I DRAW CARS

I DRAW CARS sketchbook makers have launched their first design sketch contest. The submission 

deadline is Wednesday July 25, 2012.

Participants must submit their works to contest@idrawcars.com.
The entries will be included in the Facebook Album titled Summer Sketch Off, and the winners will be selected based on the number of Facebook likes.
The contest is open to anyone worldwide, and asks for original works only. Sketches can be created using any type of digital or analog media.
Three prizes are available:

• 1st Prize: $100 Amazon Gift Card, (1) I DRAW CARS Sketchbook, (1) I DRAW CARS T-shirt, (1) I DRAW CARS decal pack (1 black, 1 white)
• 2nd Prize: $50 Amazon Gift Card, (1) I DRAW CARS Sketchbook, (1) I DRAW CARS T-shirt, (1) I DRAW CARS decal pack (1 black, 1 white)
• 3rd Prize: (1) I DRAW CARS Sketchbook, (1) I DRAW CARS T-shirt, (1) I DRAW CARS decal pack (1 black, 1 white)

For more information visit idrawcars.com.
Source: http://www.carbodydesign.com/2012/07/idrawcars-summer-sketch-off-contest/

Dassault Systèmes Design Challenge 2012

Dassault Systèmes and AutoDesign&Styling, supported by the civic association Czechdesign, announce the second edition of an international competition for young designers. The theme is very free, only restricted to the requirement that the idea should be in the form of a “scenario”. It is set in Prague as an important European city, an inspiring place with a rich history, and a potential seedbed of future trends.

Source & More Info at: http://cardesigncommunity.com/articles/professional/contests/2019.html

Local Motors - Peterbilt Truck Design Contest

Peterbilt Motors has teamed up with Local Motors to launch a new online competition, the Peterbilt Road Icon Generation 2 challenge.

The challenge is to design the next generation Peterbilt Icon, using existing elements of the cab to create a more aerodynamic, modern and stylish product. Designers will have the support and feedback of Peterbilt designers and engineers throughout the submission stage.

"This has been an exciting partnership," said John B. Rogers, Jr., President, CEO and Co-Founder of Local Motors. "We believe the community will create a truly amazing work of art for Peterbilt."

Participants must submit their work by midnight on 26 June, with voting beginning on 28 June and ending on 8 July. The winner will be officially announced on 23 July.

Peterbilt will award $15,000 in prizes, with the winner, selected by the Peterbilt team from the top 10 community-voted entries, receiving $7,500. The designers who are awarded second and third places in the community vote will earn themselves $2,500 and $1,500 respectively. Those who complete the top ten results will receive $500 each, also selected through a community vote.

Source: Car Design News

More Info at: http://forge.local-motors.com/pages/competition.php?co=68&s=prt020#brief

Infiniti Curved Visions Digital Art Contest

Infiniti has launched a digital art contest that asks participants to create a digital interpretation of the curves that define the brand’s model line-up. The deadline is July 10, 2012.

The contest, which is organized in partnership with designboom and open for the next three months, challenges artists to define their digital interpretation of the curves which flow through Infiniti’s line-up of cars as well as the individual experience which they evoke. Participants can submit works in form of computer-generated sculptures, 2D or 3D video animations, or experiential cinema projections.

More Info at: designboom.com/infiniti.

Source: http://www.carbodydesign.com/2012/04/infiniti-curved-visions-digital-art-competition/

b'Twin Velomobile Bike Contest

b’Twin in partnership with Local Motors have launched the Velomobile Bike Design Competition, asking participants to create a lightweight trycicle with electric option. The deadline is May 15, 2012.

The first phase of this challenge is industrial design and will be followed by 2 subsequent engineering development challenges. The first three winners, to be announced on May 31, 2012, will respectively receive $7,500, $5,000 and $2,500 cash prizes.

More info at: www.local-motors.com/btwin.

Source: http://www.carbodydesign.com/2012/04/btwin-velomobile-bike-design-competition/

Eco Bike Design Contest

POLI.design Consortium has launched a design competition that asks to submit ideas for an electric bike and a photovoltaic shelter. The submission deadline is June 29 2012.

The contest is organized by Politecnico di Milano’s POLI.design and photovoltaic technology company Solsonica Spa and is patrocined by ADI (Associazione Italiana per il Disegno Industriale). Participants are asked to design an electrically-assisted bike and a shelter with photovoltaic panels for protecting and recharging the bike.

The first three winners will be respectively awarded with €4,000, €2,000 and €1,000 cash prizes. 

For more information visit the competition’s website www.ecobikedesign.com.

(From http://www.carbodydesign.com)

Bombardier YouCity Contest

Bombardier YouCity is an online competition about the evolution of mobility in fast-growing urban areas. "With more than two thirds of the world’s population expected to live in cities by 2050, these commercial and cultural hubs urgently need to evolve in terms of improving the mobility of their populations and driving sustainable economic growth", says Martin Ertl, Chief Innovation Officer for Bombardier Transportation. "Our YouCity contest will provide innovators of the future a unique platform to demonstrate what smart urban mobility will look like on the horizon."

The online competition is open to students and professionals with a vision for the future of urban mobility from developed cities to emerging cities of the future.

Timeline

01.03.2012: Registration to the competition is open
16.04.2012: Competition starts with Task 1
14.05.2012: Task 1 is closed. Launch of Task 2
10.06.2012: End of the online competition
July 2012: Jury meeting
01.08.2012: Announcement of winners on the website
17.09.2012: Bonus Task 3 held as an offline workshop: “YouCity Innovation Camp” starts in Berlin
20.09.2012: Final presentation and Award ceremony at InnoTrans 2012 in Berlin

More Info at https://youcity.bombardier.com/start.php