Graphic Competitions

British Journal Of Aesthetics Cover Design Competition

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:01:00 +0000

Founded in 1960, the British Journal of Aesthetics is highly regarded as an international forum for debate in philosophical aesthetics and the philosophy of art. The Journal is published to promote the study and discussion of philosophical questions about aesthetic experience and the arts. The British Journal of Aesthetics holds a competition each year open to students on full-time undergraduate or graduate courses at art and design schools or in fine art/design departments in any country to design a cover for the journal, which is published by Oxford University Press, both in print and online. The specific brief for this year’s competition is to design a cover for a Special Issue on The Senses, which will explore connections between and connecting parts of the philosophy of perception and aesthetics. The overall cover design includes an image, generally a black & white photograph of a sculpture or a detail from a print. It is normally but not necessarily a monochrome image. Entries to the competition will consist in a .jpeg or .tiff containing an image, and a cover design incorporating the image, which can be assembled using a template that can be downloaded from the website (available in InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop). The resolution of the image must be at least 300dpi. There is no restriction on the use of colour. There is no entry fee. Eligibility To be eligible to enter the competition, you must be enrolled on a full-time undergraduate or graduate course at an art school on 30 January 2012. Prize • Shortlisted designs will be displayed on the BJA website. • The winning design will be used on the cover of the October 2012 issue of the BJA. The issue will carry a half-page about the winner and his or her work. The winner will receive 5 printed copies of the issue featuring their design, and will also be invited to choose £150-worth of books published by OUP, free of charge. The winner and shortlisted entrants will be notified by email in June 2012.

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New Zealand Geographic Photographer Of The Year 2012

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:01:00 +0000

The New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year 2012 competition is now open for entries, celebrating the time-honoured art of editorial photography and showcasing the extraordinary natural and cultural riches of New Zealand. There are four main categories: • Wildlife • Society & Culture • Landscape • Photostory Moreover there is the Young Photographer award, for entrants under the age of 21 on September 30, 2012. All photos must have been shot after September 30, 2010, and within New Zealand territory - including New Zealand-administered Pacific and Antarctic dependencies. Strictly one full entry per person, being a maximum of five images over the three categories of Landscape, Wildlife and Culture, and in addition (or instead), photographers may submit a set comprising four to six images in the Photostory category. The photographer retains full copyright on all images. Eligibility The New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year competition is open to all amateur and professional photographers. Prize The winner of each category receives $1000 cash, publication in New Zealand Geographic, 10 New Zealand Geographic 2012 wall calendars and a one-year subscription to New Zealand Geographic. The winner of the Young Photographer category will also receive $1000 and the opportunity to attend a nature photography workshop with Kim Westerskov. The overall winner earns the title New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year 2012, an additional $2000 cash and a berth as a New Zealand Geographic photographer on board a Heritage Expeditions’ voyage.

Creative Asia Awards 2012

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:01:00 +0000

Now in the second year, the Creative Asia Awards is revolutionary in its vision to evolve, include and educate its entrants. Entries are accepted online as digital images. The entries will be judged online in a pre-elimination round to determine the top 25 images in each of the 8 categories, and all images judged online will receive feedback from the judges. These 200 finalist images will be judged live by our panel of experts during the Creative Asia Conference. This year the awards will offer a broader range of categories: • Wedding Photojouranistic • Wedding Open • Portrait Environmental • Portrait Open • Illustrative / Abstract • Landscape • Commercial & Fashion • Street & Travel The Creative Asia Awards recognizes that you retain full ownership of the copyright of each entry. The Entry Fee is USD$35.00, The Entry Fee allows you to enter one image. You may enter as many images as you wish, each additional image entered is USD$35.00. Eligibility The Creative Asia Awards Competition is open to all Photographers. Prize The 2012 Creative Asia Photographer of the Year will receive a US$5000 cash prize! Category Prizes: First place US$1000 cash, Second place US$500 cash, Third place US$250 cash Category and overall winners will also receive trophies.

