A total of six jury commissions are formed for 12 sectors in order to evaluate product designs. Juries are formed of five experts who have knowhow on production, marketing, consumers and current products, and have national and international works in both professional and academical fields.

Design Turkey 2008 Pre-evaluation Committee 

Mehmet Asatekin (Middle East Technical University, Department of Industrial Design)
Ali Bakova (Industrial Designer)
Nigan Bayazıt (İstanbul Technical University, Department of Industrial Product Design)
İlhan Bilge (Tanıtım Grafik, Graphic Designer)
Nazan Bora (Yeditepe University, Chair of Department of Industrial Design)
Banu Dökmecibaşı (Greenpeace Mediterranean Office, Campaign Representative, Industrial Designer)
Alpay Er (İstanbul Technical University, Chair of Department of Industrial Product Design)
Sertaç Ersayın (Sertaç Ersayın Design Management and Consultancy, Chairman of ETMK Istanbul Branch)
Hakan Ertem (Marmara University, Chair of Department of Industrial Design)
Hakan Gencol (Industrial Designer)
Önder Küçükerman (Haliç University, Chair of Department of Industrial Design)
Can Özcan (İzmir University of Economics, Chair of Department of Industrial Design)
Özlem Perşembe (Nesne Industrial and Mechanical Design)
Tengüz Ünsal (Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Department of Industrial Design) 

Design Turkey 2008 Evaluation Juries 

Packaging

İlhan Bilge (Tanıtım Grafik, Graphic Designer)
Tom Burchard (Continuum, Vice President, Brand Strategist)
Hakan Ertem (Marmara University, Chair of Department of Industrial Design)
John Heskett (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chair Professor of Design)
Can Özcan (İzmir University of Economics, Chair of Department of Industrial Design)

Lighting
Public and commercial products
Building components

Nazan Bora (Yeditepe University, Chair of Department of Industrial Design)
John Costello (Continuum, Principal Industrial Designer)
Sertaç Ersayın (Sertaç Ersayın Design Management and Consultancy, ETMK Chairman of İstanbul Branch)
Ta-Wei Lin (CWI Lighting Design, Design Director) 

Electronic equipment
Electrical household devices

Alpay Er (İstanbul Technical University, Chair of Department of Industrial Product Design)
Hakan Gencol (Industrial Designer)
Ron Kemnitzer (Industrial Designers Society of America, Chairman of the Board)
Özlem Perşembe (Nesne Industrial and Mechanical Design)
Johan Santer (Kenwood, Director of Industrial Design)

Home and office devices and accessories
Sports, hobby, game, and personal products

Şermin Alyanak (Marmara University, Department of Industrial Design)
Ali Bakova (Industrial Designer)
Banu Dökmecibaşı (Greenpeace Mediterranean Office, Campaign Representative, Industrial Designer)
Owain Pedgley (Cool Acoustics, Product Designer)
Alev Ebuzziya Siesbye (Ceramic Artist)

Furniture

Nigan Bayazıt (İstanbul Technical University, Department of Industrial Product Design)
Aldo Cibic (Cibic & Partners, Architect and Designer)
Füsun Curaoğlu (Anadolu University, Chair of Department of Industrial Design)
Jeremy Myerson (Helen Hamlyn Research Center, Director, Professor of Design)
Tengüz Ünsal (Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Department of Industrial Design)

Transportation
Capital Goods
Medical equipment and devices

Mehmet Asatekin (Middle East Technical University, Department of Industrial Design)
Kenan Erdinç (From Factory, Industrial Designer)
Merih Kunur (RCA Vehicle Design, Industrial/Vehicle Designer, Researcher)
Eero Miettinen (Nokia Design Director)

Specialist

İlknur Baylakoğlu (Tübitak Space Technologies Research Institute, Chief Researcher, Reliability Specialist)