Oh my gosh. Summer is over and Frank and I missed the Fall Equinox celebration in Santa Cruz. *sigh* Yet Frank persists in wearing his flower face in hopes that he will pass for a snowflake. He has more creativity in his little nose than I do at times in my whole body. I swear.
Which brings me to Microformats. I’m not sure what this is all about yet, but if anyone wants to sum it up for me I would be extremely grateful. All I know is that it’s not a new language and that it’s supposedly extremely accessible. Fill me in!
Frank is visiting from Webshots. Have a great weekend!
Enter I.D.’s 2008 Annual Design Review today, and your entry might appear in the August 2008 issue! Since 1954, the Annual Design Review has recognized the best in product, furniture, graphic and environmental design, from the iconic to the obscure. Throughout the years, this annual showcase has chronicled the evolution of design, and highlighted its impact on our materials and visual culture.
Creativity + Commerce, PRINT’s business graphics review, is the newest and fastest-growing of PRINT’s design competitions. It brings together the full range of work done for corporate clients around the world, from print ads, corporate identities, and flyers to animated short films, websites, and interactive games - and much more.
pitsch tenders a contest for the Society for Threatened Peoples. Participants are asked to design a motive poster for a fundraising campaign for the benefit of the GfbV. GRAVIS and FontShop could be won as sponsors for this contest.
Nominations are currently being accepted for the 35th Annual Annie Awards. Honoring excellence in the field of animation, the Annie Awards are presented annually by the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood. You can enter in either the Production or Individual achievement categories, or make a recommendation for any of the Juried awards.
Brooklyn Art Project is helping an interior design firm source street art photography for permanent installation in a Manhattan retail location. To have your work considered, upload it to Brooklyn Art Project and tag it “streetart7.”
Electronics engineers, students and academics around the world are invited to submit designs for an innovative product that utilizes electronic components and has a positive impact on the environment, for example by increasing energy efficiency or reducing carbon emissions. The winning entrant will receive a cash prize of US $50,000 as well as the support to move the design towards production. In addition, up to five entrants will be eligible for ‘honorable mentions,’ each receiving a cash prize of US $5,000.
Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America (MJSA) is now accepting entries for its 17th Annual Vision Awards Design Competition, a contest that recognizes the talent and innovation of designers who have influenced the future of jewelry design. Winners will receive up to $1,000 and will be honored at the MJSA Expo New York show on April 13, 2008. Winners will also receive recognition in the MJSA Journal, on MJSA Online and in other trade publications.
Collab will hold its Fifteenth Annual Student Design Competition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Monday, 12 November 2007. This year’s competition is being held in conjunction with the celebration of Collab’s new gallery in the Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building–the first gallery in the Museum’s history to be dedicated permanently to modern and contemporary design. The opening exhibition, Designing Modern: 1920 to the Present, takes a chronological look at the Museum’s collections of modern and contemporary decorative art.
