COMPETITIONS
Academy initiated design competitions for QUT students to flex their creativity and skills
The Academy design competitions are offered to QUT design students as a fun way to apply their skills and challenge their creativity. Every competition has its own theme and criteria, with a resolved idea and high quality visuals required for the submission.
ABOUT
The competitions are run at select times each year and advertised via our Instagram account. Information about the theme, criteria, submission requirements and competition dates for the competition are published with each competition. As long as you’re a QUT design student, you can register and submit your design!
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
CURRENT DESIGN COMPETITION
NEXT DESIGN COMPETITION: FEBRUARY 2025
Our next Academy design competition is due to launch in February 2025. Information regarding the competition theme and submission requirements will be announced on our Instagram, and here on the website.
Competition dates and theme TBC
PREVIOUS COMPETITIONS + WINNERS
BMW M8 VEHICLE ENGINE COVER RE-DESIGN
August-September 2024
Design a new engine cover for the BMW M8 vehicle, to the theme of ‘Digital Design’. This can be retro, sci-fi, futuristic or however you interpret the theme, so long as it fits the dimensions of the vehicle.
Winner: Luke Davies
Runner ups: Ella Hore, Kyran Dippel
