The James Dyson Award 2012 is now open for entries. The challenge is to design something that solves a problem and the prizes are huge! £10,000 to you and £10,000 to your university department and much more. The James Dyson Award supports students not only with monetary prizes but also by promoting and recognizing good quality entries. The Award is an international student design award running in 18 countries. It’s run by the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson’s charitable trust, as part of its mission to encourage the next generation of design engineers to be creative, challenge and invent. Calling for Product / Industrial Designs that Solve ProblemsThe James Dyson Award is open to product design, industrial design and engineering university level students (or graduates within 4 years of graduation) who have studied in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, UK and USA.

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3×3, the first magazine devoted entirely to the art of contemporary illustration is calling for illustration works for its ninth Professional Show. For the ninth annual show, 3×3 is calling all illustrators around the world. Entries can be submitted in 15 different categories, for almost any type of illustration works. The Magazine will be awarding a $1500 cash prize for the Best of Show, plus cash-value prizes for the gold medal winners.

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