Background rendering by Coroflot member David Fearnley.

If you are in the mood to enter a hot car sketch competiton and Local Motors takes up too much time here is the answer.  A 1 hour design challenge hosted by Core 77 and judged by VP of Chrysler design Ralph Gilles.  Sounds as if Chrysler may be looking for some help.  So do a video capture of your 1 hour sketch and compress it into a couple minutes proving that you really only took an hour.  It is hard to say you don’t have time for this one.  You have until the 28th to submit.

The article is below and here is the link to Core 77.

Cars are a huge part of our lives. They not only drive us from point A to point B, they drive memories. From that first road trip with the crew to losing our virg…er…keys, we have a long standing love affair with our automobiles.

In honor of this cultural icon, we’re stepping it up a notch: We want to see you put to paper the sickest ride you can dream of. Seriously, we want to SEE you do it. This 1HDC is more than just a 1 Hour Design Session. To be eligible you must video tape yourself spilling your ink and your soul into this one. We will then ask you to compress that one hour down into a 2 Minute Video and post it, along with an image of the final rendering, for the world to see.

Doors open:
Tuesday September 16, 2008
9 PM PST (4AM GMT)

Doors close:
Sunday, Sept 28, 2008
9 PM PST (4 AM GMT)

CRITERIA:
Judging will be based on quality of presentation and whether or not your work could have realistically been done in 1 Hour. The 1 hour does NOT include thinking in the shower, procrastinating, setting up the video camera, editing the video, uploading to Core77, or anything not related to creating the sick-assest rendering you can come up with. Use this Core77 4 minute sketch session as guidance for how to set-up your camera. If you’re a digital hack, a screen capture will do nicely.

PRIZE:
Publicity in the October Core77 Newsletter, publicity on the Core77 Blog, bragging rights that Ralph Gilles, VP of Design at Chrysler chose your design!

JURY:
Guest judge on this 1HDC is Ralph Gilles, the VP of Design of Chrysler, and designer of the Chrysler 300. Community discussion is encouraged to help ensure the best design wins.