Like last year, Apple has announced the finalists in the running for its annual Apple Design Awards. The awards ceremony revealing the winners will be held during WWDC at 5:00 PM Pacific on June 6th.
The finalists have been divided into six categories that include six finalists each:
Inclusivity
Delight and Fun
Interaction
- A Musical Story
- Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
- Slopes
- Transit
- Vectornator: Vector Design
- What Remains of Edith Finch
Social Impact
Visuals and Graphics
- Alien: Isolation
- Behind the Frame
- Halide Mark II
- Lego Star Wars: Castaways
- MD Clock
- (Not Boring) Habits
Innovation
The selections include a broad selection of games and apps, including some apps from smaller developers like Halide Mark II, Transit, and Slopes, as well as titles from bigger publishers.
This is the second year in a row that Apple has announced the finalists in advance, which I like a lot. Winning an ADA is a big achievement for any developer, but it’s also nice to know who the finalists are because it, too, is quite an honor among the many apps that could have been chosen.