Trieste Contemporanea International Design Competition

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:01:00 +0000

The Trieste Contemporanea Committee publishes the tenth edition of the International Design Competition with the aim of showcasing the most original design offerings from the countries of Central Eastern Europe. In a saturated consumer market where design is everywhere (and nowhere) there are objects from the recent past whose traces are being lost. They are anonymous or everyday objects, on a small scale or mass production. The aim is to build a large memory atlas dedicated to the anonymous design of the countries of Central Eastern Europe, therefore in this year’s competition, participants are asked to identify an object from the collective memory, which demonstrates design skill, it can be simple or complex as long as it is meaningful. The object could be a household tool or alternatively professional equipment or small objects for building. Once the participants have singled out their object they must photograph it on a white backdrop, outline in writing a brief history, comment on the motivations behind the choice and then proceed onto a reuse and redefinition project, which could take shape in a ready-made project or simply a change of function. Every participant should submit: • 3 photographs of the object on a white backdrop (JPG or PDF format, minimum resolution 300 dpi); • a text outlining the story of the object (maximum 800 characters); • a text accounting for its selection and explaining the new project (maximum 800 characters); • the new project presented for the competition that must be original and composted of no more than 3 plates in jpg or pdf format, minimum resolution 300 dpi (freehand design, cad, rendering, etc…) There is no entry fee. Eligibility The competition is open to all designers born in CEI Member States (Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Serbia, Slovenia and Ukraine) as well as Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Turkey. Prize The jury will select a number of works which will be shown in an exhibition in Trieste (Italy) and published in the online catalogue provided. • BEBA PRIZE for the youngest designer among those selected: 1000 Euros. • CEI PRIZE for the best designer from one of the CEI countries not an EU member: 3000 Euros. • GILLO DORFLES PRIZE – TRIESTE CONTEMPORANEA DESIGN 2012 for the best project: 4000 Euros.

Fast Company Innovation By Design Awards

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0000

Did you create an eye-catching typography, memorable branding or page-turning graphic design? Did your firm create an inspiring tool for tomorrow? Enter Fast Company’s inaugural Innovation By Design Awards, honoring the year’s best designs. This award program offers entrants an unmatched opportunity to reach entrepreneurs and executives looking to find fresh talent. Categories for the Innovation By Design Awards include: 2-D Designs, Interactive Experiences, Spaces, Consumer Products, Services & Systems, Industrial Equipment, Transportation, Concepts, and Student Design. Entries will be judged on their business impact, beauty, originality, functionality, social impact, and depth of user insight - six necessary ingredients for any great innovation. Finalists will be determined by a stellar line-up of design experts. Designs must have come to market between June 1, 2011 and May 31, 2012. Concepts must have been made public in that time. The fee for each entry is $100 for all categories except student, for which the fee is $50. You may enter as many products and projects as you like. Eligibility This competition is open to the international design community. Prize Together, Fast Company and Co.Design offer a reach and influence that’s unique - Fast Company reaches 2.9 million readers every issue. Co.Design reaches another 1.5 million readers a month, serving over 6 million page views. Finalists will be published in a feature package in Fast Company’s October design issue. Winners will be announced at a gala in New York City on Tuesday, October 16 and will then be published and announced on Co.Design.

Silence Is A Lie Urban Art Exhibition

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:01:00 +0000

We are calling to every urban artist to be part in the 'Silence is lie' urban art exhibition in Berlin. The exhibition is about this urban art movement that rethinks and questions actual parameters of art without even intending to do so. A movement that breaks the silence imposed by the conformance of the majority, offering its truth about reality through the art. Just as no words are needed to break silence, there is no need to be obvious when communicating something. Thus, we do not ask especially for works with political content or focus on social issues but give every artist the opportunity to express his or her vision of the world in his own style or the way he/she likes best. Finally, the exhibition is going to be a good reflection of how urban artists see the present and how they share that vision with the world. The intention is to create a bridge of dialogue and communication between different views and ways of expressions, not a contest or a competition. However, we are obliged to select a limited number of exhibition participants due to space limitation. Artists can participate in 4 different ways: • Wheatpaste (paper,cardboard, etc.) • Canvas • Installations/performance • Stickers There is no entry fee. Eligibility This exhibition is open to any artist worldwide. Prize There are not money prizes, just the chance of being part of the exhibition.

