Category Archive 'June-2009'
29 June 2009
Cell phones have become a common sight in today’s world. Everyone from the very young to senior citizens use this electronic marvel to communicate, send text messages, and take pictures.
In 1983, the emergence of a truly portable cell phone cost the consumer $3,500 or the equivalent of $7,538 in 2009 dollars! Today, a cell phone can be free of charge with a the commitment of a one or two year contract with a wireless cell phone provider.
Cell phones have come a long way since 1983 and the quest for new innovative designs are a high priority for many cell phone manufactures. Fujitsu Limited is one of these companies and is announcing its Fujitsu Mobile Phone Design Award Contest. Professionals, amateurs, and students from graphic design schools, graphic design colleges, or other institutions of learning are eligible to enter this competition.
Fujitsu is running the event in partnership with the Japan Design Association, a non-profit organization to “help solve… [21st century societal] problems with the power of design and to promote the building of a beautiful and emotionally rich cyclical society.”
There are two categories for this contest. The official website states:
- Practical Category: Mobile Phones for 2001
A chance to let your dreams blossom - we are looking for inspirational designs. Winning designs in this category may be commercialized.
Design requirements: the design must show that the mobile phone is keyboard equipped, operable with one hand, and utilizes an LCD screen of 3″ or larger.
- Dream Category: Mobile Phones of the Future
Futuristic mobile phone designs that reflect your free and uninhibited imagination - we are interested in futuristic designs illustrating cutting-edge technologies as well as interface designs that open up new ways of use, which in turn can inspire new design ideas for Fujitsu’s line of mobile phones.
Judging will be conducted by a panel of industry design professionals. Exceptional submissions will be exhibited at
CEATEC JAPAN 2009 this October.
Winners will receive the following cash awards:
Grand Prize: 2,000,000 yen ($20,922)
Two Runner-Up Prizes: 500,000 yen for each category ($5,231)
Special Judges Awards: 100,000 yen each ($1,046)
Honorable Mention: Several awards to be announced
For full details about this contest and submission guidelines, send your requests to the Fujitsu Mobile Phone Design Award Secretariat here. For those who can read Japanese, the official website states this information here.
The contest deadline for submissions is July 31, 2009.
22 June 2009
Sending out
postcards as mementos to family and friends about our vacation experiences is a popular way of keeping in touch. Oftentimes, we add the familiar words, “Wish you were here.”
While postcards serve as a pleasant form of greeting and communication, some also see postcards as an art form.
The Postcard Art Competition and Exhibition (PACE) is now open for submissions. The event, sponsored by the Curt Teich Postcard Achieves and the Lake Country Discovery Museum, is accepting entries from artists 18 years or older.
The work submitted must be original. Photographs must be also original and not merely photographs of the original. Digital art is acceptable.
Entries are judged upon technical excellence, creativity, and content. A final set of twelve winning postcards will be made and the ease of reproduction of the submitted artwork is also a factor that will be considered in determining finalists.
Artists may submit as many entries as they wish. The entry fee is $20 per set of three works. An additional $5 for each entry past the original set of three must be enclosed.
Artwork must be 4″ x 6″. Each entry needs to be matted in a 4″ x 6″ window cut in an 8″ x 10″ mat board. Designs may be vertical or horizontal. Do not frame entries.
Twelve winners will be selected. Each winner will receive $150 and 200 postcards printed with their design. Winning entries will be eligible for Awards of Excellence in the amounts of $300, $200, and $100 for first, second, and third place, respectively. Winning designs will be displayed at the Lake County Discovery Museum and other galleries.
Twenty-four merit award winners will also be selected. Their designs will be offered for auction to the general public at a price not to exceed $150 per postcard.
A 30% commission is charged by the Lake County Discovery Museum on all works sold.
The deadline for entries is July 13, 2009. For a complete set of guidelines, contest rules, and the official entry form, click here.
19 June 2009
| 19 September 2009 | to | 15 March 2010 |
In a
bizzaro world, left is right, up is down, and ugly is good. Now is your chance to do some reverse jewelry design by entering the
8th Annual Ugly Necklace Contest for 2010.
The sponsors describe this contest as, “A jewelry design competition with a twist,” and some would humorously add, twisted as well.
This contest will truly challenge your design skills as it goes in direct opposition to what you normally would do - create something that is pleasing to the eye.
It will take some real effort for some to get around this hurdle, but it’s all in good fun and a good exercise in meeting a set of design parameters you are not familiar with.
Land of Odds, the promoters of the Ugly Necklace event states:
“…As research into color and design has shown, your eye and brain compensate for imbalances in color or in the positioning of pieces and objects - they try to correct and harmonize them…
Because of this, any jewelry designer who attempts to achieve “Ugly,” has to have enough control and discipline to override, perhaps overcome, intuitive, internally integrated principles of good design…We invite all those jewelry designers out there to give it a try.“
Entering the contest requires three snapshots or scans of your ugly necklace. You will also need to write a short poem about it. Your poem will be part of the overall score of your entry.
Entries are judged by a panel from The Center for Beadwork and Jewelry Arts. Submissions will be critiqued on the hideousness of the design, shape, color, material content, functionality and of course, its wearability.
Visitors to the Land of Odds website vote on their favorite ugly necklaces. Up to 10 finalists will be chosen from the entries that score the most votes. From this group, a winner will be chosen.
