- Apple Design Awards
The Apple Design Awards is a special event hosted by
Apple Inc. at its annualWorldwide Developers Conference . The event is meant to recognize the best and most innovative Macintoshsoftware and hardware produced by independent developers, as well as the best and most creative uses of Apple's products. The ADAs, as they are commonly known, are awarded in a variety of categories which vary from year to year. The Apple Design Awards have been presented each year since 1996, though for the first two years of their existence they were known as the Human Interface Design Excellence, or HIDE, awards. Since 2003 the physical awards were designed with an Apple logo that glows when touched. These new awards were engineered and built bySparkfactor Design . [ [http://www.sparkfactordesign.com/portfolio.html Sparkfactor Design portfolio] . Retrieved on2007-04-08 ] [Mekentosj. [http://mekentosj.com/goodies/cubism/Pages/IMG_1266.html inside the apple design award] . Retrieved on2007-05-30 ] The early awards were dubbed the "Heidis", but this name was dropped in 1998, in favor of the simpler Apple Design Awards.2008 Winners
Best Leopard Student Product:
*Winner: [http://www.squirrelapp.com/ Squirrel] by Axel Péju
*Runner Up: [http://extendmac.com/flow/ Flow] 1.0.1 by Brian AmerigeBest Mac OS X Leopard Graphics and Media Application:
*Winner: [http://www.varasoftware.com/products/screenflow/ ScreenFlow] by Vara Software Limited
*Runner Up: [http://www.boinx.com/fotomagico/overview/ FotoMagico] by Boinx Software Ltd.Best Mac OS X Leopard User Experience:
*Winner: [http://www.macnification.com/ Macnification] by Orbicule
*Runner Up: [http://checkoutapp.com/ Checkout ] by Werck BVBest Mac OS X Leopard Game:
*Winner: "" [http://www.guitarherogame.com/gh3/] byAspyr Media
*Runner Up: "" [http://www.commandandconquer.com/] byElectronic Arts Best Mac OS X Leopard Application:
*Winner: [http://www.varasoftware.com/products/screenflow/ ScreenFlow] by Vara Software Limited
*Runner Up: [http://www.beedocuments.com/index.php Bee Docs’ Timeline 3D Edition] by Bee DocumentsBest iPhone Web App:
*Winner: [http://www.rememberthemilk.com/ Remember the Milk] by Remember the Milk
*Runner Up: [http://www.apnews.com/ AP Mobile News Network] by The Associated PressBest iPhone Game Winner:
* "Enigmo " [http://www.pangeasoft.net/enigmo/] byPangea Software Best iPhone Entertainment Application Winner:
*AOL Radio by AOL LLCBest iPhone Social Networking Application Winner:
*Twitterrific [http://iconfactory.com/software/twitterrific] byThe Iconfactory Best iPhone Productivity Application Winner:
*OmniFocus [http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnifocus/] byThe Omni Group Best iPhone Healthcare & Fitness Application Winner:
* MIM by [http://www.mimvista.com/ MIMvista Corp.]2007 Winners
Best Mac OS X Leopard Application
*Winner: Delicious Library 2 (alpha),Delicious Monster
*Runner Up: [http://www.iggsoftware.com/ibank/ iBank] 3.0a, [http://www.iggsoftware.com/ IGG Software]Best Mac OS X User Experience
*Winner: Coda 1.0,Panic Software
*Runner Up:Sandvox 1.2,Karelia Software Best Mac OS X Developer Tool
*Winner: [http://macrabbit.com/cssedit/ CSSEdit] 2.5, [http://macrabbit.com/ MacRabbit]
*Runner Up: [http://roobasoft.com/rooSwitch rooSwitch] 1.1.8, roobasoftBest Mac OS X Dashboard Widget
*Winner: [http://worrydream.com/bartwidget/ BART Widget] , Bret Victor
*Runner Up: [http://www.donkeyentertainment.com/software/ Pemdas] 1.1, Donkey EntertainmentBest Mac OS X Scientific Computing Solution
*Winner: [http://mekentosj.com/papers/ Papers] 1.0, mekentosj.com
