I have all my holiday shopping done except for a few gifts for my clients/bosses (I know they’re clients, they think that they’re the boss). Most of my shopping was done online at Oxfam Unwrapped. The way I figure, most of the folks I know have way too much stuff anyway, so giving to others in their names seems to be the way to go this year. I mean, where else can you purchase a portable toilet or a can of worms in someone’s name and make that honoree feel good about it?
You probably thought that old “no-eyes” above was a stuffed animal, too, didn’t you? Not - Fluffy’s on loan from Pup City (where dogs live the Second Life with attitude).
Have a great weekend! I’ll not be smoking. Ha!
The Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) program is now accepting entries for its 2008 competition from companies and individuals worldwide involved in the design, engineering, manufacture, or distribution of finished medical devices or medical packaging. Now in its eleventh year, MDEA has previously presented awards to more than 250 groundbreaking products. Entries are accepted in 10 medical product categories, and are evaluated by a multidisciplinary panel of jurors with expertise in engineering, medicine, human factors, industrial design, manufacturing, and other design- and healthcare-related fields. All entered products must be commercially available to be ordered or purchased by 31 December 2007.
MetalFX® will be honoring those printers and design agencies worldwide that have made excellent progress with the technology. Printers, graphic designers and advertising agencies employing the process in a commercial product during 2007 are eligible to submit their designs and final printed products for consideration.
The 2008 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) will once again showcase some of the automotive industry’s most significant and trend-setting vehicle design and technology debuts. NAIAS serves as a platform for major international design events, including the EyesOn Design awards, AutoWeek Design Forum, the Michelin Challenge Design, the “My Other Car Is … ” student project and the PPG Design Challenge awards. The NAIAS will welcome hundreds of acclaimed designers from around the globe, celebrating the best in innovative design and technology.
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation College TV Award is available to student producers of films or videos. You must submit a video and a 30 second promo in an acceptable digital format. The entry must be more than 50 percent original material and all major crew member position must be held by a student for you to be considered. Categories include: drama, comedy, music programs, documentary, newscasts, magazine shows, traditional animation, computer generated animation and children’s programs.
Crestock Stock Photos has announced the launch of this year’s largest Photoshop contest. In four rounds of one week each, Crestock Stock Photos will present a selection of images to the contestants, who are challenged to turn it into something beautiful, hilarious or otherwise exceptional, using their Photoshop skills.
The Adobe® Design Achievement Awards celebrate student achievement reflecting the powerful convergence of technology and the creative arts. The competition - which showcases individual and group projects created with industry-leading Adobe creative software - honors the most talented and promising student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, developers and computer artists from the world’s top institutions of higher education.
Artists are called to create a poster for DUMA KEY (written by Stephen King), and the winning design will be used to advertise DUMA KEY in January 2008, and will be seen on the London Underground and at outdoor sites throughout the UK. The designers of the top ten entries will each receive an exclusive bound proof of DUMA KEY with their name printed on the front cover, and the winner will also receive a copy of the finished poster based on their design.
The Web Marketing Association has announced the launch of its sixth annual Internet Advertising Competition. The awards competition is open to all organization and individuals (advertising and interactive agencies, corporate marketing departments) involved in developing Internet advertising.