ASUS Technology Pte Ltd (ASUS) invites entries for an open competition to participate in ASUS Eee PC skin design competition. Entries are invited from the School and General Public category.

Entrants can participate in this design competition either as an individual or as a team. Winners will receive a unit of ASUS Eee PC each, as well as prizes up to S$7,000 from the School & Public Category (Gold, Silver, and Bronze). To reward the winning schools, ASUS will provide 2 units of Eee PC as a form of appreciation in encouraging their students for participation.

As for the Public Category, winners will also be rewarded with a unit of ASUS Eee PC, and ASUS will be donating 2 units to their preferred choice of approved Charity organization(s).

Submission closing date of registration with design entries on 10 November 2007. Visit the site to learn more.

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Enterprise Mauritius invites jewelry designers to participate in the Mauritian theme jewelry collection design competition. Enterprise Mauritius has been entrusted to be the lead agency for the implementation of several projects of the Empowerment Programme more particularly for the development of the jewelry sector.

The competition is open to artists, designers, enterprises, artisans or any individual. Foreigners wishing to participate are advised to seek partnership with a Mauritian national. Designers should keep in mind that the jewelry will be made in gold, silver, other precious metals and may include precious and semi-precious stones and such. Use of natural products is an element to be considered within the design.

Entrants to the competition must send their design renderings together with the official application form and Benefit Sharing Agreement to Enterprise Mauritius to be received on or before
29 October 2007. Visit the site to learn more.

NAMIC (National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications) today announced the call for entries for the 14th Annual NAMIC Vision Awards. Original programs that aired on cable networks between 1 October 2006 and 30 September 2007 are eligible. Entries received by the 31 October 2007 deadline will be considered for nomination. Now in its fourteenth year, the NAMIC Vision Awards is the only celebration recognizing the cable industry’s commitment to quality, original programming that reflects the world’s rich, multi-ethnic populace. Submissions are welcomed in fourteen award categories. Winners of the 2008 NAMIC Vision Awards will be announced at a luncheon ceremony scheduled for 16 April 2008 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.

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This entire month of October, Drawn! and their friends at Bountee are teaming up to offer a fun contest to get your creative juices flowing. From now until October 31st they’re asking you to submit shirt designs to bountee.com based upon the theme of ‘creativity and inspiration‘. There’s no limit to the amount of times you can enter, and submitting a design is as simple as tagging your entry with the word ‘drawn.ca.’ The winners will be chosen based on the entries with the highest user ratings. Closing date for entries is 11:59pm, 31 October. Visit the site to learn more.

Grab your chance to design a new character that will be included in Folklore, the new fantasy adventure title on PLAYSTATION 3. The vision of legendary game creator Yoshiki Okamoto (executive producer for Onimusha, Devil May Cry and Resident Evil), Folklore is a dark, fantasy adventure game exclusive to PLAYSTATION 3.

There are over 100 Folk in the game, each with their own unique magical powers that you can absorb to help you travel through the Netherworld, and this is your chance to create one more…

To take part in this once-in-a-lifetime contest, all you have to do is create an illustration of your new Folk character, give it a name and provide a description of the character as well as the unique attack the player can absorb from it. All entries must be submitted before noon on Monday, 22 October 2007. Visit the site to learn more.

The da Vinci Film Festival started in 2000 with the screening of a handful of animated films. Today, their 3-day celebration of independent film draws over 6,000 filmgoers. Now, they want your films for the 2008 festival. Award winners are chosen from each film category, as well as a special “Spirit of da Vinci” award which is awarded to one film out of the entire festival. For the 2008 Film Festival they will accept films of all styles and genres, short films as well as feature length; however, they are especially interested in showing a block of Science Fiction Films at this year’s festival. Earlybird call for entries ends 31 October 2007. Visit the site to learn more.

Nominations are currently being accepted for the 35th Annual Annie Awards. Honoring excellence in the field of animation, the Annie Awards are presented annually by the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood. You can enter in either the Production or Individual achievement categories, or make a recommendation for any of the Juried awards.

Deadline to receive entry forms is 5 October 2007. Deadline to receive materials for nomination judging is 26 October. Clips are due on 11 January, after nomination announcements. Visit the site to learn more.

Brooklyn Art Project is helping an interior design firm source street art photography for permanent installation in a Manhattan retail location. To have your work considered, upload it to Brooklyn Art Project and tag it “streetart7.”

They’re looking for images that are:

• Visually engaging
• Metaphorical
• G-rated
• Hopeful
• Upbeat
• Include street elements (brick, concrete, weathered paint, etc.)

Hurry - deadline is 9 October. Visit the site to learn more.

Electronics engineers, students and academics around the world are invited to submit designs for an innovative product that utilizes electronic components and has a positive impact on the environment, for example by increasing energy efficiency or reducing carbon emissions. The winning entrant will receive a cash prize of US $50,000 as well as the support to move the design towards production. In addition, up to five entrants will be eligible for ‘honorable mentions,’ each receiving a cash prize of US $5,000.

The closing date for registration is 31 October 2007 and entries must be submitted by 30 November 2007. The competition is open to anyone aged 18 or over and the winner will be announced in January 2008. Full details are available at: www.live-edge.com.

The prestigious HUE® Awards, presented by Benjamin Moore to recognize and celebrate architects and interior design professionals who passionately and consistently apply color in their residential and/or commercial projects, will be seeking entries for its 3rd annual competition.

Prize money totaling $25,000 in five categories will be awarded. Join the ranks of past honorees such as Will Alsop, Jamie Drake, Steven Holl, Ibarra Rosano, David Ling, Moore Ruble Yudell, Rockwell Group, Saia Barbarese Topouzanov, Ettore Sottssass, TVS Interiors and Clive Wilkinson. The deadline is 26 October. Visit the website for a list of rules for entrants. Enter to win the HUE Award and $5,000 for exceptional use of color in architecture or interior design.

Submissions due Friday, 26 October. HUE Awards Ceremony will be held in New York City in March, 2008. Visit the site to learn more.