Design industry events and competitions 2010
January 2010 //
Call for entries. Agathe Jacquillat
and Tomi Vollauschek from London-based design studio FL@33 are currently compiling and designing an exciting
new book entitled ABC Dimensional (working title) to be published worldwide by Laurence King Publishing
in spring 2011.
ABC Dimensional will be a
handbook, source of inspiration and the a truly comprehensive showcase focusing 100% on three-dimensional experimental
letterforms, sculptural shape-shifting letters, tactile experiences and surprising and inventive ways to interpret
the alphabet, ranging from beautiful and humorous to poetic, witty and conceptual.
Deadline: January 6
Art
Directors Club 89th Annual Awards Call for Entries is now opened. Announcements of the winners will appear
in national and international advertising and design publications, both in print and online versions. Winners
will be announced at the Gala ceremony at ADC Gallery in New York in the spring of 2010. Winning work will
go on a worldwide exhibition tour and be published in the Art Directors Annual 89, the longest-running
archive of leading creative work in global advertising and design.
Deadline Design: January 22
Deadline Interactive: January 29
Deadline Students: January 29
February 2010 //
Call
for entries. WOLDA is the worldwide
logo design annual that is extending its foundation to become a global
awards scheme.
Enter and get one '09 book copy free of charge!
Deadline logos 2009: February 10
:output is
the biggest international competition for students in design and architecture.
Works carried out by students usually disappear into drawers after presentation
to a relatively small college audience. There the work remains invisible.
We want to change that. The works selected by the jury will be published
in the yearbook.
:output Grand Prix: 3.000 Euro
Deadline: February 15
Art
Directors Club 89th Annual Awards Call for Entries is now opened. Announcements of the winners will appear
in national and international advertising and design publications, both in print and online versions. Winners
will be announced at the Gala ceremony at ADC Gallery in New York in the spring of 2010. Winning
work will go on a worldwide exhibition tour and be published in the Art Directors Annual 89, the longest-running archive of leading creative work
in global advertising and design.
Deadline Advertising: February 5
Deadline Hybrid: February 26
Designers, illustrators, photographers,
design studios, collectives/crews, agencies, students, visual artists... you are welcome to submit an innovative,
creative, exciting, personal and experimental artwork inspired by the theme:
WHAT DOES USA MEAN TO YOU?
We are expecting diversity and freestyle: all styles of outstanding visual media are welcome. Selected works
will be featured through online exhibit and book.
Deadline: February 20
March 2010 //
365:
AIGA Annual Design Competition 31
A distinguished jury of design exemplars selects the best work across all disciplines of communication design
and strategy created in 2009.
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AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers of 2009 competition
This time-honored juried competition aims to identify the 50 best-designed books and book covers of 2009.
Become part of the AIGA Design Archives and a traveling exhibition
that debuts at the AIGA National Design Center in
New York.
Deadline: March 5
The future of the web can't happen without
you. MIX10 brings together the best ideas, sessions, parties and people, and it’s where you’ll
find everything you need to <3 the Web Together.
Join us at MIX10 to help pave the way to the Next Web now.
Upcoming: March 15-17
SXSW
Interactive features five days
of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking
events hosted by industry leaders and an unbeatable line up of special programs showcasing the best new websites,
video games and startup ideas the community has to offer. The industry Spring break!
Upcoming: March 12-16
LOUFOVSKY vernissage + exhibit by Varial Studio
After four months of intensive preparation, tonight is the night! And you are invited to partay! Come say hello :))
Sneak peek of the collection.
Where: eXcentris, 3536 boul. Saint-Laurent, Montreal
Launch: March 24 at 6:00 pm.
Exhibit: From March 25 - April 15
April 2010 //
The Motion Graphics Festival (MGFest 2010) = New Motion + New Sound + New Code will take place in Boston. You can submit your work for inclusion. Check the website for more information.
Upcoming: April 1-5
The
Pictoplasma Berlin
Festival brings together an international scene of
artists, directors, designers and agencies, offering a unique forum for
all those working with - or simply loving - the visualisation and application
of contemporary character design.
The lively exchange between the various
disciplines highlights the importance of characters in contemporary visual
culture.
Upcoming: April 9 - 10
Icograda
Design Week will take place
in Vancouver under the theme: Design Currency: defining the value of
design.
“Design has the power to influence our core values, our identity, our expectations and our worldview. The
conference offers designers, business leaders and government the opportunity to experience current design thinking.
Reshape your understanding of the value of design.”
Upcoming: April 26-30
May 2010 //
ADC Young Guns 8 is an international, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition that identifies today’s vanguard of young creatives (30 and under).
Deadline: May 20
TYPO Berlin 2010. 50 designers and creatives will show how in addition to craft and creativity, bringing passion to the job is the key to success. Passion gives us the power to act. It is the foundation of change and of progress.
Upcoming: May 20-22
Ten images for Ithaca 2010
Theme: Labels
1st prize 1000 €, 2nd prize 600 €, 3rd prize 500 €
Deadline: May 21
SWAP - Montreal. Swapping is the new Shopping! Clean out your closet and get ready to SWAP and PARTY ’til you drop!
