About the Awards
The Creative Bloq Awards 2022 celebrates the best products and brands of the last year for digital artists, designers and crafters. The awards are open to public nomination and voting will be by a select panel of judges from across the design, tech, homes, entertainment and video game industries. Winners are selected in different ways depending on the award category, please see below for more details.
Eligibility
To be eligible to enter the Creative Bloq Awards 2022, products need to be on sale between 1 September 2021 and 1 September 2022. The excludes the Creative Bloq at 10 category, where products, campaigns and logos will need to have been in the public eye between 1 September 2012 and 1 September 2022.
Categories
The confirmed categories are listed in appendix (a.) - below. Future reserves the right to remove a category at any time.
Nominations
The public can nominate products and brands for consideration in each category. The nomination process will be open 7am on 7 July 2022, and will close at 7pm on the 29 July 2022. Nominations will be accepted via the entry form on the Creative Bloq Awards 2022 website: www.futureevents.uk/creativebloqawards2022.
Nomination is quick and easy, just select your chosen category, add the brand or product you wish to put forward and submit using the 'continue' button. There is no limit to the number of nominations
you can make.
Judging Panel
Once nominations are closed on 29 July, the Creative Bloq team will then compile the nominations and create a shortlist of up to five products or brands in each category. The winners will be 100% decided by our team of independent judges. Judges will submit scores (1-10 points, the higher the score the better the product) for each product and the highest scores will determine the final winner in each category.
Consumer (public) Votes + Judging Panel
We will collect and record all consumer votes for the Creative Bloq at 10 category, and combine these with the judges' scores to decide on the winners. If there's a tie, the judges' decision is final.
Winners Logo
All Creative Bloq Awards logos remain the intellectual property of Future Plc. Should a brand wish to use the award logo in their marketing, there will be the opportunity to license the Creative Bloq Awards Winners logo. For enquiries or rates, please contact endorsements@futurenet.com
Key Dates
7July - 29 July 2022 - Nominations open for products / brands in every category
3 August 2022 - Finalists in each category revealed
8 August - 5 September 2022 - Voting open for consumers (public) to vote for their winner in the Creative Bloq at 10 category only.
12 September - 16 September - Winners will be announced on Creative Bloq.
Appendix
Full list of all categories (nominations accepted in all categories, 100% judging panel voting):
1 - Drawing Tablet of the Year
2 - Best Drawing tablet (budget)
3 - Best Drawing tablet (luxury)
4 - Best Pen Display (budget)
5 - Best Pen Display (luxury)
6 - Best Pen Display for Kids
7 - Best Tablet Stylus/Pen
8 - Laptop of the Year
9 - Best Laptop for Video Editing
10 - Best Laptop for Gaming
11 - Best Laptop for Programming
12 - Best Laptop for Drawing
13 - Best Chromebook
14 - Home Studio Tech of the Year
15 - Best Studio Furniture
16 - Best Printer
17 - Best Scanner
18 - Best Audio Device Design
19 - Best Smart TV
20 - Best Smart Home Accessory
21 - Best NFT Display
22 - Best Smart Watch
23 - Camera of the Year
24 - Best Camera for Streaming
25 - Best Camera for Artists
26 - Best Camera for Beginners
27 - Best Camera Phone
28 - Best Camera for Video
29 - Best Analogue Camera
30 - Games Console of the Year
31 - Best Game Design
32 - Best VR Game
33 - Best Gaming Accessory
34 - Best Game UX / UI
35 - Best Monitor for Games
36 - Best Gaming PC
37 - Best Headphone Design
38 - Desktop Computer of the Year
39 - Best Monitor for Creatives
40 - Best Workstation
41 - Best GPU for Rendering
42 - Best Mouse Design
43 - Best Keyboard Design
44 - Design Software of the Year
45 - Best Digital Painting Software
46 - Best Video Editing Software
47 - Best Software for Designers
48 - Best 3D Software
49 - Best Software for Animation
50 - Best Game Design Software
51 - Best Software UI /UX Design
52 - Craft Machine of the Year
53 - Best Craft Cutting Machine
54 - Best Sewing Machine
55 - Best Laser Cutter
56 - Best Heat Press Machine
57 - Best Craft Machine Innovation
58 - Best Lamp for Crafting
59 - Best Craft Machine Accessory
60 - Streaming Platform of the Year
61 - Best TV Series or Limited Series
62 - Best VFX Scene or Short
63 - Best Animated Film
64 - Best Production Design
65 - Best Film (with VFX)
66 - Hottest Upcoming Tech
67 - Best Upcoming Laptop
68 - Best Upcoming Home Accessory
69 - Best Upcoming Software
70 - Best Upcoming Gaming Hardware
(Correct as of 7 July 2022)
Creative Bloq at 10 category (open to public nomination and vote, 50/50 consumer and judges voting):
1 - Best Tech of the Decade
2 - Logo Design of the Decade
3 - Advert of the Decade
4 - Phone Design of the Decade
5 - Brand Campaign of the Decade
6 - Design Innovation of the Decade
7 - Software of the Decade
9 - Innovative Studio of the Decade
10 - Apple Product of the Decade
