For more than 30 years Plaid Enterprises, Inc., a leading arts and crafts company, has worked with designers, artists and inventors to bring some of the most innovative craft products to market. These products are found at craft and hobby stores world-wide, featured on popular TV shows and in well-known publications, and have garnered national and international recognition.
Plaid is currently accepting submissions for new product ideas and innovative crafting techniques. They also want to expand their network of freelance designers. If you have a product idea, invention or are an artist interested in working with Plaid, now it’s easier than ever to submit your work to them. Simply fill out the required information:
- Tell them about yourself – background, skills, specialty, etc.
- Review and agree to Non-Disclosure Agreement terms.
- Attach a few images and/or photos of your work (clearly label all photos & images with your contact information)
- Include any additional infomation about you or your idea.
This is an ongoing venture, so apply any time.
The year may be drawing to a close, but DESIGN 21’s latest offerings of social design competitions are still open for submissions until mid-January. Hoping to utilize the remarkable creativity of its global base of designers while harnessing the power of design for the greater good, DESIGN 21: Social Design Network – an online platform founded by Felissimo and UNESCO to inspire and promote design for the greater good – is pleased to announce a stellar line-up of industry leaders who will judge the two current competitions.
Lateral Action covers the usual and unusual in their list geared specifically toward creatives. You’ll find Twitter here as well as Facebook and MySapce. What you may not be familiar with are social networks such as The Behance Network, Shapeshifters and likemind. The latter networks were designed to connect creative makers and shakers, a breeding ground for chaotic relationships, if you will.
Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc., announces the launch of its new website, designed to be a resource to the graphic arts printing and packaging communities, as well as to OEMs and printers/converters. The new website is replete with educational resources in design, printing and finishing, and also features information about all Monadnock products, including papers for Printing and Packaging, Technical/Specialty Papers and Non-Wovens.
Smith Micro Software, Inc. Consumer Group today announced the availability of GroBoto, a fun and easy-to-use software program that lets artists generate fresh and innovative 3D images and animations in minutes.