Nasreddin Hodja International Cartoon Contest

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:46:00 +0000

Organised by the Turkey Istanbul Cartoonist Association, the Nasreddin Hodja International Cartoon Contest is held regular every year since 1981. It is named after Nasreddin Hodja, an outstanding representatives of wit and humour in Turkey history. Caricature competitions have always been one of the useful artistic activities among the functions of the Association, because competitions gather attention to particular subjects and they educate in and encourage for art of caricature. There is no subject limitation for caricatures. A caricaturist can take part in the Competition with maximum 3 caricatures. The dimensions of caricatures must not be larger than 30x40 cm. There are no restrictions on whether the entries previously published or not, but should not have previously awarded at any other contests. There is no entry fee. Eligibility The Competition is open to all the caricaturists from all over the world. Prize • First Award is 5,000 $ • Award of Merit (for 5 caricaturists) is 1,000 $ Special Awards will be established by different institutions, associations, Newspapers, art periodicals, trade unions, agents and individuals. All the caricatures which will take part in the Competition will be preserved at Istanbul Museum of Caricature and Humor.

Communication Arts Design Advertising Competition

Tue, 08 May 2012 04:05:00 +0000

Enter the most prestigious competitions for creativity in graphic design and advertising, the Communication Arts Design and Advertising Competitions. Selected by a jury of leading design professionals, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Design and Advertising Annuals and on commarts.com, assuring important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work. Entries can be submitted in the following formats: - Print Entries: Submit ad tearsheets or proofs, unmounted and trimmed as they appeared. Do not tape campaigns together. Send collateral, folders, books, direct-mail, etc., in bound form. Tape an entry form to the back of each piece. For posters over 18" x 24," packaging, displays and out-of-home advertising, submit JPG files with a resolution of 1024(H) x 768(V). - Audio/Visual Entries: Submit television commercials and viral videos on Beta SP NTSC, DVD NTSC (viewable on a standard DVD player) or mpeg files on a CD-ROM. Include 4 seconds of black, no slates or bars. Single entries must be on individual cassettes/disks. Series should be edited together on one cassette/disk with 2 seconds of black between each entry. Computer-based formats such as QuickTime or Flash should have a maximum screen size of 1024(h) x 768(v). Radio commercials should be submitted as WAVE or AIFF files on CD-ROM. Series should be submitted as one file with 2 seconds of silence between each spot. Tape an entry form to the outside of each disk/video case. The initial deadline to register work is May 11, 2012. Entries submitted after that date require a $10 per entry late fee. No entries will be accepted after May 25, 2012. Eligibility Any design or advertising project printed, published or aired for the first time from May 2011 through May 2012 is eligible. Prize Selected by leading design professionals, creative directors, art directors and writers, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Design and Advertising Annuals and on commarts.com.

On The Move International Photography Award

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:01:00 +0000

This is the first edition of the award, created with the confidence to assert itself as a permanent appointment within the international photo festivalCortona On The Move photography in travel. The main theme is Happiness On the Move. Its interpretation is left free to the vision, creativity and sensitivity of the authors who are called to reflect on the theme, moving away from its purely literal meaning and to develop it in its various aspects. Special attention is given to the theme of movement as a real or figurative journey and to the happiness that follows: "I do not want to trap my thoughts, but the smell of my joy" (Jaques Henri Lartigue) Happiness is a choice, as an ideal image within a wider and more complex story, it’s something inner, that you find despite the problems, but not without problems. Happiness is a fleeting moment that can occur in a series of random events and we have to recognize it or pass by indifferently… Happiness is suspension, poetic digression, a picture that brings your memory back to a place, glancing details, fragments of joy like those "in between moments" that are held on to in order to be revised and re-lived, and that in every moment of our existence constantly nourish life. Each author may submit 1 project, which must contain a minimum of 8 images to a maximum of 15. It is mandatory to attach to the images a short text that explains the project in addition to a brief biography (no more than 1000 characters per document.) Images must be submitted as digital files, the longest side the size of 1024 pixels, at a resolution of 100 dpi, color or b/w, in JPG format. Eligibility This international award open to photographers, professionals and amateurs, from all over the world, with no limitations of age. Prize The award has a valor of 5,000 Euro (approx. 6,500 USD), which will be delivered to the selected author during the festival Cortona On The Move, photography in travel. The winner will also have the opportunity to see his project mounted in a solo exhibition during the 2013 edition of the festival.

