Contest Watchers » Industrial design http://www.contestwatchers.com Never miss another contest Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:42:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 HRD Awards 2011 – Diamond Jewellery Design Competition http://www.contestwatchers.com/hrd-awards-2011-diamond-jewellery-design-competition/ http://www.contestwatchers.com/hrd-awards-2011-diamond-jewellery-design-competition/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:50:20 +0000 Contest Watchers http://www.contestwatchers.com/?p=1067

This contest is open until 15 October 2010. That means you have approximately 75 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by Antwerp World Diamond Centre.

This is a free contest, which means that you can enter for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners announcement expected: 18 June 2011.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) has launched the 14th edition of its HRD Awards diamond jewellery design competition. The theme of the HRD Awards 2011 is “You and Me.”

The biennially held competition is widely considered to be the world's leading diamond jewellery design contest, and in the past it has proven to be a valuable stepping stone for young designers on their way to successful careers in the jewellery industry.

The competition's goal is to foster creative talent, with entrants encouraged to let their imaginations soar, and then translate them into innovative jewellery.

Objective

In adopting the theme of “You and Me,” AWDC intends inspiring contest entrants with the mystery of dualism. This provides the young designers with wealth of possibility, as they express through the creation of diamond jewellery the interplay of two elements which are irreversibly intertwined, sometimes complementary and sometimes in contradiction.

Criteria for diamond jewellery pieces:

  • Submitted entries must be original designs, which have previously not been put on display or commercialised.
  • Diamonds must be an absolutely indispensable part of the jewel. A jewellery item should contain a minimum of 1,00 ct of diamonds and a maximum of 25,00 cts.
  • Precious metals and/or other materials used need to correspond with the aura of the diamonds in the jewellery item. This does not exclude new and innovative materials.
  • Fancy shapes and fancy colour diamond can be used in moderate way.
  • Rough diamonds are not accepted.
  • Designs will be judged according to originality, wearability, the creative use of diamonds and technical skill.
  • Because the HRD Awards Collection tours the world, it is important to take into consideration possible damage that could be caused during display, transportation and packing. For this reason, it is strongly recommended to avoid the inclusion of fine chains in a design and make sure the jewellery item is manufactured well.

Prizes

The winning jewellery design will be selected by an international jury, which will select it as the best “unique” jewellery piece from among the pieces that reach the final round of the contest.

The designer of the winning jewellery design will be awarded a cash prize of €5000.

AWDC will buy the winning for a maximum value of €12.500*. (* Jury may decide otherwise)

The winning jewellery piece will become an item in the permanent display of the Diamond Museum Province of Antwerp, which is visited annually by 100.000 visitors.

Rules

  • The competition is international and open to professional and non-professional designers, students, graduates, teachers, jewellers, goldsmiths, etc.
  • Participation is on an individual and not a company basis.
  • There is no limit on the size of jewellery item, but it should be possible to disassemble large (life size) jewellery pieces
  • The finalists are required to make and submit their finished jewellery piece(s) to AWDC by 31 March 2011.

How to enter?

Register on the official website through the online entry form and submit your entries.

When registering, you should submit drawing(s) of your design(s), photos or photos of models.

Specifications for drawings, photos or photos of models:

  • Size: A4 (210 x 297 mm.)
  • Full colour allowed.
  • Top and bottom should be marked.
  • Name and address of entrant must be included on the back side of every design.

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

Contest Watchers chooses the best international design contests and promotes them. If you need help with the promotion of your design contest, we'd love to help. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more international design contests.

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This contest is open until 15 October 2010. That means you have approximately 75 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by Antwerp World Diamond Centre.

This is a free contest, which means that you can enter for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners announcement expected: 18 June 2011.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) has launched the 14th edition of its HRD Awards diamond jewellery design competition. The theme of the HRD Awards 2011 is “You and Me.”

The biennially held competition is widely considered to be the world's leading diamond jewellery design contest, and in the past it has proven to be a valuable stepping stone for young designers on their way to successful careers in the jewellery industry.

The competition's goal is to foster creative talent, with entrants encouraged to let their imaginations soar, and then translate them into innovative jewellery.

Objective

In adopting the theme of “You and Me,” AWDC intends inspiring contest entrants with the mystery of dualism. This provides the young designers with wealth of possibility, as they express through the creation of diamond jewellery the interplay of two elements which are irreversibly intertwined, sometimes complementary and sometimes in contradiction.

Criteria for diamond jewellery pieces:

  • Submitted entries must be original designs, which have previously not been put on display or commercialised.
  • Diamonds must be an absolutely indispensable part of the jewel. A jewellery item should contain a minimum of 1,00 ct of diamonds and a maximum of 25,00 cts.
  • Precious metals and/or other materials used need to correspond with the aura of the diamonds in the jewellery item. This does not exclude new and innovative materials.
  • Fancy shapes and fancy colour diamond can be used in moderate way.
  • Rough diamonds are not accepted.
  • Designs will be judged according to originality, wearability, the creative use of diamonds and technical skill.
  • Because the HRD Awards Collection tours the world, it is important to take into consideration possible damage that could be caused during display, transportation and packing. For this reason, it is strongly recommended to avoid the inclusion of fine chains in a design and make sure the jewellery item is manufactured well.

Prizes

The winning jewellery design will be selected by an international jury, which will select it as the best “unique” jewellery piece from among the pieces that reach the final round of the contest.

The designer of the winning jewellery design will be awarded a cash prize of €5000.

AWDC will buy the winning for a maximum value of €12.500*. (* Jury may decide otherwise)

The winning jewellery piece will become an item in the permanent display of the Diamond Museum Province of Antwerp, which is visited annually by 100.000 visitors.

Rules

  • The competition is international and open to professional and non-professional designers, students, graduates, teachers, jewellers, goldsmiths, etc.
  • Participation is on an individual and not a company basis.
  • There is no limit on the size of jewellery item, but it should be possible to disassemble large (life size) jewellery pieces
  • The finalists are required to make and submit their finished jewellery piece(s) to AWDC by 31 March 2011.

How to enter?

Register on the official website through the online entry form and submit your entries.

When registering, you should submit drawing(s) of your design(s), photos or photos of models.

Specifications for drawings, photos or photos of models:

  • Size: A4 (210 x 297 mm.)
  • Full colour allowed.
  • Top and bottom should be marked.
  • Name and address of entrant must be included on the back side of every design.

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

Contest Watchers chooses the best international design contests and promotes them. If you need help with the promotion of your design contest, we'd love to help. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more international design contests.

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This contest is open until 1 September 2010. That means you have approximately 31 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by International Conference on Social Robotics 2010.

This is a free contest, which means that you can enter for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners announcement expected: 23/24 November 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

The International Conference on Social Robotics 2010 invites you (not limited to Industrial Design undergrad, graduate & professionals) to create social robot (robot interactions) for the year 2020, an age where intelligent social robots built with consilience will grey the boundaries of human & machine interaction.

With the growing need for intelligent autonomous systems to improve human daily task/well being, your innovation will shape how people interact with robots when robots are expected to be our companion in our daily environment/interaction (not limited to healthcare, service, entertainment, home, transport, sports and education).

