# How design awards can stay credible in the AI era?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-design-awards-can-stay-credible-in-the-ai-era/679909>\
**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [April 3, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-design-awards-can-stay-credible-in-the-ai-era/679909 "2026-04-03T05:00:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quelly](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/quelly/32/31386_2.png) [@Quelly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Quelly)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-design-awards-can-stay-credible-in-the-ai-era/679909/1 "2026-04-03T05:00:20Z")

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This piece argues design awards still matter in the AI era, but they need to reward judgment, systems thinking, and real-world impact instead of just polished outputs.

[https://uxdesign.cc/rethinking-design-awards-in-an-ai-world-c0084bc93ec8?source=rss----138adf9c44c---4](https://uxdesign.cc/rethinking-design-awards-in-an-ai-world-c0084bc93ec8?source=rss----138adf9c44c---4)

A sharp take on why design awards still matter in the AI era, and where they need to evolve.

[![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/e/9/e9aa859a6c49671c6d570ad2a954681df9d6fb8f.jpeg) ](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:626/0*dDW8JhdAFrIcA04e.jpeg)

Quelly

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**Author:** ![sarah\_connor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sarah_connor/32/31258_2.png) [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-design-awards-can-stay-credible-in-the-ai-era/679909/2 "2026-04-03T05:14:06Z")

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Awards stay credible only if submissions have to show post-launch evidence like adoption, error reduction, or support load, because glossy case studies are the easiest thing to fake now.

Sarah