The UK Children's Fine Art Competition

Fri, 04 May 2012 03:10:00 +0000

The UK Children’s Fine Art Competition, endorsed by The Department for Education, is a celebration of the rebirth of the village of Lidice and an international, exciting, highly rewarding and all inclusive fine art competition. It aims to raise the aspirations of children and endow children with the best of values and principles. And while it can be celebrated as an amazing art competition in itself, The UK Children’s Fine Art Competition also provides significant cross-curricular learning opportunities in History, Geography, Citizenship, Religious Studies (as well as Art) in order to achieve the following objectives: • Increase numbers of young people engaging in art in the United Kingdom • Raise standards in art among young people in the United Kingdom • Inspire the young people of the United Kingdom and raise their aspirations • Celebrate the achievements of the working people of the United Kingdom in helping to rebuild the village of Lidice • Raise young people’s awareness of the UK’s industrial heritage • Raise awareness and understanding of other cultures and nations • Reduce levels of racism School and individual entries are judged collectively according to the following age categories (4-10) and (11-16). Each work should have one, unique author; collective works are not accepted. The maximum format of a 2D entry is 70 x 50cm. There is no limitation in the number of entries an organisation can submit. Eligibility This is an international children's art competition and welcomes submissions from overseas schools and individuals. Prize Prizes are awarded at county, national and international for best primary, secondary and special school entry respectively. Individual prizes include professional art sets and there is also a significant prize for the best school contribution of a voucher to the value of $1000 to spend on art materials at GreatArt.

MINE International Competition

Wed, 02 May 2012 01:45:00 +0000

MINE is an international call for artistic projects, curated by Jacopo Perfetti, which investigates the theme of Self as a motor of shock and change in our society. "It is through the eccentric personality of an artist that art will return to play out its most important role. To communicate. To surprise. To shock. Because to shock is one of contemporary art’s most current concepts. A key theme to understand the dynamics which dictated the paradigms from Warhol to Hirst. The shark in formaldehyde by Hirst was created to shock. The images of prostitutes in Teheran by the Iranian artist Shirin Fakhim were made to shock. Catellan’s boy with a drum, the gigantic sculptures by Ron Mueck or the perverse works by the American artist Paul McCarthy or by the Chapman Brothers, are created to shock. To have the courage to use one’s sensitivity to change the world! Govern one’s own Explosion of Self. What better moment than this to do so. In this call I expect to review artistic projects which are capable of slapping everyday life. I expect ideas before objects. A work of art is not an object. A work of art is a thought. A thought which can be translated into a painting on canvas as much as in a performance, a video or an installation." Fee: 30 € (approx. 40 USD) for each project (20 € for each additional project) - up to ten images or videos can be uploaded as part of the project’s explanatory material. Each project can include works in different media: photography, painting, video, installation, etc. Artists retain copyright of all works and texts they upload. Eligibility Artists, photographers, designers, architects and creatives regardless of age, sex, occupation or geographic location. Prize Ten projects will be selected by Jacopo Perfetti by 30 July. The projects will be exhibited at Superground space of Art Kitchen in Milan from 15 September to 30 September. Following the announcement of selected projects, Jacopo Perfetti will decide whether some or all of works in each selected project will be exhibited, having taken into account the nature of all other selected projects and available exhibition space. A catalogue containing images and texts from the ten selected projects, as well as brief artists’ bios, and critical texts will be published.

International Eyewear Design Contest 2012

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:45:00 +0000

OWP Brillen has created glasses collections of international distinction ever since it was founded in 1947. OWP is holding its first ever design competition in 2012. The goal of this contest is to identify and reward highly creative and innovative product concepts in the area of corrective frames. The design concepts should draw on and expand upon the latest trends in fashion and design. The contestants are free to design frames for women or men. With respect to the choice of materials, contestants should use materials that are processed on an industrial scale. Design plan, in hard copy format on DIN A4-size paper and in electronic format as a PDF on CD/DVD, 300 dpi resolution. Each format must contain the drawing, which shows the front view, side view and top view. Explanatory sketches and photographs may be attached. A summary description, explaining the designer‘s intention, as well as the unique features of the design. Previously published works may not be submitted. The copyright remains the property of the contest participants. Eligibility The competition is aimed at university-level students who are involved in design or creative studies programs. Prize Three prizes will be awarded: Prize: € 2,000.00 (approx. 2,600 USD) or, alternatively, a 4-week internship in the OWP Design Department (including all expenses for travel, accommodations and board). Prize: € 1,000.00 Prize: € 500.00 If a design is used in a collection (regardless of prize level), the creator will be paid a fee customary in this line of business in exchange for assigning the rights of use.