Objective

Your entry should address innovative ideas that demonstrates (not limited to) creative use of technologies, intelligence, interactivity, adaptability as an overall concept application(s) that will impact/improve human tasks and well-being; which governs by laws of robotics (Isaac Asimov);

This inaugural competition will consider submission within the context of social robots. Submission can be conceptual or work-in-progress concepts/prototypes.

Prizes

The jury will select 3 winning entries that will receive cash prize awards:

  • First Prize: USD 1,000 (TBC)
  • Second Prize: USD 500 (TBC)
  • Third Prize: USD 200 (TBC)

All cash prize awards are paid gross/before income tax.

** A selected number of entries will be fabricated into a 1:5 scaled model of their design.

Rules

  • This competition is open to any student or professionals (regardless from any industry) in the world.
  • The competition is an individual effort, meaning that group entries will not be accepted.
  • Each applicant may submit only one entry.
  • Only shortlisted entries will be informed via email on 01 September 2010.
  • Shortlisted entries will require to submit :
    • Three units Poster (A2) with high-resolution image(s)
    • One video presentation of the submitted concept (not more than 3mins, Maximum 50MB)

How to enter?

Free registration is required. Please fill in the online form.

Your entry should consist of:

  • One passport size photo (JPEG, 35 x 45 mm, 300 dpi) of the applicant.
  • One A3 document not more than 3 pages (PDF only, maximum file size 3MB) with images (minimum 150 dpi) and explanation in English of your concept including:
    • Project title (will appear on all publicity materials)
    • Concept development (elaborate with illustration the inspiration and development behind the concept);
    • Innovation (brief description & illustration of the innovative aspects that supports your work);
  • In situ / environment (brief description & illustration of the concept operating/interacting with human in the intended environment)

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

Contest Watchers chooses the best international design contests and promotes them. If you need help with the promotion of your design contest, we'd love to help. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more international design contests.

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This contest is open until 1 September 2010. That means you have approximately 31 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by International Conference on Social Robotics 2010.

This is a free contest, which means that you can enter for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners announcement expected: 23/24 November 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

The International Conference on Social Robotics 2010 invites you (not limited to Industrial Design undergrad, graduate & professionals) to create social robot (robot interactions) for the year 2020, an age where intelligent social robots built with consilience will grey the boundaries of human & machine interaction.

With the growing need for intelligent autonomous systems to improve human daily task/well being, your innovation will shape how people interact with robots when robots are expected to be our companion in our daily environment/interaction (not limited to healthcare, service, entertainment, home, transport, sports and education).

Objective

Your entry should address innovative ideas that demonstrates (not limited to) creative use of technologies, intelligence, interactivity, adaptability as an overall concept application(s) that will impact/improve human tasks and well-being; which governs by laws of robotics (Isaac Asimov);

This inaugural competition will consider submission within the context of social robots. Submission can be conceptual or work-in-progress concepts/prototypes.

Prizes

The jury will select 3 winning entries that will receive cash prize awards:

  • First Prize: USD 1,000 (TBC)
  • Second Prize: USD 500 (TBC)
  • Third Prize: USD 200 (TBC)

All cash prize awards are paid gross/before income tax.

** A selected number of entries will be fabricated into a 1:5 scaled model of their design.

Rules

  • This competition is open to any student or professionals (regardless from any industry) in the world.
  • The competition is an individual effort, meaning that group entries will not be accepted.
  • Each applicant may submit only one entry.
  • Only shortlisted entries will be informed via email on 01 September 2010.
  • Shortlisted entries will require to submit :
    • Three units Poster (A2) with high-resolution image(s)
    • One video presentation of the submitted concept (not more than 3mins, Maximum 50MB)

How to enter?

Free registration is required. Please fill in the online form.

Your entry should consist of:

  • One passport size photo (JPEG, 35 x 45 mm, 300 dpi) of the applicant.
  • One A3 document not more than 3 pages (PDF only, maximum file size 3MB) with images (minimum 150 dpi) and explanation in English of your concept including:
    • Project title (will appear on all publicity materials)
    • Concept development (elaborate with illustration the inspiration and development behind the concept);
    • Innovation (brief description & illustration of the innovative aspects that supports your work);
  • In situ / environment (brief description & illustration of the concept operating/interacting with human in the intended environment)

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

Contest Watchers chooses the best international design contests and promotes them. If you need help with the promotion of your design contest, we'd love to help. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more international design contests.

]]> http://www.contestwatchers.com/icsr-2010-robot-design-competition/feed/ 0 Loving Outdoors: Product Design Competition http://www.contestwatchers.com/loving-outdoors-product-design-competition/ http://www.contestwatchers.com/loving-outdoors-product-design-competition/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:27:54 +0000 Contest Watchers http://www.contestwatchers.com/?p=1051

This contest is open until 30 November 2010. That means you have approximately 121 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by Kormos Ltd.

This is a free contest, which means that you can enter for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners announcement expected: 10-13 December 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

Concurrently to the organization of Sun&Shadow Expo 2010, Kormos Technical Editions Ltd company organizes the youth competition Loving Outdoors.

The subject of the competition is: three-dimension construction for exterior space, consisted of a seat, a table and a shading device.

Students and young people up to 32 years old can take part.

Objective

Product design of a three-dimension construction for exterior space that is a synthesis consisted of a seat, a table and a shading device.

The different elements included in the construction should have similar morphological approach. The different elements (seat – table – shading device) can be an integrated construction or they can be separated.

The construction must be suitable for use at a private or public place.

The criteria according to those the evaluation committee will choose the final three projects to be awarded are the following:

  • Innovative synthesis choices and materials' combination
  • Accuracy and effectiveness of materials' choice (durable in external conditions). Possible use of eco-friendly, recyclable or recycled materials.
  • Functionality – ergonomics of the construction
  • Innovation of the project and design quality
  • Clarity of the project's presentation
  • Changeability
  • Easy-storage
  • Project's Effectuation (the structure can be constructed)

Prizes

  • 1st Prize: €3000
  • 2nd Prize: €1500
  • 3nd Prize: €500

Rules

  • It is a youth competition. Only students in public and private educational institutes and young people up to 32 years old can enter the competition.
  • The competitors can take part as individuals or in groups.
  • Employees of Kormos Technical Editions Ltd, members of the evaluation committee, and relatives of 1st degree of the persons mentioned above, cannot enter the competition.
  • Each entry should include original and unpublished projects and designs. Projects that participate concurrently to other competitions, underlie to third parties legal rights and include advertising messages will be rejected.
  • Every single competitor transfers the copyrights to the Organizer as far as the publication of the projects via media is concerned.
  • The same projects cannot take part in different competitions or be used to different events until the expiration day of Loving Outdoors competition (1 July – 12 December 2010).

How to enter?

The competitors must send electronically (via YouSendIt) at lovingoutdoors [at] kormos.gr (please replace [at] with @) the file with their project, which must contain the following:

  • an image file (table) of .jpg format (max 30 MB):
    • Width: 100 cm,
    • Height: 70 cm,
    • 300 dpi resolution,
    • RGB type.
  • a text file of .doc format with the project's description in Greek / English. The text should explain the main idea, the materials' choice and the construction procedures (maximum number of words, 650).
  • a file of .doc format including the competitor's personal data (there is the .doc form in the competition's web link).
  • the same folder that will be sent via YouSendIt must be sent in lower resolution (max 4 MB) at the following email: lovingoutdoors [at] kormos.gr (please replace [at] with @).

