DOORS OPEN:
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
9 AM PST (5PM GMT)
DOORS CLOSE:
Sunday, April 26, 2009
9 PM PST (5 AM GMT)
BRIEF:
Business cards, those ubiquitous 2" x 3.5" pieces of paper stock, can be the perfect vehicle for invention. Bend one and it becomes a chopstick rest, add some paper clips and a bulldog clip and create an office pet, cut some notches in a bunch and you’ve got a versatile construction toy.
This 1 Hour Design Challenge invites designers to come up with a new use for the business card. The only condition is that it’s gotta be 3D in some way. You can add materials or remove materials, but it should be obvious that your design started out as a business card. Post sketches of your idea, or if you can construct it in an hour, upload photos of your creation. Or embed a YouTube video for that how-to vibe.
CRITERIA:
Judging will be based on design execution, strength of concept, and what the judges think is the coolest idea.
PRIZE:
The top 5 designs will each receive 1000 Eco-Friendly business cards courtesy of our sponsor for this 1HDC, UPrinting. Guest judge is Gino Orlandi from UPrinting. Community discussion encouraged!
I will (and do) delete any wrongfully posted entries. I do my best to try to send an email or PM to anyone that this might happen to. If you don’t see your entry, check your spam filter and or, repost to the forum link above.
I’m really liking the folding patterns people are coming up with. Although if i see another Iphone accessory i’m gonna explode something. What do you guys think about whats up so far? Lame or Fame?
I like the sushi server card. especially as a free sample kind of idea where handing out a business card is appropriate. not sure about the tooth pick but it’s there for those that would choose to use it, so good thinking.
my favorites so far are the earbud holder, earbud speakers, the card with the rotating specialty wheel, and the plug identifier… I think they’re dead clever and I would keep them for sure.
The sushi holder is a nice form, but I wouldn’t want to keep a card that had food on it… The pen holder is cool too, but I think it’s strange that the tip of the pencil is jamed in against the surface ( this one disappeared I think )
I think the earbud speaker is a nice looking design so I tried it myself but didnt seem to make any audible difference. I guess its just for aesthetics and not practical. Sorry! I am a very practical.
I like the jewelery design it has more potential. I can imagine as a compliment to the kids who come to jewel store. Possibly expensive.
The pitchman bragging about his B card, I think his card will be the first to get tossed out. Nowadays you just need a name title and website. That is more than enough. Maybe the first time you would like all that information but once you know about the person you dont need to carry that big chunk everywhere.