
Scroll down to see the jury comments about each individual awardee. Kounkuey Design Initiative, Landscape Architecture.Rural Studio, Architecture / Interior Design.Nader Tehrani, Design Visionary (cover image).This year’s National Design Award recipients are: Their deliberations revealed that behind each winner is a philosophy of work that expertly weaves together technological innovation while elevating traditional craft, or that prioritizes preservation and reparation processes, ultimately designing for citizens, and not consumers - a reason for hope in today’s complex world if there ever was one.” I’m grateful to our thoughtful jury this year for their selection. “Attuned to increasing social and planetary challenges, all awardees, regardless of their category, have a regenerative approach to design work that takes into account our shared future. “This year’s National Design Award winners reflect the central role that design can play in addressing some of the most urgent needs of our time,” Maria Nicanor, the museum’s new director, said in the award announcement. The program was established in 2000 as part of the White House Millennium Council and honors the best of the best American designers making impacts in the public sphere in multiple disciplines and across nine separate awards categories. As amusing as it is, the “floating head” look isn’t too fashionable.The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has announced the winners of the 2022 National Design Awards, now in its 23rd edition. And, most importantly, try not to wear green if you’re going to be filmed in front of a green screen. For example, try to wear a white shirt to stand out from a black background, or a black shirt to stand out from a white background. If you have long hair you may also want to consider bringing a hair clip, head band or bobble with you to keep your hair out of your eyes… unless you’re deliberately going for the moody-emo look!Īnd finally, if you know in advance, try not to wear a colour that blends in with the background behind you. Some clothing, like one piece dresses, make this really tricky and can sometimes result in the person on camera having to hold the pack in their hand, which isn’t ideal. Again, this sort of clothing can reflect light and interfere with the camera.Īnother important thing to consider is wearing clothing with pockets or a belt so that we can attach a microphone transmitter pack to you. On that note, it’s advised not to wear reflective clothing such as a sequin dress. It’s not the end of the world if you want to keep your glasses on (we know that some people don’t feel like themselves without them) but it’s something to consider. The lenses on a pair of glasses can reflect studio lights which can cause problems for the camera. If you need glasses to read, such as to read from an autocue, you may want to consider brining contact lenses instead. Unless not wearing jewellery absolutely conflicts with your sense of fashion, our advice is to try and wear something a bit more discrete. Large jewellery may also brush against and interfere with the microphone if the microphone is clipped to your clothing. If you move and it causes a sound then it may ruin the interview or presentation you’re giving. Next, try to avoid wearing lots of jangly jewellery. This can cause a rather horrible effect within the camera known as moiré. Can’t watch the video? Continue reading…įirstly, try not to wear tight patterns. This can impact everything from video and sound quality to whether you appear in the video at all. In this article, we provide tips on what to wear on camera.
