Greener Gadgets Design Competition
Can we save the world through good design? A lot of people think so. I know I would like to think so.
Core 77 and the Greener Gadgets Conference have announced a design innovation competition "to address the issues of energy, carbon footprint, health and toxicity, new materials, product lifecycle and social development."
Submissions can be accepted until January 27th, 2008 at 11.59 pm EST
Finalists will be notified January 29th, 2008
Finalists will be shown at the February 1st, 2008 Greener Gadgets Conference in New York City.
Granted the competition seems to be laid on quickly but I think there is plenty of time to finesse out some of those ideas I bet most of you have kicking around your noggins. Prizes are US$2500 for first and US$1000 for both of the runners up.
Intent:
Design Brief
We're inviting designers to explore the concept of "Greener Gadgets." Designs should seek to minimize the environmental impact of consumer electronic devices at any stage in the product lifecycle. Areas of sustainability to consider include:
1. Energy
2. Materials / Lifecycle / Recycling
3. Social & educational development
Participants are encouraged to consider their designs as part of the entire product ecosystem, and should think as holistically as possible. Designers may choose to focus their entries on a particular area of human enterprise (learning, playing, communicating, etc.), or a particular context (work, home, school, etc.), a particular material, or a specific device. Entries may also seek to create new paradigms for products and services
Ultimately, we are looking for "great gadgets" of the greener kind.
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