The Duo Awards Trophy Design
The Duo Awards are Duolingo’s annual celebration of the bravest, boldest, and most delightfully chaotic campaigns from all our global agency partners. These awards shine a green spotlight on creativity, speed, virality, experimentation, and even noble failures. We want these awards to be a source of inspiration and motivation for our partners.
Inspired by Duolingo app icons, the design translates 2D app icon Duo into a tangible 3D sculptural object. Each of the five cubes corresponds to one award category, reusing existing Duo character art in a way that feels cohesive with the category.
The cubes are designed to stack like Lego blocks. Agencies that win multiple awards build a growing physical collection over time.
Credits
Amo Zhou (Art Direction, Design, Photography)
Brian Reneski (Production Partner)
Rebeca Ricoy Paramo, James Kuczynski (Project Lead)