The premier design and interactive media competition for higher education students from around the world. The Adobe Design Achievement Awards celebrates student achievement reflecting the powerful convergence of technology and the creative and interactive arts.

The competition honors the most talented and promising interactive, motion and video, and traditional media created by students.

Prizes awarded include a trip to the Adobe Design Achievement Awards in New York City, over $60K US in cash and Adobe software prizes.

12 categories in 3 Media Areas

Interactive Media Categories
Browser-Based Design
Non-Browser-Based Design
Designer/Developer Collaboration
Mobile Design
Installation Design
Motion and Video Categories
Animation
Live Action
Motion Graphics
Traditional Media Categories
Illustration
Packaging
Photography
Print Communications

For more info, please visit the site.

The Nielsen Norman Group is conducting a design competition to identify the world’s ten best application user experiences. The top ten winners will be announced in September 2008.
Did you design a vertical-market application that’s great for, say, dentists, but you’re tired of never having anybody but dentists see your work? Or did you design a mission-critical enterprise app that’s making your company big bucks, but nobody outside the firm ever heard of it? It’s time for the people who design great practical applications to share the limelight. Enter your work for the award. Winners will get substantial publicity and recognition from being honored in the Application Design Annual.

Eligible designs: Applications are defined as providing features, commands, and functionality, especially to the extent that they allow users to access or manipulate complex or mission-critical data. (Thus, we exclude pure-information websites and intranets where the only user commands are to navigate. We also don’t consider games for this award.)

For more info, please visit the site.

MochiAds today announced that they are launching the “Flash Rock Star Games Contest” with Gaia Online. The contest is designed to recognize new talent among Flash game developers. Winners will be determined by Gaia’s community as well as a panel of judges over a three-month period. The winners will be awarded game development contracts from Gaia and receive over $25,000 worth of cash and prizes.

“This contest is a unique opportunity for Flash game developers to get the exposure they deserve,” said Mochi Media CEO Jameson Hsu. “There are a lot of talented developers out there, and we’re excited to bring them tools that increase community interaction with their games.”

The Gaia Audience Prizes will be determined during the month of April 2008. Contest entries will be showcased to members of the Gaia online community, who will play and vote on their favorite games. The games with the highest community score will determine the Audience Prize results.

Please visit the site to enter.

The “Call for Entries” is out for the best developed games Independent game developers have to offer. Now in its’ third year, this year’s contest promises to big bigger and better than ever beforewith more games and prizes. There are two catagories for game entries - General and Casual. The Winner of each catagory will receive a specially configured game development workstation and there are several prizes for Fianlists and Semi-Finalists. Also, to celebrate our upcoming generation of game developers, ECD Systems has added a special recognition award for student entries. Winner of the “Best Student Entry” will receive a cash scholarship award.

Voting begins March 14, 2008 so get your game entered early and help “Fuel the Fun”. If last year is an indication of what to expect, several million unique visitors will be coming to the site every month to play games and experience the latest and greatest developments of the Indie game development community. You see, the Indie Game Contest is not only a competition, it is an opportunity for Indie developers to showcase and promote their games and talents.

ECD Systems looks forward to assisting you and working with you. We truly wish you ALL the very best!

To submit a game, please visit the site

Welcome back to the Webware 100!

It worked before, so we’re doing it again: Today Webware is launching its second Webware 100 Awards, honoring the people’s choice for the best Web 2.0 apps and services.

In our 2007 awards, more than half a million votes were cast to determine the most the popular Web apps. This time, with more apps available and even people using Web 2.0 apps, the contest should be even more intense.

There are 10 categories for awards in the Webware 100. Each category will have 10 winners in it. We’ve freshened the category lineup for this year:

Audio: Music, podcasts, audiobooks.
Browsing: Browsers, start pages, RSS readers, widgets, runtime engines.
Commerce and events: Retail, auctions, travel, real estate, concerts, conferences.
Communications: E-mail, chat, voice.
Productivity: App suites, to-do lists, groupware.
Publishing and photography: Blogging, content management, photo sites.
Search and Reference: Search engines, encyclopedias, mapping.
Social: Social networking, family sites, recommendations, online worlds, contests.
Utility and Security: Infrastructure providers, storage, online protection.
Video: Video storage, playback, streaming, editing, and animation.

Nominations are open

Today we are opening up the awards with the nomination phase. If there’s a site that you want people to vote on, nominate it now using this form on www.webware.com/100. Nominations will close on January 25, 2008.

Call for entries
The Royal Institute of British Architects is once again on the lookout for potential RIBA Stirling Prize winners. Following on from the success of David Chipperfield’s Museum of Modern Literature in Germany in October, the search has begun to find the best examples of new British architecture. Practices up and down the country are urged to submit projects of architectural excellence to the 2008 RIBA Awards scheme.

The RIBA awards programme, supported by The Architects’ Journal, is largely unchanged following the successful introduction of a new pyramid structure in 2007.

RIBA Awards |are judged and presented locally. The next level is the RIBA National Awards |which are judged and presented nationally.

