FOC Talents
FOC Talents is a global online network of talented, young and pre-selected designers that send in Computer Aided Designs every three months, based on a prior given design theme. All Talents’ designs are produced and sold in the FOC online store. The first design assignment will be revealed on the FOC website on January 1st, 2010.
So why should you apply for FOC Talents?
Your designs will be actually produced and sold in the FOC online store
Your design effort will be rewarded with 10% royalties and a free, actual copy of your design send to your home
Learn about the design possibilities and constraints of 3D-Printing from the most advanced design studio in this field. FOC will provide Talents with tutorials about 3D-Printing design rules, give access to the FOC 3D-file archive and will organize dedicated events
Increase awareness for you and your designs, with a personal profile page on the FOC website. The FOC website has over a 1,000 unique visitors a day and is growing rapidly. Also there will be other promotional activities, of which details will follow
Your designs will be judged by a varying jury of established designers, starting with Janne Kyttanen and Ted Noten. The winning designs will become part of the permanent FOC Collection, which is not only sold online, but also distributed worldwide.
What are the rules of the game?
Every three months FOC will give a design assignment for which each Talent will provide a 3D-printable file of his/her design. The required 3D-file format is ‘.stl’. The 3D-file becomes the exclusive property of FOC
Every three months FOC accepts and commercializes one design per Talent, free of charge. Also a free 3D-Printed copy will be sent to the Talent within four weeks after FOC has received the 3D-file. On a quarterly basis FOC will provide the Talents with a sales overview. Royalties will be paid out within six weeks after the calendar year has passed and FOC has received the invoice for the royalty amount.
Consumer prices will be determined by FOC, who will try to find an optimal balance between both party’s interests. Depending on the design assignment, the consumer prices will be between 15 and 60 Euro. FOC will consider all feedback of the Talents on pricing
Talents can be eliminated from the Talents network, when he or she:
-Fails to participate in two consecutive design assignments
-Consistently fails to meet the requirements we set for 3D-files, in order for it to be 3D printable
-Repeatedly sends in designs that are judged as disappointing by the jury
If you are interested and are a young and talented designer, with advanced CAD skills you can send your portfolio to bram@freedomofcreation.com.
