Dezeen's "inspirational" Virtual Design Festival named digital initiative of the year and best response to coronavirus
Dezeen's Virtual Design Festival has won two major awards, claiming both the digital initiative of the year and the special coronavirus response prizes at the Professional Publishers Association's annual awards for independent publishers.
The "superb" Dezeen Day conference was separately honoured at the Conference Awards 2020, where it received a bronze award for best new conference.
VDF praised for its global impact
Running from 15 April to 10 July, Virtual Design Festival (VDF) was the world's first online design festival, featuring over 500 elements including live talks, performances, cultural collaborations, student shows and product launches.
The content has received over 1.75 million page views and 2 million video plays. "What really impressed the judges was the sheer volume of quality content on offer and the innovative ways in which people all over the world were brought together," said the jury of the PPA Independent Publisher Awards at a virtual awards ceremony on Wednesday.
"The thinking behind this range of initiatives is really inspirational and clearly produced excellent results," the PPA wrote on its website announcing the results.
"The depth and breadth of digital experiences that the event delivered to the audience were cutting-edge and market-leading," it added.
Dezeen "built a whole new business model for the future"
The PPA judges also praised VDF for its commercial success and its legacy beyond the fes...
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