February 18 (09) 08:17 am
Graniph Design Award call for entries.
Graniph T-Shirt Design Award is a global design competition which is open to everyone regardless of age, location or experience. With over 30.000 designs submitted over the past competitions, it has uncovered some great talents on tees.
Gold prize: 1,000,000 Yen
Deadline: February 28

February 17 (09) 07:57 am
5th annual Stereohype Button Badge Design Competition (2008/09) launches and you are invited to create and submit lovely, humorous and/or witty artworks for those cute little mobile canvases.
The judging panel includes former competition winners and journalists, writers, designers and artists from around the world – and all of us look very much forward to seeing all those great badge gems.
Deadline: February 18

February 6 (09) 11:49 am
Presenting the 4 member jury panel who will find the 1″ inch buttons (badges) and 4×6 postcards merch competition selections to be announced early March.

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Erik Adigard is a communication designer who explores the changing dynamics between media, design and culture.
Aside from corporate communications, Adigard takes on teaching or writing assignments as well as commissions from art and design institutions. His creations have been shown in major international exhibits, film festivals and publications, such as the Venice Architecture Biennale, The Sundance Film Festival and Meggs’ History of Graphic Design. Among his many awards, he received the Chrysler Award for Innovation in Design.
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Karen Ingram is an artist living in Brooklyn, NY. Her designs and drawings have been profiled in many books and magazines, including Computer Arts Magazine, Digit Magazine, and STEP inside design. More recently, her work is cited as being representative of Hand Drawn Analog-Style in Fresher Styles for Web Designers: More Eye Candy from the Underground by Curt Cloninger. She’s a member of the IADAS and is a board member of the SXSW Interactive festival
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Snow Mack is a digital artist for the film business and print and a fine artist. Seeking to interpret her dreams and visions, her artistic endeavors focus on surreal narratives. Through deciphering the qualities of dreams and visions, she aspires to capture the timeless mysteries of the soul on canvas.
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Damiano Mazzarella has been in the antique jewellery business for almost 20 years collecting jewels from all over the world and from all the ages (Art Noveau-Deco-1800-Biedermei er-1950-Liberty).
In 2004, he changed profession and opened a bookbar called Salotto42 in Rome. Books of art-design-fashion and promoting artists with exhibitions. He likes most of contemporary art and urban-street art. He is trying to built an italian wooster collective, and hopes that in a couple of months, he will release a new web site-flickr-facebook Street Art Italy.
February 3 (09) 07:47 am
Good 50×70, the project that helps social communication.
Call for entries on the themes of Child Labour, Climate Change, Healthcare Deprivation, HIV/AIDS, Nuclear Emergency, War on Terror and Women’s Rights Deprivation.
Deadline: April 1

February 1 (09) 07:18 am
Semi-Permanent is a design event. It consists of a conference and side events which include exhibitions, competitions, workshops and parties. It’s a week long celebration of all things design. explores the diverse and exciting design world bringing together exceptionally talented artists and designers to speak at the event.
Upcoming: Sydney, April 3-4
Upcoming: Brisbane, April 8
Upcoming: Auckland, TBA

February 1 (09) 07:06 am
Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2009 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.
Winners will be announced at the Icograda World Design Congress in Beijing, China.
Deadline: June 5

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AIGA call for submissions
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Upcoming: March 17-20 / 24
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YouWorkForThem — Good design needs good fonts! YWFT is privately owned and run by designers.
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Mind-blowing visual feats and original designs I recently discovered.
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They LUV drawing! #3
Illustration is probably the largest creative area to express (mostly without words) a message.

Previously: #1 - #2
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A type of Show #5 – I love typography - these projects caught my eye.
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Moodboards #1 – Branding collaterals staged and served with conceptual brilliance.

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