianfu International Airport won the Xu Beihong Award.
Cedric Kiefer
The co-founder and creative lead at onformativeCedric Kiefer is a digital media artist and designer based in Berlin. His fascination with science, technology, and art fuels the development of new projects at onformative, which he co-founded in 2010 together with Julia Laub. The projects he works on taking on varying forms across different media that range from interactive media installations, generative design and dynamic visuals to data-driven narratives with clients including Google, Samsung, SONY, Nike, etc. onformative has also received various international awards including the D&AD Awards, Cannes Lion Silver, Red Dot Design Award, Prix Ars Electronica, and so on.
Yunuen Esparza
Mexican Contemporary Artist
Yunuen Esparza has been an international pioneer in using augmented reality technology in art since 2014. She lives and works in Mexico City. Her artwork transforms a bizarre and chaotic reality into a unique celebration of life.
In 2019 her solo show “Valores Invertidos” was hailed as one of the top 5 must-see contemporary art exhibits in Mexico. In Germany, her latest art exhibition welcomed a record-breaking 100,000+ visitors in its two-year engagement. Author of the book AR PARTY, published in three languages. Yunuene’s vital and arresting exhibitions have surprised and inspired audiences worldwide, from New York City to Shanghai.
Yuan Ze
Head of Industrial Design, HONORHe leads the design team to complete the product design of HONOR's full range of mobile phones and non-mobile phone products, including the flagship Magic series, HONOR Digital series, large-screen products, wearable products, etc. With 18 years of mobile phone product design experience, he has led the design of a variety of HONOR and Huawei models that were at the forefront of the industry's design trends, including the entire HONOR Digital series, as well as a variety of Mate, P, Nova models, etc.
Ge Feng
Head of UX Design, HONORLeads the UX design of the Magic UI system for HONOR's full-scene devices. He used to be the OS Experience Director at Qihoo 360 and the design director of EICO. He led the team to win the Red Dot and IF design awards multiple times, as well as other awards.
Cao Xue
Professor of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Renown DesignerCao Xue strives to put this concept into reality: that design serves the society and the country, and actively promotes design innovation. He designed the first city image logo of Guangzhou, the image logo of the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau, the logo of the Asian Food Festival, etc., which have been highly recognized by all sectors of society, and won many awards such as the German Red Dot award, IF award, IDEA, Pentawards, etc. He is committed to the reform and innovation of design education, and has won the title of outstanding teacher in Southern Guangdong Province and is one of the Top Ten Designers in China. The "Outside the Ivory Tower" design exhibition he planned has been successfully held in four locations, namely London, Milan, Paris, Athens and Madrid.
Yuan Youmin
Professor of the China Academy of Art, Deputy Director of the Art Museum at the China Academy of Art, Executive Director of the China International Design MuseumYuan Youmin is also a graphic designer and curator, who aims to integrate Eastern traditional wisdom into contemporary design practice through a diverse series of teaching, research, practice and public education, so that design culture can be injected into the public education system. He has experience in numerous international exhibitions, as well as judging, awarding, curating and participating in national projects. As the founder and art director of "9Studio Design Group", he led the team to implement and complete the "Visual Image of the First National Youth Games", "Emblem Image of the Hangzhou G20 Summit", "Hangzhou 2022 19th Asian Games Emblem, Asian Games Sports icon system" and many other national-level projects.
Xiao Hui Wang
Crossover ArtistXiao Hui Wang is an internationally renowned artist who lives and works in both Shanghai and Munich, focusing mainly on photography as well as installation, sculpture, design, and media art. She has also made a name for herself as an author. Her autobiography, My Visual Diary, has been in the top 10 bestselling books in China since 2001 and republished more than 40 times. She has also been recognized by Hong Kong's well-known magazine Phoenix Weekly as one of the “Top Fifty Most Influential Chinese Worldwide”. She, the only Chinese person, received the ATHENA Leadership Award. Institutions including the Xiao Hui WANG Art Center, Xiao Hui WANG Art Museum, Xiao Hui WANG Art Academy, and the new Xiao Hui WANG Art Space will open soon in Changning District, Shanghai.
Ma Juncheng
Professor at Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA)，Dean of Urban Design School, CAFAMa Juncheng served as secretary general of the commission of teaching instruction for art design in institutions of higher learning under the Ministry of Education; deputy director and secretary general of the Art Display & Decoration Committee of China (ADCC); member of the design education committee of China Association of Higher Education (CAHE); winner of the gold award for creative designers in Beijing, Excellent Talents of the New Century rated by Ministry of Education, member of the expert group of command for the National Day parade, etc. His representative works of public art "Ode of Red Cliff " won the "2012 national outstanding urban sculpture construction" annual award, and the "Circle of Life" and "Infinite" projects in charge of the public art planning and design of Chengdu Tianfu International Airport won the Xu Beihong Award.
Cedric Kiefer
The co-founder and creative lead at onformativeCedric Kiefer is a digital media artist and designer based in Berlin. His fascination with science, technology, and art fuels the development of new projects at onformative, which he co-founded in 2010 together with Julia Laub. The projects he works on taking on varying forms across different media that range from interactive media installations, generative design and dynamic visuals to data-driven narratives with clients including Google, Samsung, SONY, Nike, etc. onformative has also received various international awards including the D&AD Awards, Cannes Lion Silver, Red Dot Design Award, Prix Ars Electronica, and so on.
Yunuen Esparza
Mexican Contemporary Artist
Yunuen Esparza has been an international pioneer in using augmented reality technology in art since 2014. She lives and works in Mexico City. Her artwork transforms a bizarre and chaotic reality into a unique celebration of life.
In 2019 her solo show “Valores Invertidos” was hailed as one of the top 5 must-see contemporary art exhibits in Mexico. In Germany, her latest art exhibition welcomed a record-breaking 100,000+ visitors in its two-year engagement. Author of the book AR PARTY, published in three languages. Yunuene’s vital and arresting exhibitions have surprised and inspired audiences worldwide, from New York City to Shanghai.
Yuan Ze
Head of Industrial Design, HONORHe leads the design team to complete the product design of HONOR's full range of mobile phones and non-mobile phone products, including the flagship Magic series, HONOR Digital series, large-screen products, wearable products, etc. With 18 years of mobile phone product design experience, he has led the design of a variety of HONOR and Huawei models that were at the forefront of the industry's design trends, including the entire HONOR Digital series, as well as a variety of Mate, P, Nova models, etc.
Ge Feng
Head of UX Design, HONORLeads the UX design of the Magic UI system for HONOR's full-scene devices. He used to be the OS Experience Director at Qihoo 360 and the design director of EICO. He led the team to win the Red Dot and IF design awards multiple times, as well as other awards.
Contest Design Theme
Cultural Prosperity · Celebration
A Totem of Renewing Festive CultureRenewal of life · Return
Contemplate human beings' relationship with all things
*Design themes are for reference only. Although high adherence to design theme is a nice bonus, your work will be chefly judged by its aesthetics, visual expression, and core concept.
Category
Visual Communication Design
The Visual Communication Design category is divided into Wallpapers, Foldable Wallpapers, Watches and Open Designs.
Wallpapers
Foldable Wallpapers
Watches
Open Designs
Art & Technology
The Art & Technology category is divided into the AR Interactive Artwork Design and Interactive Art Installation Design.
AR Interactive Artwork Design
Interactive Art Installation Design
Contest Organizer
Co-organizers
