The Community Edition Project

Dezeen Competitions: The Community Edition Project competition by Nothing Technology invites creatives to help design an ultimate version of its Nothing Phone (3a).

The competition calls for submissions across four briefs centred around the phone’s design, including hardware design, software design, accessory design and a marketing campaign.

This competition is now closed

Organiser: Nothing Technology
Competition: The Community Edition Project
Judges: All judges are staff from Nothing Technology and include:

• Yuri Levin, software product design lead
• Yuhang Lu, senior software product designer
• SingYu Lam, software designer
• Ruari Shephard, senior software product designer
• Mattia Deserti, head of smartphone and software marketing
• Stefano Scaglione, senior brand manager
• Akis Evangelidis, co-founder
• Johnny Wang, global retail lead
• Ryan Latham, senior brand and creative director
• Fin O’Neill, senior creative
• Prateek Gurbani, graphic design manager
• Jenny Cui, senior colour, material and finish manager
• Adam Bates, senior design director
• Lucy Birley, lead colour, material and finish designer
• Esmé Wheatley, CMF designer
• Christopher Weightman, industrial designer

Submission deadline: 23 April 2025
Prizes: the four winners will receive £1,000 or the local equivalent, along with the opportunity to collaborate directly with the Nothing team to develop their idea. There will also be all expenses paid trips to London for workshops and a product launch event at the end of the year. Each winner will also be awarded the Nothing Phone (3a) Community Edition once it has been launched

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Competition overview

Nothing Technology has launched The Community Edition Project competition, which seeks four winners to collaborate with in the development of the ultimate version of its Nothing Phone (3a).

The competition is open to international creatives with a knowledge of hardware design, software design or creative campaigns.

The Community Edition Project competition has four briefs that participants can enter: hardware design, software design, accessory design and marketing.

The hardware design brief focuses on imagining a new look for the phone, including its colour, material, finish and packaging, while the software design brief concentrates on software design elements that create a unique on-screen experience, such as widgets, wallpapers and clock faces.

The accessory design brief entails developing an exclusive accessory or collectible product to accompany the phone while the marketing brief involves creating a creative proposal for the launch of the phone.

A winner will be picked from each brief and the project will conclude with a launch event of the Phone (3a) Community Edition later this year.

Eligibility and judging criteria

The competition is open to individuals over the age of 18.

Submissions will be judged on how well-researched and presented the idea is as well as how strong its theme is.

Due to legal restrictions, the brand is unable to accept designs from Sudan, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Cuba, the Crimea region, or any other countries/regions which may be subject to export controls and/or sanctions at the time of the competition.

How to enter

Participants are to choose one of the four briefs that best suits their skills. Proposals need to present their references, moodboards, design process and final concept.

If AI was used, participants are required to inform the company of where it has been used.

Submission deadlines

The closing date for submissions is 23 April 2025.

About Nothing Technology

Nothing Technology is a consumer electronics manufacturer founded in 2020 by Carl Pei, the co-founder of the Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus.

The company has created design-led smartphones, intuitive mobile software and award-winning audio products.

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