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
April 2010 //
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 //
No events yet
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
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 //
No events yet
August 2010 //
No events yet
September 2010 //
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October 2010 //
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November 2010 //
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December 2010 //
No events yet
-> 2009
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