*Runner Up: [http://www.crystalmaker.com/singlecrystal/index.html SingleCrystal] 1.3, CrystalMaker SoftwareBest Mac OS X Game
*Winner: ,Blizzard Entertainment
*Runner Up: [http://www.danlabgames.com/index.php?rub=wacky&computer=mac Wacky Mini Golf!] 1.01,DanLabGames Best Mac OS X Student Product
*Winner: [http://www.acqualia.com/picturesque Picturesque] 1.0, [http://www.acqualia.com/ Acqualia]
*Runner Up: [http://pathway.screenager.be/ Pathway] 1.0, Dennis Lorson2006 Winners
Best Mac OS X User Experience
*Winner: iSale 3.1 [http://www.equinux.com/us/products/isale/index.html]
*Runner Up: Boinx FotoMagico 1.7 [http://www.fotomagico.com/]Best OS X Graphics
*Winner: modo
*Runner Up: UnityBest Developer Tool
*Winner:TextMate 1.5
*Runner Up: F-ScriptBest Scientific Computing Solution
*Winner: EnzymeX 3.1 [http://mekentosj.com/enzymex/]
*Runner Up: FuzzMeasure Pro 2 [http://www.supermegaultragroovy.com/products/FuzzMeasure/]Best Game
*Winner:The Sims 2
*Runner Up: Wingnuts 2 [http://www.freeverse.com/wn2/]Best Mac OS X Student Product
*Winner:Lineform 1.1 [http://www.freeverse.com/lineform/]
*Runner Up: PhotoPresenter [http://www.arizona-software.ch/applications/photopresenter/en/]Best Widget
*Winner: iClip Lite [http://inventive.us/iCliplite/]
*Runner Up: WeatherBug Local Weather [http://weatherbug.com/weather-widgets/mac/]Best Automator Workflow
*Winner: Build Real Estate Catalog/Ultimate Productivity Action Pack [http://www.automatedworkflows.com/automator/ultimate.html]
*Runner Up: Lecture Recording Workflow 1.2, University of Michigan School of Dentistry [http://www.dent.umich.edu/itunes/]2005 Winners
Best Mac OS X Tiger Technology Adoption
*Winner: Transmit 3.2, Panic, Inc.
*Runner Up: iSale 1.7, equinux USA, Inc.
*Special Mention:OmniOutliner 3.0.3,The Omni Group Best Mac OS X User Experience
*Winner: Delicious Library 1.5,Delicious Monster
*Runner Up: 3D Weather Globe & Atlas Mac OS X Edition,Software MacKiev Best Product New to Mac OS X
*Winner:Comic Life 1.1,plasq
*Runner Up: Delicious Library 1.5,Delicious Monster
*Special Mention:eDrawings for Mac 2006, SolidWorksBest Mac OS X Entertainment Product
*Winner: World of Warcraft 1.3.1,Blizzard Entertainment
*Runner Up: Jammin' Racer 1.01,DanLabGames Best Use of Open Source
*Winner: OsiriX 1.6.4, Antoine Rosset, Osman Ratib, Lance Pysher, David Davies-Payne, Luca Spadola, Bruce Rakes
*Runner Up: Blender 2.36,Blender Foundation
*Special Mention: AdiumX, Evan Schoenberg, Adam IserBest Mac OS X Scientific Computing Solution
*Winner: DataTank 2005-5, Visual Data Tools, Inc.
*Runner Up: OsiriX 1.6.4, Antoine Rosset, Osman Ratib, Lance Pysher, David Davies-Payne, Luca Spadola, Bruce Rakes
*Special Mention:Mathematica ,Wolfram Research Best Mac OS X Server Solution
*Winner: Quicksilver InfiniBand Software for Mac OS X, SilverStorm Technologies (nowQLogic ), Small Tree Communications
*Runner Up: Elektron 1.0.1, Corriente Networks LLCBest Mac OS X Student Product
*Winner: GraphClick, Simon Bovet [http://www.arizona-software.ch/]
*Runner Up: iMap 3.1, Peter Schols [http://biovolution.com/imap/]
*Special Mention: Sonic Birth, Antoine Missout [http://www.sonicbirth.com/]2004 Winners
Best Mac OS X Product
*Winner: "Big Bang Chess " 1.0, Freeverse Software
*Runner-up: Unison 1.0.2a, Panic Inc.Best Product New to Mac OS
*Winner: Contribute 2, Macromedia Inc.
*Runner-up:GraphViz 1.12 (v11), Pixelglow SoftwareMost Innovative Mac OS X Product
*Winner: ToySight 1.0,Freeverse Software
*Runner-up: SwordfishExpress 2.0, buyolympia.comBest Mac OS X User Experience
*Winner: Unison 1.0.2a, Panic Inc.
