Apple Design Awards 2006 now open

Apple is accepting entries for the eleventh annual Apple Design Awards 2006, which will be announced at its Worldwide Developer Conference in August, where the company will showcase Leopard, the next generation Mac OS X operating system. Apple said that this year's contest focuses on products and solutions developed for Mac OS X Tiger, offering eight different categories that recognize technical excellence and outstanding achievement in software products and solutions for Mac OS X. Apple says that winning developers will receive prizes, and production promotion, as their solutions will be showcased at WWDC 2006, Macworld 2007, and on the Apple website.

The eight 'Best Mac OS X' categories include: Developer Tool, Use of Mac OS X Graphics, Dashboard Widget, Automator Workflow, User Experience, Game, Scientific Computing Solution, and Student Product. The deadline for entry is 5 p.m. PDT on Friday, June 16.

This year’s Apple Design Awards offers each category winner several prizes, including two 15-inch MacBook Pro laptop computers, two Apple 23-inch Cinema Displays, an ADC Premier Membership, a WWDC 2006 E-ticket, and an exhibitor space at Macworld 2007. The Student category winner will receive one 15-inch MacBook Pro laptop computer, one Apple 23-inch Cinema Display, one 60GB iPod, an ADC Student Membership, and a WWDC 2006 Student E-ticket.

A list of last year's award winners is available online.

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