First Prize: $992.93 shopping spree on the Land of Odds website.
Runner-Up Prize: $399.07 shopping spree on the website.
Ugly Necklace guidelines can be found by clicking here. Official contest requirements, such as color of necklace, size, assembly materials, dimensions, and other details are found here.
The contest begins September 15, 2009. The deadline for entries is March 15, 2010.
15 June 2009
The 10th International Computer Graphics Conference is seeking entries for its View World Wide Short Competition. All 3D animations and VFX (visual effects) produced between 2006 and 2009 are eligible. The maximum time limit for these shorts is 30 minutes.
In order to widen the scope of talent for this competition, students are now eligible to enter their work in this contest.
The 2009 VIEW Award Categories are:
Best 3D short
This award is given to the best short movie created with 2D / 3D digital animation or live footage integrated with digital visual effects. Motion capture data is acceptable for sourcing animation. Entries will be judged on the following: technical excellence, originality, creativity, design and aesthetics. The time limit for entries is no more than 30 minutes.
Best 3D Design
This award is for the best entry that depicts an original 3D model for non-character subjects such as automotive, industrial design, architectural, or other common non-living objects. Any 3D modeling software may be used to generate models but must include all textures and shading information. Judging is based upon aesthetics, creativity, originality, and technical excellence.
Best Environment Design / Digital Matte Painting
This award category honors the best digital created digital virtual environment. The entries can consist exclusively of 3D graphics or a mix of digital 3D graphics and digital matte painting techniques. The digital environment can be of an interior or exterior setting and must be compete with surface appearance whether it is painted or textured. Entries are judged upon aesthetics, architectural value, originality, creativity, and technical excellence.
Best 3D Digital Character
This award goes to the best 3D digital character modeled for a video game or animated short film. Any 3D software maybe used for the 3D creation of the virtual character. Entries will be judged upon technical excellence, originality, aesthetics, and character personality.
Best Digital Visual Effects (VFX)
This award goes to the best digital visual effects sequence used in a computer generated animation or live-action digital effects short film. VFX may be created using any 3D graphics or compositing software.
Entries are judged upon creativity, originality, technical excellence, and the continuity and consistency of the main theme idea of the short. The entry forms and contest rules can be seen by clicking here. The deadline for this contest is October 15, 2009.
10 June 2009
Do you have the condition of papyrophilia- a love of paper? Or perhaps you are a fontophiliac–a person who loves fonts. Do you have a burning passion to design?
If you can answer yes to all of these questions, you may be a prime candidate for CTI Paper’s 2009 Pearl Awards contest.
The Pearl Awards contest is calling for entries from graphic artists who utilize products in CTI Paper’s Fine Paper Collection for their design projects. The Fine Paper Collection includes cast coated, translucent, pearlescent, and metallic printing papers.
Submissions must be printed on one or more CTI paper products. Eligible projects must be produced during the years 2008 or 2009. Entries that were previously entered in any CTI contests do not qualify.
There are no entry fess and no limitations on how many entries you can submit to the contest. Judging is based upon the quality, creativity, design excellence and the effective use of these CTI papers:
ASPIRE Petallics®
Bindakote®
Constellation®
Jade
CurrencyTM
Jazz®
Glama Natural®
Splendorlux®
These specialty papers, while easy to print on, should be used according to guidelines as set by CTI papers. They are available on the CTI Paper website. Click here for the details.
There are three awards in this contest:
Pearl Award Gold: $500
Pearl Award Silver: $250
Pearl Award Bronze: $100
Winners will be displayed in CTI’s online design gallery during the year. For the official entry form and contest rules, click here. The deadline for this contest is December 31, 2009.
8 June 2009
Are you someone who is constantly doodling on drawing pads with your ideas of
greeting cards? Do you go into gift shops and inspect invitation cards and say, “Gee, I could do better than that!” If you have the talent, here’s your chance to prove your skills.
. Invitation Consultants, a company that specializes in wedding invitations, party invitations, and other stationary products is holding its Invitation Design Contest. Three top designs will be selected from the pool of entrants, and a winner will be selected from these finalists.
. So what do you need to do to enter? Email your application and contest entries in a PDF file. For those who wish to mail their entries in, submit them to
Invitation Consultants, Inc. Attn: Design Contest, 8180 Woodland Center Blvd. Tampa, FL 33614. However, be aware that you will need electronic versions of your work as well.
Your designs need to be 5.5″ by 7.75″ with a 1/8″ bleed. All artwork should be vector. In the event that you are selected as the winner, you will be required to send InDesign files. Wording on the invitation must be relevant to the theme you have chosen, whether it be wedding, party, or gathering, etc.
Three prizes are offered:
1st prize: $1000 plus a royalty of 5% on every sale of your card by Invitation Consultants.
2nd prize: $500 plus a royalty of 5% on every sale of your card by Invitation Consultants.
3rd prize: $250 plus a royalty of 5% on every sale of your card by Invitation Consultants.
Second Chance: If you do not place in the top three, your design may still be selected for printing. You will earn a 5% royalty on every card sold of your design by Invitation Consultants.
The deadline for entries is July 20, 2009, 4PM EST. The complete rules and guidelines and official entry form can be downloaded by clicking here.
