Getting to Cologne by train

Cologne’s main station is one of Europe’s most important railway hubs. You can travel to Cologne quickly and comfortably from major cities in Germany and other European countries: Every day, more than 1,300 trains run between Cologne and destinations throughout Germany and abroad. Highlights of the service include the international high-speed trains that connect Cologne […]

European Design Awards 2014 Entry Deadline

Europe’s best publicised Design Awards  The European Design Awards is the comprehensive annual awards organization celebrating the best of graphic design, illustration and digital design in Europe. A joint effort by 15 communication design magazines from across the continent, the ED-Awards boast the most qualified jury around, composed of representatives from leading European design magazines. […]

Student Projects Category 2014: Prize

The best entry in this category will be awarded with: An ED-Awards trophy 1.000 euros in cash Transportation from any European city to Cologne Accommodation in Cologne (3 nights)  Entrance to the ED Awards 2014 Conference and Ceremony Finally, an internship with Beetroot design group! Betroot Design Group is one of Europe’s top design agencies which constantly […]

European Design Awards 2014 – Cologne

Following Athens, Stockholm, Zurich, Rotterdam, Vilnius, Helsinki and Belgrade, the ED Awards 2014 ceremony will take place in Cologne, Germany. Served by both Cologne Bonn and Düsseldorf airports and only an hour away from Frankfurt Airport, as well as excellent international and domestic rail connections, Cologne is an exciting destination in the heart of Europe. […]

ED-Awards press kit 2013

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2013 winners announced

This year the European Design Awards received a record number of submissions. A difficult task for any, but the ED-Awards jury, made up of representatives from 15 design magazines (coming from 15 different countries), is the most competent of its kind. Their decisions were officially revealed at the Award Ceremony, which this year took place […]

Belgrade Design Week

This year we’re teaming up with Belgrade Design Week, an international design festival, which gathers global leaders in the fields of architecture, design, branding, advertising, culture, publishing, media and communications. Once a year Belgrade takes centre stage in the world of design with an international conference, creative workshops, master-classes, exhibitions and promotions. The European Design Awards 2013 […]

Things to do in Belgrade

Belgrade is the capital city of Serbia and has a population of around 1.7 million. The city lies on two international waterways, at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, which surround it on three sides. But that’s not all these rivers have to offer! During the summer there are plenty of clubs in heaving barges on both rivers, as […]

Hotel Excelsior ***

The historic Hotel Excelsior Beograd offers you a modern environment in the heart of the Serbian capital. The full refurbishment has been completed with great respect shown to the original historic features of the building and façade and true combination of old and new. Whether you are on a business trip or a leisure holiday […]

Flying to Belgrade

Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport is the primary international airport serving Belgrade, Serbia. Previously known as Belgrade International Airport, it was renamed in 2006 in honour of Serbian scientist and inventor Nikola Tesla. The airport is situated 12 km west of central Belgrade. It is the international and domestic hub for JAT Airways, the national flag carrier and largest airline of Serbia, as well as one of the […]

Getting from the airport to the city centre

AIRPORT SHUTTLE JAT Airways runs a bus service between the airport and its city terminal at Hotel Slavija (Slavija square) in the city centre. The  bus leaves the airport every hour on the hour between 07:00 and 22:00 taking approximately 30 minutes to reach the centre of Belgrade. The bus also stops at Fontana in […]

Getting to Belgrade by train

Belgrade’s main railway station, built between 1882 and 1885, offers rail connections to and from a number of major central European and Balkan cities. It’s only a fifteen minute walk from the city centre and is also serviced by tram line No 2. For more information on destinations and timetables please click here.

Dionysis Livanis

Dionysis Livanis is a Graphic Designer / Creative Director and collaborator of +design magazine. He was born in Athens and has studied graphic design in Greece, Spain and the UK, where he obtained an MA in Typo/Graphic Studies from the London College of Printing.  Dionysis has more than 12 years experience in brand creation, art […]

Raquel Pelta & Javi Sastre

Raquel Pelta is a Design Historian with a doctorate in Design History. She is a Professor in the Fine Arts Faculty of Barcelona’s University. She has published the book Diseñar hoy, as well as many articles in books and specialized magazines. She was the editor of Visual magazine (2000-2004) and has curated various exhibitions. She is […]

Nick Carson

Nick Carson is a magazine editor and freelance features journalist, specialising in design and other creative fields, and has over a decade of experience commissioning for print, web and short-form video. He is currently the editor of Computer Arts magazine, and also the launch editor of Computer Arts Collection, a six-part annual series for creative […]

Stig Bratvold

Editor Stig Bratvold has a BA in Communication Design from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He is a co-founder and editor of Spetakkel – Magasin for kreatører and works as a digital designer in Oslo specializing in interaction design, UX, typography and illustration.

Riccardo Falcinelli

Co-editor Riccardo Falcinelli (Rome 1973) has designed books and series for some of the main Italian publishers, including Einaudi and Laterza. He teaches visual perception for design at ISIA High Institute for the Arts in Rome. His books include the design manual Guardare, pensare, progettare (2011) and Fare i libri (2011), a ten-year history of graphic design work for the […]

Edwin Toonen

Managing Editor Edwin Toonen is the managing editor for Webdesigner magazine, the number one Dutch magazine on everything web. In the past five years the magazine has secured a nice place on the desks of many Dutch web designers and developers. In his role as editor Edwin has seen thousands of websites, visited dozens of […]

Patrick Marc Sommer

Patrick Marc Sommer is a graphic designer focusing on typography based in Berlin.  He is a co-editor of Design made in Germany and co-founder of Typoint— Studio für Typografie und Grafikdesign.

Call for entries – European Design Awards 2013

Europe’s best publicised Design Awards The European Design Awards is the comprehensive annual awards organization celebrating the best of graphic design, illustration and digital design in Europe. A joint effort by 15 communication design magazines from across the continent, the ED-Awards is a brilliant way to publicise your work on an international level. On deciding to […]