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[August]

Hello folks!

As I promised earlier, I'll be running a helmet design competition. Let's put the most important thing first, the deadline is not before Monday, February 29 at 11:59 pm UTC-12:00 (Tuesday, March 1 at 11:59 am UTC±00:00). (I may still delay the deadline if requested.)

I provide three different templates:

Arai:


Bell:


Arai open-face:


The only requirement is to create the design to the side view, the rear and top views are optional.

You can include sponsor logos in your designs but it's not necessary.

All designs must be original. It's hard to give exact rules for that, given there's the gray area of being inspired by another design or copying it. Changing colors of an existing design would hardly be a separate design, unless it's a simple design like Panis's. Incorporating existing designs to a new design is mostly fine, Barrichello's Senna design as an example.

I'll decide within a week about a possible cap of designs per person.

Edited by August, 29 February 2016 - 08:12.

[Marklar]

Hello folks!

Let's put the most important thing first, the deadline is not before February 14. (I may delay the deadline, I will announce about that at a later time.)
 

Hopefully you will delay the deadline, we've missed it already ;)

[August]

Hopefully you will delay the deadline, we've missed it already ;)

 

Maybe writing it February 14th helps to avoid confusion.

[Marklar]

Just joking ;)

[August]

Here's my design. Doesn't really need the rear and side views.

 

 

It has the initials and the blue color like in my previous design, yet less nationalistic this time.

 

Also, the same design on Bell:

 

 

I may still edit my design.

[SimeonSasparella]

This is a design of mine, inspired by the Tao tree symbol

 

Unfortunately I don't have the time to "translate" it into one of the provided templates, so unless I'm mistaken it's out of the contest for now ;)

 

Edited by SimeonSasparella, 22 December 2015 - 11:02.

[August]

Unfortunately I don't have the time to "translate" it into one of the provided templates, so unless I'm mistaken it's out of the contest for now ;)

I'm not going to be too strict about templates. As long as it's done to a template similar to the ones in OP, it's fine, like yours is.

[August]

Only two entries so far. 

 

Well, I'll have to delay the deadline anyway, the new deadline won't be before Sunday, February 28 at 11:59 pm UTC-12:00 (Monday, February 29 11:59 am at UTC±00:00) so that those living in the Americas or the Pacific Islands have the whole Sunday to submit their entries. I may still delay the deadline if requested.

[August]

Open-face version of my design:

 

[RottenAli]

Bit tricky to work with this template, but here is my submission (and one from my 11 year old son, Alex, who likes a bit of karting).



Mine is still old school. Cross between Jarier and Patrese. Datum line on it placed on a flat level surface or bench, extends the line work in a parallel fashion so that when the lid is worn the lines are all extending on the angle and look more like "go faster" lines. The white and red colours being for the English national flag. Placed on a base white helmet (easier to source) hoops that are different widths. The upper corresponding to the size and position of the visor mounting. The lower band, half height of the distance from the datum surface to the top of the upper band. Forward of the visor mounting the upper band stops and the lower band drops off at a 45 degree chamfer to show a white chin.

I said to my lad, maybe do something similar like other farther and son combinations have done in the past.
He ignores me, and draws a TRON like mess with a giant eye in the middle...

Kids!

Edited by RottenAli, 15 February 2016 - 10:22.

[Maustinsj]

I prefer the Tron one 

[August]

Last week for submitting designs!

[Sheepmachine]

I have an idea for one I just need to get around to doing it.

[August]

Final weekend for designs. Remember the deadline is on Monday at 11:59 UK time.

[R Soul]

This is similir to a helmet I designed when I learned how to make my own for Grand Prix 2.

Edited by R Soul, 26 February 2016 - 20:03.

[Jovanotti]

I have an idea for one I just need to get around to doing it.

Does it involve sheep ?

[August]

I was playing with some ideas and came up with this rough sketch. I'll do a better one within the deadline.

 

[August]

So, here is my final design:

 

 

Also the open-face version:

 

 

The visor helmet is my competition entry.

[Alburaq]

Will you delay the deadline?

[August]

Will you delay the deadline?

 

Is anybody working on a design / willing to make one? In that case I can delay the deadline.

[Sheepmachine]

I'm doing one but there is no way I'm going to be able to finish it in time. If it was stretched till tomorrow that would be great but I perfectly understand if you want to end it.

Does it involve sheep ?

Maybe....I mean no.

[August]

I'm doing one but there is no way I'm going to be able to finish it in time. If it was stretched till tomorrow that would be great but I perfectly understand if you want to end it.
Maybe....I mean no.

I don't want to postpone the deadline endlessly but I can stretch it till tomorrow. New deadline, Tuesday 11:59 am UK time.

Edited by August, 29 February 2016 - 08:11.

[Sheepmachine]

Finished it.

Edited by Sheepmachine, 29 February 2016 - 19:01.

[Marklar]

Then I do a Duck helmet

 

[August]

I wasn't going to host a helmet design competition this offseason. Though if you want to design a helmet, Mercedes offers a chance to design Lewis's helmet.

 

https://www.mercedes...ons-new-helmet/

 

I'm gonna get something designed tomorrow (deadline on Monday at noon). I'll post mine also here if I come up with some ideas.

