CatalystXR Wins Gold at the Australian Good Design Awards for Mixed Reality Project
The Australian Good Design Awards, one of the world’s longest-running international design award programs, has announced this year’s Australian Good Design Award Gold Winners as part of the Official Good Design Awards Week – Rewarding, Defining, and Celebrating Good Design.
This year’s theme, “Design for Better”, underscores the vital role design plays in shaping a more balanced, inclusive, and sustainable world. From reimagining products and services to reshaping cities and systems, the Awards showcase how design has the power to drive positive change for people, planet, and prosperity.
Among the Winners was Your Vision. Our Future. – Mixed Reality Transport Engagement for South Australia’s 30-Year Strategy, recognised with a prestigious Australian Good Design Award Gold Winner accolade in the Policy Design category.
Australian Good Design Award Gold Winners represent the top projects in each sub-category – these projects have gone beyond the criteria for good design, and demonstrate outstanding design quality, innovation and positive impact in their category.
Project Title: Your Vision. Our Future. – Mixed Reality Transport Engagement for South Australia’s 30-Year Strategy
Designed in: Australia
Designed by:
- KPMG Creates
- Catalyst XR
Commissioned by:
Department for Infrastructure and Transport – South Australia
Jury Comments:
“CatalystXR partnered with KPMG and the South Australian Government to create a Mixed Reality experience that supported the 30-Year Transport Strategy. Developed for Meta Quest, the portable experience enabled users to explore how their personal values could shape future infrastructure planning through an interactive, dynamic diorama. A brilliant showcase of innovation and impact in a very important area for design. The potential positive impact of this project is evident and the Design Team should be applauded. Well done. ”
Celebrating Good Design, Innovation and Impact
The 2025 Australian Good Design Awards Ceremony will take place on Friday 17 October, at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney, where more than 1,000 distinguished guests from design, architecture, engineering, and business sectors will come together to celebrate the transformational power of good design.
At the Ceremony, Winners will receive their official Good Design Tick Trophy. Gold Winners also become contenders for the Good Design Award Best in Class accolade. The Best in Class Winners, along with recipients of the Special Accolades, the Good Design Award for Sustainability, and the Australian Good Design Award of the Year – the nation’s highest design honour, will all be announced exclusively at the Awards Ceremony.
Record-Breaking Year for Design Excellence
Rachel Wye, Managing Director of Good Design Australia, reflects on the calibre of this year’s entries: “The standard of Award Winners in this year’s Australian Good Design Awards was the highest we’ve seen, with game-changing projects that push the envelope of good design, design innovation and design impact. These Awards clearly demonstrate the transformational power of design to create a better and more sustainable future.”
She added: “The projects awarded this year show how thoughtful design can drive meaningful change – from the way we live and work to how we care for our planet. The Australian Good Design Awards are proud to recognise these world-class examples of design excellence, which not only enhance human experience, but also make a profound contribution to creating a more balanced and sustainable world.”