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“Good Design Awards” Selection Process & Awards Night @ Vivid Sydney 2017

“Good Design Awards” Selection Process & Awards Night @ Vivid Sydney 2017

The 2017 Good Design Awards has attracted the broadest and most diverse range of submissions in the program’s history with entries across seven main design disciplines and spanning 25 individual categories.

After an extensive evaluation process involving more than 35 Australian and international design experts, the Jury finalised their results and awarded only the best entries to receive the Good Design Selection 2017

See the Awards Presentation Night and peek behind the scenes to see how the judging process was organised and unfolded

Vivid Music Program @ Vivid Sydney 2017

Vivid Music Program @ Vivid Sydney 2017

Vivid Music has partnered with the City of Sydney to deliver a programme across a multitude of city venues.

In 2017, Vivid will be bigger and better than ever, offering an expanded program of multi-genre music with a line-up including more than 400 Vivid Music events ( up from 190 in 2016 ) across 40 venues.

Taronga Zoo – Lights for the Wild @ Vivid Sydney 2017

Taronga Zoo – Lights for the Wild @ Vivid Sydney 2017

After the animals have retired to their night quarters for the evening, the lights of Vivid Sydney at Taronga Zoo will take centre stage.

Visitors arrived at Taronga Zoo’s Heritage Entrance Facade, transformed using 3D projection mapping into a complex world of ecosystems and spectacular creatures.

Once through the main gates visitors are led on a journey filled with thousands of lanterns including 10 magnificent, larger-than-life animal sculptures, illuminated to shine a light on the 10 critical species Taronga has committed to protecting

Lighting the Sails @ Vivid Sydney 2015

Lighting the Sails @ Vivid Sydney 2015

This year, Vivid Live has commissioned multi-disciplinary design collective Universal Everything to create a new projected artwork for the sails of Sydney Opera House ( Vivid Live’s most public event.)

Founded 11 years ago by creative director Matt Pyke in Sheffield, England, the bold colour-friendly group thread their playful sense of discovery, anthropomorphic creation and digitally-crafted landscapes through each project.

Pyke and his globally-based team continue to play with new technologies to invent new forms of design and movement – all conceived from the same back garden shed where Universal Everything began.

Vivid Ideas @ Vivid Sydney 2014

Vivid Ideas @ Vivid Sydney 2014

Sydney’s annual celebration of innovation, creativity and community, Vivid Ideas, includes a world renowned program of conferences, workshops, panels, talks, showcases, exhibitions, creative product launches, award presentations and networking functions.

Vivid Ideas will offer over 200 events from over 14 creative industries and includes 15 signature events and 12 keynote talks showcasing the best creative talents in different fields.

Vivid Ideas, the industry and business pillar of Vivid Sydney, is taking place from 23 May to 9 June.