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

Contest Watchers chooses the best international design contests and promotes them. If you need help with the promotion of your design contest, we'd love to help. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more international design contests.

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This contest is open until 30 November 2010. That means you have approximately 121 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by Kormos Ltd.

This is a free contest, which means that you can enter for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners announcement expected: 10-13 December 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

Concurrently to the organization of Sun&Shadow Expo 2010, Kormos Technical Editions Ltd company organizes the youth competition Loving Outdoors.

The subject of the competition is: three-dimension construction for exterior space, consisted of a seat, a table and a shading device.

Students and young people up to 32 years old can take part.

Objective

Product design of a three-dimension construction for exterior space that is a synthesis consisted of a seat, a table and a shading device.

The different elements included in the construction should have similar morphological approach. The different elements (seat – table – shading device) can be an integrated construction or they can be separated.

The construction must be suitable for use at a private or public place.

The criteria according to those the evaluation committee will choose the final three projects to be awarded are the following:

  • Innovative synthesis choices and materials' combination
  • Accuracy and effectiveness of materials' choice (durable in external conditions). Possible use of eco-friendly, recyclable or recycled materials.
  • Functionality – ergonomics of the construction
  • Innovation of the project and design quality
  • Clarity of the project's presentation
  • Changeability
  • Easy-storage
  • Project's Effectuation (the structure can be constructed)

Prizes

  • 1st Prize: €3000
  • 2nd Prize: €1500
  • 3nd Prize: €500

Rules

  • It is a youth competition. Only students in public and private educational institutes and young people up to 32 years old can enter the competition.
  • The competitors can take part as individuals or in groups.
  • Employees of Kormos Technical Editions Ltd, members of the evaluation committee, and relatives of 1st degree of the persons mentioned above, cannot enter the competition.
  • Each entry should include original and unpublished projects and designs. Projects that participate concurrently to other competitions, underlie to third parties legal rights and include advertising messages will be rejected.
  • Every single competitor transfers the copyrights to the Organizer as far as the publication of the projects via media is concerned.
  • The same projects cannot take part in different competitions or be used to different events until the expiration day of Loving Outdoors competition (1 July – 12 December 2010).

How to enter?

The competitors must send electronically (via YouSendIt) at lovingoutdoors [at] kormos.gr (please replace [at] with @) the file with their project, which must contain the following:

  • an image file (table) of .jpg format (max 30 MB):
    • Width: 100 cm,
    • Height: 70 cm,
    • 300 dpi resolution,
    • RGB type.
  • a text file of .doc format with the project's description in Greek / English. The text should explain the main idea, the materials' choice and the construction procedures (maximum number of words, 650).
  • a file of .doc format including the competitor's personal data (there is the .doc form in the competition's web link).
  • the same folder that will be sent via YouSendIt must be sent in lower resolution (max 4 MB) at the following email: lovingoutdoors [at] kormos.gr (please replace [at] with @).

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

Contest Watchers chooses the best international design contests and promotes them. If you need help with the promotion of your design contest, we'd love to help. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more international design contests.

]]> http://www.contestwatchers.com/loving-outdoors-product-design-competition/feed/ 0 Bamboo and Rattan Products Ideas Competition http://www.contestwatchers.com/bamboo-and-rattan-products-ideas-competition/ http://www.contestwatchers.com/bamboo-and-rattan-products-ideas-competition/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:17:38 +0000 Contest Watchers http://www.contestwatchers.com/?p=1040

This contest is open until 31 August 2010. That means you have approximately 30 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR).

This is a free contest, which means that you can enter for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners announcement expected: October 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

On the occasion of the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, INBAR and the Federation of Hong Kong Industries are organizing the International Bamboo and Rattan Product Ideas Competition to help drive green practices in cities around the world.

The competition theme will respond to the Expo's theme "Better City, Better Life" by focusing on four categories- clothing, food, shelter and transport.

This competition will provide a platform for producers, designers, practitioners, and organizations from around the world to present their innovative approaches to building green cities worldwide with bamboo and rattan.

Objective

This is a products ideas competition related to bamboo and / or rattan.

Provide support for new innovative ideas coming from communities, projects, designers and enterprises and through the sponsorship of the private sector an opportunity to initiate actual commercial production of the winning designs. The selected product designs, initiatives and innovations will be exhibited and published. The competitors will be provided a window to the world for their ideas during an exposition of the selected designs at the World Shanghai Expo 2010 in China.

Selection Criteria:

  • Creativity in process, design and innovation
  • Overall and measurable resource, water and energy conservation
  • Contribution to new uses, new habits and new green environments
  • Adaptation of existing designs, fusion and mixing of natural materials into existing contexts

Prizes

This competition will provide a platform for producers, designers, practitioners, and organizations from around the world to present their innovative approaches to building green cities worldwide with bamboo and rattan.

This International competition will promote links between entrepreneurs, designers, community producers and institutions working with bamboo and / or rattan to promote bamboo and / or rattan as a raw material for high-end and innovative products and as a valuable, green, sustainable and modern product.

Rules

  • The competition is a global invitation to all individuals, groups, manufacturers, associations, companies, organisations etc.
  • The competition is an open and international competition.
  • The competition is a products ideas competition related to bamboo and / or rattan.
  • The competition will be under 4 categories.
  • The competition is organised in one stage.
  • The conditions for the competition are the same for all competitors; Submissions will be sent to INBAR, and INBAR will provide the submissions to the Jury without the personal information of the Competitors.
  • The Competition conditions are published in English, the competitors may submit their ideas in any language and in English (must have an English translation).
  • All the submissions shall be submitted and judged anonymously by the judging panel.
  • Neither INBAR staff nor any sponsors will assist the competitors with submissions.

How to enter?

To register please email your completed entry form to ideascompetition [at] inbar.int (please replace [at] with @) before 31 July 2010.

The registration period will close on 31 July 2010 with entries due by 31 August 2010.

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

Contest Watchers chooses the best international design contests and promotes them. If you need help with the promotion of your design contest, we'd love to help. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more international design contests.

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This contest is open until 31 August 2010. That means you have approximately 30 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR).

This is a free contest, which means that you can enter for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners announcement expected: October 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

On the occasion of the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, INBAR and the Federation of Hong Kong Industries are organizing the International Bamboo and Rattan Product Ideas Competition to help drive green practices in cities around the world.

The competition theme will respond to the Expo's theme "Better City, Better Life" by focusing on four categories- clothing, food, shelter and transport.

This competition will provide a platform for producers, designers, practitioners, and organizations from around the world to present their innovative approaches to building green cities worldwide with bamboo and rattan.

Objective

This is a products ideas competition related to bamboo and / or rattan.

Provide support for new innovative ideas coming from communities, projects, designers and enterprises and through the sponsorship of the private sector an opportunity to initiate actual commercial production of the winning designs. The selected product designs, initiatives and innovations will be exhibited and published. The competitors will be provided a window to the world for their ideas during an exposition of the selected designs at the World Shanghai Expo 2010 in China.

Selection Criteria:

  • Creativity in process, design and innovation
  • Overall and measurable resource, water and energy conservation
  • Contribution to new uses, new habits and new green environments
  • Adaptation of existing designs, fusion and mixing of natural materials into existing contexts

Prizes

This competition will provide a platform for producers, designers, practitioners, and organizations from around the world to present their innovative approaches to building green cities worldwide with bamboo and rattan.

