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Posted: 17 Sep 2008 11:17 PM CDT

C'N'C invites you to join in on the fun with their "Plug Generation" Contest. Think about how you would interpret the slogan "C'N'C Plug Generation", by using original artistic techniques such as photos, murals, stickers, video, sculptures or composite and send it in to C'N'C. The winners will have the once in a lifetime opportunity to have their creations used as graphics on T-shirts and accessories and showcased during Milan's Fashion Week in February 2009. The chosen 1st prize winner will win 1000 Euros, and 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive an apple iPhone. All winners will receive front row seats to see their limited edition designs make their appearance on the runway. Anyone 18 years and older is eligible to enter the contest. Design ideas must be sent to C'N'C in a JPG, TIFF, GIF, PDF or PNG file format, with a maximum size of 5 MB.

Entries will be accepted from now until January 30, 2009 and the winners will be selected by February 9, 2009. Now is the time to think about "C'N'C Plug Generation" and get your creative juices flowing so you can show the world your talent and experience your first C'N'C Runway. For more information and rules, click here.

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Designed for Poverty

Posted: 17 Sep 2008 05:08 PM CDT

If you’ve been struggling for ideas in our design for poverty contest or wondered how design can help those in poverty then perhaps a little bit of inspiration is in order. Recent Coventry University graduate Daniel Sheridan has successfully developed, and deployed the “Energee-Saw” through his company PlayMade Energy. The mission of PlayMade Energy is to bring renewable electricity to schools in the developing world through the fun of play. In 2007 Daniel spent his summer volunteering in Kenya helping to build and teach at a primary school. When he returned to his degree he undertook research into developing a product that was based on the “positive aspects of an African community”. The Energee-Saw generates electricity as a by-product of play with 5-10 min of use sufficient to power a classroom for an evening. It is provided to the community in kit form and sourced from local materials. Ultimately Daniel wishes to design an entire playground of different pieces of equipment that can generate electricity.

Designer: Daniel Sheridan

Daniel Sheridan

A Well-Spent Day Brings Happy Sleep

Posted: 17 Sep 2008 03:17 PM CDT

An object that with knowledge of the most excellent ways of Leonardo Da Vinci will require very little explaining. The Da Vinci Alarm Clock assists the user in adhering to the 3.5/.5 sleep schedule devised by the Renaissance Man, allowing the user 21 hours of awake time a day, completely free of sleepiness.

Designer Marc Owens explains his clock as follows: “The Da Vinci Alarm Clock works on a very basic system. The Dot Matrix display will always show either Sleep or Awake. When the product is first switched on the display will immediately show the word Awake. This will continue to be displayed for 3 hours at 30 minutes. At this point the clock display will change to show the word Sleep and a high-pitched alarm will signal this change in state.

This will continue to sound until the user presses the alarm-reset button.

The word sleep will continue to be shown for the next 30 minutes, at which point the display will revert back to show the word awake, the alarm will also sound at this point to signal that a change in state has occurred.

The 4-hour cycle will repeat itself six times over the course of a 24-hour period and will continue to do so until the clock is switched off. If the user follows the directions given by the clock then they will be able to enjoy the benefits of a 21-hour day, with little of the associated tiredness they would normally experience.”

What sort of person’s life could possibly accommodate such a perfect schedule? There would be no way this person could live this sort of life and work with regular everyday activities which require social interaction. On the other hand, round the clock updates on projects could be made, and all hours would be available for that perfect moment of intuition or brilliance.

Of course! This is the Blogger’s Clock.

Designer: Marc Owens