D-Link is a designer of network devices aimed towards benefiting the digital lifestyle. With strengths in product design, visual technology and mobile technology, the company offers unrivalled product selection and integrated technology across platforms for all different environments. As the leading end to end networking solutions provider, the company continues to offer products that enhance the lifestyles of users. With an assortment of network devices ideal for almost every occasion, D-Link meshes design with pricing to continue "Building Networks for People."

As a driving force for design innovation within the technology industry, many of the company’s pioneering concepts have redefined market expectations for technology, design, and style. D-Link products have received honors for design excellence from leading design associations and international design organizations. Some of the most recognized awards include those from CES, IDEA, Red Dot and iF.

At D-Link, inspiration comes from just about anywhere, however, it is the consumer that plays the most influential role in guiding the company’s design and innovation processes. Adhering to our brand philosophy of delivering enjoyment and quality to life, the design center is committed to designing and developing networking products for the digital lifestyle to combine the best of product technology with convenience for consumers.

Since our designs are made for today’s most demanding technology users, we observe information based on users’ tastes, trends, and human factors from worldwide sources. After collecting the data, we use this information to design products for both global and regional markets. The results are networked digital lifestyle devices that meet the functional needs and aesthetical desires of today’s user.

D-Link's Design Team develops high-quality solutions that our customers will enjoy. Our design process is based on thorough research, early anticipation and well-planned execution. We act with a global vision and focus, but still focus on local strengths, conditions and heritage.

The D-Link Design Team aims to match company needs and user benefits with D-Link’s heritage in order to create solutions that facilitate services and create benefits for our customers.

We follow corporate and departmental roadmaps to turn company research and development into marketable solutions. An honest analysis of previous experiences has allowed for us to build a solid foundation for providing design excellence.

Our process of creation is a step by step evolution that is based on reflection and understanding of both the product’s legacy and the design brief. Through rigorous testing, we accumulate in-depth research to guide us with technology, the market, user behaviors, lifestyles and trends. With D-Link’s knowledgebase, users can rest assure that they are receiving the highest quality in product design and technology at the best possible price on the market.

2009 Good Design Award
D-Link Xtreme N Storage Router Receives 2009 Good Design Award
World Renowned Design Organization Awards Company’s All-In-One 802.11n Storage Router with 2009 Good Design Award

Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization, the organization involved in the comprehensive promotion of design, has awarded D-Link’s DIR-685 with its 2009 Good Design Award (G-Mark Award) in the “Network/Home Computers and Peripherals” category.

The Good Design Award, along with the iF and the Red Dot, is one of the world’s most prestigious industrial design awards. This year’s Good Design Award competition received 2,952 applications from all over the world. The DIR-685 was one of 283 products within its category to receive a Good Design Award.

About Good Design Award
The Good Design Award (G-mark system) was established in 1957 and is Japan's only comprehensive design evaluation and commendation system under purpose of attaining improvement in quality of life and advancement of industry through design. The Award has a wide range of subject today: shifting from conventional areas such as product design, communication design, and architecture & environment to experimental design in new fields, the Award is leading today's world of design.

D-Link Wins 2009 Red Dot Product Design Award
DIR-685 802.11n Storage Router Receives Red Dot Award: Product Design for 2009

We are the Soho network winner of 2009, one of its home router products has won an award from red dot, one of the world's leading design award organizations.

This year, red dot selected the DIR-685 from 3,231 entries submitted by 1,400 contestants from 49 countries, indicating the extremely high quality of the D-Link product.

About red dot
red dot stands for belonging to the best in design and business. The red dot is an internationally recognized quality label for excellent design that is aimed at all those who would like to qualify their business activities with the help of design. The qualification is based on the principle of selection and presentation. Outstanding design is selected in the international design competition 'red dot design award' by competent expert juries in the fields of product design, communication design, and design concepts.

D-Link showcased new cutting edge technologies and products for the Digital Home at CES 2008.

Four new D-Link products were named International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovations 2008 Design and Engineering Awards honorees. The CES Innovation Award honorees were chosen by a panel of independent industrial engineers, designers and trade press editors.

CES Innovations Awards
The Innovations Design and Engineering Awards program recognizes the most innovative consumer electronics (CE) products in the industry's hottest product categories. Innovations has become a hallmark for the best designed products in consumer technology. The honorees are announced online in the fall and are also featured during the show in a special display at the Sands Expo and Convention Center/The Venetian.

iF online exhibition
D-Link received a coveted iF (International Forum) Design award in the Product Design category for the company’s DCS-3415 network camera.

Every year, the iF Design organization receives an average of 2,000 entries from countries all over the world. The entries are then hand-selected by the iF Design jury, picking a number of entries that fit the design standards of the organization. This year’s group was extremely competitive with the DCS-3415 selected among a pool of 2,808 entries that were submitted by 1025 contestants from 39 countries.

About International Forum Design
Since its inauguration in 1953, the iF Design award has existed as an enduring, prestigious trademark for outstanding design. Companies and design studios deploy the iF seal in their communication campaigns as a visible symbol of product and service quality. And for buyers of design-oriented products, the iF seal serves as a decision-making tool in the marketplace. An iF Award is a symbol of a company’s commitment to innovation and its willingness to face the competition.

International Design Excellence Award
D-Link received a 2008 Bronze International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) in the Concepts and Prototypes of Communication Tools category for the entry of a concept phone design called the "FuChat".

At this year's IDEA competition, a total of 1,517 entries were submitted, representing 30 countries worldwide. Of this total, D-Link was one of only 93 Bronze IDEA winners for theoretical product designs.

About IDEA
The IDEA (International Design Excellence Awards) program is the premier international competition honoring design excellence in products, ecodesign, interaction design, packaging, strategy, research and concepts. Entries are invited from designers, students and companies worldwide. This worldwide industrial design competition is organized by IDSA (Industrial Designers Society of America) the voice of industrial design, committed to advancing the profession through education, information, community and advocacy.