The RIBA Stirling Prize |shortlist is selected following further visits to winners of the RIBA Awards and of RIBA European Awards |for buildings in the rest of the EU.

From 2008, the RIBA Stirling Prize goes back to its roots as a ‘built or designed in Britain’ prize, for which only RIBA Award-winning buildings in the UK by RIBA chartered members and International Fellows, or buildings in the rest of the EU by practices whose principal office is in the UK, will be considered. The move will strengthen the British connection with the prize, while maintaining the competitive edge that buildings in Europe have always provided. Eligibility for all awards up to the RIBA Stirling Prize remains unchanged.

Now in its third year, the Lubetkin Prize |shortlist is drawn from winners of RIBA International Awards for buildings in the rest of the world. Supported by The Architectural Review, the Lubetkin Prize will be presented to the most outstanding work of architecture outside the UK and the European Union by an RIBA member. The Lubetkin Prize will be judged by a jury which will visit the buildings on a shortlist drawn from winners of the RIBA International Awards|.

Awards ceremonies
The RIBA Awards will be presented at local ceremonies; the RIBA National, European and International Awards, the Lubetkin Prize and the award for RIBA Client of the Year, will be presented at a dinner to be held at the Hilton Hotel, London on 27 June 2008. Winners of RIBA National Awards and RIBA European Awards will be eligible for the RIBA Stirling Prize (given the above proviso) and for the Stephen Lawrence Prize|. All RIBA Award winners will be eligible for a series of special awards to be presented at the RIBA Stirling Prize Dinner in Liverpool on 11 October 2008.

Commitment to sustainability
Once again the RIBA’s commitment to sustainable architecture is reflected in its awards programme, with all entries requiring a description of the building’s performance in use with particular reference to energy use. Energy performance statistics, signed by an environmental engineer, are highly desirable for all entries and mandatory for those projects with a contract value over £1 million.

To download the entry forms, please visit www.architecture.com/awards

Dedicated to everyone who dreams of being a Director!

Alice @ 97.3 radio in San Francisco announces Call for Entries for the sixth annual 3-Minute Independent Film Festival which will be held April 11, 2008 at the historic Bimbo’s 365 Club in San Francisco. With over $10,000 in cash and prizes, extensive radio exposure and more, this season’s juried competition offers filmmakers a unique opportunity to showcase their ‘short’ cinematic masterpiece and be honored in an evening that celebrates the art of short film. Over the last 5 years, more the 100 short films have been screened at Alice’s 3-Minute Film Festival with over $60,000 in cash and prizes awarded. We are looking forward to receiving more innovative and creative works for our 2008 festival.

The only limit to creativity is the running time of your film. Your short film must be 2 – 5 minutes long. The running time does not count closing credits, so your film can run over 5 minutes if you’re running closing credits. Deadline for submissions is March 24, 2008. Submissions are free. Enter today. Your film could be chosen and showcased at Alice’s Film Festival in April, 08 where an esteemed jury will choose the best overall film in each category to win cash and prizes in a special award ceremony at Bimbo’s 365 Club in San Francisco. Good luck, we look forward to watching your film.

To submit your film, please fill out the official entry form and mail your DVD film submissions to Alice Radio, 3-Minute Film Festival – 865 Battery Street, San Francisco 94111.

For more information, please visit the site

The 151st International Print Exhibition Entry Form AVAILABLE NOW. £10,000 FIRST PRIZE Closing date: 14th March 2008

The Royal Photographic Society is delighted to announce its partnership with international legal practice, Allen & Overy LLP, for The Society’s 151st International Print Exhibition.

Entry Form: Click here

The Entry Form will be sent to RPS members in the February RPS Journal

To obtain a hard copy of the Entry Form, contact RPS Reception: +44(0)1225 325733 reception [at] rps.org

Society Medals and Allen & Overy Awards

• 1 Gold Society Medal and a prize of £10,000
• 2 Silver Society Medals and prizes of £2,000 each
• 3 Bronze Society Medals and prizes of £1,000 each
• The Allen & Overy Prize of £1,000 awarded for the image which best reflects the theme of “Justice around the World”.

• Under 25 Gold Medal and a prize of an Olympus E510 Digital SLR with double zoom kit camera for the best image by an entrant under 25 years of age on the closing date. The Society is grateful to Olympus for their sponsorship of this award.

• Deadline for entries: Friday 14 March 2008
• Selection date: Thursday 15 and Friday 16 April 2008
• The winners will be announced and Awards presented at the Press Reception on Thursday 12 June 2008, at Allen & Overy’s new building at Spitalfields, London
• Entry fee is £15 (€25) per person
• Each photographer may submit up to 4 prints
• Image size should be no larger than 16” x 20” (40.7 x 50.8cm), with a maximum paper size of 20” x 24” (50.8 x 61cm)
• Over 120 prints will be selected and will be reproduced in a full colour catalogue. All entrants will receive a copy of the catalogue.
• The Exhibition will tour from June 2008.
• Exhibitors will have the opportunity to sell copies of their prints.