*Runner-up:SOHO Business Cards 1.0, Chronos LLCBest Mac OS X Technology Adoption
*Winner: "Big Bang Chess " 1.0,Freeverse Software
*Runner-up:PulpFiction 1.0, Freshly Squeezed SoftwareBest Mac OS X Open Source Product
*Winner:GraphViz 1.12 (v11), Pixelglow Software
*Runner-up:PureFTPd Manager 1.2, Jean-Matthieu SchaffhauserBest Mac OS X Server Solution
*Winner:iNquiry 4.05d, The BioTeam
*Runner-up:gridMathematica 1.1, Wolfram Research, Inc.Best Mac OS X Entertainment Product
*Winner: "Unreal Tournament 2004 " for Macintosh v1.0, MacSoft
*Runner-up: "" v1.0, Blizzard EntertainmentBest Mac OS X Scientific Computing Solution
*Winner:Mac TetrUSS v010804, NASA Langley Research Center
*Runner-up:Volocity 2.6.1,Improvision
*Honorable Mention:IBM XL Fortran Advanced Edition 8.1, IBMBest Mac OS X Student Product
*Winner: 4Peaks, Alexander Griekspoor, Tom Groothuis, Oncology Graduate School Amsterdam
*Runner-up: Curvus Pro X, Simon Bovet, University of Zurich, SwitzerlandBest QuickTime Content for Education
*Winner:Conflict Lab’s Rotunda , Conflict Lab, Inc.
*Runner-up:Commanding Heights , WGBH InteractiveBest QuickTime Content for Promotion
*Winner: Robbie Williams “Knebworth” QuickTime Promo, Bluish, Ltd.
*Runner-up: Yamashiro Restaurant Virtual Tour, Axis ImagesBest QuickTime Content for Entertainment
*Winner: FreeCaster Sports, Barsark AB
*Runner-up: Bright and Shine, Antonio HuiBest Performance Demo of a Shipping Product
*Winner: ATI Technologies, Inc , ATI Animusic’s Pipe Dream Demo
*Runner-up: ATI Technologies, Inc , ATI Rendering with Natural Light DemoMost Innovative Apple Technology Performance Demo
*Winner: Advanced Analytic System Design, Inc., Freefall
*Runner-up: Symbiot, Symbiot iSIMS2003 Winners
Best Mac OS X Product (Best of Show)
*Winner:Salling Clicker 1.5, Salling Software
*Runner Up: World Book 2003 Jaguar Edition,Software MacKiev Most Innovative Mac OS X Product
*Winner:Salling Clicker 1.5, Salling Software
*Runner Up: Starry Night Pro 4.0, SPACE.com CanadaBest Mac OS X User Experience
*Winner: Starry Night Backyard 4.0, SPACE.com Canada
*Runner Up: Transmit 2, PanicBest Mac OS X Technology Adoption
*Winner: World Book 2003 Jaguar Edition,Software MacKiev
*Runner Up: Spell Catcher X, Evan GrossBest Mac OS X Student Product
*Winner: Hydra 1.0.1, Martin Ott, Martin Pittenauer, Dominik Wagner, and Ulrich Bauer (now renamedSubEthaEdit )
*Runner Up: SignalScope 1.0.5, Benjamin FaberBest Mac OS X Use of Open Source
*Winner: Fugu 1.0,University of Michigan
*Runner Up: VLC 0.5.3, Samuel HocevarBest Mac OS X Server Solution:
*Winner: iNquiry 1.0, BioTeam
*Runner Up: Radmind 0.8.4,University of Michigan Best QuickTime Content Created by a Student
*Winner: Drive By Punch, Stephen Mebs [http://www.boxclever.ca/project.php?project_id=9]
*Runner Up: Nature and Water, Mario PalomeraBest QuickTime Content Created by an Individual
*Winner: OICs MusicBox Presenting Superfluid, Robert West and Michael Schaff
*Runner Up: Paraphonic Midnight Sounds, Jonathan PuckeyBest QuickTime Content Created by a Company
*Winner: BMW Films Campaign—"The Hire" Enhanced Film Experience, Fallon Worldwide
*Runner Up: The Beautiful Mistake QuickTime Player, Tubatomic Studio2002 Winners
Best New Mac OS X Product
*Winner:Toon Boom Studio 1.1,Toon Boom
*Runner Up:Marketcircle DayLite 1.0.1, Marketcircle Inc.Most Innovative Mac OS X Product
*Winner: Watson 1.5, Karelia Software, LLC
*Runner Up: Toon Boom Studio 1.1,Toon Boom Best Mac OS X User Experience
*Winner:OmniGraffle 2.0,Omni Development Inc.
*Runner Up: STX 1.0, Salon TranscriptsBest Mac OS X Technology Adoption
*Winner:OmniGraffle 2.0, Omni Development Inc.
