The Design Institution invites students and professionals to compete with designing the ideal designer’s workstation for the twenty-first century. Competitors will be able to choose the area of design of their proposal: industrial design, interior design, architectural design, fashion design, etc.

Only digital images are accepted for entry, and they must include concept, technical plans, 3D views, and more. First prize in the student category is $2,000 and first prize in the professional category is $4,000. Winning designs and other selected works will be published in a virtual exhibition at The Design Institution web page.

Registration begins 15 January and the last deadline date for registration is 15 March. You have a choice between early and late registrations and student and professional registrations. Visit the site to learn more about the specs and registration fees and time frames.

Rodos International Films + Visual Arts Festival Ecofilms, invites the participation of documentaries, shorts and features with environmental and ecology themes, encouraging conservation issues and issues related with the natural, the human and the built environment.

Prizes are awarded to the films for their innovative approach in conservation issues for their daring proposal in subject matter and their artistic qualities overall. The International jury awards prizes for both the international and national competition categories and the two audience awards are coordinated by the Rodos Cinema Society.

If you have made a film that you feel fits within the described themes please sent a viewing cassette with English subtitles for the preselection committee to view. Deadline is 1 March 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

Agora Gallery of New York City is pleased to announce its 23rd juried competition. Awards valued at Thirty Eight Thousand dollars ($38,000) will be distributed as follows: exhibition at the Chelsea gallery, cash awards, Internet exposure and publicity in ARTisSpectrum magazine.

The exhibition will take place in Chelsea, New York City. The gallery/artist split will be 50/50. In the spirit of giving, Agora Gallery will split its share of artwork sales resulting from the competition exhibition with Art Start, an innovative program that brings art and artists to homeless children.

Visit http://www.agora-gallery.com/2008 to enter online or download the submission form. Deadline: 7 March 2008.

AIA St. Louis hosts AIA National Photography Competition for Architects each year. The competition was founded to capture and highlight the multi-talents of the architect. Winning images from the competition are published in a succeeding year’s Rizzoli Engagement Calendar, an internationally recognized and sold publication. Entries are juried by a panel compromised of acclaimed architects, professional photographers or graphic designers.

The competition is open to any and all architects actively registered in the United States. The contest is also open to Associate members of the AIA, and student members of AIAS in good standing. Professional Affiliate or Allied members are not eligible. Entries must be postmarked no later than 1 March 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

Ballistic Publishing is now calling all artists to submit digital images for consideration to be included in ELEMENTAL 3. Images should be predominantly created using Autodesk products. They are interested in digitally-created fine art for commercial use, or personal satisfaction, in the following categories: Architectural Interior, Architectural Exterior, Architectural Reconstruction, Character in Repose, Character in Action, Creature in Repose, Environment, Conflict, Product Design, Abstract & Commercial Design, Cinematics & Visual Effects, and Transport.

There is no cost or limit to enter work for inclusion in ELEMENTAL 3. In the legacy of all Ballistic Publishing showcase publications, all artists with work published in ELEMENTAL 3 will receive a complimentary copy of the book and will enjoy worldwide exposure in the premier collection of Autodesk-created artwork to ever be published.

ELEMENTAL 3 Entry Deadline: 24th March 2008, Midnight GMT. Visit the site to learn more.

For the 5th Casual Gameplay Design Competition, you are asked to incorporate this theme: UPGRADE. You are free to interpret that theme any way you choose; however, the extent to which your game addresses the theme is left up to the competition judges to decide. Use your imagination and be creative. The best entries submitted to represent the competition will be chosen for judging. The game doesn’t have to be complex nor large in scope; in fact, since you will have only 8 weeks to complete your design, simple ideas are probably the way to go.

This contest is sponsored by Adobe, Gimme5games and Mochi Media. Additionally - on top of all the lush prizes - your entry could be selected for a development opportunity to appear on other platforms. Deadline is 3 March at 11:59pm (GMT - 5:00). Visit the site to learn more, including all specs.