Art Takes Times Square

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:00:00 +0000

On June 18th, more than a dozen of the most iconic video signs in Times Square will be made into an immense display of art, while a street party erupts below to mark the occasion. The scale of the exhibition is extraordinary: the signs reach as high as 23 stories, the work will be on display for weeks and a half-million people cross through Times Square daily. "It’s been a fantasy of ours, and of many artists, to turn Times Square into an awe-inspiring art experience," said William Etundi Jr., Founder and Director of Artists Wanted. "It’s an honor to work with the Times Square Alliance and Chashama to turn that fantasy into reality." In concert with the Times Square Alliance and curatorial partner Chashama, a non-profit group for creative space transformation, Artists Wanted has produced Art Takes Times Square, a worldwide call for entries searching for inspired works by artists, designers, photographers and all creative talents from across the globe to determine one creative visionary whose artwork - in an opportunity of a lifetime - will receive a radiant presentation on Times Square’s digital billboards before millions of viewers this summer. There is no entry fee. Eligibility Any creative person in the world can enter the competition, as long as you are 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry. Prize One artist will be selected to receive $10,000 cash, a printed inclusion in a limited edition Art Takes Times Square book, and the exhibition of a lifetime: his/her work will be displayed on the most iconic billboards of Times Square. If selected your work will be seen in bright lights by tens of thousands of people in Times Square. We will also produce an online feature sent out to hundreds of thousands of art enthusiasts around the globe. Prepare for art infamy. All artists get a gorgeous online portfolio and hundreds will be shown at the Artists Wanted after-party featuring Questlove of the Roots / Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Shutterbug Photography Award

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 04:02:00 +0000

The vision behind the Shutterbug Award is to give all photographers an opportunity to show some of their best work via this competition platform. There are four categories: • Spectrum This is your spectrum. Your vision. What you capture when you’re out and about. Street, Landscape, Beaches, Water, Nature. The list is endless on the great outdoors. • Freestyle Fashion, Portraiture, Journalistic, Music or Art. Edgy, Soft, Surreal, Black and White. Whatever your style, we want to see your shots and editorial images. • Snapshot All you Hipstamatic, Instagram and Tilt-shift addicts. Lets see what random snapshots you’ve got hidden away or why not start shooting to win. We want to see those prize winning images. • The Series This is our toughest category with a minimum of 15 images required for entry. This is also our only eligible category for taking out the Shutterbug Award and the major prizes on offer. Although we value any photographer who submits images to any of the categories, ’The Series’ is the predominate category that Shutterbug focuses on. This has been our vision from the beginning. We see this as an ideal platform to have a body of your work seen and appreciated. It encourages photographers to strive for excellence across a series of images rather than a single photograph. This is great experience for the real world of commercial photography. All images submitted to the Shutterbug Award remain the copyright of the photographer. Eligibility The Shutterbug Award will only accept entries from photographers who are considered non–professional by the standards of the Australian Institute of Professional Photographers. i.e. Photographers who make less than $20,000 per annum from photography. This includes International Entrants. Prize As well as a prize pool of over $20 000, 25 Finalists will have their winning images published in the annual Shutterbug Award book and exhibited via a projection on the Big Screen to a packed audience at The Shutterbug Award night and Wrap-up party at The Palace Cinema, Sydney, Oct 2012. Any photographer entering Shutterbug has a unique opportunity to have career building exposure. Our judges are at the top of their chosen fields which creates an unparalleled chance to have your work seen by these photo-industry and media professionals.

