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competitions
Competition
Opportunities
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Competitions
are listed chronologically by deadlines.
Click the links
for full descriptions.
Questions, suggestions, concerns, contact:
Carole R. Brown, Competition Advisor at
riovi@sbcglobal.net
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. Tea-Off! World Kitchen Design
Competition
Deadline January 06, 2009
Awards: first prize: 5,000 (USD)
Concept: The goal of the competition
is to spur innovative thinking and problem solving that will demonstrate
the role of design as a core value for the housewares industry.
Open to: This contest is open to individuals who are at least 18 years
of age or the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence, whichever
is older.
How to Enter.
For complete entry requirements, go to
http://www.tea-off.com/
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. Too Short and
Town Bizness Video Contest. . .
for their hot new single “red bull and vodka”
Deadline January 6, 2009
About
Contestants can showcase your talent
Get your video seen worldwide
Awards $500 in cash and prizes. . .
Submissions will be uploaded to too short fan channel
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. Video Contest:
upload a video response to this video showing us how and why you'd
beat him.
BTW Shoe Designer Stuart Weitzmanis
is a master ping-pong player. Do you think you have what it takes to
beat him?
Video must be a video response to this video.
Video must be under 3 minutes long.
Deadline January 9th, 2009 at 11:59PM Pacific
Time.
Awards Win an All Expense Paid Trip
To New York City and Stuart Weitzman Shoes!
How to Enter View full contest rules
You must subscribe to the Zappos channel on youtube (www.youtube.com/zappos).
http://www.zappos.com/sw_pingpong_rules.zhtml
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. Artemedia Contest for 3
Deadline January 10, 2009
Awards: Award-winning designer will
read his name in the credits and receive a prize voucher valued 630 USD
Concept
Contest for 3 is an International Design Competition aimed at creating
the Graphic Project for the Italian movie "Trê - sé -
shalosh" produced by Artemedia (poster, logo of the title and the
DVD packaging).
Open To The Contest is open to everyone
worldwide.. At the conclusion of the competition, all projects submitted
will be posted on the website of the movie. Complete details at the official
website. There is no entry fee.
How to Enter
For complete entry requirements, go to
Artemedia
Website
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. Allmightys
OPEN IDEAS T-Shirt Design Competition
Deadline: January 12, 2009
Concept The name of this new edition
is: "It's All About..".
Awards Winning designs are printed
and offered for sale and artists earn commissions from sales.
How to Enter
For complete entry requirements, go to
http://allmightys.com/features/index.htm
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. Design 21:
Social Design Network announces Wood, Paper, Checkmark Competition.
Deadline January 13, 2009.
Sponsors Co-hosted by DESIGN 21 members
The Nature Conservancy and FSC-US,
About Create a compelling and persuasive
message that sparks an interest in FSC and drives people to a consumer-searchable
website; a campaign design for online and print ads; and a clever URL
name for FSC’s consumer website.
Awards: $5,000 in prize money and
more.
How to Enter
http://www.design21sdn.com/competitions/14
http://www.design21sdn.com/static/2008.09/wood/
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. Ammado Video/Animation Contest
Deadline: January 14, 2009
Concept Eyeka
is hosting a video contest for Ammado, which connects nonprofits, socially
responsible companies and engaged individuals dedicated to positive change
at a global and local level.
Awards 3 prizes
for the 3 best video/animation from 1000 to 2500 USD.
How to Enter For
complete entry requirements, go to
http://en.eyeka.com/partner/ammado-en
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. Design Cover for .psd Magazine
Deadline January 15, 2009
Concept .psd
Magazine is looking for an outstanding cover for their next issue, theme
is "Retouching". You can enter as many times as you wish.
Awards Published
cover and more and cash prize
How to Enter For complete entry requirements, go to
http://psdmag.org/prt/view/competition.html
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. EressIT 09 - Unleash Your Imagination
Contest - MicroFocus Express ‘09
Deadline January 15, 2009 -
Concept Create
a graphic suitable for t-shirt print. The colour of the t-shirt will
be dark blue (#15245f).
Awards t-shirt
design printed and cash prizes
How to Enter For
complete entry requirements, go to
http://www.microfocusworld.com/Interact/ExpressIT.asp
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. Intel "Whats
Inside You?" Contest
Deadline January 15, 2009
Awards Participants have the chance
to win one of three new laptops, gift cards and cash and the first 100
qualified entries will receive a contest t-shirt.
Concept Intel invites you to share
your story, telling them how Intel technology helps you be creative and
showcase what is inside your designs.
