Car Body Design - Remote Explorer Design Contest

Car Body Design in partnership with CGMA is launching a new concept design contest. The winner will be awarded the “Vehicle and Mechs” 8-weeks online master class held by designer Paul Christopher and worth $599.

Following their first contest – for which they will soon publish some updates and an image gallery, they are launching a new competition in partnership with CGMA (Computer Graphics Master Academy), a leading provider of online digital art education aimed at entertainment designers, concept artists and illustrators.

The winner will have the chance to participate in the upcoming Vehicle and Mechs online Master Class organized by CGMA and taught by concept designer Paul Christopher.

The brief is to design a futuristic vehicle for scientific research and exploration on a remote region of Earth in the year 2100. Requirement is to submit a single design panel in digital format (PDF or JPG) including at minimum a clean rendering/drawing in 3/4 view showing the vehicle’s main shapes and features plus a cinematic shot aimed at “selling” your concept to a virtual “director”. Entries must be sent to contest@carbodydesign.com within Sunday 7th October 2012 at 23:59 EST. Attachments should not exceed 10MB in size.

The contest is open to everyone – amateurs, design students and professionals – however the Master Class requires solid drawing foundations, good dynamic and observational sketching skills and creativity.

Source:
http://www.carbodydesign.com/2012/09/new-design-contest-remote-explorer/

BMW - Local Motors Design Ideas Contest

BMW Group and Local Motors have announced a new design ideas contest asking the online community to identify vehicle features for the urban driving experience in the year 2025.
The BMW Urban Driving Experience Challenge, hosted by the Forge at Local Motors, will be a two-phase contest that engages participants in the a forward-focused challenge aimed at providing next-generation driving solutions to the world’s growing urban populations of “Mega-City” environments.

BMW is seeking designs that provide innovative solutions that strike a balance between global requirements and individual needs for the year 2025.

The first phase of the challenge will begin on September 25, 2012 and last until October 16, 2012.
A detailed design brief and video outlining specific goals and deliverables will be released on the Local Motors website on September 25. A second challenge will begin in mid-November.

In all, $30,000 in prize money will be awarded along with the opportunity for the top winners in each competition to travel to BMW headquarters in Munich to meet with the company’s director of research and development.

Source:
http://www.carbodydesign.com/2012/09/bmw-and-local-motors-announce-the-urban-driving-experience-challenge/

More Info at:
www.LocalMotors.com/bmw.

Car Body Design - Classic Motorsports Design Sketch Contest

Car Body Design is launching their first design competition, asking to sketch a sportscar from the 1950s-1960s. The winners will receive the “How to Draw Cars Now!” DVD set and a Amazon Gift Certificate and all participants will be the first to have their ready-made portfolio on Car Body Design.

Entries must be sent to contest@carbodydesign.com and the submission deadline is Sunday 16 September 2012 at 11:59PM EST.

Source and more details at: 

http://www.carbodydesign.com/2012/09/classic-motorsports-design-sketch-contest/