Piracicaba International Humor Illustration Contest

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:31:00 +0000

The 39th International Humor Exhibition, organized by the National Center for Graphic Humor of Piracicaba (Brazil), is now calling for entries. Each artist may enter a maximum of 3 works per category: • Cartoon (graphic humor with universal themes and timeless) • Charge (graphic humor journalistic themes nowadays) • Caricature (graphic humor that expresses the physical and / or personality character known) • Comic Strips/Comic Stories (graphic art in sequence, with plot closed in a standard format, usually published in newspaper columns) • Theme Intolerance (only works focussing on the theme Intolerance, proposed by the organization) Theme and graphical technique are free. Digital copies, signed by author and indicated that it is print number 1 will also be accepted. Maximum measures allowed: 42 x 30 centimeters (A3) (16,54 x 11,81 inches). There is no entry fee. Eligibility Professional and amateur artists, Brazilians and foreigners can apply unpublished artworks that were not awarded until the closing date for entries. Prize The Awards are a total of R$ 35,000.00 (approx. 22,000 USD), acquisitive Municipality of Piracicaba, divided as follows: • Five prizes of 1st place in the amount of R$ 5,000.00 (approx 3,150 USD) each, divided among the categories. • One award of R$ 10,000.00 (ten thousand reais) called GRAND PRIZE INTERNATIONAL HUMOR OF PIRACICABA chosen among the five winners of each category. • For the winner of Grand Prize of International Humor of Piracicaba and for the first place winners of each category will be awarded trophies by cartoonist Zélio Alves Pinto. It will be awarded a prize of R$ 3.131,11 (approx 2,000 USD) exclusively for the caricature category, purchasing value from the City Council of Piracicaba.

European Fashion Award FASH 2013

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:00:00 +0000

The European Fashion Award FASH is an international annual competition held by the German Fashion Industry Foundation since 2005. Thanks to its tradition, fairness, authentic industry focus, challenging tasks, international jury, complex selection process, refined documentation, as well as the subsequent success of former award winners, FASH has become one of the most important sponsorship award for fashion design students. This year FASH features the theme "SEXes" and is searching for the new role model for men - and women. The current trends on catwalks and on the streets show that the structure of conventional masculinity is clearly changing and it is a change affecting men and women alike. At the same time, this dynamism can be seen as uncertainty for others who yearn for more stable roles for men and women. The first part of the project to be submitted must include an independent analysis of the role of the sexes today. based on your analysis, develop your own image of man or woman and justify your selection. Since fashion for women and men are generally related, it is possible to enter collections for men only, for women only, as well as mixed or unisex collections. Designs may be visionary, yet should suit the situation you developed in your analysis, meaning, it has to be realistic in a progressive sense. The competition is looking for ambitious, independent and consistent designs. based on this established concept the third part of the project shall interpret the results in a collection of a minimum of four outfits. Two completely finished outfits must be submitted to the jury. Complementing accessories are permitted. Depending on the analysis, the participant may choose whether to design for men, women or both. There is also no restriction on the selection of the season. Please note: the registration deadline is September 30st and the submission deadline is October 25th, 2012. Eligibility The contest is open to especially talented design students of all disciplines, but especially from the fashion and textile design areas. Students currently enrolled in their fourth semester or higher are entitled to participate. Students from non-European countries are also eligible to enter. Prize The following prizes will be presented for the European Fashion Award FASH 2013: • Photo session with a renowned fashion photographer • Printed catalogue with elaborate graphics • Professional media service • Extensive communication services by ISPO MUNICH • Participation in the SDBI network, as well as mentor dialogue with SDBI project management • Cash prizes totaling 5,000 Euro (1st Prize: 2,500 Euro; 2nd Prize: 1,500 Euro; 3rd Prize: 1,000 Euro) The jury reserves the right to present special mentions. These feature a cash prize of 500 Euro. Another type of special honor is the inclusion of documentation materials and presentation charts into the permanent archive of the German Fashion Industry Foundation. All prizes have an approximate total value of more than 80,000 Euro (approx. 105,000 USD).