This International competition will promote links between entrepreneurs, designers, community producers and institutions working with bamboo and / or rattan to promote bamboo and / or rattan as a raw material for high-end and innovative products and as a valuable, green, sustainable and modern product.

Rules

  • The competition is a global invitation to all individuals, groups, manufacturers, associations, companies, organisations etc.
  • The competition is an open and international competition.
  • The competition is a products ideas competition related to bamboo and / or rattan.
  • The competition will be under 4 categories.
  • The competition is organised in one stage.
  • The conditions for the competition are the same for all competitors; Submissions will be sent to INBAR, and INBAR will provide the submissions to the Jury without the personal information of the Competitors.
  • The Competition conditions are published in English, the competitors may submit their ideas in any language and in English (must have an English translation).
  • All the submissions shall be submitted and judged anonymously by the judging panel.
  • Neither INBAR staff nor any sponsors will assist the competitors with submissions.

How to enter?

To register please email your completed entry form to ideascompetition [at] inbar.int (please replace [at] with @) before 31 July 2010.

The registration period will close on 31 July 2010 with entries due by 31 August 2010.

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

Contest Watchers chooses the best international design contests and promotes them. If you need help with the promotion of your design contest, we'd love to help. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more international design contests.

]]> http://www.contestwatchers.com/bamboo-and-rattan-products-ideas-competition/feed/ 0 Stereohype Button Badge Design Competition 2010 http://www.contestwatchers.com/stereohype-button-badge-design-competition-2010/ http://www.contestwatchers.com/stereohype-button-badge-design-competition-2010/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:52:51 +0000 Contest Watchers http://www.contestwatchers.com/?p=1026

This contest is open until 14 September 2010. That means you have approximately 44 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by Stereohype.

This is a free contest, which means that you can enter for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners announcement expected: September 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

Following the huge success of our first five design competitions Stereohype is now pleased to announce the 6th annual 1" (25mm) Stereohype Button Badge Design Competition.

Eligible are entries by designers, artists, photographers, illustrators and by students in any of these areas as well as runner-ups from previous competitions.

Winners get a personal mini profile/bio on Stereohype's website and lots of other interesting prizes.

Objective

Create badge design(s). Two categories are available:

  • single badge designs
  • sets of three

Please do have a look at the over 500 existing designs that are already included in Stereohype's collection and avoid nipple designs and back of badge artworks.

Prizes

Stereohype will offer winners the following prizes within each of the two categories:

  • 1st prize
    • your personal mini profile/bio (with URL to your website) on stereohype.com with short descriptive text about your artwork(s)
    • a total of ten free 1" badges per person for single entries or a total of fifteen for ‘sets of three' (for example: five ‘sets of three' or fifteen individual designs] with either your own design(s) or your selection of badges by other designers
    • one free T-shirt of your choice (subject to availability)
    • one free one free Stereohype 'Squirrel' or 'Orange Squirrel' T-shirt or Stereohype '300%' T-shirt
    • one free Rainbow in your hand flipbook
    • one free signed FL@33 design&designer book
    • one free Un Sedicesimo: Daniel Eatock
    • 20% off all orders over £20 placed before 31 December 2010!
  • 2nd prize
    • a total of ten free 1" badges per person for single entries or a total of fifteen for ‘sets of three' (for example: five ‘sets of three' or fifteen individual designs] with either your own design(s) or your selection of badges by other designers
    • one free one free Stereohype 'Orange Squirrel' T-shirt or Stereohype '300%' T-shirt
    • one free Rainbow in your hand flipbook
    • one free Un Sedicesimo: Daniel Eatock
    • 20% off all orders over £20 placed before 31 December 2010!
  • 3rd prize
    • your personal mini profile/bio (with URL to your website) on stereohype.com with short descriptive text about your artwork(s)
    • a total of ten free 1" badges per person for single entries or a total of fifteen for ‘sets of three' (for example: five ‘sets of three' or fifteen individual designs] with either your own design(s) or your selection of badges by other designers
    • one free one free Stereohype 'Orange Squirrel' T-shirt or Stereohype '300%' T-shirt
    • one free Un Sedicesimo: Daniel Eatock
    • 20% off all orders over £20 placed before 31 December 2010!
  • 4th prize
    • your personal mini profile/bio (with URL to your website) on stereohype.com with short descriptive text about your artwork(s)
    • a total of ten free 1" badges per person for single entries or a total of fifteen for ‘sets of three' (for example: five ‘sets of three' or fifteen individual designs] with either your own design(s) or your selection of badges by other designers
    • one free Stereohype '300%' T-shirt
    • one free Un Sedicesimo: Daniel Eatock
    • 20% off all orders over £20 placed until 31 December 2010!
  • Special Stereohype Prize
    • your personal mini profile/bio (with URL to your website) on stereohype.com with short descriptive text about your artwork(s)
    • a total of ten free 1" badges per person for single entries or a total of fifteen for ‘sets of three' (for example: five ‘sets of three' or fifteen individual designs] with either your own design(s) or your selection of badges by other designers
    • one free Stereohype '300%' T-shirt
    • 20% off all orders over £20 placed until 31 December 2010!

Rules

  • Eligible are entries by designers, artists, photographers, illustrators and by students in any of these areas – including runner-ups from previous competitions. Not eligible however are contributors to Stereohype's B.I.O. (by invitation only) series and former competition winners who are now more than welcome to become part of the judging panel.
  • You artwork(s) will have to be created by yourself and should obviously not infringe any copyrights!
  • Winners will give Stereohype automatically a non-exclusive license to reproduce the winning artwork(s) on badges and Stereohype-badge-related promotional materials such as postcards, etc.

How to enter?

Please email one to (a maximum of) three different badge designs per participant to submit [at] stereohype.com (please replace [at] with @). Please ensure that your submission(s) include all necessary hi-res PSD file(s) and your short biography.

Please refer to the artwork guide for more details.

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

Contest Watchers chooses the best international design contests and promotes them. If you need help with the promotion of your design contest, we'd love to help. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more international design contests.

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This contest is open until 14 September 2010. That means you have approximately 44 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by Stereohype.

This is a free contest, which means that you can enter for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners announcement expected: September 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

Following the huge success of our first five design competitions Stereohype is now pleased to announce the 6th annual 1" (25mm) Stereohype Button Badge Design Competition.

Eligible are entries by designers, artists, photographers, illustrators and by students in any of these areas as well as runner-ups from previous competitions.

Winners get a personal mini profile/bio on Stereohype's website and lots of other interesting prizes.

Objective

Create badge design(s). Two categories are available:

  • single badge designs
  • sets of three

Please do have a look at the over 500 existing designs that are already included in Stereohype's collection and avoid nipple designs and back of badge artworks.