Upcoming: May 29
June 2010 //
Adobe
Design Achievement Awards 2010 call for entries
Get recognised for your work on an international stage. The ADAA gives higher education students from around
the world the shortcut to brilliance to propel their careers in the future. Enter in 12 categories in 3 media
areas endorsed by the industry.
Finalists will be invited to attend the awards ceremony at Adobe MAX in Los Angeles and awarded software and
cash prizes.
Deadline: June 4
Good50x70 /// 2010 the project that helps social communication.
The 2010 contest will be confronting earth conservation issues with briefs by Greenpeace and Wwf; and discriminatory policies with Emergency and Lila briefs.
Posters upload opens: May 12
Deadline: June 22
OFFF is a cutting-edge festival exploring the latest in digital aesthetics and software language. OFFF festival
brings together the artists that are breaking ground and shaping new standards in media and design, becoming
the essential meeting point for the
international scene of digital creation.
OFFF 2010 will take place in Paris, France. It is an exciting challenge and a very special way to celebrate
a decade of post-digital creation.
Upcoming: June 24-26
July 2010 //
The Motion Graphics Festival (MGFest 2010) is the premier creative conference for motion design, visual effects, sound design and interface technology, presenting a wide array of events including: art showcases, workshops, panel discussions, studio tours, theater screenings, industry mixers and audio visual showcases.
MGFest is touring delivering workshops and screenings focused in motion and sound design.
Upcoming: Atlanta - July 9-11
Upcoming: Philadelphia - July 24-25
Upcoming: San Francisco- July 30 August 1
ICON6 delivers a compelling and provocative program with over 50 speakers who bring their unique take on the industry and professional practice, specifically for illustrators and the graphic arts community providing an unprecedented forum for the creativity, inspiration and drive that captivates the profession.
Upcoming: July 14-17
August 2010 //
Letterpool London is looking for your photos — names, signage, signals and street art of London for a new book. Letterpool London is a mass public art project, a celebration of the city's urban art and architecture, looked at through its typography - the brands, graffiti, instructions and ideology around us every day and is open to amateurs and professionals, Londoners and visitors.
Deadline: August 20
September 2010 //
USA by Designers online exhibition organized by Hug United.
Upcoming: September 1
Call for competitors for the Cut&Paste 2010 Digital Design Tournament. Competitions in 2D, 3D and Motion design in 10 cities worldwide. Entries will be reviewed based on quality of portfolios and select candidates will be invited to an in-person “test round” to determine final selections for the live city tournaments.
Online entry deadline USA: September 10
Call for entries! 6th annual Button Badge Design Competition (2010) by Stereohype.
Deadline: September 14
The London Design Festival is a nine-day celebration of design in the world’s creative capital. The Festival is a platform for the widest spectrum of design disciplines, brought together as a unique and accessible programme.
Over 200 events (most free!)
Upcoming: September 18-26
Swatch Young Illustrators Award is a unique competition awarding creativity and innovation in personal contemporary illustration and graphics. The award encourages and supports designers in their artistic practice and offers an international and worldwide recognized platform to them. Illustrative art works, art projects with graphic influences, animations and book art objects qualify for submission.
Deadline: September 30
The Motion Graphics Festival (MGFest 2010) = New Motion + New Sound + New Code will take place in Chicago. You can submit your work for inclusion. Check the website for more information.
Upcoming: September 13-19
The Anti-Design Festival
As a response to 25 years of cultural deep freeze, the Anti Design Festival will attempt to unlock creative fires and ideas, exploring spaces hitherto deemed out-of-bounds by a purely commercial criteria.
Read the Manifesto:
We are living in an age where millions of colours became 256. Difference is the enemy.
Read the It's Nice That interview with Neville Brody.
Upcoming: September 18-26
October 2010 //
Call for competitors for the Cut&Paste 2010 Digital Design Tournament. Competitions in 2D, 3D and Motion design in 10 cities worldwide. Entries will be reviewed based on quality of portfolios and select candidates will be invited to an in-person “test round” to determine final selections for the live city tournaments.
Online entry deadline EU - Asia - Latin America: October 25
The Motion Graphics Festival (MGFest 2010) = New Motion + New Sound + New Code will take place in Austin. You can submit your work for inclusion. Check the website for more information.
Upcoming: October TBA
New Graphic magazine, a professional journal edited and planned by Seecoo Culture Communication was founded in 2004. Since, the magazine has achieved good reputation and become a representative and one of the most influential design journal (several hundred thousands readers) in China.
New Graphic is the organizer of the Hiiibrand 2010 logo competition opened to both professional graphic designers and students.
Deadline: October 31
November 2010 //
The Motion Graphics Festival (MGFest 2010) = New Motion + New Sound + New Code will take place in Washington. You can submit your work for inclusion. Check the website for more information.
Upcoming: November TBA
December 2010 //
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