The Dynamic Graphics Re:Design Competition gives readers the chance to have their best redesign work showcased in print. Because entries will be judged according to the quality of the redesign work plus how much improvement it demonstrates, you will need to submit both before and after materials. Entries that lack materials showing the project prior to redesign will not be considered.

Deadline has been extended to 29 August. Visit the site to learn more.

Our Environment; the Good, Bad and the Ugly, will tell a story of the human foot print left on this earth. This exhibition is for those who consider themselves nature conservationists and just photographers with a conscience. The submissions will be juried by Robert Glenn Ketchum, international recognized photographer and advocate for the environment.

In connection with this show will be a workshop by Robert Glenn Ketchum “Making a Social Impact with Your Photography” on Nov. 7th through the 9th. More information can be found at The Center for Fine Art Photography’s website under workshops.

Deadline August 18, 2008 with $1,300 in Awards. Visit the site to learn more.

OBESSU (The Organizing Bureau of European School Student Unions) launches the creative competition: “Design the Europe Wide Campaign on the Declaration of School Student Rights!” Here is your opportunity to express your artistic skills and your opinion and creatively make a difference in the field of youth policy work. The main objective of the contest is to create a visual identity for this pan-European campaign. Create a poster, a sticker, a postcard which will have a direct effect on the society and will give a strong motivation for the students to work towards recognition of their rights. The message and logo must be clear, strongly visible, and applicable to other graphic designs. Since the slogan is going to be used in many European countries, it has to be general, to apply to everyone. The award is voucher or a free travel in Europe (value € 500) and a free invitation to the OBESSU summer camp in 2009.

Deadline is 25 August 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

Shapeways, a leading global community for 3D co-creation and production, invites 3D artists to submit their hottest objects to be produced into physical tangible products by Shapeways.com and showcased at SIGGRAPH 2008. They are looking for the most inspiring 3D object that can be made. It could be anything: a necklace, a starship, a figurine, art or a useful object of some sort. Their judges are going to evaluate each submission according to just one criteria though: how inspiring is it? Shapeways is the first online platform to harness the power of a global network of 3D production service partners to ensure cost-efficient, reliable manufacturing and order fulfillment of 3D designs starting with custom 3D printing.

Submissions accepted through August 7, 2008 Visit the site to learn more.

Architects and designers of interiors, fashion, products and graphics, you are cordially invited to enter your work into the 2008 International Design Awards. Professionals and students alike are encouraged to enter. Winners of IDA08 will be celebrated at a cocktail party and week-long reception in Los Angeles or New York in December 2008. In addition, the winners will receive pulication of their work in the 2008 International Design Awards book, to be distributed to museum bookstores nationwide; promotion in email blasts to 100,000 design professionals and potential clients worldwide; year-long coverage on the International Design Awards Web site; critical acclaim by a distinguished panel of judges. Finally, all entrants are automatically included in the IDA Designer Directory.

Deadline is 30 August 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

The Terner Prize is being inaugurated to commemorate Don Terner on the tenth anniversary of his death. It will be awarded biennially to the affordable housing project and leadership team that best exemplifies the spirit of Don Terner’s work, commitment to affordable housing.

One winner will be chosen to receive the First Prize Award of $25,000. Five finalist teams will be awarded leadership stipends of $5,000 so that they may “light the light” for the next generation of leaders in the affordable housing industry by participating in conferences, seminars, or colloquia.

A jury to select the finalists and winning team is comprised of people from the fields of planning, architecture, development, finance, government, academia and media. They are chosen for their demonstrated integrity, expertise and commitment to the guiding principals of the Terner Prize.

The Terner Prize is administered by the Center for Community Innovation at the University of California, Berkeley. The 2008 deadline for submission is August 18, 2008. Visit the site to learn more.