You can design the next phone for Carl Pei's Nothing, here’s how

Have you ever dreamed of designing your own phone? Get ready to pinch yourself because Carl Pei's Nothing company wants to make that dream a reality. The company is giving you, the community, the chance to help create the “community edition” of their Phone (2a).

This whole process is going to take six months and has four stages. In each stage, you'll get to showcase your skills in making the phone look awesome, creating wallpapers, designing the box it comes in, and even coming up with ways to market it.


First up is Stage 1, where you'll get to put your own spin on the phone's design. If your idea is picked as the winner, you'll have the opportunity to work side-by-side with Nothing's design team in London.

Once the winning design is chosen, Stage 2, which is scheduled for May, will be all about creating some wallpapers to go along with it. Let your imagination run wild and come up with designs that will make people want to stare at their screens all day. The best part? The winning wallpapers will come preloaded on the Phone (2a) Community Edition.

Stage 3 is in June, and you'll be tasked with designing the box the phone comes in. Now, I know what you're thinking - "It's just a box, how hard can it be?" But trust us, the unboxing experience is a big deal.

Finally, in Stage 4, which will happen in July, you'll need to put on your marketing hat and come up with a genius plan to get people hyped about buying the Phone (2a) Community Edition. Think outside the box (pun intended) and develop a campaign that will make people want to get their hands on this phone. If your idea is chosen as the winner, Nothing's marketing gurus will help bring it to life.

The four lucky winners from each stage will get an all-expenses-paid trip to London to launch the Phone (2a) Community Edition alongside the Nothing team.

So, how do I participate, you may ask? Head on over to the Nothing website and sign up to be a part of the Community Edition Project. The stage 1, hardware design, opens up on March 26.