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Call for submissions, collaborations, competitions, contests,
conferences and other new nedia and design industry related events you
don't wanna miss! Submit yours!
Are you the next great British designer?
BBC Two and Philippe Starck are teaming up for a brand new TV series to find the next great British designer.
On-going: for several months

August 08//
FL@33 book Made and Sold call for entries.
This book will present the most exciting self-initiated projects created by a new generation of multi-disciplinary practitioners. Eligible for possible inclusion are products that are produced as part of a one-off series or in editions of three or more AND are self-initiated, commercial and entrepreneurial AND produced/manufactured by the interdisciplinary practitioners (and their direct suppliers) AND by designers who sell their products either directly (i.e. online) and/or work with selected stockists of their choice.
Deadline: August 25

Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid call for entries is open to any individual or organisation, for films, video and multimedia cycles, without limit of origin neither genre nor duration. Proposals are free of charge, without any limitation of geographic origin.
Deadline: August 25

Following the success of last year's 'love your earth' competition, Designboom and the DA design association Japan have joined together,
along with TOBU DEPARTMENT STORE to organize the 'green earth'
international design competition.
Deadline: August 26

Young
Illustrators Awards 2008 call for submissions. The aim of the competition
is to award innovative tendencies and individual artistic approach
of the young talents.
Single pictures as well as series can be handed in.
Deadline: August 31

September 08//
LE:60 call for 1-minute film submissions.
Seeking filmmakers who adore seconds, flourish in miniature, and consider a standard minute to be an infinite amount of space.
Deadline: September 2

Wanna win an all expenses paid trip to New York City to see YOUR animation in Times Square? Check MyToons call for submissions.
Deadline: September 4

LPM MEX 2008 - Live performers meeting is an international meeting of live video performers, visual artists and vjs is ready to launch its first edition in America Latina!
Upcoming: September 4-6

Who's Next 08 is an international fashion show that will take place in Paris. A nouvelle fashion community blog has launched and you can create a profile and garner some exposure for your designs.
Upcoming: September 4-7

Pictoplasma (NYC) is bringing together a growing international community of designers, artists, critics, producers and fans at their annual conferences. Don't miss Tim Biskup!
Upcoming: September 5-6

dConstruct is the affordable one day conference for people designing and building the latest generation of social web applications.
Upcoming: September 5

SHIFT 2009 calendar competition
Shift has been trying to offer artists many platforms to showcase their works online. The Shift calendar competition pushes the boundaries between online and off line using a calendar as its medium. Entries are invited from all over the world and selected works will be distributed throughout the world in the format of a physical calendar.
Deadline: September 10

Art Trek 5 unites young and international graphic talent in Anwerp - Belgium. The Fifth Generation offers a venue for fourteen young graphic and illustrative artists from all over the world.
Upcoming: August 2 - September 13

MadInSpain
08 will take place in sunny Madrid. During two days enjoy a conference, roundtables and an exclusive art expo from professionals in design and interactive communications and artists.
Upcoming: September 12-13

An
Event Apart is a two days event you don't want to miss!! Be inspired
by fresh ideas and new directions. Join the greatest minds and hottest
talents in web design today.
Upcoming in San Francisco: August 18-19
Upcoming in Chicago: October 13-14

Online magazine SHIFT presents DOTMOV Festival 2008, a digital film festival aiming to discover talented creators and provide them with an opportunity to show their works. Works submitted from all over the world will be screened throughout the world venues from November 2008.
This year's tour will be Sapporo, Sendai, Shizuoka, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Fukuoka and Sao Paulo.
Deadline: September 21
UT Grand Prix calls for T-shirt designs from young and upcoming creators from all over the world. Read the regulation (brief) to familiarize with the competition. All submitted entries must be own by entrant and unpublished.
30,000$ for the winning grand prix entry!
Deadline: September 21

LE:60 call for 1-minute film submissions.
Seeking filmmakers who adore seconds, flourish in miniature, and consider a standard minute to be an infinite amount of space.
Event upcoming: September 27

Flash on the Beach conference is the premier Flash conference in Europe! It has grown quickly and gained fantastic status as one of the 'must go to' conferences around.
Upcoming: September 28 - Oct 1

October 08//
TMDG 2008 (TRImarchiDG) is the largest Latin America design event now into its 7th edition and they have invited outstanding speakers such as Marian Bantjes, Psyop, Joshua Davis, Eboy, Mopa..
Upcoming: October 3-5

Earth Alert call for entries by RevistaCollectiva.
You are invited to send your graphic proposals, they want them to make an impact, to be firm! It is time to understand that every drop wasted and every paper misused, multiplied by thousands of millions of us, leaves an inerasable scar on our environment.
Deadline: October 10

Multiverso Torino 2008 international conference, exhibitions and workshops.
Icograda Design Week is a world-class cultural and business event. It is your best method of gaining specific industry knowledge while networking with top design professionals, educators, students and executives from companies operating in the design field from Europe, Canada, US, and Asia.
Upcoming: October 13-19

FITC Seoul 2008 is an exploration of the concepts and theories behind some of the top designers in the world. Come to be inspired, educated and challenged in the way that we approach and execute design in the digital world.
Don't miss Euna Seol
from PostVisual, she's one of the top woman in the industry.
Upcoming: October 14

23rd International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno 2008
The 23rd year is dedicated to graphic design, illustration and typography in books, magazines, newspapers and digital media. In two years, the Biennial will focus on poster design, corporate identity, information and advertising graphics.
On-going: October 19

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March 09//
Colophon is a biennial symposium for magazine makers, experts, advertisers, readers and all creatives involved in the world of the independent magazine.
Upcoming: March 13-15

April 09//
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