Judging Panel includes:
Linda Hewson – Head of Creative, Selfridges
Henrietta Thompson – Wallpaper
Millie Ross – Editor, jotta.com
Max Fraser – London Design Guide
“Great concept in a gorgeous gadget – saving the planet has never been so cool” – No. 1 in Stuff Magazine’s Top 10 Gadgets 2009
DIY Kyoto, the team of Royal College of Art graduates behind the multi award-winning energy monitor wattson, that The Guardian has described as ‘the closest we’ve come yet to an iPod of smart meters – something cool and desirable’ are launching a student design competition, inviting aspiring designers to create a new graphic design for the exterior of the wattson.
Working from the original wattson design template, applicants’ designs will be judged by a high-profile judging panel, including the Head of Creative at Selfridges, and Wallpaper Magazine’s Art and Design Editor. Creative your custom Wattson with all your illustrative, photographic, or vector skill, using the white Wattson top as your canvas.
The competition will give applicants a platform for their work to be seen by influential figures from the art and design world, and the winning design will be made into a limited edition version of the wattson, which will be stocked in their retail outlets nationwide.
The template for the competition can be downloaded from here.
Applicants should send their design (only ONE design per student), together with their contact details, to wattsondesign@diykyoto.com
The competition deadline is Friday 19th March and entries should be submitted by no later than 6.00pm.
Try the Wattson today! Students get 25% off a Wattson01 when supplying an image of their student card to studentdiscount@diykyoto.com