2012 Award Contest, Design what you want and win money for it!

[Alex Cormier]

Rules for the Two Pencil Designs (TPD) Award Contest:

Start Date: Now!!

End Date: Sunday, October 28; 11:59 PM Eastern Time Zone

Prize: $100 and free graphics* for your team’s 2013 robot from TPD!

Objective: Design an award for any robotics event for the age group of 5th to 12th grade students.

Materials: Lexan, Metal, Paint, Wood and, Vinyl graphics.

Size Constraints: 6-10” wide, 6-15” tall, 1-6” in depth.

Looking for award manufacturing levels from simple to complex, including wow factor. Essentially we are looking for cool and innovative ideas, something that you would be proud to win and show off in your trophy case.

Examples of previous TPD Awards:
2010 Ruckus: Complex with a wow factor: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/35919
2011 Ruckus: Simple: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/37095
TPD Lego Awards: Medium Difficulty, CNC needed: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/37129
2012 Ozark: Simple: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/38037

Machining restrictions: Award design should be simple and not need extensive machining, ie: laser cutter or water jets. Need to be able to be built with basic tools in a small shop setting. Must be able to be sold for as low as $10 each or as expensive as $85 each. Simple is better.

How to submit: Submissions must be emailed to Alex@TwoPencilDesigns.com. In the email you must have a very detailed description of the materials needed to produce the awards, CAD is highly prefered, but sketches are allowed if very detailed. Instructions on how to produce the awards are needed. Also will need a jpeg/pdf render of the award design. We will be adding the photos to our Facebook page as we receive them.

Questions/Comments? - Email Alex@TwoPencilDesigns.com

Good Luck, we hope to see some amazing award designs!




Misc. contest Rules:
The submitter forfeits the design rights of the award to TPD. TPD can use any or all of the award design as a future product and have the ability to manipulate the design as needed.

*Up to two 24” x 24” designs. A small TPD logo will also be sent, and must be placed on the robot.

[MrTechCenter]

You said laser CUTTING is a no. How about laser ENGRAVING?

[akoscielski3]

772 is already started working to produce some trophies!

Is there winners for the different age levels? Or just one over all winner?

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by MrTechCenter

You said laser CUTTING is a no. How about laser ENGRAVING?

They are all open options, but not an easy way for us to produce the awards. If designers want to choose that route, the awards must have an incredible wow factor and be able to sell on the higher end and be worthwhile.

Originally Posted by akoscielski3

772 is already started working to produce some trophies!

Is there winners for the different age levels? Or just one over all winner?

At this moment in time, we are looking for any type of design. You are allowed to submit more then one design.


We have our first submission and it's amazing. We are looking forward to the rest! The award design is already on our facebook page.

[Alex Cormier]

Here's a few more submissions.

[Alex Cormier]

Newest Submissions. These look sweet.

[Alex Cormier]

A few more!

[Alex Cormier]

Here's another. Keep them coming!

[Alex Cormier]

Time is running out. Dont't forget to submit your designs!

[Alex Cormier]

The contest is closed, we will be making a decision and posting the winner soon!

Thank you everyone who has submitted.

[Alex Cormier]

Congratulations to Evan Raitt. He designed the winning award and won some sweet prizes. Thank You everyone who submitted designs.