For high school seniors looking to enter into the growing fields of graphic design, it takes more than just focus, hard work and dedication to make things happen. It takes financial resources that aren’t always within reach for many families. And that’s why The Art Institutes system of 32 locations across the U.S. and in North America offer tuition scholarship competition opportunities for high school seniors, offering full and partial tuition scholarships in several program areas.

“We believe in finding the best of the best of talented high school seniors and encouraging them to pursue their professional goals,” says John Mazzoni, President of The Art Institutes. Read the rest of this entry »

Caught in the Web 2007 aims to educate people on many ways static information can be brought into the digital information space and be appreciated by the consumers through rich digital designs and layout. This event is a web interface design competition for highschool and college undergraduate students in the Philippines. Through this competition, students from all over this country can show how to be creative in giving life to dull information.

This event is sponsored by the University of the Philippines Association of Computer Science Majors (UP CURSOR) and is held as part of the CS Week, an annual celebration of the founding of the UP Department of Computer Science. We as an organization believe not only in educating Computer Science students with regard to their chosen course but concern ourselves with a student’s holistic development; thus, events such as these were born from the passion of its members. Visit the site for all the details.

Is your current logo, newsletter, Web site or other design project in need of a facelift? If so, you might be able to benefit from a free redesign, courtesy of Dynamic Graphics magazine. The idea is simple enough: simply send in supporting material for the project you’d like redesigned, along with a form providing background information. There are nine submission categories available, including newsletters, brochures, advertisements and packaging. Projects can be submitted in multiple categories and there is no charge for entry.

If your project is chosen, it will benefit from an analysis and redesign according to the criteria you provided, and you’re free to use the resulting design at no charge. The designs from the 2006 Design Makeovers are available for online viewing and provide a good sense of the scope of the makeover process. The 2007 designs will be featured in the June/July Makeovers issue of Dynamic Graphics.

More information and an entry form to enter the 2007 Dynamic Graphics 10th annual Design Makeovers is available as an Acrobat PDF file. The deadline for entries is February 15, 2007

The TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival, renowned for its 10 day and night fusion of sport, music and arts that turns Whistler into the ultimate spring destination, will sponsor a Wild Card entry to The Schick Xtreme 3 Fashion Exposed. British Columbia designer hopefuls are invited to submit 5 samples of their designs by 22 February and win the right to own the runway and make “one helluva statement to the world.”

The top 3-5 entries will be showcased at www.whistler2007.com with the grand finalist being chosen by online voting. The winner will receive free travel and accommodation in Whistler, and the chance to reveal 8 outstanding looks on the Fashion Exposed runway. For more information, visit Whistler’s Fashion Exposed.

UPDATE: The NEW registration deadline is now 14 March 2007. Late registration period is 15-30 March 2007. See additional update for more information other than that posted below.

The partnership of Van Alen Institute, National Parks Conservation Association and Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation invites designers worldwide to play a vital role in Gateway National Recreation Area’s future by generating innovative, visionary and compelling proposals that celebrate the unique potential of the park as both a significant regional resource and a national environmental treasure.

Created in 1972, Gateway National Recreation Area (Gateway) stretches across 26,607 acres of the New York-New Jersey harbor and coast. It was one of the first units in the U.S. National Park System established to sustain both natural and urban ecologies while providing recreational opportunities for more than 22 million residents in the tri-state region. The park is a key sanctuary on the migratory flyway where more than 330 bird species have been observed, and it contains an array of estuarine wildlife habitats. Simultaneously, Gateway is home to public beaches, historic U.S. military forts and navigational facilities, New York City’s first municipal airport, and regional infrastructural systems. Read the rest of this entry »

The George A. Spiva Center for the Arts in Joplin (Missouri) has issued a call for entries for PhotoSpiva 2007, a national photography competition open to any photographer in the United States or its territories. John Paul Caponigro will be this year’s nationally-recognized juror. PhotoSpiva, with the distinction of being the oldest continuous photographic competition in the United States, is open to amateurs and professionals. $2,000 in cash prizes will be awarded, and any photographic process is eligible.

All entries must be mounted on rigid backing and over-matted with presentation-quality white mat board (minimum two-inch border). No off-white or colored mats, framed prints, or 3-D work will be accepted. Photographers may submit one to five prints for a fee of $40.00 by check or money order made payable to Spiva Center for the Arts. All fees are non-refundable. All work offered for sale during the exhibit is subject to a 40% commission. The deadline for hand delivered or postmarked entries is 5 p.m. on 13 February 2007. Chosen work must remain with the exhibit from 28 April through 22 June 2007. Declined work will be returned beginning on 8 May.