Student Entries – If 5 or more full time students enter from one educational institution, the entry fee will be reduced to £10 per student. Entries must be sent together in one package.

Selectors:

Barry Senior Hon.FRPS (Chairman)
President, The Royal Photographic Society
Visual Art Photographer

Julia Fullerton-Batten
Fine Art Photographer

Brian Griffin Hon.FRPS
Corporate Photographer

Lucilla Phelps FRPS
Fine Art Photographer

Nick Scott FRPS
Social and Visual Art Photographer

For more information, please visit www.rps.org

Call For Entries
By: American Design Awards

SAN DIEGO, California, January 10, 2008 - The American Design Awards is inviting graphic and web designers from around the world to participate in its 2008 Winter Semi-Annual Design Contest. The Winter and Summer Semi-Annual Design Contests which are now in their sixth year, are the flagship of the American Design Awards which attract an average of five thousand participants annually.

Deadline to submit entries for the 2008 Winter Semi-Annual Design Contest is February 15, 2008. Applications must be submitted online through the American Design Awards website.

The top three entries in each of the twenty-two design categories will be considered for the Award of Design Excellence – this award is presented to designers or design firms who display outstanding design and creative abilities, while maintaining high ethical standards.

The American Design Awards mission is to provide a fair and ethical platform for all graphic and web designers of varying experience levels and disciplines to compete on, while providing a worldwide audience to showcase to.

With the ever-changing landscape of the design industry, the American Design Awards is also expanding its code of ethics by which designers are graded and judged. “Ethical standards have always been valued and exercised in our competitions; this is by far the most important qualification of any designer entering the awards program” said Kevin Javid, Vice President of the American Design Awards.

“Our organization’s mission and the purpose of our events are to strengthen and emphasize ethical practices in our participants, benefiting both the designer as well as the design industry as a whole.”

For more information regarding the entry process, including the various design categories, entry fees, and timelines, please click here.

Discover the Fine Art Galleries of California

Previewing art galleries online helps visitors select the right galleries to visit

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17, 2008 — The Radiante Guide has announced their new Website and print versions of their guide to the premier art galleries of California.

There are over 4,000 art galleries and private art dealers in California. The Radiante Guide provides residents and visitors to California with information (including pictures of art) on the foremost 250.

The Radiante Guide is published online –
RadianteGuide.com — and also in print versions (Northern and Southern California editions). Organized by cities and counties within California, the guide is useful for California residents as well as visitors to California from all regions of the United States and internationally. The guide is read by those just becoming interested in art as well as knowledgeable collectors, art dealers and artists.

The Radiante Guide provides art gallery/art dealer descriptive information, including: gallery/dealer history, special interests and areas of expertise, artists represented, contact information, addresses, telephone numbers, and more. The online version additionally includes images of gallery artwork, hyperlinked e-mail addresses, hyperlinked Website addresses and interactive maps and directions.

The Radiante Guide spans a wide range of art galleries and art dealers who are remarkable in their interests, expertise and art inventory. You will discover emerging artists just starting their careers as well as mid-career and established artists. You will find Egyptian art from 716 BC, early Asian
art, Albrecht Durer engravings, Rembrandt etchings, 18th century Russian religious icons, Pierre Auguste Renoir prints, Nadar photographs, Eadweard Muybridge and Ansel Adams photographs, early California paintings, Pablo Picasso prints, Marc Chagall prints, Robert Motherwell paintings, leading-edge installation art, and much, much more.

The guide includes galleries and dealers specializing in:
African Art, African American Art, American Art, Art Nouveau, Asian Art, Book and Printing Arts, California Art, California en plein air artists, Chinese Art, Classicism, Contemporary Art, Crafts, Decorative Arts, Early
Civilization Art, Eastern Art, Egyptian Art, European Art, Folk and Outsider Art, French Art, Greek and Roman Art, Impressionism, Indian Art, Japanese Art, Latin American Art, Mayan Art, Middle Eastern Art, Modern Art, Native American Art, Near Eastern Art, Oceanic Art, Persian Art, Postmodern Art, Renaissance Art, Pre-Columbian Art, Religious Art, Romanticism, Russian Art, Surrealism, Tribal Art, Vintage Art, and more.

Examples of media displayed at the galleries includes:
drawings, engravings, woodcuts, wood engravings, linocuts, etchings, mezzotint, aquatint, drypoint, monoprints, monotypes, lithography, screen-prints, serigraphs, digital and Giclee prints, foil imaging, collage, oil paintings, reverse glass paintings, pastels, watercolors, photography, photograms, Le Tirage Au Charbon method photographs, sculpture, masks, paper cutting and paper sculpture, ceramics, glass, textiles, mixed media, livres d’artistes books and portfolios, murals, new media art, computer art, multimedia art, video art, holograms, graffiti and unauthorized signage art, robotic art, interactive art, installation art, and more.

The Web site can be viewed at: www.RadianteGuide.com

Press contact:

Marie Thompson, 815-346-2503