Design a Winning Poster
Are you a bicycle enthusiast with artistic talent? Here’s your opportunity to enter your ideas for the Filmed by Bike film festival poster.

The Filmed by Bike event is a “…film festival of bike-themed independent short movies from around the world.

“Hundreds of international entries are submitted but only an average of 30 make the final cut. Our jury of esteemed judges makes that tough decision.”

How to Enter
The sponsors of this contest state:

If you wish to be considered for this year’s poster, send us examples of your work, or a mock up of what you’d like to propose for our 2011 poster.

If you are making a mock up, please take into consideration the following elements:
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* Event Times: April 15-17, 2011 - Clinton Street Theater - ….Portland, Oregon, USA
* Filmed by Bike Logo
* FilmedByBike.org
* 11×17
* Bleeds are possible
* Landscape or portrait

Judging and Prizes
The contest jury members consist of film makers, bike enthusiasts, writers, editors and other professionals.

The winning poster will be printed and distributed to advertise the Filmed by Bike movie festival. In addition a $200 cash prize will be awarded to the victor.

Send your digital entries to info[at]FilmedByBike.org.

Contest Links and Information
This poster contest has a short deadline so be sure to submit your entries on time. The contest ends on August 28, 2010.

Follow these website links for contest details, contest assets, and information about the film festival.

Official Contest Site
Filmed by Bike Film Festival Details
Bike Videos
Opening Night Details
Filmed by Bike Logo (PDF file)

This contest requires no entry fee.

Handmade Is In
Many of the things we use are manufactured by robots and machines. In spite of this there is still a growing market for items that are handmade. It could be art, clothing, toys or other products but handmade items carry a certain elegance and mystique.

Hellohandmade.com promotes the tradition of handmade crafts and art by being “a website for independent, handmade design and original ideas. A mix between Gallery + Market + Competition + News.”

The Hello Handmade Competition is for designers, artists and crafts people. The contest wants ideas centering on the theme, “Color and a Gray Day.” The winning design will be printed on t-shirts and sold by Hellohandmade.com.

The sponsor states:

“Every kind of design is allowed! GO - draw, paint, scan, cut, copy, fold, sew, embroider, knit, take photographs, arrange, … shape, save and send the motive (design) to hello handmade.”

General Submission Guidelines
Keep in mind that the winning design will be printed on a mélange gray shirt (color: #a7a6aa).

* The design should have a maximum size of 25×30 cm.
* Entries must be designed with vector or pixel graphics.
* Up to three different colors are allowed.
* Each color must have its respective Pantone color specs.
* Pixel graphics should have a resolution of 300dpi.
* Only one entry per person is allowed.

Prize
The winner of this contest will receive 500 Euro (658 USD). According to the sponsor the winner will also receive:

“…5% from the sale of the T-Shirt, which will be produced and printed in a limited edition of max. 150 pieces. The T-Shirts will be sold at the hello handmade market on the 31st of October 2010 in Hamburg and through Milchmädchen and Human Empire, two shops also located in Hamburg…”

Other Information and Website Links
The deadline for submissions is August 31, 2010. There is no entry fee for this competition.

Follow these website links for more details about the contest:

Official Contest Website
Call for Entries
Complete Contest Rules and Submission Form (PDF doc)
Hello Handmade Gallery

Where Do You Go to Escape?
Many of us work in some capacity, go to school or in some cases do both. These daily routines can sometimes be hectic.

Wouldn’t it be great to be able to leave the pressures of everyday life whenever we wanted to?

The popular children’s story, James and the Giant Peach, describes how a little boy was able to escape his troubles and go on the adventure of his life by sailing away on a magical peach.
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We may not have access to a magical peach to leave our problems behind but we do have the ability to occasionally daydream and imagine wonderful places to go to. Use your imagination and talent to illustrate and draw for the James and the Giant Peach Daydream Contest.

The Contest
What magical land would you escape to and what would it look like? That’s what Disney Studios wants to know. The contest sponsor states:

“For this contest, put yourself in James’ shoes and show us where you go to escape the real world! Illustrate the magical landscape of your daydreams and let us see where your imagination takes you.

“Adventures this big don’t grow on trees, so let your imagination soar to Giant-Peach proportions!”

Some of the contest guidelines are:

* Entrants must be at least 13 years old to enter.
* The submission must be free of watermarks or artist signatures.
* Submitted art must be in gif, png, or jpg file formats.
* Entries may be done in any art medium.
* Only online entries will qualify for this contest.
* To enter this contest you must be a registered member of …deviantART.com

Judging
There will be 25 semi-finalists selected from all entries by a panel of judges from the deviantART staff.

Three winners will be selected from the pool of semi-finalists by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.
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Submissions will be judged on:

* Originality
* Creative Interpretation of the Theme (”Illustrate the magical landscape of your daydreams and ….show where your imagination takes you.”)
* Technical Skill

Prizes

First Place

* $800
* James and the Giant Peach Special Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack
* 8,000 deviantART Points
* One year Premium Membership to deviantART

Second Place

* $600
* James and the Giant Peach Special Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack
* 6,000 deviantART Points
* One year Premium Membership to deviantART

Third Place

* $400
* James and the Giant Peach Special Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack
* 4,000 deviantART Points
* One year Premium Membership to deviantART

Contest Links and Information
Here are some of the links you’ll need in order to enter this contest:

Official Contest Site
Contest Rules and Guidelines
Registration to deviantART Membership (free) is needed to enter contest.

