Citroën launches its first international graphic design competition. At the heart of the competition: the Citroën DS3.
Entrants must produce the graphics for the vehicle’s dashboard and roof.
The winner will receive €5,000 and have their vehicle realised and displayed at C42, Citroën’s showroom on the Champs-Elysées.
Objective
Entrants must produce the graphics for the Citroën DS3 dashboard and roof.
Entrants must produce for their project:
- One text that explains the project and the thoughts behind it (in English or French only);
- 2 completed sets including views from different angles : exterior, interior and focus on certain points that the entrant considers to be important.
The different aspects to be considered are:
- Respect the values of the DS3 (audacity, dynamism, optimism, personalisation)
- The project’s international dimension
- The quality of the delivered project
- The ease of realising the project on production models (see the specifications)
Prizes
The competition winners will receive the following prizes:
- 1st prize: €5,000
- 2nd prize: €2,000
- 3rd prize: €1,000
In addition, the finalist’s projects will be displayed at the Citroën Creative Awards prize giving evening on October 5th and the 3 winners and their schools will be the subject of press releases and internet communications.
The creation that wins the competition will be realised with any necessary modifications to meet technical or financial constraints, as stickers fixed to the roof of a DS3 displayed at C42 Champs Elysées, Paris.
The creation will also be evaluated for production as part of the DS3 range in 2011.
Rules
- The competition is international and is open to any individual, whether amateur or professional, aged over 18 years old on 1 May 2010 including students in design, architecture, drawing, fine arts, industrial creation and automobile design whether or not tutored by their teachers in participating countries.
- Competition entries are individual. However, groups of candidates are allowed provided that they are represented by an individual authorised to do so by the other participants of the project team.
- All projects submitted must be accompanied by an entry form which contains the name, forename and contact details of the entrant (and the rest of the team where relevant) in addition to the essential information that has to be provided under article 3 herein.
How to enter?
Candidates can enter the competition on the official website by completing the entry form and complying with the competition rules.
Once the form has been completed and recorded by the competition organiser, each entrant will receive a confirmation e-mail.
Projects submitted electronically must:
- be sent as an Acrobat (.pdf) file or any other universal format (jpg, gif, doc, ppt, ai, psd…) and be ready for printing on A4 or A3 paper
- not be more than 2 Mb in total;
