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The TLD's [[Sunrise]] period began February 24 and will ended April 28, 2015. The EAP started May 5, 2015 and ended May 12. General Availability began May 12, 2015. <ref>http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/sunrise-claims-periods/design</ref>
The TLD's [[Sunrise]] period began February 24 and will ended April 28, 2015. The EAP started May 5, 2015 and ended May 12. General Availability began May 12, 2015. <ref>http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/sunrise-claims-periods/design</ref>
==Previous Applicants==
==Previous Applicants==
# [[STRAAT Investments]], the parent company of [[.co Internet]] submitted its applications for 13 domain name strings including .design. The company partnered with Neustar to become its back-end registry service provider. <ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/12/parent-company-of-co-internet-applies-for-13-top-level-domains-heres-the-list/ Parent company of .Co Internet applies for 13 top level domains (here’s the list)]</ref>
# [[STRAAT Investments]], the parent company of [[.co Internet]] submitted its applications for 13 domain name strings including .design. The company partnered with Neustar to become its back-end registry service provider. <ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/12/parent-company-of-co-Internet-applies-for-13-top-level-domains-heres-the-list/ Parent company of .Co Internet applies for 13 top level domains (here’s the list)]</ref>
# [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]]- The company filed 68 new gTLDs for its own behalf. [[Minds + Machines]] will provide back-end registry services. <ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/01/top-level-domain-holdings-becomes-largest-new-gtld-applicant-to-date-applying-for-68-strings/ Top Level Domain Holdings Becomes Largest New gTLD Applicant To Date Applying For 68 Strings]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1535 here].
# [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]]- The company filed 68 new gTLDs for its own behalf. [[Minds + Machines]] will provide back-end registry services. <ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/01/top-level-domain-holdings-becomes-largest-new-gtld-applicant-to-date-applying-for-68-strings/ Top Level Domain Holdings Becomes Largest New gTLD Applicant To Date Applying For 68 Strings]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1535 here].
# [[Donuts]] filed for 307 new gTLDs under different company names, Black Avenue LLC applied for the .delivery string.  The company's back-end registry service provider is [[Demand Media]].<ref>
# [[Donuts]] filed for 307 new gTLDs under different company names, Black Avenue LLC applied for the .delivery string.  The company's back-end registry service provider is [[Demand Media]].<ref>

Revision as of 18:34, 7 May 2024

Status: General Availability
Type: Generic
Website: toplevel.design
Twitter: @YourDotDesign

More information:

.design is a top-level domain that was delegated to the DNS Root Zone in ICANN's new gTLD expansion program on January 24th, 2015 .[1] Top Level Design was the original Registry operator of the TLD and is its Registry; In April 2021, GoDaddy acquired .design from Top Level Design.[2]

The TLD's Sunrise period began February 24 and will ended April 28, 2015. The EAP started May 5, 2015 and ended May 12. General Availability began May 12, 2015. [3]

Previous Applicants[edit | edit source]

  1. STRAAT Investments, the parent company of .co Internet submitted its applications for 13 domain name strings including .design. The company partnered with Neustar to become its back-end registry service provider. [4]
  2. Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.- The company filed 68 new gTLDs for its own behalf. Minds + Machines will provide back-end registry services. [5] This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.
  3. Donuts filed for 307 new gTLDs under different company names, Black Avenue LLC applied for the .delivery string. The company's back-end registry service provider is Demand Media.[6] This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.
  4. Uniregistry, Corp.- It is one of the 54 new gTLDs filed by the company. [7]
  5. BET Inc.- The company is based in Japan and John Kane of Afilias is the main contact person.
  6. Design Trend Registry Inc.- (Momentous), submitted 4 total applications.The company is based in Canada and Aimee Deziel is the contact person. [8]
  7. Starting Dot, a start-up registry company based in France that has submitted 5 TLD applications[9][10] It withdrew .design in June, 2013[11]

Private Auction[edit | edit source]

In a private auction that occurred in September 2014, Top Level Design won the rights to the string over the other applicants. The winning bid was not revealed.[12]

References[edit | edit source]