Europe 40 Under 40® is an annual awards program that celebrates the next new talented generation of European industrial designers. The program is directed to support new and emerging design talent that will influence the near future of European design, thinking, and theory with the direct consequence of impacting future environments and the future of European and international design. The key is to bring wider recognition to 40 of the most promising emerging industrial designers working in the European Union and in other countries inside Europe, fostering and encouraging new talent and new creative thinking at the forefront of tomorrow’s profession (remember, you must be under 40 to “emerge”).

Yet…you must be a “professional” in Industrial Design, Graphics, Fashion, and Textile Design before you can apply. That’s a tight margin. Deadline is 1 August for architecture and 1 October for industrial design. Visit the site for details.

Win a 2 day digital photographic workshop with renowned photographer Les McLean plus £150 of HARMAN PHOTO products. The competition is open to residents of the United Kingdom only.

All entries must be printed on HARMAN PHOTO Professional Inkjet paper, MATT FB Mp, and printed to one of the following paper sizes - A4, A3, A3+. Closing date for entries is 31st August 2007. Visit the site to learn more!

NEWH Las Vegas, the Hospitality Industry Network, is soliciting entries to its 4th annual Hospitality Design Contest. Honoring excellence in hospitality design, the competition is open to Southern Nevada firms or for firms who have completed new construction or renovation projects in Southern Nevada between January 1, 2005 and June 30, 2007.

Categories include Grand Hotel; Midsize Hotel; Boutique Hotel; Lobby; Hospitality Retail Space; Suite; Typical Room; Condo-Hotel Room; Time Share Room; LEED-CI; Casino Space; Ballroom/Convention Space; Fine Dining Restaurant; Night Club; Casual Restaurant; Spa; Theatre Country Club; Landscape; and Interiorscape.
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Here’s your chance to share your art. Follow the instructions, download the assets, and design your version of a Death Sentence movie poster. Entry period ends 16 August. After all submissions are in, you and your friends can vote on your favorites. The 10 most popular posters will be selected as finalists. Remember to keep a hi-resolution version of your poster; if you’re selected as the winner you’ll receive a full size poster printed, framed and signed by James Wan. Woo-Hoo! Visit the site for details.

The 11th annual Japan Media Arts Festival is now open for international entries. This year the festival is launching an “Open Form,” where the public can recommend works that they believe deserve recognition. Other traditional categories include the broad subjects of “art (which includes Web works), entertainment (which also includes Web works), animation, and manga.”

One Grand Prize, four Prizes for Excellence and one Encouragement Prize are Awarded in recognition of works of outstanding artistry and creativity in each division. Based on the recommendations of the Jury, Special Achievement Prizes may also be presented to artists who have made significant contributions to the field of media arts.

Open Form’s submission deadline is 31 August, and traditional category deadline is 5 October. Visit the site to learn more.

Via: Frames Per Second

Auckland City Council is throwing down a challenge to creative members of the public and engineering and to architectural firms worldwide, to shape an enduring landmark on an outstanding New Zealand waterfront location.

A dramatic opening bridge - for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport - is proposed on Auckland’s city waterfront. The existing heritage bridge, which connects Quay St with the east side of Te Wero Island, will remain alongside the new structure.

The design competition is open to the public, artists, sculptors, student designers and established design professionals from around the world and all entries will be anonymous. Deadline for registration is 17 August. Visit the site for details.