richardmurray

Stellantis' Drive for Design contest < http://www.stellantisdrivefordesign.com/ >  is now up and running for the 11th straight year. The annual challenge gives high schoolers from the 10th to the 12th grades the chance to win prizes for their visionary automotive designs. The challenge issued to students picks up from the recent debuts of the Ram 1500 Revolution BEV concept and the production-intent Ram 1500 REV that is on the floor at the New York Auto Show. With Ram preparing a range of electric and electrified offerings, including a highly anticipated midsize truck, Stellantis wants entries that picture the electric Ram pickup of the future. Submissions will be judged equally on four criteria: craftsmanship, design quality, illustration, and originality.  

First prize is eligibility for a summer internship at the Ram Design Studio, and a Wacom MobileStudio Pro 16 digital drawing tablet that would help any winner make the most of their design dreams and that potential internship. Second- and third-place prizes are an Apple iPad Pro with Apple Pencil, a one-to-one review of the winners' design portfolio, and a scholarship to a three-week "Transportation Design" summer course at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. 

The contest is not only sponsored by the Stellantis North America Product Design team, the jury includes a previous contest winner. Mark Tostle, VP of Ram Truck and Mopar Design, took first prize in a previous version of the contest held in 1987. He said of the win, "Participating in this contest gave me the confidence to pursue the path to a career in automotive design. Now, I want to help students find the connection between their creativity and the automotive industry. It is incredible to see our past winners come up through the design school ranks. I even get to see some of them as interns or coworkers in our design studio."

The only restrictions for entrants are that they be legal U.S. residents in grades 10-12 currently attending a U.S. high school. Designs can be submitted from now until Friday, April 21, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Winners will be announced a week later, on April 27. The prizes will be handed out at the EyesOn Design Vision Honored Award Ceremony in Detroit in May. Over that span, Stellantis will post weekly updates and contest content on Tuesdays and Thursdays with the hashtag #DriveForDesign.

Check out the Drive for Design site for more information on the contest, submissions from previous years like the Helios concept above by last year's winner Rocco Morales, a bunch of videos from Stellantis designers, and goodies like a high-res poster and a coloring book. And to all of the high schoolers going for it, good luck.

Referral
https://www.autoblog.com/2023/04/05/stellantis-drive-to-design-contest-call-for-entries-high-school-students/
 

ENTRY RULES
https://stellantisdrivefordesign.com/_data/downloads/Stellantis_Drive_For_Design_Contest_Guidelines_2023.pdf

Project brief:
The global race to cut emissions to zero is a vital step toward tackling climate change. The entire Ram Truck lineup will offer electrified solutions with disruptive, leading-edge, advanced technology in the years to come. We’ve given you our vision of the future with the Ram 1500 Revolution BEV concept. Now, we want to see your design of what an electric pickup truck would look like. This year, we’re challenging students to sketch the future of a Ram truck.

Eligibility:
Entrants must be legal U.S. residents in grades 10-12 currently attending a U.S. high school.

Submitting Entries:
www.stellantisdrivefordesign.com

Submit as a .pdf or .jpg, any medium accepted, size no larger than 11” X 17”
Submit only one final design
Interior or exterior design is acceptable
Deadline for submission is Friday, April 21, 2023 at 11:59 P.M. Eastern
Entry must not contain material that violates or infringes upon another’s rights, including but not limited to, privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement
Submission must be the original work of the student entering
Timing and Deadlines:
March 21, 2023

Contest start date. Begin submissions

April 21, 2023

Entries due via StellantisDriveForDesign.com

COloring book

https://stellantisdrivefordesign.com/_data/downloads/2021_Coloring_Book_Pages.pdf

High School activity book

https://stellantisdrivefordesign.com/_data/downloads/BOAC_Stellantis.pdf

April 27, 2023

Winners announced

Prizes & awards:
Prizes are as listed at the top. Three winners will be selected and must be present, or have a representative present*, at the EyesOn Design Vision Honored Award Ceremony in Detroit, Michigan.

Judging:
After an initial screening, submissions will be evaluated by a panel of qualified judges from the Stellantis North America Product Design Office
Judges will evaluate each finalist’s entry according to the following weighted criteria:
Craftsmanship – 25%
Design Quality – 25%
Illustration – 25%
Originality – 25%
The finalist with the highest overall score from the judges will be deemed the potential first place winner
The finalists whose entries receive the next two highest scores from the judges will be deemed potential second and third place winners. (All winners are deemed potential winners pending verification of eligibility and compliance with these guidelines, as determined by Stellantis at its sole discretion)
The decisions of Stellantis shall be final and binding in all matters pertaining to the Drive for Design contest

FIRST PLACE PRIZE:
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Eligibility for a Summer Design Internship with the Ram Design Studio
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Wacom MobileStudio Pro 16
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Winning sketch to be featured on the Stellantis social media platforms
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Local winners invited to participate as a Student Judge at the prestigious EyesOn Design at Ford House car show in Grosse Pointe, MI, on Father’s Day, Sunday June 18th 2023
eyesondesigncarshow.com

https://www.eyesondesigncarshow.com/