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DESIGN PROJECT BRIEF

Design Theme:

No Clear Boundaries

Design Project:

Submit a design plan for a commercial space (hospitality, workplace, healthcare, multi-family, etc.) incorporating colors from the BEHR 2025 Commercial Color Forecast color palette and BEHR’s 2025 Color of the Year: Rumors MQ1-15.

Design Project Deliverables:

Your design plan should include the following elements:

  • Design Project Title (10 words max).

  • Design Project Concept Statement that describes your overall design concept and how color is an essential component of your design (400 words max).

  • Presentation Board using a rendering style of your choosing (software, visualizations, sketches etc.), present an original design interior or exterior including one floor plan (be sure to label key areas on the floor plan) and one elevation or prospective. Design should showcase the BEHR Colors you plan to use in your design and be clearly labeled with color name and number.

  • 3D Materials Board using the MattoBoard virtual sampling platform that showcases the BEHR Colors you plan to use in your design plan.

Judging Criteria:

All eligible Entries will be judged by a panel of judges to select the potential winners based on the following Judging criteria: 

  • Originality, Creativity and Style of Overall Design Plan (40%)

  • Creative Expression in Use of Behr Paint Colors (40%)

  • Creativity of MattoBoard in Entry (20%)

Submission Criteria:

  • Limit one entry per person.

  • NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE OPPORTUNITY TO WIN. INTERNET AND MATTOBOARD ACCOUNT REQUIRED. Trade contest offered in the 50 U.S. & U.S. Territories (“U.S.”) to full/part-time emerging Design students at U.S. eligible Institution (see Rules) who are legal U.S. res., 18+. Ends 11:59 P.M. PT 11/10/24. See Official Rules at: www.behr.com/designcompetitionrules

PRIZES

Enter the 2024 BEHR® Student Design Competition for your chance to compete to win the following cash prizes:

Grand Prize - $3,000

+ $1,000 for your design school

First Prize - $1,500

Second Prize - $500

All winners will receive a one 1-year MattoBoard Pro Subscription

JUDGES

Erika Woelfel

Erika Woelfel

Vice President,
Color & Creative Services
Behr Paint Company

Kayla Kratz

Kayla Kratz

Director, Color & Design
Behr Paint Company

Amber Jones

Amber Jones

Director, Architect & Design Strategic Initiatives
Behr Paint Company

Guy Adam Ailion

Guy Adam Ailion

Architect, Designer,
CEO & Co-Founder
MattoBoard

2025 Commercial color forecast

2025 COMMERCIAL COLOR FORECAST

A dynamic palette of 50 colors that reflect the fluidity between the past and future, timeless and modern, and the digital and physical world to infuse into everyday spaces we live, work, play, learn and more.

EXPLORE COLLECTION
BEHR® 2025 color of the year

BEHR® 2025 COLOR OF THE YEAR

Make a statement with our 2025 Color of the Year, Rumors. This deep ruby red adds warmth and rich allure to hospitality, retail and other commercial spaces. Let this elevated color speak volumes, no matter the scale of your project.

EXPLORE RUMORS
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CONTEST RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE OPPORTUNITY TO WIN.  INTERNET AND MATTOBOARD ACCOUNT REQUIRED. Trade contest offered in the 50 U.S. & U.S. Territories (“U.S.”) to full/part-time emerging Design students at U.S. eligible Institution (see Rules) who are legal U.S. res., 18+. Ends 11:59 P.M. PT 11/10/24. See Official Rules at: https://www.behr.com/pro/colors/2024-student-design-competition/rules for entry, judging criteria and limitations. Void where prohibited. Sponsor: Behr Process LLC.

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