Design a feature film poster for an open source movie! Using the image at right (larger image at link below), create a portrait or landscape aspect ratio poster for the movie, Unfold.

The image explores one of the main visual effects of the story — the idea of the world splitting, fracturing, and unfolding. The poster should showcase this using the photograph as a core visual, but with additional typographic and illustrative elements as the designer sees fit. This is an opportunity to indulge in classic and artistic poster design free of the usual commercial imperatives and informational clutter associated with many modern examples. Submissions are welcome from members and non-members of the Swarm site. Deadline: 1 June. Visit the site for details.

In 2008 Campagnolo shall celebrate the 75th anniversary of its foundation. 75 years of unique passion for cycling. 75 years of innovation and technology. 75 years of legendary exploits. 75 years of success. 75 years with the best athletes. 75 years dedicated to creating products for who, like you, is satisfied only with the best. A unique goal that they wish to share with all those that made it possible, thanks to Bora Art Contest.

Bora Art Contest is a competition that shall allow you to take even more part in Campagnolo’s world giving you an extraordinary opportunity: creating your own graphics of the Bora wheel. They are not bothered if you are no artist or designer, they just want you to celebrate with them and take part.

The ten wheels selected shall appear on this website, realised and shown at the main international fairs for the sector in order to allow the public to choose a winner. Three bikes for the first three. Deadline 14 September. Visit the site for details.

Women In Photography International 2007 is open to all photographers and will be juried by an accomplished panel of professionals. The top 10 winning images with BIO clips as well as 25 honorable mention images will be showcased on womeninphotography.org.

For the 2007 WIPI welcomes images taken with any type of film and/or digital camera.. All photography including mixed media accepted and uploaded as a JPEG submission according to guidelines. B/W, alternative or any digital photo image, manipulated, scanned film or prints and submitted as a JPEG file, no date restriction, ALL subject matter accepted. Deadline for submissions: 5 June - 30 June. Visit the site for details.

Think you can design a better bottle than the Mountain Dew Green Label Artists? Show them what you’ve got in the Green Label Art design contest and create your own expression of Dew in their design studio. You have ’til 30 June to submit work. Voting begins 1 July to determine top 10 finalists. The Green Label Artists will select the winning bottle designer who will then join the 2008 Green Lable Art line-up and receive the $10,000 grand prize. Visit the site for details.

If you love London (like I do!), you might want to visit that city in September and attend the fourth annual London Design Festival. During the Festival design is everywhere in London. Festival projects can be found in over 150 different venues. There is no one main location but there are hotspots in East, West and Central London. You’ll get the know the city well!

See furniture, fashion, graphics, textiles and more. Dates: 15 - 25 September.

Digitalabel announces its national launch as a digital printer specializing in labels for customized, short-run and prototype packaging projects.

“We are ideally positioned to help customers whose brands need coordinated packaging graphics across several product families with multiple items in each such as for wine and other beverages, gourmet food items, cosmetics, candles and more,” says National Product and Sales Manager Peter Schambs.
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