The vast majority of electronic components are hidden from the user’s eye. While this certainly provides a clean look for consumer products, there’s an inherent beauty to the structure of an electronic’s inner workings.
The Circuit Sculpture Contest celebrates this artistic potential by asking you to create something that is both visually striking and functional at the same time! The contest jsut began and runs until 12PM PST on January 8th, 2019. Contestants are eligible to win one of three $200 cash prizes for the top entries, or one of four $100 Tindie credits to the runners-up.
A Melding of Art and Functionality
The Circuit Sculpture Contest aims to find projects that combine aesthetic value with some sort of electronic purpose. It can be something as simple as a structure that powers some LEDs, but we encourage you to push the limits of what’s possible!
The judges will rate your project on the following categories:
- Aesthetic – the look and artistic value of the piece
- Creativity – does it do something different, how is it unique?
- Execution – Are the details all there, is it built well from a technical standpoint?
- Functionality – What does the circuit do? Does it do something unique?
- Backstory – How did you document your journey? What inspired the piece?
Art may be subjective, but the judges will be looking at hard facts just as much as the aesthetic value of your project. Ready to enter your project?
How to Enter
Create a project page on Hackaday.io to documents your progress and show off images. Once your project is published, look for the “Submit Project to…” button on the right sidebar. Click this to enter your project in the Circuit Sculpture Contest.
While sharing schematics or source code isn’t required, keep in mind that transparency adds to your project’s backstory. The contest opened on December 4th, 2018, so let’s see what kind of electronic art the Tindie community has to offer!