*Runner Up: Vektor 3 3.1.3, Manfred SchubertBest Mac OS X Open Source Port
*Winner: TeXShop 1.19, Richard Koch, Mathematics Department, University of Oregon
*Runner Up: SIDekick 1.1, Axel WefersBest Mac OS X Student Product
*Winner:MacJournal 2.1, Dan Schimpf
*Runner Up: CanCombineIcons 2.1.0, David Remahl2001 Winners
Best New Mac OS X Product
*Winner:OmniWeb 4.0,The Omni Group
*Runner Up:Xtools 1.0.3,Tenon Intersystems Most Innovative Mac OS X Product
*Winner:Xtools 1.0.3,Tenon Intersystems
*Runner Up:MYOB AccountEdge 1.0,MYOB US, Inc. Best Mac OS X User Experience
*Winner:OmniWeb 4.0,The Omni Group
*Runner Up:Drive 10 1.0.0,Micromat, Inc. Best Mac OS X Technology Adoption
*Winner:AutoCompleter 1.0,Catchy Software
*Runner Up:REALbasic 3.2,REAL Software, Inc. 2000 Winners
Best New Product
*Winner: ViaVoice Millennium Edition, IBM
*Runner Up: Thinking Home 1.0, Always Thinking, Inc.Most Innovative Product
*Winner: LiveStage Professional, Totally Hip Software Inc.
*Runner Up: Thinking Home 1.0, Always Thinking, Inc.Best Look & Feel
*Winner: Math Mysteries 1.0, Tom Snyder Productions
*Runner Up: REALbasic 2.0, REAL Software, Inc.Best Apple Technology Adoption
*Winner: Thinking Home 1.0, Always Thinking, Inc.
*Runner Up: LiveStage Professional, Totally Hip Software Inc.1999 Winners
Best New Product
*Winner: REALbasic 1.0, REAL Software
*Runner-Up: Disk Warrior 1.0, AlsoftMost Innovative
*Winner: Disk Warrior 1.0, Alsoft
*Runner-Up: REALbasic 1.0, REAL SoftwareBest Macintosh User Experience
*Winner: Food Chain 1.0, Cajun Games
*Runner-Up: REALbasic 1.0, REAL SoftwareBest Apple Technology Adoption
*Winner: Cutie Mascot Jr. 1.5, Kohshin Graphic Systems
*Runner-Up: Virtual Game Station, Connectix1998 Winners
Most Innovative
*Winner: Flash 2, Macromedia
*First Runner-Up: Legacy of Time: The Journeyman Project 3, Presto Studios, Inc.
*Second Runner-Up: Office 98 Macintosh Edition, Microsoft CorporationBest Look & Feel
*Winner: Preflight Pro 1.0, Extensis Corporation
*First Runner-Up: PlusMaker 1.0.1, Alsoft, Inc.
*Second Runner-Up: Virtual PC 2.0, Connectix CorporationBest Apple Technology Adoption
*Winner: Stuffit Deluxe 4.5, Aladdin Systems, Inc.
*First Runner-Up: PowerMail 2.0, CTM Development
*Second Runner-Up: FaceSpan 3.0, Digital Technology International1997 Human Interface Design Excellence (HIDE) Award Winners
Most Innovative
*Winner: Kai’s Power GOO 1.0, MetaTools, Inc.
*First Runner Up: Starry Night Deluxe 2.0, Sienna Software, Inc.
*Second Runner Up: YOYO Telephone Manager for Macintosh 1.5.1, Big Island Communications, Inc.Most Elegant
*Winner: Starry Night Deluxe 2.0, Sienna Software, Inc.
*First Runner Up: CalcWorks 1.5.2, John Brochu
*Second Runner Up: AMBER: Journeys Beyond 1.0, Changeling, Inc.Best Look & Feel
*Winner: YOYO Telephone Manager for Macintosh 1.5.1, Big Island Communications, Inc.
*First Runner Up: Adobe Illustrator 6.0, Adobe Systems, Inc.
*Second Runner Up: Symantec Visual Cafe for Macintosh 1.0, Symantec Corp.Best Overall Design
*Winner: YOYO Telephone Manager for Macintosh 1.5.1, Big Island Communications, Inc.
*First Runner Up: Starry Night Deluxe 2.0, Sienna Software, Inc.
*Second Runner Up: Kai’s Power GOO 1.0, MetaTools, Inc.External links
* [http://developer.apple.com/ada/ Official webpage]
* [http://theilife.com/2008/06/11/live-from-the-2008-apple-design-awards-liveblog-and-photos-wwdc08/ 2008 Winners]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040703061035/http://developer.apple.com/wwdc/ada/2004winners.html WayBack Machine Cache of 2004 winners]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040627075240/developer.apple.com/wwdc/ada_previous.html WayBack Machine Cache of 2003-2000 winners]
* [http://www.mactech.com/news/?p=1002242 1999 winners]
* [http://www.mactech.com/news/?p=1001042 1998 winners]
* [http://developer.apple.com/adcnews/pastissues/devnews051697.html 1997 winners]
* [http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-323.html#lnk3 News article on the creation of these awards, in 1996]References
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