Prizes

Stereohype will offer winners the following prizes within each of the two categories:

  • 1st prize
    • your personal mini profile/bio (with URL to your website) on stereohype.com with short descriptive text about your artwork(s)
    • a total of ten free 1" badges per person for single entries or a total of fifteen for ‘sets of three' (for example: five ‘sets of three' or fifteen individual designs] with either your own design(s) or your selection of badges by other designers
    • one free T-shirt of your choice (subject to availability)
    • one free one free Stereohype 'Squirrel' or 'Orange Squirrel' T-shirt or Stereohype '300%' T-shirt
    • one free Rainbow in your hand flipbook
    • one free signed FL@33 design&designer book
    • one free Un Sedicesimo: Daniel Eatock
    • 20% off all orders over £20 placed before 31 December 2010!
  • 2nd prize
    • a total of ten free 1" badges per person for single entries or a total of fifteen for ‘sets of three' (for example: five ‘sets of three' or fifteen individual designs] with either your own design(s) or your selection of badges by other designers
    • one free one free Stereohype 'Orange Squirrel' T-shirt or Stereohype '300%' T-shirt
    • one free Rainbow in your hand flipbook
    • one free Un Sedicesimo: Daniel Eatock
    • 20% off all orders over £20 placed before 31 December 2010!
  • 3rd prize
    • your personal mini profile/bio (with URL to your website) on stereohype.com with short descriptive text about your artwork(s)
    • a total of ten free 1" badges per person for single entries or a total of fifteen for ‘sets of three' (for example: five ‘sets of three' or fifteen individual designs] with either your own design(s) or your selection of badges by other designers
    • one free one free Stereohype 'Orange Squirrel' T-shirt or Stereohype '300%' T-shirt
    • one free Un Sedicesimo: Daniel Eatock
    • 20% off all orders over £20 placed before 31 December 2010!
  • 4th prize
    • your personal mini profile/bio (with URL to your website) on stereohype.com with short descriptive text about your artwork(s)
    • a total of ten free 1" badges per person for single entries or a total of fifteen for ‘sets of three' (for example: five ‘sets of three' or fifteen individual designs] with either your own design(s) or your selection of badges by other designers
    • one free Stereohype '300%' T-shirt
    • one free Un Sedicesimo: Daniel Eatock
    • 20% off all orders over £20 placed until 31 December 2010!
  • Special Stereohype Prize
    • your personal mini profile/bio (with URL to your website) on stereohype.com with short descriptive text about your artwork(s)
    • a total of ten free 1" badges per person for single entries or a total of fifteen for ‘sets of three' (for example: five ‘sets of three' or fifteen individual designs] with either your own design(s) or your selection of badges by other designers
    • one free Stereohype '300%' T-shirt
    • 20% off all orders over £20 placed until 31 December 2010!

Rules

  • Eligible are entries by designers, artists, photographers, illustrators and by students in any of these areas – including runner-ups from previous competitions. Not eligible however are contributors to Stereohype's B.I.O. (by invitation only) series and former competition winners who are now more than welcome to become part of the judging panel.
  • You artwork(s) will have to be created by yourself and should obviously not infringe any copyrights!
  • Winners will give Stereohype automatically a non-exclusive license to reproduce the winning artwork(s) on badges and Stereohype-badge-related promotional materials such as postcards, etc.

How to enter?

Please email one to (a maximum of) three different badge designs per participant to submit [at] stereohype.com (please replace [at] with @). Please ensure that your submission(s) include all necessary hi-res PSD file(s) and your short biography.

Please refer to the artwork guide for more details.

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

Contest Watchers chooses the best international design contests and promotes them. If you need help with the promotion of your design contest, we'd love to help. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more international design contests.

]]> http://www.contestwatchers.com/stereohype-button-badge-design-competition-2010/feed/ 0 Milthon 2010 – European Video Game Creation Awards http://www.contestwatchers.com/milthon-2010-european-video-game-creation-awards/ http://www.contestwatchers.com/milthon-2010-european-video-game-creation-awards/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:54:39 +0000 Contest Watchers http://www.contestwatchers.com/?p=1019

This contest is now closed. More information about the final results will be published when they become available.

Winners announcement expected: September 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

Each year, parallel to the Paris Game Festival, the Milthon awards celebrate the best video games and their creators. Dedicated to the recognition of video games, the Milthon awards are true to a long tradition of artistic awards.

The organization committee gathers on a yearly basis a jury of nine VIPs and professionals from the industry that is renewed each year. Presided over by a recognized creator, the Milthon jury is tasked with selecting the game developers whose work and creativity stood out.

The recipients are awarded the Milthon trophy, named after the sculptor who crafted this splendid bronze statuette.

Objective

Submit video game nominations to the Milthon 2010 Awards.

Prizes

8 Milthons will be given:

  • Best Direction
  • Best Visual Design
  • Best Sound Design
  • Best Console Game
  • Best Mobile Game
  • Best PC/MAC Game
  • Best Independent Game
  • The Game of The Year

The award winners may receive various gifts offered by the partners of the Milthon and of the Paris Game Festival.

The winner of the Best independent game award will receive €5000 (all taxes included).

The Milthon awards ceremony will take place on 10 September 2010 at the Parc des Expositions, Porte de Versailles, Paris.

Rules

  • The companies, associations or individuals that reside (or whose Head office resides) in the European Union are eligible to enter.
  • In order to participate, the production must be registered between 30 June 2010 and 30 July 2010 (midnight).
  • If the product has been developed on various platforms, the entrant must choose what version will be registered.
  • The production must be officially published in the European Union during the year 2010.
  • The registered games must possess at least one complete, final and playable level.
  • The registered games must work on a standard platform.
  • Any specific hardware or software must be transferred to Games-Fed (if not, the entrant can be expelled from the contest).
  • A game can be nominated in one or several categories, thus it can be awarded one or several awards, including Game of the year.

How to enter?

The registration file must be send before 30 July 2010 (midnight) by mail or email at: contact [at] milthon.com (please replace [at] with @).

The participation form must absolutely be signed and send by mail at the following address:

Games Fed – Milthon 2010
86, rue de Lille
75007 Paris
France

In order to enter the Milthon 2010, the files must contain all of the following elements:

  • The participation form (one is delivered by project), sent back by mail.
  • A walkthrough of the game in PDF format.
  • If the Milthon jury or the organization committee requires it, the Entrant must be able to offer one or several copies or individual accesses to his work.
  • A set of game saves or cheat codes covering the entire story (according to the stage of development) and allowing playing several times various specific moments of the product.

If the game is officially nominated, the following elements must be provided before 15 August 2010 (midnight):

  • The game in English language
  • 5 right-free visual arts (JPEG format, 300 dpi).
  • A less-than-five-minute video of the game, preferably made with actual footage of the game.

The projects must be submitted in a format (CD, DVD, cartridge, Blu-ray…) that can be read on any standard version of the chosen platform (console, PC/MAC, mobiles). If any access is required for an online game, it must be provided from the time of the registration to the Milthon awards ceremony.

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

Contest Watchers chooses the best international design contests and promotes them. If you need help with the promotion of your design contest, we'd love to help. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more international design contests.

]]>

This contest is now closed. More information about the final results will be published when they become available.

Winners announcement expected: September 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

Each year, parallel to the Paris Game Festival, the Milthon awards celebrate the best video games and their creators. Dedicated to the recognition of video games, the Milthon awards are true to a long tradition of artistic awards.

The organization committee gathers on a yearly basis a jury of nine VIPs and professionals from the industry that is renewed each year. Presided over by a recognized creator, the Milthon jury is tasked with selecting the game developers whose work and creativity stood out.

The recipients are awarded the Milthon trophy, named after the sculptor who crafted this splendid bronze statuette.

