Archive for October 2008
28 October 2008
If you haven’t seen this Multicolr Search Lab tool yet, go there now. Like right now. A friend passed this tool on to the masses today re: Twitter, and I’ve spent at least an hour playing with the colors and images.
This is how it works - pull up the page via the link and click on a color in the palette to the right. The gray blocks on the left will fill with images from flickr that hold that color (monochromatic). Then, add up to nine more colors to find an image that will fit your color scheme. The colors are extracted from 10 million of the most “interesting” Creative Commons images on flickr, so that means that you actually can use the images that are revealed from you color choices.
Have fun!
26 October 2008
This competition, now in its 16th year, celebrates exceptional examples of contemporary American design featuring fabulous Italian ceramic tiles. In order to select from a large pool of outstanding installations, an international jury looks at the overall design of the space as well as how the tiles meet their functional and technical requirements.
As you scroll through this new website dedicated to the competition, you’ll find detailed competition rules; a downloadable submission form; answers to frequently asked questions and a historical look at the award-winning projects from the past 15 years. Hopefully, the new site will inspire you to submit project(s)! The North American architects and designers that have won in the past have ranged from star architects like Bernard Tschumi, Stanley Tigerman and Laurinda Spears to young up-and-comers.
Deadline is 6 February 2009. Visit the new site to learn more.
26 October 2008
Introducing the newest design showcase from HOW magazine: the HOW Poster Design Awards! There are no categories, and it doesn’t matter if your poster was created for yourself, for work or just for fun…we want to see what you can do! So take this wide-open media and run with it—then make sure you submit your work to us by December 1!
10 winners will be featured on the HOW website, get $150 worth of HOW books and receive a 1 year subscription to HOW magazine. You will also receive a graphic to post on your website announcing your winning status. Work must have been created between July 1, 2007 and Dec.1, 2008. Each entry is $25. All entries must be submitted online no later than December 1, 2008. Entries submitted after Dec. 1 require a late fee of $10 per entry. Entries will not be accepted after December 15, 2008.
Visit the site to learn more.
26 October 2008
The Going with the Grain Challenge is to design an original and compelling object that can be made from a single sheet of FSC-certified plywood measuring 4-feet x 8-feet x 1-inch. Entries should be functional designs that reveal the beauty of the wood.
Eligible entries are limited to one sheet of plywood. All are welcome to enter, including furniture designers and manufacturers, architects and industrial designers. But, you must be a member of Design 21: Social Design Network to enter this contest. This Challenge is co-hosted by The Nature Conservancy and FSC-US who are working together to increase consumer awareness of and demand for FSC products.
Application for this competition closes 26 January 2009. Learn more about free membership at Design 21 and other guidelines at Design Green Now.
23 October 2008
The Earth Awards is a global search for future-crucial design solutions that will improve our collective social, cultural, economic and ecological quality of life. Submissions will be accepted in multiple categories; product design, architecture, fashion, food, alternative energy, and more.
Submissions must be achievable, scalable, practical, collaborative, inclusive, original and energy-reducing. All finalists will be flown to New York City for an Awards Ceremony Gala on December 8, 2008, where the first prize winner will be announced. The winner will receive a monetary prize, and all finalists will receive the opportunity to pitch their ideas to industry leaders including venture capitalists, industrialists, and Fortune 500 business leaders.
Deadline is 14 November 2008. Visit the site to learn more.
23 October 2008
Join the hottest furniture designers around when you enter the HotSeat 3 chair design competition, presented by OFS and Metropolis. Finalists will be awarded a trip to Santa Monica to present their designs at the OFS Santa Monica Showroom opening on 5 February 2009.
Design criteria? Incorporate wood in materials usage, environmentally conscious, technilogically relevant, sustainable, progressive, accessible and aesthetically pleasing. Deadinle is 26 December 2008. Visit the site to learn more.
