Update: Now Closed!
LG, Autodesk, and crowdSPRING in the same breath can mean only one thing: Time to participate in LG’s Design The Future Competition. This year there is a certain twist in the tale, so do you consider yourself a designer up for a real-world challenge? There is little room for speculation because you need to design a revolutionary mobile device that will appeal to the cellphone-generation of United States, 2-3 years down the line. Drawing up a long list of specs will get you nowhere, but illustrating an innovative new experience or story on a 1024 x 3072 pixels page can win you some real handsome booty. There’s even a chance to have your design be made into a non-working mock-up by guest judge Russell Bobbitt, a world renowned movie prop master (Star Trek, Iron Man and Iron Man 2). Imagine seeing your mock-up in Bobbitt’s next blockbuster film. How cool would that be?
Competition Details
Eligibility: Any U.S. resident (citizen or green card holder) that is 18 years (or age of majority in state of residence) and older.
Start and End Dates: The competition began on March 15, 2010, at 12 a.m. PST and ends on April 26, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. PST.
Winners will be announced on May 14, 2010 at www.crowdspring.com/LG/winners.
Prizes:
- First Place: $20,000 Cash Award + 1 Wacom Intuos4 medium tablet (ARV of $349) + Autodesk industrial design software (ARV of $500)
- Second Place: $10,000 Cash Award + Autodesk SketchBook Pro software (ARV of $100)
- Third Place: $5,000 Cash Award + Autodesk SketchBook Pro software (ARV of $100)
- Prop Master’s Choice: $3,000 Cash Award + Autodesk SketchBook Pro software (ARV of $100) + 1 non-working concept mock-up creation (ARV of $4,000)
- 37 Honorable Mentions: $1,000 Cash Award
Official rules can be found at www.crowdspring.com/LG
US only, FU! :/
pity
why US only, people have ideas from out of US. It’s so limited
Limited? The dudes sponsoring the competition and paying the cash get to make the rules.
why???us only??ㅠㅠ
The dudes sponsoring the competition and paying the cash get to make the rules.
maybe because they want to learn from US consumers, though I think a good designer can create for any market.
I’m from New Zealand, and i’d have loved to take part, but oh well. US only, what a shame. I mean, check this out and think again before you restrict it to somewhere like….the states: http://www.kiwiingenuity.net/
why only in US?? soooo sad : (
damn… love to give a try but US only…. *sigh, living in australia really has it down times 🙁
The competition is now closed. The total number of entries was 483. The winners are to be selected in only 7 days!
The number of entries has been adjusted to 541. I guess some people submitted via email instead of the website.
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