Artec Snowboards is proud to announce the launch of the Artec Snowboards Design Contest 2008. After teaming up with the generous folks at Sony Playstation, the stakes are higher than ever for the 4th edition of this innovative competition.

Here’s the deal: they’re looking for artistic souls to take on their creative challenge and design a snowboard topsheet graphic that ties in with their progressive design philosophy and technology. History tells us the winning entry will need to be truly inspired and original, so be creative and unleash your imagination.

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Burton and Suzuki are not only teaming up for the Burton European Open 2008 and the Burton AM Tour 2007/08, they have also come up with a fantastic online design contest. The contest website is now live, offering budding designers the chance to design their own board and actually have it made. Not only that, the winning designer will also take home a brand new Suzuki Grand Vitara Freeride car in the design of their winning board graphics!

Taking part is easy: go to the Burton and Suzuki Freeride website and download the template for a board shape, then design your very own board and upload the file. The qualification is divided into 3 heats, and you can participate in all three (even with the same design):

• Heat 1: 15 November - 31 December 2007
• Heat 2: 1 January - 31 January 2008
• Heat 3: 1 February - 28 February 2008

In each heat, the Top 5 designs which have received the highest rating from other users win a Burton Goodie Bag and are qualified for the finals. Visit the site to learn more.

The Cedar Rapids Independent Filmmakers is now accepting entries statewide, nationwide and worldwide for the 2008 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival, scheduled 4-5 April at the Collins Road Theatres, 1462 Twixt Town Road, Marion, Iowa. All entries must be received by 25 January. Entry fee discounts apply to entries received by 4 January.

All genres are welcome and there is no date-of-completion stipulation. Films are accepted from anywhere, but must meet the criteria of having an “Iowa connection.” Visit the site to learn more.

The opportunity to represent the best in international typographic design has arrived. Enter the Type Directors Club Competition, TDC54, where up and coming and established designers are showcased in one of the top design annuals in the world. The TDC competition can place you among the world’s preeminent graphic and type designers.

This year marks TDC’s fifty-fourth open Call for Entries in its international competition which recognizes excellence in the use of typography, calligraphy, handlettering and other letterforms. Winning works will be exhibited in six traveling shows and published in Typography 29, the hardbound, all-color competition annual designed by Philippe Apeloig.

Deadline is Friday, 4 January 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

On November 27 in Paris (15.30-16.30 CET), a panel of internationally renowned experts from the environmental, design, and technology communities, are speaking at the International Forum on Design and the Environment presented by Electrolux Design Lab 2007. The Forum aims to raise awareness about climate change and sustainable design.

The European Union has embarked on a plan to cut down its energy consumption by 20% by 2020 - and the use of household appliances has a key role to play in achieving this goal, which is why Electrolux is hosting this global event. All four experts have a different background and will explain what they believe is key to tackle climate change…
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The East End Film Festival aims to showcase a range of high quality new and contemporary films that explore the potential of cinema to cross cultural, artistic and political boundaries and that capture the experience of living and working in the most exciting artistic hub in Europe - London’s East End.

The submission deadline is 18th January 2008. Early entry is encouraged with all entries received before 13 December being entered into a prize draw. Entering your film before the early bird deadline does not guarantee acceptance. EEFF cannot accept films that arrive after this deadline (Only the 18 January deadline will be noted on this calendar). Visit the site to learn more.