[August]

I wasn't going to host a helmet design competition this offseason. Though if you want to design a helmet, Mercedes offers a chance to design Lewis's helmet.

 

https://www.mercedes...ons-new-helmet/

 

I'm gonna get something designed tomorrow (deadline on Monday at noon). I'll post mine also here if I come up with some ideas.

 

[Denaris]

I wasn't going to host a helmet design competition this offseason. Though if you want to design a helmet, Mercedes offers a chance to design Lewis's helmet.

 

https://www.mercedes...ons-new-helmet/

 

I'm gonna get something designed tomorrow (deadline on Monday at noon). I'll post mine also here if I come up with some ideas.

 

 

This is what I came up with for the Hamilton helmet design competition (Hope it's ok to post it here).

 

[thegamer23]

This is what I came up with for the Hamilton helmet design competition (Hope it's ok to post it here).

I think you have a good shot for the win there!

[RedBaron]

Nice design August, but I can't see Hamilton running a Senna tribute helmet.

 

He is his own man, his own brand. A world champion in his own right.

 

A Senna tribute would be a one off helmet.

 

Would have been nice to see a helmet design that incorporate his wings logo as the main design aspect.

Edited by RedBaron, 06 February 2017 - 17:20.

[Denaris]

I think you have a good shot for the win there!

Thanks, fingers crossed! But... There are over 5000 entries on Instagram so far so I'm not holding my breath.

[Marklar]

Thanks, fingers crossed! But... There are over 5000 entries on Instagram so far so I'm not holding my breath.

Most of them are troll attempts, so you guys have all good chances

[RedBaron]

I think a lot of Hamilton helmet designs have missed a trick.

His private jet is blood red, but these designs and the ones on Instagram barely feature that colour if at all.

If someone customises their jet in a certain colour they must like it!

[silversurf3r]

He also specifically said he wanted to incorporate more 'candy apple red' into the design. I've seen hundreds of designs that feature it heavily if not are primarily this colour. I'd be surprised if he didn't go for something along those lines.
Some amazing designs on there though, really high standard. I even noticed Max Verstappen and Romain Grosjean's lid designer has had a pop at it!

[RedBaron]

I even noticed Max Verstappen and Romain Grosjean's lid designer has had a pop at it!

 

 

 

Please no.

[Jackmancer]

My helmet for Hamilton No chance of winning though. But I didn't like the colour red, and his current 'theme'. Blue from UK, yellow from his earlier helmet. Simplicity!

 

[RedBaron]

My helmet for Hamilton No chance of winning though. But I didn't like the colour red, and his current 'theme'. Blue from UK, yellow from his earlier helmet. Simplicity!

 

 

 

 

I like it, I like large basic colours for helmets without gradients and sparkles etc.

Edited by RedBaron, 07 February 2017 - 10:24.

[SophieB]

I will sulk for days if the new Lewis helmet has no image of Roscoe on it.

[Jackmancer]

 

I like it, I like large basic colours for helmets without gradients and sparkles etc.

 

Me too, but it's a rarity among F1 drivers! Even Vettel can't restrain himself from adding complexity to his design 

[Marklar]

I just hope someone wins it who has a widely different helm design than Bottas because right now I think that it could be a bit hard to distinguish them (at least from some perspectives, the same base colour is already enough to confuse me )

Edited by Marklar, 07 February 2017 - 10:44.

[Jackmancer]

I just hope someone wins it who has a widely different helm design than Bottas because right now I think that it could be a bit hard to distinguish them (at least from some perspectives, the same base colour is already enough to confuse me )

Not like Merc ever had problems like that

 

[muramasa]

it took me 0.127sec to tell the left one is Nico and Lewis is on the right

fluoro yellow and solid yellow is as different as red and blue

innnit

 

distingushing helmets of roughly same multi colors but different pattern is 3761times more difficult than distinguishing subtle (but obvious enough) tone difference of single color

for instance Ric and Ves helmets are very different when looking at helmets alone but in a car speeding at 50 or 60 or 80 meters per second it's very hard to tell apart

[Alburaq]

My entry (I rushed it because I was late so it has many flaws and lacks many details ) 

[Denaris]

My entry (I rushed it because I was late so it has many flaws and lacks many details ) 

That LH/44 logo is pretty cool because it works on many levels. It's 'LH', it's '44', and it also looks like a gear shifter 

[Wifey]

My entry (I rushed it because I was late so it has many flaws and lacks many details ) 

 

i love that no overley busy, i rekon that will stand a chance plus his fav colour is red

[cheekybru]

This is what I came up with for the Hamilton helmet design competition (Hope it's ok to post it here).

Love it just wish you'd made the yellow stripes / triangles at the bottom black instead

[RedBaron]

The second LH/44 logo down on the right is superb. 

 

 

 

My entry (I rushed it because I was late so it has many flaws and lacks many details ) 

[automovelbrilhante]

That LH/44 logo is pretty cool because it works on many levels. It's 'LH', it's '44', and it also looks like a gear shifter 

Not to mention this:
https://www.google.p...6&bih=572&dpr=2

:S

[P0inters]

Not to mention this:
https://www.google.p...6&bih=572&dpr=2

:S

I almost spat out my coffee. 😂

[Alburaq]

Thank you guys

(except automovelbrilhante)