Bombardier is a global transportation company that is involved in aerospace and rail transportation. It is announcing an open call for all designers to enter its You Rail Train Interior Design Contest - Visions of Modern Transportation.

What the Contest Is About
What will the interiors of the trains of the future look like?

Will they provide work areas or libraries so individuals can be more productive during their commute? Or perhaps these trains will offer amenities such as massage chairs, 3D movies, or custom cuisine.

The contest asks for interior designs that are connected to the following topics as described by Bombardier:

• The Leisure Passenger. The target group of this interior are families and passengers on their way to leisure. They enjoy the services on board and traveling implies some kind of experience for them.

• The Business Traveler. The design is addressed to passengers on their way to work or back at home and may represent some kind of office space with all necessary elements of a work environment.

• The Everyday Passenger. The design shall attract passengers to use public transport and give them a feeling of comfort and being at home.

Individuals who want to submit upholstery designs can use the online design tool provided by the contest site by first registering here. Those who want to submit original designs of upholstery or train interiors can do so by registering first. Click here to register.

Submissions will be judged by a select panel from Bombardier. For the full contest rules and guidelines, click here.

Prizes
The top awards for best freely created designs are:

• 1^st - 2000 €  ( ~ $2,990 USD)
• 2^nd - 1500 € ( ~ $2,245 USD)
• 3^rd - 1000 € ( ~ $1,496 USD)
• 4^th through 10^th - Netbook

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The top awards for assisted (online design tool) entries are:

• 1st prize: 600 € (~ $898 USD)
• 2nd prize: 400 € (~ $598 USD)
• 3rd prize: 200 € (~  $299 USD)

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Other Information
For the full contest rules and guidelines, click here. The deadline for this contest is December 16, 2009. The winners will be announced in March 2010.

Mac T-shirts
The 2010 Macworld Expo is fast approaching and will take place at its traditional location in San Francisco, California, February 9-13, 2010.

This annual convention is the gathering place for the Mac faithful and will have its usual celebration of all things Macintosh.

If you are a Mac fan and a graphic designer, you have a chance at winning the Macworld 2010 T-Shirt Design Contest.
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Contest Rules

• The design is for the front of a white t-shirt with the words “Macworld 2010″ or with the official Macworld 2010 logo. Click here for the images
• Contest designs must be created with Mac programs or tools
• Designs must be original and not contain any copyrighted material
• Send in your logo design in JPEG format to ncarrara (at) idgworldexpo.com
• File size should be no larger than 50MB
• One winner will be selected. The winning design will be designated as the official t-shirt for the expo and be sold online and at the convention

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Awards
The winner will receive 10 T-shirts with the winning design, one free pass to the Users Conference, and recognition as the winner of the contest at the expo and the community Macworld website.

Other Information
For a full list of guidelines and contest rules, click here. The contest deadline is December 10, 2009. The winner of the competition will be notified on or around December 15, 2009 via email.

The Contest
Hugo Fragrances is announcing an open call for all illustrators, graphic designers, photographers, and design fans to enter its Hugo Create: Hugo Man 15^th Anniversary Contest. The Hugo Man Fragrance and Hugo Man Bottle have been highly recognizable since the introduction of the products in 1995.

In celebration of the Hugo Man 15^th anniversary, Hugo Fragrances is seeking fresh designs that depict, “…the emotional connections that you have with the HUGO Man bottle.”

The theme for this graphic design contest is open to interpretation and may cover a variety of ideas and concepts.
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The Submission Guidelines and Directions
Some of the general rules for entering this graphic design contest are:

• Use and feature the Hugo Man bottle for your design inspiration.
• Those that are 18 years or older are eligible to enter this contest.
• You entry should be in the form of an advertisement, in poster form, depicting the Hugo Man bottle.
• The contest submissions should incorporate the number or concept of “15” in the overall design.
• Up to five submissions are allowed per contestant per contest round.
• All entries must be submitted electronically as a .JPEG that is no larger than 500kb in file size.
• To submit your entries, click here.
• The Hugo graphic design contest rules and legal information can be found by clicking here.
• You may create your submission online by using the graphic generator. To use it, click here.
• To download the graphic design contest templates, click here.

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Judging Criteria
The following factors will be used to determine the winning designs:

• Quality
• Uniqueness
• Wit
• Successful incorporation of the theme in the design
• Cleverness
• Boldness

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Prizes
There are 10 rounds for this graphic design contest. The winners of each round will be notified via email and announced on the Hugocreate.com website. Winners will receive $500 each.

The contest deadline is December 31, 2009. Winners will be announced on February 10, 2010.

The World of Jem and Fashion
If you are attending school to study fashion design, your interest in this interesting field may have started with something as innocent as designing outfits for your favorite Jem dolls.

Although the Jem toy line and animation series was discontinued in the late 1980s, there is still a loyal following for the brand.

Among the individuals dedicated to the Jem universe are the fans at Jemcon.org who celebrate all things Jem.  In honor of the Jem fashion dolls, Jemcon.org is holding its Jemcon 2010 Fashion Design Contest.

The Theme
For this year’s contest, the theme is “Set Your Sails for New England.” The contest sponsors state:

“We’re asking designers to add an element of sea-breezy adventure and elegant simplicity that reflects this tropical theme.”

The Rules

• Contestants must be 16 years or older
• Entries must be submitted using the official contest template. For those who are designing on their computers with a graphics software program, click here to download the template. Click here to download the PDF version if you want to hand draw your design
• To enter the contest click here to go to the online entry website page
• Entries must be submitted in .jpg/.jpeg or .png formats. Submissions that are in any other format will be rejected. You may also submit paper entries to the contest using the PDF template
• Up to three entries per designer is allowed
• For multiple submissions use the three available entry slots on the application form

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For the complete guidelines and rules for this contest, click here.

The Judging
Entries are judged upon the successful use of the theme, “Set Your Sails for New England,” originality, creativity, and the ease of reproducing the design for a real 12 ½ inch Jem doll.

The top 8-12 designs will be selected by a panel of judges. Members of the jencom.org message board will vote for their favorite design. The winner is determined by the most votes.
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The Awards

• Recognition as the Top Design of the contest
• Winning design will be handcrafted and displayed on a Jem doll at the 2010 Jemcon Convention
• A portion of the funds generated by registration fees for the convention will be donated to charity.

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Other Details
The contest deadline is December 1, 2009. The winner will be announced on January 3^rd, 2010. If you have any questions concerning the contest, click here.

Rectangle is Out. Die-Cut Is In.
The common business card can be a cliché at times.

The ubiquitous little rectangle is passed out to clients and associates like last year’s Halloween candy–sometimes, never gaining the attention of the person it is given to.

But this can change if you enter the TwitPic Business Card Design Contest sponsored by Uprinting.com.

If you are one of three lucky winners, you’ll be showered with 2,000 die-cut business cards. No more boring rectangular ones.

How to Enter

• Design a business card on one of the supplied die-cut templates
• Upload your design to @twitpic and leave a post that links back to your entry
• Tag your photo on Twitpic with this hashtag, #uprinting
• Get your friends to comment on your design on Twitpic.com

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The Design Shapes
Below are the different die-cut forms for business card entries:
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You can log on to the twitpic.com website to see what the other contestants are doing on their designs. There is no entry fee.

If you do win, 2,000 die-cut business cards with your winning design can be a great way to introduce yourself to prospective clients as you say, “Hello, I designed this card, and I won the contest!”

Winners will be announced and contacted on November 16, 2010. For more information about this contest, click here.