Rethink Communications and Langara College are once again offering an $18,000 scholarship to Langara College’s two-year full-time Communication and Ideation (CID) program to aspiring art directors and designers. The CID program focuses on developing creative thinking to produce big ideas. The program is a modern holistic educational approach to the graphic design, art direction, advertising and creative industries. We’ll be judging the winner based on one thing: a sketchbook. The sketchbook can be any size in terms of width and height, but it must have a hard black cover. Also, the number of pages in the book might vary depending on where you get it, though it should not exceed 250.

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Project Never is a free awards competition created by graphic designers for graphic designers. Thousands of effective designs die each day – often for good reason. At the same time, successful designers and agencies generate many worthy ideas for each project or campaign, only one of which gets chosen for wider audiences. Project Never honors the most creative design concept that never reached production. For all the disagreements. For all the hassles. For every time your best concept got slapped away with a casual, “we’re not going in that direction.” For every time you heard “no.” ObjectiveGraphic designers – upload your best rejected project. For the first time, there’s an award that could give it the fame it deserves.

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MADFAB is a new design competition in which students design a piece of furniture that becomes a permanent part of the campus. This year’s challenge: design a digitally fabricated low table or bench for the MIT Student Center. Registration is free. MADFAB is open to any MIT graduate or undergraduate student, as individuals or in teams. ObjectiveDesign a digitally fabricated low table or bench for the MIT Student Center.

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Nikon Singapore is organizing a “Capture the Moment” Photography Contest in conjunction with the Men’s Health Urbanathlon 2010 on the 31 January 2010, Sunday. Solely sponsored by Nikon Singapore, this photography contest is open to all members of the public. Participants are required to submit images taken solely from the Men’s Health Urbanathlon 2010 event. Prizes will be awarded to top 3 winners and 2 consolation prizes. Entries submission starts from 31 January 2010 and ends on 13 February 2010, Saturday.

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