For the twelfth annual Drive for Design contest, Stellantis North America design team is asking highschool students to create their dream vehicle for the yr 2040 using inspiration from the corporate’s North American or global brands.
This yr’s top prize is a chance to intern this summer within the Ram Truck design studio.
All student-created entries should be submitted by Friday, April 12, 2024. One grand prize winner and two additional finalists might be chosen from all valid entries received.
Students, teachers and oldsters can follow the competition on the Stellantis North America social media channels and find out about automotive design. Weekly contest updates and content might be posted every Tuesday with the hashtag #DriveForDesign.
Prizes
Along with the summer designer internship within the Ram Truck Exterior Design Studio, the grand prize winner may also receive a Wacom MobileStudio Pro 16 tablet and have their winning sketch featured on the Stellantis North America social media platforms.
Prizes for the second- and third-place finishers include an Apple iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, virtual portfolio review with members of the Stellantis design team and a scholarship to College for Creative Studies’ four-week summer program. All three winners may also be invited to be a student judge at this summer’s prestigious automotive show, EyesOn Design at Ford House, in Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
Concerning the Contest
Drive for Design is powered by the eagerness of Mark Trostle, vice chairman, Ram Truck and Mopar design, who won one in every of this system’s early iterations as a high schooler in 1987. Since bringing back the competition in 2012, it has highlighted the trail to a profession in automotive design and illustrated the various creative opportunities available inside the automotive industry.
“We host this contest because we would like to encourage young creative talent and in addition enlighten parents in regards to the many opportunities available inside automotive design,” said Trostle. “Lots of the past winners have gone on to have successful careers here, in addition to at other corporations and that’s what’s rewarding not only to me, but our entire design team, and it drives us to proceed on annually.”
Notable Drive for Design winners:
- 2014 winner: Alex Fischer (Rochester, Michigan), former intern
- 2015 winner: Dongwon Kim (Cupertino, California), Advanced Design Studio worker
- 2015 winner: Josh Blundo (Moultonborough, Latest Hampshire), former intern
- 2016 winner: Ben Treinen (Loveland, Ohio), Ram Truck Interior Design Studio worker
- 2019 winner: Max Cooper (Miami, Florida), former intern
- 2020 winner: Job Skandera (Santa Rosa, California), former intern
- 2021 winner: Vincent Piaskowski (Birmingham, Michigan), 2024 summer intern
- 2023 winner: Rocco Morales (Northville, Michigan), First highschool student intern
For detailed contest rules, information on tips on how to submit sketches and free resources for college kids of all ages, visit StellantisDriveForDesign.com.
(Source: Stellantis)
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