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THE COMPETITION: DESIGNER’S WORKSTATION 2008
1. Introduction
This competition event is focused on designing the ideal workstation for the designer of this new century.
From the onset of design as a discipline, designers (interior, graphic, textile, rchitectural, industrial) hammered out their projects using a work table, a rawing table, or a desk. In the XXI century the computer is the main tool for sketching design. The emerging needs of today’s designers, together with the global, cultural and technological changes, demand a new uptodate workstation.
2. Objective of the competitio n
Design the ideal work station for today’s designers. 3. P articipants
The competition considers two categories:
A. Students
· I ndividu ally or as a team. Students can register for the competition individually or in teams, writing the names of each of the members on the registry card.
B. Professionals
· I ndividu ally o r a s a team. – Professionals can participate individually or in teams, writing the names of each of the members on the registry card.
Note: Competitors must register in one of the two categories (A or B). 4. Design parameters
Competitors must consider the following aspects for the creation of their
designs:
· Dimensions. - Dimensions will be determined by competitors.
· M aterial s. - Materials will be determined by competitors.
· Context. Even though work stations are usually generic, competitors must choose a context to put their design: a design classroom, an office, a room in a house, etc. This context may be real or virtual digitally created.
This is a relevant aspect because the evaluation of the design will take into account the harmony and the environmental and spatial logic it keeps with the space chosen or created.
· Specialty. – The competitors must indicate the design specialty corresponding to his/her proposal. These can be: graphic design, industrial design, fashion design, interior design, architecture, textile design, etc. 5. P resentatio n Requirements
Digital image
Designs must be presented as a digital image considering next requirements:
· Digital format: Jpg
· Weight: up to 750 KB
· Mode: RGB
· Resolution: 120 dpi
· Size: 1500 x 1000 pixels so that it can be easily seen on a computer screen.
The file name will be just the registry number of the competitor (e.g.: 200.jpg). 6. Assessment criteria and prizes
Assessment criteria
The following aspects of the proposals will be assessed:
· Innovation. Originality in the concept and design of the proposal.
· Functionality. Capacity of the proposal to respond to intended functions.
· Materials. Correspondence between selected materials and design of the proposal.
· Anthropometry. Design adjusted to anthropometric measures.
· Context. Integration of the proposal to the chosen context. Awards
The prizes will be the following: A. Category students
First P rize: $ 2 ,000 USD
Secon d P rize: $ 1,000 USD
Third P rize: $ 50 0 USD
Hono rable Mention: There will be five honorable mentions.
Winning designs and other selected works will be published in a virtual exhibition at The Design Institution web page:
www.thedesigninstitution.com B. Category Professionals
First P rize: $ 4 ,000 USD
Second P rize: $ 1,000 USD
Third P rize: $ 5 00 USD
Hono rable Mention: There will be five honorable mentions.
Winning designs and other selected works will be published in a virtual exhibition at The Design Institution web page:
www.thedesigninstitution.com
Winning designs and other selected works will be sent to important magazines and companies for eventual publication and/or production. More information at: http://www.thedesigninstitution.com/dw2008/ Terms of the competition: http://www.thedesigninstitution.com/dw2008/pdfs/terms.pdf
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