Design is a powerful catalyst for change – it sparks innovation, solves complex challenges, and shapes the way we live. The 2025 Australian Good Design Awards embrace this transformative potential with the theme Rewarding, Defining and Celebrating Better ______.“

This year’s theme invites designers, innovators, architects, engineers and creative thinkers to explore and articulate what “better” means in today’s world.

By leaving the statement open-ended, the theme encourages a broad spectrum of interpretations. From better places, spaces, products, and experiences – to more specific areas like workplaces, buildings, apps, services, branding, and user interfaces – design’s potential for improvement is limitless.

The annual Awards aim to inspire entrants to showcase work that not only solves problems, but also enriches experiences, enhances sustainability, and fosters progress in all aspects of our lives.

Through this theme, the 2025 Awards reinforce their mission to not only recognise the best in design but to inspire a collective movement towards a better and more thoughtfully designed world.

We invite designers to demonstrate how their work creates measurable impact, tackles real-world challenges, and drives meaningful progress.

WDO Member: Good Design Australia