Open To the contest is open to legal
residents of the U.S. who are at least 18 years of age at the time of
entry.
How to Enter For complete entry requirements,
go to
Intel "What's Inside
You?" Contest
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. Design a Greener Gadget: we invite designers
to explore the concept of "Greener Gadgets."
Deadline January 15 Midnight EST
Sponsors Greener
Gadgets has partnered with Core77 to generate outstanding design innovations
for greener electronics.
Awards Grand
Prize US$3,000, with Second and Third Prizes of US$1,000 each and more.
Concept Designs
should seek to minimize the environmental impact of consumer electronic
devices at any stage in the product lifecycle.
How to Enter PRE-REGISTER
NOW! For complete entry requirements, go to
http://www.core77.com/greenergadgets/
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. Schlotzsky Bun Run T-Shirt
Design Contest
Deadline January 16
Open To all eligible U.S. residents
ages 13 and up can submit their artwork.
Awards first prize: 1,000 (USD) and
more.
How to Enter For complete entry requirements,
go to
http://www.bunrun.com/
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. ACLU Restore
America Poster Design Contest
Deadline: January 18, 2009
Concept Sponsors: The American Civil
Liberties Union (ACLU). They are challenging designers to "design
a poster that depicts the transformation of America into a country that
holds its leaders accountable; that strives to restore eroded civil liberties;
that works to change policies that are unconstitutional".
Awards Cash prizes, first prize 500
USD, and will have their design featured as part of the ACLU's national
campaign.
How to Enter for complete entry requirements,
go to
http://www.aclu.org/restore
america/
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. Business Helping Business
Logo Contest.
Deadline: January 18, 2009
About BHB is an entirely grassroots
movement intended to bring together large and small, global and local,
and product and service businesses alike in cooperation rather than competition.
Awards first
prize: 300 (USD)
How to Enter for
complete entry requirements, go to
http://geniusrocket.com/submission-guidelines
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. Languages Matter!
A UNESCO poster competition
This competition calls for a poster that celebrates International Mother
Language Day on February 21 based on the slogan "Languages matter!
deadline: January 19, 2009 at 06:00PM UTC
About: a competition to promote linguistic
diversity and multilingualism
Specifications:
The final printed poster will be A3-sized (297 × 420 mm or 11.7 × 16.5
inches). Although the online entry provisions do not allow for the full
A3 dimensions, your entry must include at least one image showing the
entire poster design scaled to A3 proportions. (Note the “Entry
Provisions” section outlined further down the page.)
How to Enter
For complete entry requirements, go to
http://www.design21sdn.com/competitions/17
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Titan - International
Illustration Competition
Deadline: January 23, 2009
Call for entries aimed at design companies in all sectors of business,
freelance designers, illustrators as well as local or private organizations.
About TITAN is an award and a quality
label with exhibitions in Portugal and abroad, as well as international
conferences.
Awards first prize: 10,500 (USD)
Categories include print and screen based
work.
How to Enter for complete entry requirements,
go to
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. London International Animation
Festival 2009
Deadline: January 30, 2009
Britain's premier showcase for independent animation screening annually
the largest collections of auteur independent animation gathered at any
festival in the world.
Awards
Qualification Period only works completed
after Jan 1st 2007 will be accepted.
How to Enter for complete entry requirements,
go to
http://www.liaf.org.uk/entries.html
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. Lulu Castagnette Viral Video
Contest
Your video should reflect the universe/life/reality of 15-25 years old
women who like fashion without being too cliché.
Deadline: January 31, 2009
About Lulu Castagnette is a french
fashion brand. The key words are: fashion, freshness.
Awards first prize: 9,200 (USD
How to Enter for
complete entry requirements, go to
http://en.eyeka.com/partner/lulucastagnette
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. Metropolitan
Theme: “metropolitan design”,
everyday uniqueness.
Azienda Francesco Cardini, known under the brand name Fallin', announces
a competition for young, under-40s designers (a competition organized
according to international regulations agreed with ICOGRADA, ICSID, IFI),
hereinafter referred to as the “Company”.
Deadline: February 28, 2009
Open To under-40s designers: both
individual and group participation
Awards
The total prize money in Euro amounts to 1,500
Contact: info@fallintshirt.com -
Contact: Francesco Cardini
How to Enter
Click here to view the complete campaign rules and regulations.
fallintshirt.com
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. PRINT’s Student Cover Competition
Create a cover to fit our theme, “DESIGN CULTURE
YOUTH,” the focus of our New Visual Artists issue.
