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LG Mobile Phones , Autodesk , and crowdSpring are partnering up to announce a new contest for all designers. The Design the Future Competition is calling for submissions that predict the future of personal mobile communication, and where it may be heading.

What will be the wave of the future? Perhaps we’ll see cell phones the size of postage stamps. It could be possible that personal mobile communications devices may be linked to our brain waves. Who knows? Whatever you can imagine is fair game. LG wants your ideas.

LG Mobile Phones is not looking for a long list of technical specifications or engineering blueprints for this contest. What it is seeking are ideas on how mobile phones may work and look like within the next decade.

The concept must be supported by scenario illustrations on how the phone would be used by consumers. The LG logo must be incorporated into the design.

According to the official contest site, the following guidelines are used for judging entries:

Need Fulfillment / Market Potential (40% weight): How well does the phone address general consumer needs / frustrations?

Creativity / Originality / Innovation (30% weight): Is the idea / design unique? Does the concept convey WOW or game-changing characteristics?

Feasibility (20% weight): Can this idea / product be realistically implemented with current or near-future technology?

Polish and Appeal (10% weight): Is the idea easy to understand and aesthetically appealing? Does it have images illustrating usage scenarios?

U.S. citizens, or green card holders 18 years of age or older are eligible for this competition. Autodesk is providing a free 15-day trial of SketchBook Pro to contest participants to render and design their projects.

Prizes:

Award 1: $20,000
Award 2: $10,000
Award 3: $5,000
40 Awards of $1,000 each plus an LG phone

The rules for this contest can be downloaded here.  Download project tips, LG logo files,  and guidelines for LG logo usage from the preceding links.