And the winners are...

Thanks to everyone who participated! It's been a great process so far for the jury and we hope you all feel as inspired and excited as we do. The entries are all very inventive and have us all talking about 3D printing possibilities and design. We believe these entries are the best solutions for an IDSA 2014 Northeast Conference 3D Printable Lapel Pin.

After we printed the top 15 finalists, we looked at each one in-depth for 3D printing results, fit for the IDSA conference, design and creativity. In the end, we had GREAT results for the conference and really love all the entries (we wish we could print them all!)

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

1st Place Winner
Lapel Pin by brian.ide-1

Lapel Pin

Very clever concept - clean and integrated. It prints clean, simple, and was the best overall design. The IDSA logo printed well, without any issues and the clip is even flexible enough when printed to clasp onto jeans or a shirt.

3D printing: 2
Fits IDSA brand: 1
Design: 1
Creativity: 1

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

2nd Place Winner
the Loop of Innovation - IDSA Lapel Pin by evan.reese-1

the Loop of Innovation - IDSA Lapel Pin

Sophisticated and contemporary, well done! Printed without any issues on an SLS printer. We really love the design story and clean style for this design.

3D printing: 1
Fits IDSA brand: 2
Design: 4
Creativity: 3

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

3rd Place Winner
IDSA Traveline by concetto.vecchio-1

IDSA Traveline

Cool, classy design! Prints well. It looks clean and modern. The grid/network on the right is great. The pin isn't the best clasping ideas in the group.

3D printing: 4
Fits IDSA brand: 5
Design: 5
Creativity: 8

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

4th Place Winner
IDSA Fiore by anouar.barodi-1

IDSA Fiore

Excellent work and simple design! We like the pendant style and interesting composition. It printed great and was one of the more creative designs. It didn't follow the IDSA guidelines as well as the other designs.

3D printing: 3
Fits IDSA brand: 11
Design: 3
Creativity: 6

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

5th Place Winner
IDSA Lapel Pin by johnny.sanchez-1

IDSA Lapel Pin

Simple and clear! It communicates well and has a beautiful design. Printed fine on an SLS printer. We love the simplicity and integrated clip. It's less creative than the other entries.

3D printing: 7
Fits IDSA brand: 5
Design: 2
Creativity: 9

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

6th Place Winner
IDSA Lapel Badge by edward.otter-1

IDSA Lapel Badge

Nice way to make different faces and has a modern look. Printed fine on an SLS printer. We do like simplicity of the overall design. It's clean, nice looking, and the letter spaces are included on the back panel.

3D printing: 8
Fits IDSA brand: 4
Design: 6
Creativity: 7

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

7th Place Winner
ID Train by 6f30314c-1

ID Train

Interesting idea and color. We think it is fun and creative to use a subway theme and numbers. The simple clip is appealing and it printed fine although the letters could have had greater definition.

3D printing: 6
Fits IDSA brand: 10
Design: 9
Creativity: 2

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

8th Place Winner
3D Printed Pin for IDSA by kiwano-1

3D Printed Pin for IDSA

We like the look of this cool design. It printed well on an SLS printer. It wasn't as creative as the other entries. And other designs had more impact or simplicity.

3D printing: 5
Fits IDSA brand: 6
Design: 13
Creativity: 12

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

9th Place Winner
IDSA 2014 LAPELPIN by tom.craven-1

IDSA 2014 LAPELPIN

Simple, clean, good looking and nice color. Printed okay in single color. We'd like to see the clip part go across the whole back instead of just partial. Is that the Makerbot, ""m"" hiding in the details? Very fun!

3D printing: 10
Fits IDSA brand: 8
Design: 8
Creativity: 5

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

10th Place Winner
IDSA XYZ Workshop Entry by kae.woei.lim-1

IDSA XYZ Workshop Entry

This design is cool. It printed okay on the Makerbot; it could have had better surface design and needed cleanup. The design is creative but wasn't a fit for the IDSA brand.