Time To Design - New Talent Award 2012

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:00:00 +0000

Time to Design - New Talent Award, a design prize aimed at young design talents in the beginning of their career, is now open for submissions. What do you need in the beginning of your career as a designer? Professional facilities in well equipped workshops, qualified guidance? What about possibility to show the public and potential manufacturers the design objects you have created? And of course time and room for your work. Time to design – new talent award offers you this. The concept behind the award is to give an opportunity for young designers to develop talent and skills under the best possible conditions. It is up to your self to decide whether you want to apply with a design proposal or if you need to modify a more finished project. The criteria are that you will be in need of the facilities at the Danish Art Workshops. In other words: the actual design project for the exhibition is to be carried out and produced at the workshops. An application can only include one project, but it is possible to send in more than one application, and if want you can apply together with a partner. The copyright of your design project belongs only to you. And if you are granted the award, the copyright still belongs to you. There is no entry fee. Eligibility Any designer from all over the world in the beginning of his/her career or student. Prize The award includes a three months residency at The Danish Art Workshops, 50.000 DKK (approx. 8,800 USD) sponsored by TA, the Danish Association of Wood and Furniture Industries to cover material costs, individual career coaching by OeO, and two weeks exhibition in the Normann Copenhagen Flagship Store.

British Wildlife Photography Awards 2012

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:06:00 +0000

The British Wildlife Photography Awards were established to recognise the talents of wildlife photographers of all nationalities practising in Britain, whilst at the same time highlighting the great wealth and diversity of Britain’s natural history. The driving motivation to set up the Awards evolved through the nation’s growing awareness of the local environment and the need for its protection. Now in its fourth year, this highly acclaimed and unique wildlife photography competition has captivated the nation with outstanding and beautiful imagery. It is a celebration of British wildlife as well as a showcase for the country’s leading nature photographers both amateur and professional. With twelve separate categories, the subject matter covers everything from marine life and animal behaviour to creepy crawlies and urban wildlife; the results have beautifully revealed the unseen splendour and surprising diversity of Britain’s wildlife. Eligibility The competition is open to all professional and amateur photographers of any nationality. Prize With a prize fund of up to £20,000 (approx. 32,000 USD) and the overall winner receiving a cash prize of £5,000 (approx. 8,000 USD), the images receiving judges’ commendations will form part of a series of nationwide exhibitions. The Awards ceremony and launch of the traveling exhibition and publication of the book will take place in the Autumn at the prestigious Mall Galleries, in London.

Chicago Fringe Festival 2012 Design Contest

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:00:00 +0000

What Chicago Fringe Festival is: an artistic extravaganza taking place in the Pilsen neighborhood August 30-September 9. 50 shows will be performed by theatricalizers of every stripe, from actors and dancers to performance artists, female impersonators, puppeteers and scientist-comedians. What Chicago Fringe Festival needs from you: a single design that will be emblematic of Chicago Fringe 2012. We need a design that is so arresting, dynamic, searing, whimsical, mind-bending or otherwise amazing that it will radiate cartoon-like waves of energy. Some further crucial information to help you create the graphic gold we’re panning for: • The design should reflect, suggest, embody, convey or otherwise relate, directly or obliquely, to an election year theme. An election is about choice, and so is Fringe: Audience members have 50 shows to choose from. But the 2012 Fringe will be better than the 2012 presidential election! At Fringe, there’s not a limited choice between two major tickets – the Fringe Festival is the You-Pick-It Ticket. It presents patrons with many shows, which are radically diverse. Festival goers can pick what to see according to their whims, mood and interests, and so create their own Festival experience. • The design should capture (or at least not contradict) some of the other key characteristics of Chicago Fringe theatre. • Last year's winning design and runners up can also be seen on the Chicago Fringe website, and for further inspiration, you might look at designs from other Fringe Festivals around the world, such as Adelaide Fringe. • You can (but are not required to) include the words "Chicago Fringe Festival 2012" as part of your design, but no other text, please. Be bold: the design will appear in whole or in part on CTA ads, print ads and web ads, so it needs to grab people’s attention and hold their interest. In other words, the masks of comedy and tragedy could be part of the winning design – but probably won’t be. The design size of the file must not exceed 11”x17”. The design can be saved at a resolution that will enable us to zoom in to see details during judging, but the file size must not exceed 2MB. Designs may be in any medium. Multiple submissions are acceptable. There is no entry fee. Eligibility Everyone worldwide. Prize See your design on CTA ads and Fringe materials distributed all over Chicago! The winner’s design will be the design for the official 2012 Fringe Festival poster and will appear in part or in whole on a wide range of Fringe materials, including ads, tee-shirts, festival programs, pins, banners and more. The winner’s name will appear on the poster and all other materials on which it is practicable to include an artist credit. The winner will also receive a commemorative Fringe button granting entry to all days of the Festival and two complimentary tickets to one Fringe show of choice. And as far is it is practicable, the winner will receive copies of all Fringe paraphernalia and merchandise, including a tee-shirt, featuring the design. Three runners-up will have their designs published on chicagofringe.org.