Objective

Submit video game nominations to the Milthon 2010 Awards.

Prizes

8 Milthons will be given:

  • Best Direction
  • Best Visual Design
  • Best Sound Design
  • Best Console Game
  • Best Mobile Game
  • Best PC/MAC Game
  • Best Independent Game
  • The Game of The Year

The award winners may receive various gifts offered by the partners of the Milthon and of the Paris Game Festival.

The winner of the Best independent game award will receive €5000 (all taxes included).

The Milthon awards ceremony will take place on 10 September 2010 at the Parc des Expositions, Porte de Versailles, Paris.

Rules

  • The companies, associations or individuals that reside (or whose Head office resides) in the European Union are eligible to enter.
  • In order to participate, the production must be registered between 30 June 2010 and 30 July 2010 (midnight).
  • If the product has been developed on various platforms, the entrant must choose what version will be registered.
  • The production must be officially published in the European Union during the year 2010.
  • The registered games must possess at least one complete, final and playable level.
  • The registered games must work on a standard platform.
  • Any specific hardware or software must be transferred to Games-Fed (if not, the entrant can be expelled from the contest).
  • A game can be nominated in one or several categories, thus it can be awarded one or several awards, including Game of the year.

How to enter?

The registration file must be send before 30 July 2010 (midnight) by mail or email at: contact [at] milthon.com (please replace [at] with @).

The participation form must absolutely be signed and send by mail at the following address:

Games Fed – Milthon 2010
86, rue de Lille
75007 Paris
France

In order to enter the Milthon 2010, the files must contain all of the following elements:

  • The participation form (one is delivered by project), sent back by mail.
  • A walkthrough of the game in PDF format.
  • If the Milthon jury or the organization committee requires it, the Entrant must be able to offer one or several copies or individual accesses to his work.
  • A set of game saves or cheat codes covering the entire story (according to the stage of development) and allowing playing several times various specific moments of the product.

If the game is officially nominated, the following elements must be provided before 15 August 2010 (midnight):

  • The game in English language
  • 5 right-free visual arts (JPEG format, 300 dpi).
  • A less-than-five-minute video of the game, preferably made with actual footage of the game.

The projects must be submitted in a format (CD, DVD, cartridge, Blu-ray…) that can be read on any standard version of the chosen platform (console, PC/MAC, mobiles). If any access is required for an online game, it must be provided from the time of the registration to the Milthon awards ceremony.

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

Contest Watchers chooses the best international design contests and promotes them. If you need help with the promotion of your design contest, we'd love to help. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more international design contests.

]]> http://www.contestwatchers.com/milthon-2010-european-video-game-creation-awards/feed/ 0 72 Hour Urban Action Architecture and Design Festival http://www.contestwatchers.com/72-hour-urban-action-architecture-and-design-festival/ http://www.contestwatchers.com/72-hour-urban-action-architecture-and-design-festival/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:55:44 +0000 Contest Watchers http://www.contestwatchers.com/?p=999

This contest is open until 8 August 2010. That means you have approximately 7 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by Bat-Yam International Biennale.

This is a free contest, which means that you can enter for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners announcement expected: 15 August 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

72 Hour Urban Action is an international rapid architecture and design festival. Defined by community needs, an extreme deadline, a tight budget and limited space.

The Bat-Yam International Biennale invites teams of architects, students, designers, artists and craftspeople to respond to community needs from its public spaces.

Selected teams will have three days and three nights to both plan and realize their projects in response to the given missions. Missions will be drawn for each team randomly on launch day.

Objective

You need to plan and realize projects in response to given missions. Missions will be drawn for each team randomly on launch day.

72 Hour Urban Action will take place in Bat-Yam, Israel as part of the Bat-Yam Biennale of Landscape Urbanism.

Prizes

You get:

  • up to $2,500 for Materials
  • Central Prefabrication Camp
  • Sleeping Accommodations
  • Food
  • Angels Team: Construction and Safety Engineers
  • Truck
  • Documentation
  • Fun
  • Fame
  • Fortune: 1st Prize $3,800

Rules

  • Application is free and open to all.
  • The production reserves its right to change the competition at any time.
  • Flight fares will not be covered by the competition.

How to enter?

Complete the application form in Adobe Reader and send it to apply [at] 72HourUrbanAction.com (please replace [at] with @).

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

Contest Watchers chooses the best international design contests and promotes them. If you need help with the promotion of your design contest, we'd love to help. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more international design contests.

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This contest is open until 8 August 2010. That means you have approximately 7 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by Bat-Yam International Biennale.

This is a free contest, which means that you can enter for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners announcement expected: 15 August 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

72 Hour Urban Action is an international rapid architecture and design festival. Defined by community needs, an extreme deadline, a tight budget and limited space.

The Bat-Yam International Biennale invites teams of architects, students, designers, artists and craftspeople to respond to community needs from its public spaces.

Selected teams will have three days and three nights to both plan and realize their projects in response to the given missions. Missions will be drawn for each team randomly on launch day.

Objective

You need to plan and realize projects in response to given missions. Missions will be drawn for each team randomly on launch day.

72 Hour Urban Action will take place in Bat-Yam, Israel as part of the Bat-Yam Biennale of Landscape Urbanism.

Prizes

You get:

  • up to $2,500 for Materials
  • Central Prefabrication Camp
  • Sleeping Accommodations
  • Food
  • Angels Team: Construction and Safety Engineers
  • Truck
  • Documentation
  • Fun
  • Fame
  • Fortune: 1st Prize $3,800

Rules

  • Application is free and open to all.
  • The production reserves its right to change the competition at any time.
  • Flight fares will not be covered by the competition.

How to enter?

Complete the application form in Adobe Reader and send it to apply [at] 72HourUrbanAction.com (please replace [at] with @).

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

Contest Watchers chooses the best international design contests and promotes them. If you need help with the promotion of your design contest, we'd love to help. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more international design contests.

]]> http://www.contestwatchers.com/72-hour-urban-action-architecture-and-design-festival/feed/ 0 HOW International Design Awards 2011 http://www.contestwatchers.com/how-international-design-awards-2011/ http://www.contestwatchers.com/how-international-design-awards-2011/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:58:05 +0000 Contest Watchers http://www.contestwatchers.com/?p=994

This contest is open until 1 September 2010. That means you have approximately 31 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by HOW Design.

Winners announcement expected: March 2011.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

Enter your work in the HOW International Design Awards. All winners will see their work in HOW's April 2011 International Design Annual and get a $100 discount to the 2011 HOW Design Conference.

One Best of Show winner will get a free trip to the 2011 HOW Design Conference (roundtrip airfare, hotel and conference registration) and an award to be presented at the conference.

Only designs created between September 2009 - September 2010 are eligible to enter.

Objective

Designs may be entered in the following categories:

  • annual reports
  • brochures/catalogs/flyers
  • covers/jackets (magazines, books, etc.)
  • editorial (magazines and book spreads or total format)
  • environmental graphics
  • illustration/photography
  • invitations/announcements/greeting cards
  • letterhead/identity
  • logos
  • miscellaneous (style guides, menus, complex promos, etc.)
  • packaging (consumer goods, CDs, etc.)
  • posters
  • print advertising
  • student work
  • 3D objects (gifts, wearables, calendars, 3D promos, etc.)