3D printing: 9
Fits IDSA brand: 15
Design: 12
Creativity: 5

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

11th Place Winner
iDSA by nikitybe-1

iDSA

Nice design, we really like the digital-looking US map. It printed well in single color but the back clip wouldn't be usable like the others.

3D printing: 11
Fits IDSA brand: 9
Design: 7
Creativity: 14

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

12th Place Winner
IDSA Lapel Pin by francisco.correa-9

IDSA Lapel Pin

We like how thorough he explained his design thinking. It's creative but was not as well-designed as other entries. It printed okay on an SLS printer.

3D printing: 12
Fits IDSA brand: 12
Design: 14
Creativity: 4

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

13th Place Winner
Square rotative lapel pin by florent--1

Square rotative lapel pin

This design is interesting. We needed to print this in multiple parts and colors, which hurt the 3D printing score. It is cool to have a moving mechanism but a simpler design would be better. It really showed off the IDSA Northeast slogan but it's literal design affected the creativity score.

3D printing: 13
Fits IDSA brand: 7
Design: 10
Creativity: 15

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

14th Place Winner
IDSA 2014 LAPELPIN by ryan.hitcho-1

IDSA 2014 LAPELPIN

It has potential and we like how it incorporated both IDSA and Makerbot into the design. It didn't follow IDSA branding guidelines, which could easily be changed by switching the orientation of the clip. The multiple colors and sharper angles made this the least printer friendly of the top designs.

3D printing: 15
Fits IDSA brand: 14
Design: 11
Creativity: 10

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

15th Place Winner
iDSA Lapel Pin - Concept 1 by devin.sidell-1

iDSA Lapel Pin - Concept 1

Interesting clasp and design. We liked it a lot and gave it a test print, but It failed to print on the Makerbot. We'd recommend an SLS print next time.

3D printing: 14
Fits IDSA brand: 13
Design: 15
Creativity: 13

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

Honorable Mentions

Wait! There are even more amazing entries that we want to recognize for their creativity and hard work. Check out each honorable mention to see how amazing GrabCADrs truly are.

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

Designed to Print Pin Challenge Honorable Mention
IDSA Lapel Pin Challenge - Breakthrough by taro.nagano-1

IDSA Lapel Pin Challenge - Breakthrough

The green one has a lot of potential, a small change to the gap (under the overhang) would make this easier to print. Great design thinking! We love the idea of breaking through for the IDSA Northeast 2014 Conference.

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

Designed to Print Pin Challenge Honorable Mention
Pin IDSA 2014 Northeast District Design Conference by carlos.perez-15

Pin IDSA 2014 Northeast District Design Conference

Cool theme! It would need to print in multiple pieces to get the color effects.

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

Designed to Print Pin Challenge Honorable Mention
IDSA Lapel Pin by ryan.krauskopf-2

IDSA Lapel Pin

We think the organic section is a cool idea to support the build. Cool concept!

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

Designed to Print Pin Challenge Honorable Mention
IDSA Lapel Pin - Transforming by david-1957

IDSA Lapel Pin - Transforming

Nice work and a cool design! It is over the top for the lapel pin but comes complete with metal and 3D printable hinges - it's a must see. Don't miss the other #David entry, IDSA Lapel Pin Design, too.

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

Designed to Print Pin Challenge Honorable Mention
IDSA ASTRONAUT WHO LIKES BEER by benjamin-152

IDSA ASTRONAUT WHO LIKES BEER

Nice, simple design with a cute character. We like that it converts to a keychain, but aren't sure we believe the bottle opener part! The back clip base would need to be separate piece to keep the print clean.

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

Designed to Print Pin Challenge Honorable Mention
IDSA Lapel pin by greg.thompson-2

IDSA Lapel pin

We think you'll like this simple and to the point design by Greg!

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD

Designed to Print Pin Challenge Honorable Mention
SGCHL IDSA Pin by stefan.gales-1

SGCHL IDSA Pin

Well presented and every surface is a challenge for your 3D printer - we like the ambition despite our limitations for this Challenge!

- IDSA, Makerbot, RBRTNGHTNGL, Core 77, Arthur Young-Spivey, and GrabCAD
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