One Condoms Design Contest 2012

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 03:00:00 +0000

Do you have what it takes to be a condom wrapper designer? One Condoms feature more than 200 different designs, with many created or voted on by customers like you. Since the first One Condoms Design Contest in 2004, innovative designers have helped push the One brand in exciting new directions, and inspired people to think about condoms in new ways. One is counting on you to put your talents to work to help them create the next generation of One Condoms. So express yourself. Push the envelope. Show what you’ve got! Create a striking design for a condom wrapper. Your original image can be a drawing, photo, design or other art. Be bold. Be creative. The One Condoms Design Contest has two divisions for entries: • Professional Division: You must be a design professional to participate in this division, and you must submit a link to an online portfolio to verify your status. • Open Division: Anyone who is not a design professional may enter this division – including art students and talented art enthusiasts who design in their spare time. To be included in the contest, each design must: • Be appropriate for all audiences. Designs that are offensive or X-Rated will not be included. One Condoms appreciates all forms of art, but remember these products will be sold in drugstores and supermarkets. • Be original. Designs that violate copyrights or trademarks will not be included. There is no entry fee. Eligibility Professional and amateur designers from all countries are invited to submit designs. Prize The following prizes will be awarded per division: • Professional Division Grand Prize: $1,000 Cash, Your design produced on One Condom wrappers, Year’s supply of One Condoms (365), A profile page, showcasing your artwork on OneCondoms.com, 5,000 condoms donated to a health organization in your name and a Plaque featuring your design. • Open Division Grand Prize: $500 Cash, Your design produced on One condom wrappers, Year’s supply of One Condoms (365), 5,000 condoms donated to a health organization in your name and a Plaque featuring your design.

World No Tobacco Day 2012 Poster Contest

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 03:44:00 +0000

The World Health Organization (WHO) selects 'tobacco industry interference' as the theme of the next World No Tobacco Day, which will take place on Thursday, 31 May 2012. The campaign will focus on the need to expose and counter the tobacco industry's brazen and increasingly aggressive attempts to undermine the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) because of the serious danger they pose to public health. Tobacco use is one of the leading preventable causes of death. The global tobacco epidemic kills nearly 6 million people each year, of which more than 600,000 are people exposed to second-hand smoke. Unless we act, it will kill up to 8 million people by 2030, of which more than 80% will live in low- and middle-income countries. Last year, Kick Butts, Take Names held its first celebration in observation of the World Health Organization’s "World No Tobacco Day." We call our celebration "World No Tobacco [Abuse] Day" as a reminder that tobacco is neither friend nor The Enemy. We believe it is our disconnection from ourselves and from one another than stands in the way of our freedom. We are looking for a poster to draw attention to this date again this year, in this spirit. It is important that the poster uses no negative or fear-based images, that it incorporates our heart and fist logo, and that it is a powerful representation of the life-changing, life-saving, buttkicking work of Kick Butts, Take Names, changing the way the world sees and responds to tobacco. Entrants may gain a greater understanding of our work by searching (and liking) Kick Butts, Take Names and Nicci Tina, the Ambassador of Buttkicking, on Facebook, amazon.com and YouTube. Deadline is 10 May 2012 to allow adequate time for judging, and for exposure of the winning poster prior to the 31 May date. There is no entry fee. Eligibility All are eligible to enter. Prize There is no money prize. The winner will receive international exposure via our ever-growing community of Facebook friends, and a signed copy of Kick Butts, Take Names, retail value: $25. This will be a labor of love, and buttkicking social change.