How do you see yourself? How do you think of yourself? How do you think other people see you? Are you the fly on the wall or the center of attention? The Idea of Self stretches further than the self portrait, and into the recesses of the mind, spirit and our subconscious. The Idea of Self takes us on a journey of self enlightenment and discovery allowing the photographer to truly bare their soul or to hide it away. This investigation of who we are, or who we think we are, is uniquely represented through the art of photography.

The exhibition for the Center for Fine Art Photography is open to all domestic and international, professional and amateur, photographers working with digital or traditional photography or combinations of both. The Center for Fine Art Photography invites photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate in its exhibitions. Traditional, contemporary, avant-garde, creative and experimental and mixed techniques are welcome.

Deadline is 12 November 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

Doug Jaeger, founder, CEO and creative director at design and branding agency thehappycorp global and director of event/digital media project LVHRD, both New York, has been elected as the 57th president of the Art Directors Club, the premier organization for integrated media and the longest-running global creative collective of its kind with membership in design, advertising, interactive and visual communications.

In addition, four new directors were added to the board, two directors were elevated to officers, and ADC executive director Ami Brophy was promoted to CEO.

Jaeger, 33, becomes the youngest president in the ADC’s 88-year history, a move reflective of the organization’s commitment to remain fresh and connected as the leading professional hub for both young and experienced designers and creatives. He succeeds Paul Lavoie, chairman, chief creative officer at TAXI, who made significant headway in enhancing the ADC’s relevancy, currency, visibility and financial health during his three-year term as president.

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YSL Beauté has teamed up with Brickfish to launch the “Create Your Own YSL Rouge Volupté Masterpiece” campaign in celebration of their new signature lipstick, Rouge Volupté. The campaign calls on fashionistas and designers alike to create a fabulously chic masterpiece inspired by the glamorous allure of the YSL Rouge Volupté Collection.

The campaign allows participants to use any medium to create their masterpiece, ranging from painting to graphic art and many more. YSL Beauté is looking for unique gallery-worthy YSL lipstick-inspired pieces of art. The grand prize winner, selected by an expert panel from YSL Beauté, will receive a trip to NYC to have their makeup done by a YSL makeup artist.

Prizes also will be awarded to one runner-up and one most viral entry. Deadline is not noted. Visit the site to learn more.

Thus competition aims at selecting an idea to create the new logo of the Universidade de Vigo and the subsequent granting of a prize for that idea. The logo will be used to identify the institution in all actions necessary such as publicity, communications, publications and editing, projects, signs and labels, etc. It will be the base for the new corporate image of the university.

Participants must consider the factors listed under item 11 of these terms and conditions related to the identity of the Universidade de Vigo in order to develop their ideas. There is a single prize of 12,000 euros for the participant whose design is selected by the jury. The amount will be subjected to the appropriate tax deduction under Spanish law.

Deadline is 16 October 2008. Download the PDF for details (in English).

The Design Green Project is the first of its kind to honor and reward designers’ creativity from around the world for their excellence in designing ‘Green’ for a better planet – in the disciplines of art, branding, environments, fashion, packaging, photography, print, design green, and now interactive.

All designers who participate in this unique competition will be part of the solution to the Global Warming Crisis by replacing one of their old light bulbs with a compact fluorescent light bulb provided by The Design Green Project. Additionally, there will be a tree planted in their name and 50% of all proceeds will be donated to the StopGlobalWarming.org fund, just for entering.

This is an international competition with various caveats to entries, so be sure to visit the site to learn more about the guidelines and the creative categories. Deadline is 15 December 2008.

The Art Directors Club (www.adcglobal.org), the longest-running global creative collective of its kind with membership in advertising, design and visual communications, will hold Designism 3.0, its annual forum for creatives and designers to gather and debate their roles in social activism, on October 2, 2008 at the ADC Gallery, 106 West 29th St., New York.

The event, now in its third year, was conceived by Brian Collins, chairman and chief creative, COLLINS: and ADC board member, to explore the responsibility and experiences of designers and creatives in driving social and political change through their work and career focus. This year’s edition is co-produced by Collins and fellow ADC board member Benjamin Palmer, CEO, the barbarian group, New York.

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At Right: 2001 Gold Medal Winner, Village of Arts and Humanities.

Applications for the Rudy Bruner Award now are available. The Rudy Bruner Award considers form only one aspect of urban excellence. An excellent urban place involves the interplay of process, place and values. Processes may be inclusive, innovative, or participatory. Places may be grandiose or modest, new or historic, but must be well designed. Values guide the inevitable tradeoffs involved in bringing a project to life. The Award recognizes that these relationships are not simple. It seeks to illuminate the complex process of urban placemaking, so that it may be strengthened to better reflect the balance between form and use; opportunity and cost; preservation and change. The Gold Medal is a $50,000 award, and the Silver medals are $10,000 each.

Deadline for applications is 15 December 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

Got a project to show off to the world? Want your work recognized by a distinguished panel of architects? The Western Red Cedar Lumber Association and the Cedar Shale and Shingle Bureau invite entries in the Western Red Cedar Architectural Design Awards program honoring design excellence and architectural accomplishment using western red cedar.

Deadline is 31 October 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Center for Communities by Design is pleased to release the 2009 Sustainable Design Assessment Team Program (SDAT) Request for Proposals. The RFP solicits applications for inclusion in the Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) 2009 program. The SDAT committee will conduct two rounds of application review through the remainder of 2008 to offer submitters the opportunity to receive an early decision by the review committee. The first round of review will be in September 2008, and committee members will evaluate all applications received to date. Applications received after the first round of review will be reviewed in December 2008. Any additional applications received after the second review period will be considered for the 2010 SDAT program. The final deadline to submit proposals for consideration in the 2009 SDAT program is November 14, 2008. The Center for Communities by Design will hold a teleconference for communities interested in learning more about the SDAT program and the application process on September 19th, 2008 at 3:00 pm Eastern.

Visit the site to learn more and to learn about the contact for the call.

The 13th Annual Webby Awards Call for Entries has officially begun. With over 100 business, consumer, and culture categories, including new categories in Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video and Mobile Web, it’s your opportunity to be recognized as the best of the Web. You can only win by entering your work, so make sure you’re on the list to be considered for a Webby!

Enter now to take advantage of special early pricing. The Early Entry Deadline is Friday October 31st, 2008. Visit the site to learn more.