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Re: an idea for lego: A set design contest
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Fri, 16 Mar 2001 15:46:50 GMT
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If they would put the designers name on it, I think it might get folks to be
more willing to submit some of their best designs. I think that sometimes
recognition is as important an enticement as monetary rewards would be.
Gary Istok
Jonathan Wilson wrote:
> Here is basicly how it would work.
> Lego would:
> 1.set constraints on the design (size, number of pieces, theme etc)
> and 2.would provide a list of "approved" pieces that can be used in the
> design (which would be a "cut down" version of the master list that they
> have for set designers now)
>
> You as the contest entrant aggree to:
> 1.provide a full list of parts used to make the model to the judging
> pannel (so they can disquialify the ones that used parts not on the
> list)
> 2.provide some good photos also (obviously)
> and 3.turn all rights to the design over to lego
>
> The winner gets:
> 1.his design made into a set (exactly how the design got turned into a
> set would be up to lego) that would be sold at shop at home (similar to
> how they can do the sculptures now), complete with instructions for the
> set.
> 2.a free copy of the set (mabie)
> 3.their name on the set (designed by xxx) or mabie just on the shop at
> home page and catalog
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> Anyone else think this is a good idea or think of anything else that
> needs to be said about it? Or is it a bad idea? If it is a bad idea,
> why?
>
> It sounds like a win-win situation:
> AFOLs get to design the sort of set they want to see, non junorised etc.
>
> LEGO gets a set design for essentially "free" that they know AFOLs will
> buy
>
> As for minifigs, whatever is appropriate to the set (lego would probobly
> have to set a number depending on the size of the set). Depending on the
> theme (construction or fire or police or whatever, they just specify the
> appropriate torsos, heads etc in the approved parts list)
>
> I for one would enter this contest, assuming cad models were allowed (or
> once I get an 8880 :) and assuming that, for once, someone at lego
> direct did the right thing and removed that stupid restriction that only
> people from the US can enter :(
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