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Guidelines
All submissions are final.
Entry fee must be paid by Friday March 30, 2007 at 11:59 pm.
Entry fees are non-refundable.
Student submissions must be entered no later than Saturday May 19 2007 11:59 pm, otherwise
Category project will not be judged.

Participant Qualifications

• Open to final year design students from Carleton University, Humber College, and Ontario College of Art and Design.
• Design must be submitted in the following format
(Refer to 1.4 Step-by-Step Entry Guide for further details):
• 3 boards that describe the thesis work with text and images
• Minimum of 1 CAD rendering
• Minimum of 1 photo of product in use (with human scale)
• One page of development sketches (include sketches from start to final design where possible).
• Scroll through PDF version
• Submitted prior to deadline (Friday May 18 2007)

Judging Criteria

The Rocket 2007 judging is based on the following criteria. These criteria are weighed equally by the judges as they deem appropriate for the category:

• Innovation: how is the design new and unique?
• Aesthetics: how does the appearance enhance the products?
• User: how does the design solution benefit the user?
• Design Research: what validation is given that the design solves the problem?
• (Research only): Rigor/relevance/reliability
• (Design Strategy): Internal Factors & Methods, Implementation