Alongside the announcement of WWDC this morning (which sold out in less than two hours!), Apple also opened nominations for the 2012 Apple Design Awards, designed to reflect the best and most innovative apps created by Mac and iOS developers around the world.
Celebrate excellence.
The 2012 Apple Design Awards recognize state of the art iOS and OS X apps that reflect the very best in design, innovation, and technology adoption.
Join us as we celebrate developers and their outstanding work.
The award is one of the highest levels of recognition for a developer, and likely the most prestigious honor that a developer can receive for their app. The awards have become a tradition at WWDC. Nominated apps are ranked according to the following three criteria:
- Well-Designed – Apps that are inviting, engaging, easy to use, intuitive, and compelling.
- State of the Art – Apps that take advantage of the latest hardware, OS releases, and technologies to offer rich functionality, high performance, and extensive system integration.
- Innovative – Apps that are revolutionary, inspiring, and do things in new and creative ways.
Registered developers can nominate apps that they feel deserve an award through Apple’s developer portal. To get an idea of what sorts of apps win Apple’s developer awards, check out last year’s winners.
