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Enter Lifehacker's Coolest Cubicle Contest and Win a $500 Amazon Gift Card
Posted by Adam Pash at 7:00 AM on February 23, 2008
You've seen our Coolest Workspace Contest, and sure, the entries were incredible. But a lot of you aren't lucky enough to roll our own workspace; some of you plug in day after day in a standard, company-issue cubicle. What's more—given the limitations of a cubicle—it takes a good deal more planning and creativity to turn that cubicle into something special. That's why this time around, we want to reward those of you who've taken your cubicle from drab to fab. We're looking for the coolest cubicle on the block, and over the next few weeks we'll feature our favourite submissions every Thursday on Lifehacker. Once the submissions are exhausted, your fellow readers will vote for the cubicle they think is the coolest, and the winner will take home a $500 Amazon Gift Card! Think that gift card could be yours? Hit the jump for submission guidelines.
If you want to submit your cubicle for next Thursday's coolest cubicle showdown, here's what you need to do:
Official Contest Rules:
- To enter, send three to six photos of your cubicle to lh.showandtell at gmail.com with Coolest Cubicle Contest in the subject line.
- Include a description of your setup, including as many interesting details as possible about what makes you cubicle so cool.
- Your photos should be at least 600 pixels wide. By sending them in, you're giving us permission to publish them on Lifehacker.
- Not every submission will be featured. We'll do our best to dig through the submissions and feature the best and brightest.
- Your submission will be more likely to be featured if you tell us about your setup and take pictures that really show off your cubicle. We're dying to be impressed!
- All of the featured submissions will be voted on using our unscientific polling application.
- To verify that your cubicle really belongs to you, pull up Lifehacker.com (that's us.lifehacker.com if you're Aussie - Ed) on your cubicle's computer and make sure it's visible in at least one of your pictures. If we don't feel that your submission is authentic, we won't be able to feature it.
If you're looking for a little inspiration, check out last year's Coolest Workspace finalists. Remember, we don't expect the world. Since cubicles are notoriously difficult to personalise and impress with, creative use of space will be very much rewarded. Good luck! We expect to see those submissions rolling in soon!
Tags: announcements | call for submissions | contest | coolest cubicle contest | cubicles | office | top | workspaces
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StrangeTikiGod
Posted 7:44 AM 23/2/08
Well, thanks to HIPAA restrictions, I won't be able to do this one, but I'll enjoy seeing the finalists!
StrangeTikiGod
Adam Pash
Posted 8:49 AM 23/2/08
@Amanda T: You'll just have to keep your eyes open for the next time you do a Coolest Workspace contest. :)
Adam Pash
Amanda T
Posted 8:49 AM 23/2/08
No fair! I don't work in a cubicle. :(
Amanda T
CaptainCynic
Posted 8:49 AM 23/2/08
Despite my efforts so far, my cubicle is still far too ordinary. I can't wait to get some cool ideas. I guess a 6 foot light up balrog is probably overkill.
CaptainCynic
airogos
Posted 9:55 AM 23/2/08
I made a documentary about cubicles, and there's some podcasts about workspaces at the site if anyone is looking for some ideas. [www.cubiclesfilm.com]
airogos
Avengelist
Posted 9:55 AM 23/2/08
Oh, darn. They just moved me to a temporary location, as they are taking down the wall to expand, and I had to dismantle everything. Crummy timing.
Feel like putting the contest off for a month?
Avengelist
wooties
Posted 9:55 AM 23/2/08
Sweet!! Finally I have the chance to show off my Presidential Action figures!
wooties
omegakumar
Posted 10:39 AM 23/2/08
My company is moving to this super futuristic building in June... We just picked out our furniture today. You guys definitely need to do a followup in a few months!
omegakumar
thewildboo
Posted 10:39 AM 23/2/08
Sweet, I'll have to take some snaps on Monday. In the meantime, want to see my old cube that we decorated for the holidays? And by holidays I mean Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Festivus, and the Winter soltace.
thewildboo
Posco Grubb
Posted 11:46 AM 23/2/08
Someone should get jwz to submit his 1995 Netscape cubicle. It predates Lifehacker.com, so you won't see lifehacker.com in a Netscape browser running on X Windows, but perhaps an exception could be made or an honorable mention... See the details and photos here: The Tent of Doom
Posco Grubb
eth
Posted 11:46 AM 23/2/08
@Amanda_T: First time I've ever seen someone upset that they DON'T work in a cubicle! :)
eth
Schalliol
Posted 12:54 PM 23/2/08
@StrangeTikiGod: You have sensitive papers in plain view on your desk?
Schalliol
Grodoro
Posted 4:53 PM 23/2/08
Do barracks count as cubicles?
Grodoro
pearlandopal
Posted 3:49 AM 24/2/08
Oh boo, a couple of weeks ago I would have been able to enter but, like Avengelist, I just got moved to a temporary location while the office expands.
pearlandopal
discounteggroll
Posted 1:39 PM 24/2/08
oh, my bad! I thought it was a "how the F*CK do they survive that" cubicle entry
discounteggroll
discounteggroll
Posted 1:39 PM 24/2/08
@StrangeTikiGod:
seriously...OSHA has been the same way around here
okay, I kid, I kid. In an honest day's work, read on.
I fix 2-3 macbooks (hardware related), ship out a couple of laptops to depot (lenovo/IBM and apple), Run software updates (et. al. Apple/Microsoft/Office/iLife/iWork/iTunes/)
at the end of the day, my worskpace is a disaster. If you want evidence, by all means just ask. Albeit I don't work in a "cubilcle" (although I have), this IS ground zero.
discounteggroll
baest
Posted 4:46 AM 26/2/08
deadline???
baest
Adam Pash
Posted 10:35 AM 26/2/08
@baest: It all depends on the number and quality of submissions. Your deadline for the first round is Wednesday afternoon, let's say 2:00 PST. Whether or not it continues past the first week depends on whether or not we have enough submissions coming in.
Adam Pash
upfromcubicle
Posted 10:35 AM 26/2/08
@airogos: Nice site, airogos. Thanks!
And contest entrants should take note that the cubicle-as-bathroom, cubicle putting green, cubicle bunk bed, cubicle newspaper, tin-foiled cube, and gingerbread cube have already been done [oddorama.com]
upfromcubicle
upfromcubicle
Posted 10:35 AM 26/2/08
Aw, thanks for thinking of us little guys.
upfromcubicle
jantzie
Posted 6:13 AM 28/2/08
@Adam.Pash I am working out my "cabin/cube fever" entry... though I won't make 2:00 PST. I was up till 1 am last night prepping at home, but I can't fully decorate my cube until the boss is out for the day. :D I am going to send pictures this evening for sure; I hope they can make it as a submission. I think you will enjoy it.
jantzie
jantzie
Posted 6:53 PM 28/2/08
@Adam Pash: Done and done! I submitted via email... I do hope you get it.
PS sorry I didn't reply correctly with that last comment. I am (1) new to life hacker and (2) an idiot.
jantzie