Selected is not an award, but rather, as its name suggests, it is a "selection" of the best European design projects completed within year 2009 by graphic studios, designers and students from across Europe.

The projects are chosen by a team of renowned professionals - Selectors - from various fields in the visual communication and graphic design industries, who meet to make a selection of the best work pieces among all the entries received. Only the projects which are chosen from their expert point of view are ultimately included in the book.

The annual is presented with an original design and in a special format, smaller than the average yearbook. The book is divided into three different categories (Graphic Design, New Media and Schools) and each project is featured individually on a double-page spread. Instead of being numbered, each edition of Selected is assigned a letter, in alphabetical order, which is also the initial of the font face used in the book. Namely, the first volume in the series, Selected A, refers to the font face AkzidGroBe. This is Index Book's special way of paying homage to typography as an iconic element in design.

The team of Selectors assigned for this edition have been, under each category:

Graphic Design: Björn Kusoffsky (Stockholm Design Lab), Edwin van Gelder (Mainstudio), Lars Harmsen (Magma Brand Design), Agathe Jacquillat (Fl@33), Eduardo del Fraile (Dfraile).

New Media: David Linderman (Hi-ReS!), Joakim Borgström (Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam).

Schools: Dra. Catherine Dixon (Central Saint Martins, UK), Ada Lopes Cardozo (KABK Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Netherlands).

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Following is the list of professional participants featured in this edition:

Acme Industries, Alex Trochut, Anker & Strijbos, Anna Federica Ferrara, AREAGRAFIKA, Arista BCN, ART+COM, Barfutura, BBH / Pirata London, BaseMotion, Bendita Gloria, benoitlemoine, Bildi Gràfiks, biográfica, Bisgràfic, Brighten the Corners, By Canya studio, Catherine Dixon, CLARET SERRAHIMA I ASSOCIATS, COMUNICA, Damien Poulain Ltd, David Mascha, David Torrents, dcdisseny, Demian Conrad Design, designbolaget, DG ESTUDIO, do the right click, Dot the eye, DoubleYou, Dvein, Eduardo del Fraile, EL PLAN B, El taller de GC, Emilie Boyard, Marc Chevry, Eneeme espai creatiu, ENRIC AGUILERA ASOCIADOS, Errea Comunicación, ESIETE, espluga+associates, Estudi Diego Feijóo, Estudio Alejandro Gil, Estudio Astrid Stavro, Eumogràfic, EXPRESSIV, F33, Felix Stumpf, FL@33, Fons Hickmann m23, G, gira, Gruppe Gut, GVA Studio, Hello Monday, Herr Mueller, HERRAIZ SOTO & CO., Hi-Res!, Hipopotam studio, i_d buero, Ipsum Planet, islookingfor.me, jack dahl for homework, JEKYLL & HYDE, Josep Baga, Laura Meseguer, leomaria grafikdesign, lidu in life, art & design, Little Chicken Game Company, lovers town - jonahan calugi, MAGMA BRAND DESIGN, MAIN STUDIO, Manuela Wei? & Nadine Schüessel, Marc Guardiola - SENSE TITOL CREATIUS, Mario Eskenazi, Maxime Bruneel, me studio, Medusateam, Melanie Schmidt, Mind Design, Morse Studio, Moruba, MOTIVA INTERACTIVA, SL, Mueller,Weiland, Naroska, Nectar Estudio, Nerdfilms, Nexus Productions, Nopiun, onlab, pati nuñez associats, Pau de Riba + Guillem Cardona, pavlov, PeterGregson Studio, PIXELARTE CREATIVIDAD, SLU, pornographics, Pou Larrosa, Pulp, Ruiz + Company, RUSKA MARTIN ASSOCIATES GMBH, Sánchez/Lacasta, scrollan, Sean Freeman / There is, Serial Cut, Sign*, Stas Sipovich, STOCKHOLM DESIGN LAB, Strömme Throndsen Design, Studio Boot, Studio Copyright, Studio Dumbar, Studio EMMI, Studio International, studioaka, SVIDesign, take off - media services, Taxi Studio, tea time studio, Tena Letica, Toan Vu-Huu, Tom Geraedts, TOORMIX, S.C.P., Trapped in Suburbia, Turner Duckworth: London & San Francisco, TwelveTimesTwo, Unlimited, Vasava, Vis-tek, Wieden + Kennedy, xplicit. Gesellschaft für visuelle Kommunikation, Zeebee Visual Communications, ZeligStudio, ZORRAQUINO.

Following is the list of schools featured in this edition:

BAU escola superior de disseny, CEADE, Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design (London), Centre de la Imatge i la Tecnologia Multimèdia, Centro Superior de Publicidad, Design Academy (Eindhoven), EASD Serra i Abella, Eina, Escola de Disseny i Art, Elisava, Escola d'Art i Superior de Disseny Pau Gargallo, Escola Massana, Escola Superior de Disseny ESDi, Escola Superior Gallaecia, Escuela de Arte y Superior de Diseño de Murcia, Escuela de Arte y Superior de Diseño de Soria, Escuela de Arte y Superior de Diseño de Valencia, Hochschule Darmstadt : University Of Applied Sciences, IDEP Institut Superior de Disseny, IED (Madrid), Istituto Europeo di Design (Barcelona), Media And Design Academy (Genk), KABK, Royal Academy of Art (The Hague), Sint-Lukas Hogeschool (Brussels), Willem de Kooning Academy (Rotterdam).