Prizes

Best of Show Winner:

  • Free registration, airfare and hotel accommodations at the 2011 HOW Design Conference
  • A two-page spread featuring the winning work in the March 2011 HOW Design Annual
  • Winning work featured on HOWdesign.com
  • A certificate of achievement to advertise your success

Outstanding Achievement Winners:

  • A one-page feature in the March 2011 HOW Design Annual
  • Winning work featured on HOWdesign.com
  • $100 discount for the HOW Design Conference
  • A certificate of achievement to advertise your success

Merit Winners:

  • Winning work and credits shown in the March 2011 HOW Design Annual
  • $100 discount for the HOW Design Conference
  • A certificate of achievement to advertise your success

Rules

  • Work must have been created between 2 September 2009 and 1 September 2010.
  • Videos, CD-ROMs, DVDs, websites or other interactive work, or digital images or slides of print work are not accepted.
  • You need to submit a separate entry and payment for each category.

How to enter?

  1. You can register your entry online or download a printable entry form. Be sure to enter all of the relevant information online or type/print the Entry Form completely. This information will be reproduced in the magazine exactly as submitted if you are selected as a winner.
  2. Send 2 well-protected samples. No slides or digital images please.
  3. Credit all persons involved in the creation of the piece. HOW isn't responsible for incorrect, illegible or incomplete credit information.
  4. Describe the objective and the results of your entry in 100 words or less and include the description online or with the Entry Form (optional but strongly suggested).
  5. Securely attach your online Entry Confirmation page or a copy of the Entry Form to the back of each sample of your entry. Include 2 copies of the Payment Form with your payment.

Mail to:

HOW International Design Awards
4700 East Galbraith Road
Cincinnati, 4 OH 5236 USA

All entries must be registered online or postmarked no later than 1 September 2010. Entries postmarked after 1 September 2010 require a late fee of $25 per entry. Entries postmarked after 15 September 2010 will not be accepted.

Entry fee

  • Single entry - $85 (stationery systems are counted as single entries)
  • Campaign - $100 (three or more pieces from a single campaign)
  • Student Single Entry - $40
  • Student Campaign - $60 (three or more pieces from a single campaign)

Contest Watchers chooses the best international design contests and promotes them. If you need help with the promotion of your design contest, we'd love to help. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more international design contests.

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This contest is open until 1 September 2010. That means you have approximately 31 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by HOW Design.

Winners announcement expected: March 2011.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

Enter your work in the HOW International Design Awards. All winners will see their work in HOW's April 2011 International Design Annual and get a $100 discount to the 2011 HOW Design Conference.

One Best of Show winner will get a free trip to the 2011 HOW Design Conference (roundtrip airfare, hotel and conference registration) and an award to be presented at the conference.

Only designs created between September 2009 - September 2010 are eligible to enter.

Objective

Designs may be entered in the following categories:

  • annual reports
  • brochures/catalogs/flyers
  • covers/jackets (magazines, books, etc.)
  • editorial (magazines and book spreads or total format)
  • environmental graphics
  • illustration/photography
  • invitations/announcements/greeting cards
  • letterhead/identity
  • logos
  • miscellaneous (style guides, menus, complex promos, etc.)
  • packaging (consumer goods, CDs, etc.)
  • posters
  • print advertising
  • student work
  • 3D objects (gifts, wearables, calendars, 3D promos, etc.)

Prizes

Best of Show Winner:

  • Free registration, airfare and hotel accommodations at the 2011 HOW Design Conference
  • A two-page spread featuring the winning work in the March 2011 HOW Design Annual
  • Winning work featured on HOWdesign.com
  • A certificate of achievement to advertise your success

Outstanding Achievement Winners:

  • A one-page feature in the March 2011 HOW Design Annual
  • Winning work featured on HOWdesign.com
  • $100 discount for the HOW Design Conference
  • A certificate of achievement to advertise your success

Merit Winners:

  • Winning work and credits shown in the March 2011 HOW Design Annual
  • $100 discount for the HOW Design Conference
  • A certificate of achievement to advertise your success

Rules

  • Work must have been created between 2 September 2009 and 1 September 2010.
  • Videos, CD-ROMs, DVDs, websites or other interactive work, or digital images or slides of print work are not accepted.
  • You need to submit a separate entry and payment for each category.

How to enter?

  1. You can register your entry online or download a printable entry form. Be sure to enter all of the relevant information online or type/print the Entry Form completely. This information will be reproduced in the magazine exactly as submitted if you are selected as a winner.
  2. Send 2 well-protected samples. No slides or digital images please.
  3. Credit all persons involved in the creation of the piece. HOW isn't responsible for incorrect, illegible or incomplete credit information.
  4. Describe the objective and the results of your entry in 100 words or less and include the description online or with the Entry Form (optional but strongly suggested).
  5. Securely attach your online Entry Confirmation page or a copy of the Entry Form to the back of each sample of your entry. Include 2 copies of the Payment Form with your payment.

Mail to:

HOW International Design Awards
4700 East Galbraith Road
Cincinnati, 4 OH 5236 USA

All entries must be registered online or postmarked no later than 1 September 2010. Entries postmarked after 1 September 2010 require a late fee of $25 per entry. Entries postmarked after 15 September 2010 will not be accepted.

Entry fee

  • Single entry - $85 (stationery systems are counted as single entries)
  • Campaign - $100 (three or more pieces from a single campaign)
  • Student Single Entry - $40
  • Student Campaign - $60 (three or more pieces from a single campaign)

Contest Watchers chooses the best international design contests and promotes them. If you need help with the promotion of your design contest, we'd love to help. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more international design contests.

]]> http://www.contestwatchers.com/how-international-design-awards-2011/feed/ 0 Skin A TRiK Contest on deviantART http://www.contestwatchers.com/skin-a-trik-contest-on-deviantart/ http://www.contestwatchers.com/skin-a-trik-contest-on-deviantart/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:28:43 +0000 Contest Watchers http://www.contestwatchers.com/?p=992

This contest is now closed. More information about the final results will be published when they become available.

Winners announcement expected: 6 August 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

deviantART and Sony launched an interesting contest that requires examples of your skinning superiority.

Your assignment is to create a unique, one-of-a-kind skin for the TRiK™ that represents a musical genre of your choice. Sony's TRiK™ docking system is a unique, brand new audio enhancement machine capable of transforming your musical world into something you've previously only dreamed of.

Making an awesome skin means a potential win, and a win means incredible prizes including your very own TRiK™ and a Sony® Playstation® 3 computer entertainment system (meaning you can listen to awesome music and play awesome video games at the same time).

Objective

Create a unique, one-of-a-kind skin for the TRiK™ that represents a musical genre of your choice.

Prizes

  • 1st Place
    • Sony® TRiK™ docking system
    • Sony® Handycam® camcorder
    • $1,500
  • 2nd Place
    • Sony® TRiK™ docking system
    • Sony® Playstation® 3 computer entertainment system (120GB)
    • $1,000
  • 3rd Place
    • Sony® TRiK™ docking system
    • Sony® Blu-ray Disc™ Player
    • $750

Each of the 25 semi-finalists will receive 4,000 deviantART Points and a one year Premium Membership to deviantART!

The 25 semi-finalist entries will be available for purchase on SkinIt.com, so you can get a chance to earn some cash! If you become a semi-finalist you will receive further instructions on how to upload your entry.

