56 entries from Asia make the cut at shortlist stage of LIA Design category: Japan picks up 24

Fifty-six shortlisted entries have been awarded to Asian agencies in the London International Awards Design category with Japan scoring twenty-four followed by Malaysia with nine and  Thailand with seven, The Philippines with four and India with three. China, Pakistan, Taiwan and Vietnam scored two each and Korea one shortlist.

Dentsu leads Japan’s tally with 10 shortlists including two each for Keio University Faculty of Economics’ “Pearl” campaign and D&AD Awards 2014 Exhibition in Japan “Creation” campaign.

Ogilvy & Mather follows hot on their heals with 9 Design shortlists, five of which are for The Fujisan Club’s “Mt. Fuji Rubbish Billboards”.

In the Package Design category Japan leads the pack again with 4 shortlists, followed by Hong Kong with 2 and Thailand with 1.

A total of 184 entries have been shortlisted in the Design category, with the United States (31), Germany, (27) and Japan (24) leading the way. There are 35 shortlisted entries in Package Design, 13 of which are from German entrants.

The Verbal Identity category appears in the Design competition for the first time in the LIA’s history, with Kontrapunkt, Copenhagen, Kolle Rebbe, Hamburg, and Mekanism, San Francisco/New York, all shortlisted. The category is for any company or individual, including clients, that is involved in the long-term verbal assets (naming or re-naming) of a brand.

The Design and Package Design jury was composed of Brian Collins (Jury President, CCO and Co-Founder of Collins), Rich Barrack, Tim Greenhalgh, Pum Lefebure, Rebeca Mendez, Christian Mommertz and Joanina Pastoll.

Winners will be announced on November 10th.

VIEW THE DESIGN SHORTLIST – 2015LIA_Design_Shortlist.xlsx

VIEW THE PACKAGE DESIGN SHORTLIST – 2015 LIA Package Design Shortlist.xlsx