Every year, Apple recognize developers who have distinguished themselves by “showcasing apps that set the standard for excellence.” This year, developers were awarded for iPhone, iPad and Mac apps currently in the App Store that were well designed, innovative and technically advanced. Here are your winners for 2011:

2011 APPLE DESIGN AWARD WINNERS:

iPhone

Winner: Infinity Blade
Company: Chair Entertainment Group, LLC
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Winner: Golfscape GPS Rangefinder
Company: Shotzoom LLC
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=nVgVOY9qHbY&subid=&offerid=146261.1&type=10&tmpid=3909&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fgolfscape-gps-rangefinder/id382051762?mt=8

Winner: Cut the Rope
Company: Chillingo Ltd / Zepto Lab
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=nVgVOY9qHbY&subid=&offerid=146261.1&type=10&tmpid=3909&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fcut-the-rope/id380293530?mt=8

Student Winner: Grades 2 (Jeremy Olson)
Company: Tapity
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=nVgVOY9qHbY&subid=&offerid=146261.1&type=10&tmpid=3909&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fgrades-2/id427900301?mt=8

iPad

Winner: djay for iPad
Company: algoriddim GmbH
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=nVgVOY9qHbY&subid=&offerid=146261.1&type=10&tmpid=3909&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fid424492403?mt=8#>

Winner: Osmos for iPad
Company: Hemisphere Games, Inc.
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=nVgVOY9qHbY&subid=&offerid=146261.1&type=10&tmpid=3909&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fosmos-for-ipad/id379323382?mt=8

Winner: Al Gore’s Our Choice
Company: Push Pop Press
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=nVgVOY9qHbY&subid=&offerid=146261.1&type=10&tmpid=3909&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Four-choice/id432753658?mt=8

Student Winner: Pennant (Stephen Varga)
Company: Vargatron
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=nVgVOY9qHbY&subid=&offerid=146261.1&type=10&tmpid=3909&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fpennant/id419062917?mt=8

Student Winner: Pulse NewsReader (Akshay Kothari)
Company: Alphonso Labs
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=nVgVOY9qHbY&subid=&offerid=146261.1&type=10&tmpid=3909&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fpulse-news-reader/id371088673?mt=8

Mac

Winner: Capo
Company: SuperMegaUltraGroovy
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=nVgVOY9qHbY&subid=&offerid=146261.1&type=10&tmpid=3909&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fcapo/id415922585?mt=12

Winner: Pixelmator
Company: Pixelmator Team
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=nVgVOY9qHbY&subid=&offerid=146261.1&type=10&tmpid=3909&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fpixelmator/id407963104?mt=12&ls=1#>

Winner: Anomaly Warzone Earth
Company: 11 bit studios s.a.
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=nVgVOY9qHbY&subid=&offerid=146261.1&type=10&tmpid=3909&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fanomaly-warzone-earth/id427155203?mt=12#>

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