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Category description |
| (1) Cycle Design |
| cycle design for urban transportation
and recreational activities. |
Seoul Cycle Design Competition invites cycle designs
that are beautiful, practical, and safe.
We hope to discover innovative and original ideas that can have a
positive economic impact for
the cycle industry. There will be particular interest in urban cycles
that anybody will be able to ride easily
around Seoul, as well as cycles that address high-end design trends
in recreational and sport bikes. |
There should be an emphasis on practical designs that can be commercialized
within five years |
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| (2) Cycle Fashion & Accessories
Design |
clothing, helmets, gloves, footwear,
carriers, raincoats, lights, control levers, other cycle parts
and accessories, etc. |
This category hopes to create a greater interest in fostering a
robust cycling culture and lifestyle that
joins style with practicality. Designs appropriate in this category
include: eco-friendly and fashionable clothing;
cycle parts for cycling safety; and clothes and accessories that take
into account Seoul's climate
and environment. |
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should be an emphasis on practical designs that can be commercialized
within five years |
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| (3) Cycling Infrastructure |
cycle storage equipments, cycle
racks, traffic systems for cycling, cycle rental systems, and other
high-tech,
cycling-related systems |
Institutional and infrastructure efficiency for cyclist convenience
is the most important consideration in promoting
the widespread use of cycles in an urban landscape.
The
Seoul Cycle Design Competition is calling for ideas on cycling
systems that are user-friendly, safe,
and appropriate for Seoul's traffic conditions.
Participants can present suggestions about cycling promotion in Seoul,
including ways to make transferring
from cycles to public transportation (e.g. subway trains) easier.
There will also be a keen focus on efficient rental systems based
on Seoul's IT infrastructure (e.g. GPS). |
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There should be an emphasis on design
concepts that can be put into practice within five years |
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No particular qualifications required |
- adult: 18 years or older (born before Dec. 31, 1991)
- adolescent: 17 years or younger (born after Jan. 1, 1992) |
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Prizes & special benefits |
Winners will receive medals and prize money totaling KRW
52million. (about $ 46,000 USD)
Individuals or teams from Korea who are awarded the grand prize or
the gold medal
in each category will receive overseas training and winners from overseas
will receive invitations
to the awards ceremony. |
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Winning designs will be published in the
Seoul Cycle Design Competition catalogue,
which will be distributed among design firms and organizations in
Korea and other countries. |
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| Exhibition
& Award Ceremony |
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Winning designs will be exhibited at the Seoul Design Fair
2010 from September 17th to October 7th, 2010.
The awards ceremony will be held as part of the design fair's closing
ceremony that will be held at the Seoul Olympic Stadium on October
7th. |
| And as always designboom will publish an exhaustive
results report. |
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| Information
on awards and prize money |
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Invitation costs for winners to the awards ceremony shall not exceed
KRW 3mil per person/team.
Overseas winners will be subject to the tax laws of their respective
countries.
Winning designs submitted by Korean nationals shall be exempt from
taxation in accordance with
the enforcement of decree article 18 of the income tax act.
Winners residing overseas shall pay postage for receiving medals and
brochures. |
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The judging panel will be composed of an international group of
experts who will conduct their evaluation
in a professional and impartial manner according to the criteria established
by the judges themselves.
The judging panel will give priority to designs considered to be both
structurally/functionally and socially
innovative. Designs in their initial stages should not be entered
into the contest.
Only well-developed ideas will be accepted for consideration. The
judges will expect more than just good ideas.
Their evaluation will focus on how well the concepts are expressed,
specified,
and how practical they will be to produce. |
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| Projects should be original. |
Projects may not be marked with any form of identification.
Projects should be kept confidential and not be published or exposed
to digital media
before the results are announced.
The following infractions will lead to exclusion from the competition.
If an infraction is discovered after the results announcement, this
submission will be disqualified,
and the disqualified individual/team will be compelled to return all
prizes:
- designs already awarded in and/or outside Korea
- designs that violate intellectual property rights
- designs that have been produced in series and commercialized will
not be accepted. |
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Application registration will be accepted until july 05th,
2010.
Deadline: 17:00 GMT |
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Registration is open now, www.designboom.com
Teams register with one name only
- when submitting works you should add all team member's names. |
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| Whether you're an individual or group, you can submit a maximum
of two entries for each category. |
| For every entry you will be requested to supply: |
1. Up to 3 files for uploading to
www.designboom.com
(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. The entry submitted is a low-res version of your original
work.
You are asked to prepare high resolution images in 300 dpi.(594¡¿841§®/300dpi/jpg
or pdf format)
These original high-resolution image(s) will be requested only if
your work is shortlisted.
You can also submit a video clip. (Acceptable formats: flv or swf
files)
You are asked to prepare a high resolution video but are asked to
submit only a low resolution version
in size 640 x 480; max 10MB. When creating a video clip, make sure
the file is a video or flash file data
supported by flash player or can be automatically played.
2. Explanation of ideas
A brief description of your work.
(English text only, explanation is expected to be very 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)
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Works can be submitted from until july 05th,
2010.
Deadline: 17:00 GMT |
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| final results will be announced
in September 2010. |
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Any moral
and paternity right regarding the project sent in for application
is designer's property.
However by submitting a design in the competition, the participant
agrees to provide
SEOUL DESIGN FOUNDATION with
the right of first refusal to the exclusive use of the design.
This option is valid through December 31, 2010.
If SEOUL DESIGN FOUNDATION exercise the above right for production
on an exclusive basis and sine die,
the aforementioned FOUNDATION shall pay a one-time fee to the designer
(amount to be determined between the parties)
And, by participating in the competition, all participants authorise
designboom,
and SEOUL DESIGN FOUNDATION to publish and exhibit
all the designs (including project data submitted) -
waiving compensation - at exhibitions and events and/or to use them
in any publications or communications
that the organizers may deem suitable and/or necessary. :
Right of first refusal : Entities other than SEOUL DESIGN
FOUNDATION may not use the submitted
designs until the foundation determines their status and whether
or not they will be used by the foundation
as previously mentioned. |
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