Deadline for PRINT’s April 2009
issue is June 30, 2008
We will begin accepting entries after March 17, 2008.
How to Enter
Professors and students who are interested in participating should click
here for additional information, specs, and a downloadable version of
the PRINT logo
http://www.printmag.com/student/tabid/181/Default.aspx
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. 50th Communication Arts
Illustration Competition
Deadline: March 6, 2009
Illustration Competition Categories/Fees
These categories are judged by the illustration jury and will appear
in the 2009 Illustration Annual:
Advertising: $30 single entry/$60 series – Books: $30 single entry/$60
series – Editorial: $30 single entry/$60 series – For Sale:
$30 single entry/$60 series – Institutional: $30 single entry/$60
series – Motion/Animation: $60 single entry/$120 series – Self-Promotion:
$30 single entry/$60 series – Unpublished: $30 single entry/$60
series
How to Enter
For complete entry requirements and guidelines, go to
http://www.commarts.com/competitions/illustration
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. 49th annual
Communication Arts Advertising Competition
Deadline: June 1, 2009
What to Enter: These categories are
judged by the advertising jury and will appear in the 2008 Advertising
Annual:
Consumer Magazine Advertising: $35 single entry/$70 series - Consumer
Newspaper Advertising: $35 single entry/$70 series - Trade/Institutional
Advertising: $35 single entry/$70 series - Poster/Advertising: $35 single
entry/$70 series - Sales Promotion/Advertising: $35 single entry/$70
series- Self-Promotion: $35 single entry/$70 series - Television Advertising:
$90 single entry/$180 series - Radio Advertising: $90 single entry/$180
series - Online Advertising: $90 single entry/$180 series - Public Service:
$35 single entry/$70 series/$90 single TV or radio entry/$180 TV or radio
series - Integrated Campaign: $250 - Non-Traditional Advertising: $35
single print entry/$70 print series/$90 single video entry/$180 video
series
Awards
We do not offer a cash prize. The winners are featured in one of our
annuals and over 70,000 copies are distributed worldwide.
How to Enter: Information on preparation
of entries and forms.
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. Going with
the Grain Challenge
The deadline for this Challenge is: June 2,
2009.
Sponsors: Co-hosted by DESIGN 21
members The Nature Conservancy and FSC-US
About
Going With the Grain Challenge is meant to raise awareness of the importance
of FSC certification.
Open to all designers including furniture
designers and manufacturers, architects and industrial designers, the
goal is to design an original, functional and aesthetically appealing
object made from a single sheet of FSC-certified plywood (measuring 4’ x
8’ x 1”)
How to Enter
http://www.design21sdn.com/competitions/15
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. Code Apparel Design Challenge.
Code Apparel has launched their revolutionary graphic design challenge
for their co-apparel.
Deadline: On-going
There are no deadlines. However, check the website for monthly themes.
(see below)
Open To
The contest is open worldwide and there is no entry fee.
Awards
Check the website for awards (see below)
25% of profits are donated to animal welfare, rescue and adoption organizations.
Designers can submit any number of designs they want to.
How to Enter
For complete entry requirements and guidelines go to
website: httpcid:image001.jpg@01C8AEC4.8BA52C60://c-o-d-e-r-e-d.com/
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. Call for entries to the Tickle Clothing undergarment design contest
Deadline On-going
About
On-line undergarment design and retail site, Tickle Clothing, announced
the beginning of their Beta period for tickleclothing.com on November
26, 2007. Tickle Clothing offers mass-customized undergarments including
men's t-shirts, women's t-shirts, women's tank tops, and women's underwear
exclusively designed by its members.
Prizes
Weekly prizes of up to $2,000 plus sales commissions starting at 5% of
revenue for each design.
Open to
Several leading design colleges across the United States.
Click here for details
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. Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt Present
. The Animation Show 2006.
Send in your animated film.
open to
All.
Info
The Animation Show welcomes animated short film submissions
year-round, of all shapes and sizes: student or professional.
Click
to see details
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Please
note: many of the competitions are not just for students, but are
OPEN TO ALL: Students, Grads, Faculty & Staff.
Contact
me if you have competitions
you would like to post or if you have
any questions or concerns about competitions and events.
Good
Luck,
Carole
riovi@sbcglobal.net
Carole
R. Brown,
Student Competition Advisor
Instructor, GD Department
The Art Institute of CA-SF
Contact:
Carole
R. Brown, Instructor, GD Department
AiCA-SF Instructor & Student Competition Advisor
riovi@sbcglobal.net
Last updated:
January 3, 2009