Above: “HELP!” by Lana Sef.

DESIGN 21: Social Design Network, a joint-venture project founded by Felissimo and UNESCO to inspire and promote design for the greater good, is proud to announce the results of its Millennium Promise competition. The latest in a series of thought-provoking online competitions, designers of all disciplines were invited to develop a new, web-based media campaign for this non-profit organization with the mission to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals (MGDs) in Africa by 2015. These eight globally endorsed objectives address the many aspects of extreme poverty, hunger and preventable disease. Close to 80 designers from 26 countries responded to this challenge. Millennium Promise selected “Eight Goals” by Jisuk Jung of South Korea as the Overall Winner. Jung will be awarded $5000. In addition, a DESIGN 21 jury, consisting of four members of its advisory board, selected winners for a prize of $1125 each. There was also an awareness-raising popular vote for a prize of $500, which generated hundreds of responses from around the globe.

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Opening in the historic center of Florence, a new international school of design will welcome students from all over the world to commence its first full session on January 19, 2009. The Florence Institute of Design International will offer a new type of boutique academics focused entirely on international students providing Interior Design, Graphic Design and Architecture programs with both master and semester abroad options available, as announced by Founder and Creative Director, Architect Marc DiDomenico.

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This is your chance to join a community where creative minds work and share thoughts together. This is Toyota’s network of creative individuals who collaborate on innovative projects and ideas. HEYA also provides you the opportunity to attend exciting events and earn grants and support for your personal projects, from eco and industrial design to art exhibits to community services.

HEYA has also launched a special “HEYA Greens” group where you can meet and innovate with other people who care about sustainability and green issues. You will also have the opportunity to engage with the people behind Toyota’s hybrid technology.

Visit the site to learn more.

Via: Inhabitat

Opera, one of the major alternative Web browsers to Windows’ Internet Explorer, has opened the door to a new user market with the publication of its Opera Web Standards Curriculum. This curriculum is a complete course that teaches standards-based Web development, including HTML, CSS, design principles and background theory, and JavaScript basics. It already has support from many organizations (including Yahoo! and the Web Standards Project) and universities. The first 23 articles are currently available, with about 30 more to be published between now and late September.

The Web Standards Curriculum is completely free to use, accessible, and assumes no previous knowledge. Some of the authors you’ll meet include Jonathan Lane (President of Industry Interactive, a Web development/application development company located on Mayne Island, British Columbia, Canada), Mark Norman Francis (Currently a Front End Architect for Yahoo!, defining best practices, coding standards and quality in Web development internationally), Christian Heilmann (A trainer and lead developer for Yahoo! in the UK who oversees front end code quality for Europe and Asia) and your own Linda Goin. Yes, moi.

This incredibly complex project was pulled together and edited by Chris Mills, developer relations manager for Opera. Chris edits and publishes articles on dev.opera.com and labs.opera.com, liaises with the community to raise awareness of Opera and collect feedback, and evangelizes about Opera software wherever he can. It was a pure pleasure to work with Chris, who has nothing up his sleeve other than to spread the goodness of the Web wherever possible through usable and accessible Web sites. So what are you waiting for? Go visit!

The results of the international graniph T-shirt design award vol.2 were announced this past week. Again this year, the feedback of young international artists and designers was amazing. About 15,000 artworks from over 50 countries arrived in the graniph office in Tokyo for the contest. Visit the site to view all the award-winning works and to purchase a T-shirt with the designs.

PhotoShelter Inc., the leading online destination where more than 32,000 photographers sell stock photography and access powerful solutions for e-commerce and image storage, announced two initiatives designed to replenish the global stock photo supply in areas of the greatest buyer demand. Together with sponsors Nikon, Adorama Camera, and Shoot Digital, PhotoShelter kicked off registration for Shoot! The Day (www.shoottheday.com), a first-of-its-kind event taking place on July 20, 2008, that will bring together thousands of photographers across the world to share insights and take pictures in key categories. In addition, PhotoShelter today launched The School of Stock (http://blog.photoshelter.com/school), the definitive new online guide to understanding what stock photo buyers’ want and how they want it – directly from the minds of leading image buyers and successful photographers.

Photographers can register free of charge at www.shoottheday.com to participate in all Shoot! The Day events. Visit the site to learn more.

Two freelance editors are currently working on a new book about graphic design and designers. They need your help with collecting some statistics about your prefession and professional habits. The survey shouldn’t take more than five minutes of your time. Just think - you’ll be part of history! So help these folks out and take the survey…

Boosted today announced an exclusive content deal with Los Angeles-based artist Amanda Visell offering its youth wireless customers an opportunity to own and experience a piece of artwork from the renowned artist on their Boost Mobile phone, for a fraction of the high gallery fees.

“We are very excited to have the opportunity to collaborate with talented artists such as Amanda Visell, and are leading in our efforts to differentiate this high quality content,” said Jeff Park, director of business development for Boost Mobile. “We are developing an intensive experience on the web that is consistent with the quality of the artist’s work and enables Boost customers to experience such art in a meaningful way.”

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New HD Animation Technology Provides Highest Quality Experience For Animators And Fans Around the World On MyToons.com. Global animation community MyToons.com becomes the first animation website to showcase member’s animations in high definition online.

MyToons.com, the world’s premier online animation community, today announced the launch of HD Animation; a first for any online animation site. Animators and animation fans around the world can now experience both independent and studio animations in glorious high definition color and clarity – precisely as the creators intended them to be viewed – at MyToons.com

“MyToons has reached a significant technological and artistic milestone, making us the first animation community to showcase high definition animations,” explained Paul Ford, co-founder and president of MyToons.com. “Animators everywhere are really excited about this opportunity to upload and share their HD creations with MyToons’ global fan base.”

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ARTRMX COLOGNE VOL. 01, which will take place from 22 – 31 August 2008, searched for artists whose artworks embody a “young, fresh and self-reflective spirit.” From almost 400 applicants their competent jury choses about 50 artists who will exhibit their works for ten days in different off-site locations and open spaces throughout Cologne. The artworks will encompass different media like streetart, photography and painting as well as installations and special events at all participating locations and all based upon the theme, “Where is my mind?”.

To learn more about this exhibition, visit the Web site.