Rules

  • Contest open to deviantART members who are at least thirteen (13) years old as of 6 July 2010 except employees and volunteers (and their immediate families and members of the same household) of Sponsors, their affiliates, agents, judges and advertising and promotion agencies.
  • Entrant must be at least 13 years old.
  • Entries may not use any watermarks or distinguishing artist marks (such as signatures).
  • Entries must be in GIF, PNG, or JPG file format.
  • Entries may originate in any visual medium but must conform to the template provided.
  • Entries must be made for this contest.
  • In order to win, the Work must be available as 300dpi, layered psd, sized to print 11×17.
  • If the Work is selected a semi-finalist entry, entrant must upload the Work to a special skin gallery for the Sony® TRiK™ docking system on Skinit.com.
  • You may submit more than one entry.
  • Online entries only, hard copies not accepted.

How to enter?

Submit your designs on deviantART in the contest's category.

You must be a member of deviantART to enter. Membership is free.

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

Contest Watchers chooses the best international design contests and promotes them. If you need help with the promotion of your design contest, we'd love to help. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more international design contests.

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This contest is now closed. More information about the final results will be published when they become available.

Winners announcement expected: 6 August 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

deviantART and Sony launched an interesting contest that requires examples of your skinning superiority.

Your assignment is to create a unique, one-of-a-kind skin for the TRiK™ that represents a musical genre of your choice. Sony's TRiK™ docking system is a unique, brand new audio enhancement machine capable of transforming your musical world into something you've previously only dreamed of.

Making an awesome skin means a potential win, and a win means incredible prizes including your very own TRiK™ and a Sony® Playstation® 3 computer entertainment system (meaning you can listen to awesome music and play awesome video games at the same time).

Objective

Create a unique, one-of-a-kind skin for the TRiK™ that represents a musical genre of your choice.

Prizes

  • 1st Place
    • Sony® TRiK™ docking system
    • Sony® Handycam® camcorder
    • $1,500
  • 2nd Place
    • Sony® TRiK™ docking system
    • Sony® Playstation® 3 computer entertainment system (120GB)
    • $1,000
  • 3rd Place
    • Sony® TRiK™ docking system
    • Sony® Blu-ray Disc™ Player
    • $750

Each of the 25 semi-finalists will receive 4,000 deviantART Points and a one year Premium Membership to deviantART!

The 25 semi-finalist entries will be available for purchase on SkinIt.com, so you can get a chance to earn some cash! If you become a semi-finalist you will receive further instructions on how to upload your entry.

Rules

  • Contest open to deviantART members who are at least thirteen (13) years old as of 6 July 2010 except employees and volunteers (and their immediate families and members of the same household) of Sponsors, their affiliates, agents, judges and advertising and promotion agencies.
  • Entrant must be at least 13 years old.
  • Entries may not use any watermarks or distinguishing artist marks (such as signatures).
  • Entries must be in GIF, PNG, or JPG file format.
  • Entries may originate in any visual medium but must conform to the template provided.
  • Entries must be made for this contest.
  • In order to win, the Work must be available as 300dpi, layered psd, sized to print 11×17.
  • If the Work is selected a semi-finalist entry, entrant must upload the Work to a special skin gallery for the Sony® TRiK™ docking system on Skinit.com.
  • You may submit more than one entry.
  • Online entries only, hard copies not accepted.

How to enter?

Submit your designs on deviantART in the contest's category.

You must be a member of deviantART to enter. Membership is free.

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

Contest Watchers chooses the best international design contests and promotes them. If you need help with the promotion of your design contest, we'd love to help. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more international design contests.

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This contest is open until 31 August 2010. That means you have approximately 30 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by hello handmade.

This is a free contest, which means that you can enter for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners announcement expected: 27 September 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

On your marks, get set, go! hello handmade is looking for the most attractive and original motive for a t-shirt under the theme "color on a grey day".

Every kind of design is allowed! Go! draw, paint, scan, cut, copy, fold, sew, embroider, knit, take photographs, arrange, ... shape, save and send the motive to hello handmade.

The winner receives a cash prize in the amount of €500.

Objective

Create t-shirt designs on the theme: "color on a grey day".

Prizes

The winner receives a cash prize in the amount of €500. In addition, the winner will get 5% from the sale of the T-Shirt, which will be produced and printed in a limited edition of max. 150 pieces.

The T-Shirts will be sold at the hello handmade market on the 31 October 2010 in Hamburg and through Milchmädchen and Human Empire, two shops also located in Hamburg.

Rules

  • The motive will be printed on a melange grey shirt (colour: #a7a6aa) and should have a maximum size of 25x30 cm.
  • The motive has to be a vector or pixel graphic, including the specifications of the Pantone colours.
  • A maximum of three different colours are possible.
  • Pixel graphics have to have a resolution of min. 300 dpi and have to be in the original size.
  • Every entrant is allowed to submit only one motive and agrees not to publish the submitted motive during the time of the competition. hello handmade is allowed to use the motive for advertising and documentation. The texts and pictures used have to be free of copyrights from third parties. hello handmade is allowed to print and sell the winner motive in a limited T-Shirt edition.

How to enter?

Please fill in the participation form and send it back together with your motive to sophie [at] hello-handmade.com (please replace [at] with @) or fax it to +49 (0) 40 / 28 80 79 11.

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

Contest Watchers chooses the best international design contests and promotes them. If you need help with the promotion of your design contest, we'd love to help. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more international design contests.

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This contest is open until 31 August 2010. That means you have approximately 30 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by hello handmade.

This is a free contest, which means that you can enter for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners announcement expected: 27 September 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

On your marks, get set, go! hello handmade is looking for the most attractive and original motive for a t-shirt under the theme "color on a grey day".

Every kind of design is allowed! Go! draw, paint, scan, cut, copy, fold, sew, embroider, knit, take photographs, arrange, ... shape, save and send the motive to hello handmade.

The winner receives a cash prize in the amount of €500.

Objective

Create t-shirt designs on the theme: "color on a grey day".

Prizes

The winner receives a cash prize in the amount of €500. In addition, the winner will get 5% from the sale of the T-Shirt, which will be produced and printed in a limited edition of max. 150 pieces.

The T-Shirts will be sold at the hello handmade market on the 31 October 2010 in Hamburg and through Milchmädchen and Human Empire, two shops also located in Hamburg.

Rules

  • The motive will be printed on a melange grey shirt (colour: #a7a6aa) and should have a maximum size of 25x30 cm.
  • The motive has to be a vector or pixel graphic, including the specifications of the Pantone colours.
  • A maximum of three different colours are possible.
  • Pixel graphics have to have a resolution of min. 300 dpi and have to be in the original size.
  • Every entrant is allowed to submit only one motive and agrees not to publish the submitted motive during the time of the competition. hello handmade is allowed to use the motive for advertising and documentation. The texts and pictures used have to be free of copyrights from third parties. hello handmade is allowed to print and sell the winner motive in a limited T-Shirt edition.

How to enter?

Please fill in the participation form and send it back together with your motive to sophie [at] hello-handmade.com (please replace [at] with @) or fax it to +49 (0) 40 / 28 80 79 11.

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

Contest Watchers chooses the best international design contests and promotes them. If you need help with the promotion of your design contest, we'd love to help. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more international design contests.

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