Design Challenges
By #ADW2021#ADW2021
Toy Design Challenge 2020 is pleased to welcome all submissions from design students & professionals
Category 1 : Students
Ideas from students or team of students*.
Category 2 : Professionals
Ideas from designers*, craft practitioners*, design companies and toy company and/or business organizations.
- Several projects can be submitted per person/organization, however, every project can only be registered once.
- Team size is limited to 6 people per entry.
- For submissions in the professional category the idea/s should not released in the industry.
For both Students Category and Open Category the following are competition subcategories
- Game design
- Best design of Traditional Toy Fused with Emerging Technologies
- Early childhood Learning
- Traditional Toy
- Fashion Toys
- Culture & Heritage
- Digital Game Design
For both Students Category and Open Category there will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes for each subcategory
*The copyright and right of use of the idea submitted belong to the participant.
The Toy Design Challenge promises the first top 10 winners in the professional category a chance to pitch their prize winning toy concepts to the Startups like:
- i-Hub, Government of Gujarat Initiative
- Other government and private agencies.
TDC2020 team reserves the right to promote the winning ideas worldwide, to creative communities, design professionals, business and potential clients worldwide, year-long coverage on our website, and critical acclaim by our distinguished associated jury members, industry experts.
- All entrants need to register themselves in the online portal (ahmedabaddesignweek.com)
- All students need to have college/institution ID proof.
- All participants need to have proof of ID such as Aadhar card, Pan Card, Voter ID card, Passport as proof of residence of India.
No registration charges!
- By submission, participants agree to multiple reproduction and promotional publication of their entry, with no time limit.
- All submissions have to be original ideas.
- The copyright and IPR belong to the participant.
- The organizer (TDC team) holds the right to substitute a jury member in case of illness or unavailability.
- The jury may request the participant to submit the proof of their project timeline.
- The decision of the jury is final and abiding.
- All participants must save their submission with themselves/keep a backup of their submission in soft-copy/digital format.
- The organizer reserves the right to change/edit any rules or part of the challenge at any given point in time. Any such changes will be announced in the portal.
No registration charges!
Keeping in focus on reimaging craft+tradition though futuristic imagination + Contemporary culture, the TDC-2020 jury will asses entries on the following criteria
- Story idea
- Innovation and integration of emerging technologies
- User experience
- Availability of raw material
- Product and market feasibility
- Social and cultural values
- Affordability
Category 1 : Students
This format of submission is in a poster format based on the details given below
| Deliverables | Format | Size | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concept Poster | A1 (594mm X 841mm) | Max file size: 15 MB, Resolution: 300 dpi | |
| .jpg | A3 (297mm X 420mm) | Max file size: 15 MB, Max resolution: 300 dpi | |
| Final idea image/s | .jpg | 1200px X 1200px | Upload at least 5 images. Please upload all the images in the prescribed 1:1 format. Resolution: 300 dpi for each image. Max combined size of all 5-images should be less than 15MB. |
| Idea Write-up | .doc/.docx | Word count: between 50 to 100 | The write-up should include the project methodology & it’s value creation. Please mention your and your teams name, institution’s name, semester and your social media handles clearly in the document. |
*Submission link will be provided via google drive…
Category 2 : Professionals
Submission link will be provided via google drive…
| Deliverables | Format | Size | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concept Poster | A1 (594mm X 841mm) | Max file size: 15 MB, Resolution: 300 dpi | |
| .jpg | A3 (297mm X 420mm) | Max file size: 15 MB, Max resolution: 300 dpi | |
| Final idea image/s | .jpg | 1200px X 1200px | Upload at least 5 images. Please upload all the images in the prescribed 1:1 format. Resolution: 300 dpi for each image. Max combined size of all 5-images should be less than 15MB. |
| Idea Write-up | .doc/.docx | Word count: between 50 to 100 | The write-up may include the idea context, project methodology & it’s value creation. Please mention your name, team’s name, organization and your and your teams social media handles clearly in the document. |
| Video | .mp4 | Video length in time: 3-5 minutes | Idea video submission is compulsory for Professional category. The video may include the idea context, project methodology & it’s value creation. |
- All the screened entries will be assessed by the jury members to select the best entries.
- The best entries will be notified by email to prepare their submission in a video format and submit.
- In the final round the participants will present their submission to the jury & an expert audience.
Important Dates:
Announcement of the competition:
January 12th, 2021
Deadline for submission:
February 1st, 2021
Jury:
February 3rd, 2021
Announcement of the winners:
February 7th, 2021
