LG Mobile Phones is partnering with crowdSPRING and Autodesk® to announce a new competition to define the future of personal mobile communication. If you are a U.S. resident age 18 and older, you can have a chance to design your vision of the next revolutionary LG mobile phone and compete for more than $80,000 in awards. Exercise your creative imagination and let your ideas be heard!


Awards:
- First Place: $20,000
- Second Place: $10,000
- Third Place: $5,000
- 40 Honorable Mentions: $1,000 + 1 LG U.S. Phone (A.R.V. of $300)
Start and End Dates: April 20, 2009 @ 12:00 a.m. PST – June 7, 2009 @ 11:59 p.m. PST
Submit your idea here!
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The development of recent gaming industry can be realized with the different available gaming platforms. Augmented reality toy is the final Master thesis of a French Designer, Frantz Lasorne, which will surely blow people away. This concept design will provide tangible reality gaming experience that will offer both virtual and physical aspects to the gamers. These types of objects are quite familiar with us by the widespread of the recent imaginary science fiction movies. But if Lasorne can complete the project with success, it would be really a brilliant platform for creative designers to find out new ways of dealings.


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Recent creative designers are outlaying many different bikes now a days but Lamborbiker seems like crossed everyone’s imagination. The idea of this long desired design was derived from Marcello Gandini, chief designer of Bertone and a freelance designer since 1980, and Osmos wheel and Lamborghini Countach played the key role for inspiration. Flavio, the designer designed this attractive and extremely unique bike by combining Osmos wheel and Countach. If you feel passionate about the brilliant looking Lamborghini or feel an unavoidable attraction about Osmos wheels, then this bike will definitely draw your attention with the luminous look and powerful features.


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Earlier this year, Toyota and Royal College of Art Students (RCA) have launched a creative partnership to promote innovative design for urban living, using Toyota’s new iQ city car as the inspiration. Students were asked to create an item that reflect the concept of ‘intelligent urban living’.
Yusuf Muhammad, was the winner of Living Room category and joint overall winner. His Yu Type design sits on the computer keyboard and allows ‘hunt and peck’ two fingered typists the opportunity to increase their speed and confidence. He is now thinking about developing the idea and hopes to include features like spell checking and predictive text to increase its appeal. Judges praised the way he addressed a social issue of an aging population within the urban context.


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Nissan Nuvu is a concept designed to offer next generation car from Nissan with rear-mounted electric motor and lithium ion battery pack. The design of this concept car is quite unusual and small. For city use, the Nuvu’s performance is more than adequate. Across the all-glass roof are a dozen of small solar panels. Basically, natural, organic and recycled materials are used to make its cabin. The steering of the car is very direct for quickness and maneuverability in the city. No one will have any problem in crowded roads and limited parking slots with this tomorrow’s city car.


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