Core77

We've been around the block, so we know exactly when designers get to the real work. And it starts around 6 days before the client presentation. So today is the day that you have to ask yourself what your design talents are for, exactly. And even if you think you were put on this planet to design oh-so-sweet ultra-luxury goods, well, we'd hope that part of your design repertoire is in the design-for-good department.

So here's our pitch. We'd like to appeal to your positive side, and challenge you to enter (and win!) the Greener Gadgets Design Competition. If you've been preaching green (but not practicing it), or if you've been practicing green (but not bragging about it), if you're a design firm who wants to get their staff excited about a project beyond billable hours, or if you've been waiting on the sidelines for a problem to come in that affords you an A-1 opportunity to put a dent in it, well, we don't know how better we can tee this up for you.

$4500 in prize money. Live judging of finalists work at the Greener Gadgets Conference (in front of tons of media). Publication at Core77, Inhabitat, and other design blogs. Doing some good.

So today, 6 days out, we hope you'll decide to throw your hat into the ring. Right Now.