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There are some amazing designs to choose from - shame we can only choose one! The quality of the mock-ups is incredible too.

My entry, the (a)-to-zen edition, got added on the last day. I tried not to design something too personal, or similar to what already exists from Nothing and other manufactures. Instead, I want to see something less techy, not glossy (i.e. matte), and uses colours and textures found in the natural world (not the usual black/white/grey). Whilst many of Nothing’s products seem to take cues from fashion, for my CE concept I looked to interior design & architecture - specifically that which is inspired by nature. There are lots of styles and finishes I would like to incorporate, but of particular note, looking back to the form of the (2a) I started to see how the shapes and lines found in Japanese zen-gardens (Karesansui) would be a very good fit. Three of the design principals of zen-gardens is asymmetry, balance, and symbolism, all of which apply to the design on the back of the (2a). Being more ‘zen’ with nature also links nicely with Nothing’s mission to help people be less absorbed by their smartphone, and more environmentally conscious. Although I am not suggesting the final design of the (2a) CE should look like a miniature garden, à la Polly Pocket, incorporating the beautiful lines, colours and textures would be eye-catching and unique. Also, to hide the manmade screws that would throw off the au naturel design, I would refer to Japanese wood joinery – Sashimono – which is both a simple and highly complex technique for assembling wooden structures without nails.

Anyway, hope you like my entry. Fingers crossed it gets a few votes. It might struggle because I did not include a flashy mock-up (I don’t have the mad CAD skillz everyone here seems to have 😲), but I trust the internal juries can, with a bit of imagination, see where I am going with my ‘nature-inspired architecture’ concept, which I created to appeal to everyone around the world, from all walks of life: (a)-to-z.

Hey everyone!!

The designs here look mind blowing. I’m pretty sure that whichever design gets selected would be loved by the community.

Here is my entry for the first stage of the community edition project. Please look through it and vote if you like the design 🙂

If the link doesn’t work click https://community-edition.nothing.tech/gallery/972900/141100/713196629

Looking forward to the design that gets selected.

Thank You

Review each entry and use your voice wisely! And good luck everyone! ☺

All the best to those who have submitted! 🔥

My entry is also in the mix, its Aerodactyl inspired, with my favourite colour shining through! 💜

If anyone would like to check it out, have a look here!

Oxytocin✨ - to vote, go to the Community Edition Project page and click the ‘VOTE NOW’ button.

@Rob ⚡️ - are you able to see why my full username does not appear at the top of my entry? It just says “S”, not that it probably makes a difference. 😄

    Hello everyone! Awesome designs in the gallery! My contest entry focuses on exploring new ways of transparency and matching the Phone (2a) design with the most affordable line of Nothing products (CMF) - https://community-edition.nothing.tech/gallery/972900/141100/713223640

    Since the Ear (a) are out and have introduced a new colorway to the lineup, I thought it would be fun to create an alternative version of my entry:

    Just curious, so let’s say a entry wins, but the entry doesn’t fit the parameters of the contest. (Did notice a few that changed what the design of the swirl on the back. Will it be disqualified?

    There is a notice while voting saying the nothing board will take our vote into consideration.

    So just curious how this will play out

    • Anil replied to this.

      tomkarbowski I feel the rules were kinda loose intentionally so that the entry can bring out something fresh and then toned down later. This happens during every design process. The designer will say let’s send it to the space and the engineer will say let’s send it to the top of the building. The only rule is that the physical geometry must not be changed. Imo, it is the location of the internal components. You can play with the rest. The swirl in your example can be changed as it is only an aesthetic feature and has no function, this is what I deduced from a teardown video.

          Anil Indeed our ID team were keen for the brief to be open in order not to limit creativity.

          The limited guidance that we did provide was to help people make a successful submission: it needs to be a Phone (2a) not an entirely new device - we are focussing on new colours, materials and finishes.

          The co-creation part of this project is very important. It means that there will be some back-and-forth between the hardware design winner and our internal teams to arrive at a product that can be R&D’d and manufactured within the timescales we have planned for this project. This means the winning submission may not exactly look like the end result, but should mean that both parties, the winner and Nothing, feel like they are building a product that they are proud of.

          The final decision on who wins is with our ID team. We introduced a voting aspect to give our members a chance to support for the ideas they like and to show our teams which concepts are popular. As an example of how this could be useful - our teams may be torn between two potential winners and the votes could help them make their final decision.

              is this like a limited edition or is it going to be available forever , also is there going to be a price difference