The Web Marketing Association 7th annual Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards is currently excepting entries. The IAC Awards are the first and only industry-based advertising award competition dedicated exclusively to online advertising.

The Internet Advertising Competition Awards are open to all organizations and individuals (advertising and interactive agencies, corporate marketing departments, etc.) involved in the process of developing Internet advertising.

Awards will be presented within each of the industry categories and advertising formats such as online ad (including banner, pop-up or interstitial), rich media online ad, email message, online newsletter campaign, Website and integrated ad campaign and ads the client did not choose.

Best of show award for each medium will be selected from among the industry winners. Ads eligible for entry in the competition must have run during the period from January 1, 2008 through January 30, 2009.

Deadline for entry is 30 January 2009. Visit the site to learn more.

When you’re a designer, corporate employee recognition programs just don’t cut it. But HOW can help you get the attention you deserve. Enter your best corporate work in their third annual In-HOWse Design Awards. If you win, they’ll highlight your work and your name in the February 2010 issue of HOW magazine. Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to have your creative projects judged along side the work of other in-house designers. And for get about those big-name design firms: This one’s just for you!

HOW accepts actual samples of annual reports, brochures, catalogs, direct mail, book and magazine covers and interior pages, invitations, announcements, greeting cards, letterhead, logos, packaging, posters, print advertising, calendars, wearables, 3D objects and other print projects. We also accept color print-outs of workspaces, signage and other environmental graphic design. They do not accept videos, CD-ROMs, DVDs, websites or other interactive work, or digital images or slides of print work. All digital work is eligible in their Interactive Design Awards. Designs may be entered in more than one category. Submit a separate entry and payment for each category. Work must have been created between Jan. 1, 2008, and May 1, 2009.

Entries postmarked after April 15 require a late fee of $25 per entry. Visit the site to learn more about categories, judging and other rules and regulations.

The D&AD Awards 2009 offer the creative community the opportunity to be judged by its harshest critics and its peers. Over 270 eminent creative practitioners selected for their expertise in their field, looking for great ideas that are well executed and appropriate to their mediums. Enter into thirty categories including Web sites, viral marketing, book design, product design, direct radio and more.

Full details available at the D&AD Awards 2009 site. The entry deadline is 21 January 2009.

Enter your favorite projects in HOW’s Promotion Design Awards for the chance to see your work—and your name—in the pages of HOW. There’s a category for every design occasion, from wedding invitations to pro-bono projects to client promotions. BEST OF SHOW scores a free trip to the 2010 HOW DESIGN CONFERENCE (round-trip airfare within the U.S., hotel and conference registration) and an award to be presented at the conference. All Winners will see their work in HOW’s OCTOBER 2009 SELF-PROMOTION DESIGN ANNUAL, get a $100 discount to the 2010 HOW Design Conference and receive a nifty certificate.

HOW accepts actual samples of annual reports, brochures, catalogs, direct mail, book and magazine covers and interior pages, invitations, announcements, greeting cards, letterhead, logos, packaging, posters, print advertising, calendars, wearables, 3D objects and other print projects. They also accept color print-outs of workspaces, signage and other environmental graphic design. We do not accept videos, CD-ROMs, DVDs, websites or other interactive work, or digital images or slides of print work. All digital work is eligible in our Interactive Design Awards. Designs may be entered in more than one category. Work must have been created between Jan. 1, 2008, and March 20, 2009.

All entries must be postmarked no later than March 20, 2009. Visit the site to learn more about entry fees, judging and other rules.

Don’t miss the 16 January 2009 entry deadline for Professionals and the 30 January 2009 deadline for Students. It’s your chance to win a Gold Cube in the 88th Annual Awards. Enter your advertising, design, interactive, photography, illustration and even unpublished work in Playground. There are also breakout categories, ADC Hybrid and ADC Design Sphere, and a sponsored award from Corbis! So go ahead, enter now!

This competition was designed to create elements of a consumer call-to-action campaign to buy FSC-certified (Forest Stewardship Council) products as a means of protecting forests around the world. Founded in 1993, FSC is an international NGO certification and labeling system that promotes the responsible management of the world’s working forests. It is supported by social-welfare and workers’ rights groups, timber industry representatives, and the environmental and conservation community. Conservationists promote FSC certification as a means of safeguarding working forests – those that are managed to supply wood – which often surround and buffer national parks and other protected areas.

The problem is that consumer awareness about FSC is uneven globally. Consumer awareness translates directly into increased demand for FSC-certified forest products (e.g., building materials, paper, furniture, flooring), which, in turn, drives demand for more forests to meet FSC’s standards. But in the Netherlands, prompted consumer recognition of FSC is 67%, while in the United States – the largest consuming market of wood products in the world – public awareness of and, therefore, demand for FSC is negligible. Moving more forestland into FSC status will require consumers and corporations in the United States and other high-value markets, such as the EU, Australia and Japan, to be aware of and ask for FSC-certified products.

This competition is part of the DESIGN 21 series, which challenges designers of all disciplines to find solutions to social and global issues. It’s guided by UNESCO’s premise that education, science, technology, culture and communication are tools to spread knowledge and information, build awareness and foster dialogue. Total prize money of $10,000 will be allocated for this competition. Application closes on 13 January 2009 at 6:00 pm UTC. For the brief, design competition rules, objects that must be included and other information, visit the site.