This contest has no entry fee. The deadline for entries is August 8, 2010.

What Type of Type Do You Like?
Or to put it another way, what are your favorite fonts? Are you a Helvetica fan?  Or perhaps you like using esoteric fonts such as Mongolian Baiti or Comic Sans MS in your graphic designs?

If you are like many graphic designers, you have an extensive collection of fonts in your arsenal of design tools.

Finding just the right font is not only satisfying, but essential to a good design that utilizes typefaces as a major component in the overall scope and look of the graphics.

Some designers have created their own custom fonts for enjoyment or for use in specific design projects.

If this sounds like you, there is an opportunity to compete with other “fontphiles” in a font design competition.

A “Fontastic” Font Contest
The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) is announcing a call for submissions in its TypeGallery 2010 Font Design Competition.

SOTA’s TypeGallery serves as a typeface showcase for new font designs. Winning entries are displayed at the annual TypeCon convention and on SOTA’s Web site.

To submit your original typefaces for this contest ,follow these guidelines:

* Your typeface must have been created, published or updated ….between July 2009 - August 2010.
* Submit a traditional specimen or typographic design piece ….using your font.
* Entries may be in black and white or color.
* Maximum artwork dimension is 11X17″ or A3.
* Submissions must be flush mounted on 11×17″ foam core. ….
* Two mounted copies of each entry are required.
* Digital files of your font must be included with your entry. ….(See guideline link)
* Up to three submissions per entrant or company are allowed.

Mail your mounted entries and additional required items to:

Linda Dare/TypeCon
c/o Otis College of Art and Design
9045 Lincoln Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90045 USA

Important Contest Links and Information
There is a $15 entry fee per submission. Follow these links for more details about the TypeGallery Contest:

Contest Overview and Submission Form (PDF document)
Submission Guidelines
SOTA Website
TypeCon Convention Web site

The contest deadline is August 5, 2010.
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Billboards as Art
The Art Moves 3^rd International Festival of Billboard Art is seeking entries from all artists and graphic designers.

The competition’s purpose is to “propagate and popularize billboard art and to encourage artists to create art engaged in the reality.”

The theme of the billboard contest is “Together or Apart?” and is based upon the idea of various contrasts related to choices regarding human interaction with individuals and society as a whole.

For example:

* Is it better to be part of the whole as opposed to being individualistic?
* Is it better to take care of your own interests first and others second?
* Should group development overtake personal development?

The ideas can be used as starting points to develop the contest theme in other directions and areas. The interpretation of the slogan “Together or Apart?” is open-ended; designers and artists are encouraged to explore the gamut of ideas connected with the phrase.

Basic Contest Guidelines
Poster submissions can be done in any art technique. Digital format size should be 504 cm x 238 cm (198.4 inches x 93.7 inches) in a horizontal layout. Resolution required is 100 dpi, while the file format should be .tiff with CMYK color.

If the phrase “Together or Apart?” is included as a text element in the billboard design, English or Polish should be used.

While the actual full-sized poster file should be available on request, the sponsors only require a preview file for the official entry submission.

The format for previews is 30 cm x 14.1 cm (11.8 inches x 5.5 inches) in a horizontal layout, 72 dpi, jpg. The file should be named with the artists’ first and last name. You may submit up to 3 posters. If you are submitting multiple entries, number each from 1-3 respectively, along with your identification.

All entries must be accompanied with the proper entry form.

The Awards
A contest jury will select the top 10 submissions from all entries.

The winners will have their work displayed on public billboard sites throughout the city of Torun, Poland during the Art Moves Festival, which occurs in September-October 2010.

The Grand Prize winner will be awarded $2200 USD.

Final Details
The deadline for this contest is August 10, 2010. There is no entry fee. For more information about this contest follow (click on) these links:

Official Website
Complete Contest Guidelines (PDF document)
Official Entry Form (Word doc download)

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Got Flashcards?
Back when you were in elementary school you probably remember the ubiquitous math flashcards that were used by your teacher to help you learn your times tables.

Software company SimpleLeap believes that the use of paper flashcards is out of place in today’s world of computers and electronics. It believes this so firmly that it is willing to pay you to get rid of your flashcards!
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The Fine Print
SimpleLeap will pay $500 to the person who best depicts, in the most creative and entertaining short video, how they got rid of their flashcards. All you have to do is to fill out a short scholarship/entry application and post your completed video on SimpleLeap’s YouTube Group Page.

Who Is Eligible?
All entrants must be enrolled in high school or college. This includes individuals who are taking online courses and grad students. You may be a part time or full time student. According to SimpleLeap, you are eligible if:
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* You are a student currently enrolled in high school or college.
* You are 14 years of age or older at the time of entry.
* If you are 14 of age or older, but are considered a minor in your place of residence, you should ask your parent’s or legal guardian’s permission prior to submitting an entry into this Contest.
* You are NOT a resident of the province of Quebec.
* You are NOT a resident of any of the following countries: Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria.
* You are NOT an employee of SimpleLeap Software.
* You are NOT involved in any part of the administration and execution of this Contest.
* You are NOT an immediate family (parent, sibling, spouse, child) or household member of a SimpleLeap Software employee, an employee of a SimpleLeap Software subsidiary, or a person involved in any part of the administration and execution of this Contest.

Other Contest Information and Details
Follow these links for important forms and contest guidelines:

Official Contest Website
Official Contest Rules
Contest Application Form

All entries to this contest must be received by August 1, 2010. There is no entry fee for this scholarship competition.