Photographer’s Forum Magazine presents the 28th Annual Spring Photography Contest sponsored by Canon. $4,000 in cash grants plus two - count ‘em - two Canon cameras will be awarded. Plus, winning photos will be published in the November 2008 issue of Photographer’s Forum Magazine. All contest finalists will be published in the Best of Photography Annual 2008.

Contestants can enter one of two ways - upload online or download and print an entry form. Early entry date is 21 April 2008, and final entry date is 12 May 2008 (the latter date will be on this site’s calendar). Visit the site to learn more.

The 20th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair will be held 17-20 May this year at New York’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. North America’s singular showcase for contemporary design, this Fair draws the most intrepid seekers of design truth and design trends to an extraordinary exhibition of the most inspired models of design on the forefront as well as thought-provoking programs and a schedule of supplementary exhibits and features.

View and draw inspiration from displays of furniture, seating, carpet and flooring, lighting, outdoor furniture, materials, images, accessories, textiles and kitchen and bath. For more information, visit the ICFF site.

Major League Baseball® and Baby Ruth® are searching for the most talented performance of the popular baseball anthem “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” The search, which will be conducted through a contest sponsored by Baby Ruth, celebrates the song’s 100th anniversary and supports the League’s 2008 Opening Week initiative. One lucky winner will receive the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lead the beloved song during the 7th Inning Stretch of the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, the final season at the historic stadium.

Grand Prize Winner to Perform Historic Song at the 2008 All-Star Game…Fans can enter by submitting a video clip of their performance to http://www.MLB.com/babyruth. Videos can be submitted from March 31st through May 26th. In June, ten semi-finalists’ videos, selected by MLB and Baby Ruth, will be posted for fan voting online. The three videos with the most votes will go to 2008 DHL All-Star FanFest where a panel of judges will determine the grand prize winner. Restrictions apply, visit http://www.MLB.com/babyruth for official rules. In addition, all 30 Major League Clubs will host local celebrations for the 100th anniversary of this famous song.

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When nearly half of all pregnancies in the U.S. are unplanned, perhaps the news about saying ‘no’ needs to be more…er…transparent. In addition, recent statistics published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that one in four female adolescents in the U.S. have a sexually transmitted disease, so this timely campaign tackles this public health issue head-on.

The campaign wants people to talk about protecting themselves BEFORE they get naked – and asks anyone to design a pair of boxers, panties, or a t-shirt with a message about playing it safe. ISIS will award scholarships and personalized undies for winning entries. Go to the site to download the templates and design away to win a $1000 scholarship. Contest ends 15 May 2008 at 11:30 pm PST.

At Right: Shopping cart chair from Reestore Design.

Calling all eco furniture designers! All green ID geniuses! All chair connoisseurs! Here’s your chance to conjure up an innovative armchair in keeping with the tenets of “good” (ie “green”) design. The One Good Chair Competition is looking for some smart new designs that balance beauty with comfort while letting sustainable forms shine through. The winning team will receive $4,500 to help realize their design as a prototype.

Contest entries will be judged according to innovation and originality in three categories: make (material conservation), feel (physical comfort), and looks (emotional resonance). Registration costs $50 and is open until May 16th (this is the date marked on this site’s calendar), while all designs must be submitted by June 9th. Inhabitat founder Jill Fehrenbacher is one of the judges for this great competition, so begin by reading more about this contest at Inhabitat!

ARTISTS ARE ASKED TO SUBMIT DESIGNS FOR NEXT SPRING’S ROSE APRIL 1-MAY 26

Lord & Taylor announces the re-launch of its iconic Rose on April 1. Through the end of May, awnings and windows on the Fifth Avenue flagship will showcase the 2008 version of the store’s legendary symbol, re-created and re-colored in “sunrise,” the extraordinary mixture of yellow and orange Lord & Taylor has adopted as it re-invents itself for the twenty-first century. Shopping bags, boxes, gift cards and in-store visuals will portray the new Lord & Taylor Rose in all 47 Lord & Taylor stores until Memorial Day, May 26. And, in Manhattan, buses wrapped in a collage of the Lord & Taylor rose, will carry New Yorkers and visitors to and from metro area locations starting April 7th.

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