Tuwi design - all forms of design

Task: Submit logos designed, printed, published or visible online between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009.

Deadline: 30th June 2009

Built on the success of Eulda, the European Logo Design Annual (which has replaced), Wolda is the high-profile graphic design award scheme that rewards the best logos and trademarks designed throughout the world. Wolda ‘09 is now open for entries! Designers, agencies, studios and students from all over the world are invited to enter with logos designed, printed, published or visible online between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009. Entry fee includes a copy of the ‘09 printed annual, delivery costs inclusive for each participant; hard-bound volume of exceptional quality printed by FONTEGRAFICA on SAPPI acclaimed papers. Winners will be selected by our innovative three-tier jury consisting of 10 top designers, 10 top marketing managers and finally 10 people judges, nominated respectively by ICOGRADA, AQUENT and CONSUMERS INTERNATIONAL. This judging mechanism reflects the actual process that turns any logo idea into a successful logo: - the designers decide what to present to the clients - the clients decide what to present to the public - but in the end it is always the public that decides if a brand is successful.

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Date: 26 - 27 June 2009

Place: Palacio de Congresos. Madrid - Spain

On 26-27 of June, MAD 009 design festival will starts in Madrid. Presentations this year include a special 2-hour, which we call Masterclass, about Typography and Interaction Design.
At the MAD 009 entrance hall you’ll receive a free course of Apple’s creative applications, together with Compolaser. Sign up and reserve your seat. Learn how to handle basic tools for your work as: Digital Photography with Aperture, Video Editing with FinalCut Pro and Editing in 3D with Motion. Sign up soon because places are very limited (lessons in spanish). Infos at compolaser.com

MAD 009 DESIGN CONTEST
DESIGN THE MAD 009 T-SHIRT
VDomestika and Vodafone invite you to participate in this competition to design the MAD 009 t-shirt.
What prizes can YOU win???

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Task: Design a card using only black, white and maaaaybee one more colour.

Deadline: 11th June 2009

Prizes: First Prize,  1000 $

This time around, Foldees, the organizer of the competition, is challenging designers to an exercise in simplicity. Foldees wants you to design a card around the theme, “Monochrome”. Arguments aside, Foldees defines Monochrome as only one colour (and black and white are not colours). What kinds of designs are they are looking for? Any kind! Although if you’re unsure, we’d probably prefer that you stick to staples like Birthdays, Flirty, Get Well, or Friendship cards.

Please keep in mind that Foldees will be keeping an extra sharp eye on not just design, but card themes that make use of the “Monochrome” theme. The official rule for now is that the cover must only be of one colour (not including black and white), but the inside of the card has no limitations, except the usual Foldees rule of strictly vector art only.

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Task: Submit any kind of artwork. Twelve categories in three media areas.

Deadline: 5th of June 2009

First Prizes for each category: US$3,000 cash + Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 Master Collection + a round-trip to Beijing and more…

The 2009 Adobe® Design Achievement Awards 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, cash prizes will be awarded in Beijing during the Icograda World Design Congress.
Contest is open to all individuals age 18 years or older who are full-time matriculated students in an accredited institution of higher education.
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Task: Create a design for the MINI T-Shirt Contest by reimagining the ideas behind LIFE BALL: AIDS awareness and the celebration of life.

Deadline: 30th of June 2009

Prizes:

• First Prize: Apple aluminum 13-inch Mac Book 2.0Ghz +
  Your design on 2000 limited edition T-Shirts, to be sold on the MINI online store.
• Popular Vote: A Wacom Design Tablet

Create a T-Shirt design that promotes the LIFE BALL in an artistic, clever, and creative way. MINI Space is looking for an image that is eye-catching and illuminating, one that will get people’s attention and convey the ideas and values that are central to the LIFE BALL.
The LIFE BALL is an annual event that takes place in Vienna, Austria. It aims to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS while celebrating life. The 17th Annual LIFE BALL will take place on the 16th of May. It will be the start of a four-year cycle called the Elements of LIFE BALL, in which each of the four elements will stand for the central symbols of life: earth, water, wind, and fire. This year the theme is water and the motto is “Let Love Flow.”

Read more about LIFE BALL 2009 and get inspired for the competition.

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Date: 24 - 27 June 2009

Place: Austin - Tx, USA

The HOW Design Conference is known for its motivational effects, and after spending four days learning from the brightest minds in the industry, you will return to the office creatively refreshed.
But the HOW Conference is also overflowing with concrete information that can have a positive effect on your—or your company’s—bottom line.

5 Reasons to Attend the Conference
1. The best information on the newest design software.
2. Creative solutions to save your company money.
3. Tips on making the most of the resources you already have.
4. Ideas for going green without breaking the bank.
5. Your very own targeted program.
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Date: 5 - 12 June 2009

Place: National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria

Additional events and artistic actions will take place in the public space

SOFIA DESIGN WEEK is the first of a kind design festival in Bulgaria. Between June 5th and June 12th Sofia will be transformed into a vibrant capital of design.
In its first issue, SOFIA DESIGN WEEK is welcoming some of the most avant-garde international names in the contemporary product, communication, interactive and graphic design. Sofia Design Weeks aims to place the city on the global map of design. Through discussions and experience exchange, it will also seek the next identity in our visual environment, one that is urgently needed.
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Date: 3 - 7 June 2009

Place: Arena Berlin, Eichenstrasse 4, 12435 Berlin

ÏMA Design Village, Ritterstr. 12-14, 10969 Berlin

The 7th edition of the International Design Festival that will be held in Berlin is approaching. From 3 to 7 June we will have the opportunity to see the work of most acclaimed international designers as well as those of young emerging talents. It will be another excellent opportunity to compare and analyze the new paths and forms of this world in constant flux. Read the rest of this entry »