Nissan - Designboom competition
QASHQAI URBAN DESIGN CHALLENGE
Design criteria
Projects should not be currently in production, previously disclosed, published or exhibited projects are not accepted.
Participants must ensure that images, people, places, monuments, music, used for artworks in relation with this competition are either free of rights or owned by participants.
It is important that you keep your design(s) confidential until the results of the competition are published by designboom. The jury will award designs and concepts which are innovative in terms of their formal / technological aspects.
Please don't send in vague concepts, but go a step further.
It’s not the idea which is the art, it's more the way somebody handles the idea that makes art.
Registration deadline
Application registration will start on July 8th, 2009 and will be accepted through September 27th, 2009.
Registration
Registrations are open now, please fill in the form.
Teams register with one name only.
When submitting works you should add all team member’s names.
Register here.
Submit your entry / entries
Whether you're an individual or group, you can only submit a maximum of 5 works.
You will be requested to supply:
1. Three images to upload to our server
Images or a composition of more images of your project.
To upload your images please note: use only .gif, .jpeg, (72 dpi) max 150 kb each file,RGB color mode.
Max image size width: 600 pixels.
Max image size height: 800 pixels.
If you are not able to reduce the size of your file please see the tutorial on how reduce the size of your file with photoshop.
You can also submit a video clip - size 640 x 480 - max 10MB - (acceptable formats: flv or swf files)
The original high-resolution image(s) and / or video(s) will be requested if your work is shortlisted.
Guidelines for high resolution images/videos:
• Landscape format illustration will have to be provided (40 x 30 cm)
• In case of a computer-generated illustration => illustrator file
• In case of an image / picture, it needs to be done in high resolution in 300 DPI minimum and at a format of 40 cm (large) x 30 cm (height).
EPS files
• If the visual is a 3D-based image, we need an image in EPS file but please keep your original 3D CAD files.
• The files should be layered.
• The car (or parts of it) will have to be included somehow in your submission.
• Image bank at your disposal.
Video/Flash animation (none interactive)
• Format to be delivered: .mov not compressed / high resolution
• 16/9 format
• Length: 1 min max
• The car (or parts of it) should also be part of your video somewhere.
• Image bank at your disposal.
Design Objects
• Real-size objects and scale models can be sent in as photographs but will also have to be put at disposal if requested by the organizers.
• The picture should be in high resolution in 300 DPI and at a format of 40 cm (large) x 30 cm (height).
• EPS file (layered file). Landscape format.
• The car (or parts of it) will have to be included somehow in the picture.
• Image bank at your disposal.
2. Explanation of ideas
You have the possibility to explain your design by entering a brief description, in the text entry fields (English text only, explanation is expected to be concise).
3. You will be requested to accept the competition guidelines
Competition guidelines: projects participating to the competition must be original works. Projects must be free from copyrights and any kind of obligation. The design shall not in any way infringe any third party’s right, including but not limited to copyright, logos, trademark, trade names, or other proprietary rights of publicity or privacy.
Only entries with a declaration of authorship are accepted! (When submitting your design you will be asked to tick a box of declaration).
Submit your entry here.
Information on Nissan Qashqai
Nissan Motor Company, Ltd. is a currently the third largest Japanese car manufacturer. Amongst Nissan most famous cars are 370Z, GT-R, Cube, Micra and Murano. Nissan launched Qashqai 2 years ago as a new breed of vehicle for the urban world. It is the first model to be styled by Nissan Design Europe in London. It pioneered the
Crossover category in Europe and is now Nissan best selling model.
A variety of images & videos of the Qashqai model are available to include in the entry as you wish to feature it (by registering to the competition you’ll have access to the Image bank).
Questions?
Inquiries to parking@designboom.com
Please write in the subject line: Think outside the parking box.