Design to Improve Life (INDEX Peoples' Choice Awards)

Browse the really cool projects (including Kiva.org!) and vote on your favorite designs

Yay Denmark for hosting this cool award!

(photo: the 700$ house)

(thanks to Aaron Sklar for the link)

VIDA International Contest

submissions are open as of today July 6th, 2009, for the VIDA competition of art made with artificial life technologies. Think robotics, avatars, cellular automata, projects that fuse biology with technology and art.

Art VS Design

This looks like a fun opportunity:

http://www.artistswanted.org
Deadline May 31st @ 11:59 PM.

An international Open Call for Unique Talent
Details & Submissions >

Images are power. In this dynamic era compelling design can move millions and transcendent art can inspire a generation. From cave paintings of early man to today's industrial designers, art & design has uniquely shaped the world around us, each in its own distinct way. This contest is designed to answer the age old question: What shapes our world more, art or design?

Join thousands of creative people in this visual dialogue.

Mark Mothersbaugh, acclaimed artist and lead singer of art-rock band DEVO leads a panel of judges including Jarrett Gregory (curator at NYC's New Museum) and Donwan Harrell (founder and creative director of Akademiks clothing) in selecting the top artist or designer to be featured at a gala reception at the New Museum in June. The public also plays judge - determining the most powerful medium of the moment - in an online face-off that pits art submissions against design submissions.

Opportunities will be created for everyone who participates and we are awarding over $11,000 in prizes.

Grand Prize & Student winner will be awarded with:

* A gala reception at the New Museum in New York City
* $2009 cash grant
* International Publicity, including a feature in Filter Magazine and work shown through Gawker Artists exposing the winners art or design to hundreds of thousands of visitors across 190+ website galleries
* $500 in gear from Akademiks
* Plus the Red Bull Prize: Offering a choice of: A vintage Vespa OR a trip to London to visit the Tate Museum and the Design Museum OR a fully loaded Mac Book Pro


Every participant gets:

* An online portfolio and international exposure
* A $70 "Thank You" package with gear and discounts to help further your work


Registration is open now and continues through Midnight May 31st.
Details: http://www.artistswanted.org/

Art VS Design was put together by a handful of Brooklyn based artists and designers who have experienced first-hand the difficulties of achieving national attention. We believe both Art & Design hold a powerful place in our society and it is our intention to break-out new talent through a process that is dynamic and open-ended.

Deadline: May 31st @11:59 PM

Opportunity for Photographers

This sounds cool...The Deadline is June 17th, 2008

EXPOSURE is a nation-wide search for photography. Artists Wanted
(http://www.artistswanted.org) is looking for photographers of all
backgrounds who speak exquisitely in the language of lenses and
aperture.

The Top Photographer will be selected by New York Times Photo Editor
Patrick Witty, Supermodel and Fashion Icon Tiiu Kuik and NYC Gallery
Owner David Kesting and will have their work presented in a massive
scale photo show on buildings in the top New York City Art Districts:
Chelsea, Dumbo and Williamsburg. Their work will also be featured at
an Opening Event at the Leo Kesting Gallery in Manhattan on August 9th
and they will receive: $2,008 cash, a full-press promotional campaign
and a feature in our upcoming publication, "The Annual".

THE CALL

Artists Wanted is proud to announce EXPOSURE: a nationwide open call
for photography! All photographers will have their own online
portfolio & receive a complimentary copy of JPG Magazine.

The Grand Prize: The Top Photographer will have their work
presented in a massive scale photo show on buildings in the top New
York City Art Districts: Chelsea, Dumbo and Williamsburg. Their work
will also be featured at an Opening Event at the Leo Kesting Gallery
in Manhattan on August 9th and they will receive: $2,008 cash, a
full-press promotional campaign and a feature in our upcoming
publication, "The Annual".

Student Award: The Top Student Photographer will receive a
$1,000 scholarship; a feature in "The Annual" and their work will be
presented at the Opening Event.

Educator's Grant: The Educator of the Top Student Photographer
will receive a $500 discretionary grant and a feature in "The Annual"
for Teaching Excellence.

People's Choice Award: The public will vote on all the
portfolios on our site and select their Favorite Artist. The People's
Choice Photographer will receive a $500 grant; a feature in "The
Annual" and their work will be presented at the Opening Event.

details and applications: www.artistswanted.org/exposure/

Artists and Designers: Starve no more!

Enter contests and win money. Photoshop, photography, design...or start your own contest. Win prizes, get exposure...this is a really nice approach to the online art marketplace...


the site is a bit hard to navigate though. The idea is still cool.

http://www.worth1000.com/

Valentine's Day Challenge that Bridges the Physical and Digital

Another cool feature from Nike + -- If you run a 5k this Valentine's Day, February 14th, and upload your run to Nike+, you will get to see how you matched up against other people in the challenge.

You will have 24 hours to record your 5k -- I will be competing, you should join the challenge too.





Also...

I just love these scrapable widgets!

They're such a good viral idea.



You need Nike + to participate.

Metropolis Magazine Call for Entries!

Metropolis just sent out their call for entries for their 2008 Next Generation Design Contest.

This year's theme is WATER. Here's what they say on their site:

"The 2008 Next Generation® Design Competition focuses on WATER. In a world of killer floods and rising tides, potable water is a finite resource.

Water is everywhere—in nature, industry, home, our bodies, products, interiors, buildings, landscapes, systems (just to name a few).

With up to one third of the global population living without reliable access to clean water, we need better design solutions that account for potable water, gray water, black water—its uses, re-uses, controls, management, efficiency, and conservation.

We call on your innovative design solutions at all scales and sizes—products, interiors, buildings, landscapes, communication systems, or anything else you’ve dreamed up—for handling this most precious and most threatened natural resource. The time for new thinking on water is now.

WHAT’S YOUR SOLUTION?"

Check out the contest entry details >

Wacom Challenge: Make a Video, Win a Wacom Tablet

This could be fun. Sclipo, the service you have to sign up for to enter, is also interesting. Based in Barcelona, they're a website for sharing "how to" videos.

About the contest:

The Wacom Challenge
Create and share a skills-based video that demonstrates your ability to achieve impressive results with a Wacom tablet.

The top award is a Wacom Cintiq21 Interactive Pen Display, sponsored by Wacom.

Droog Design calls for design ideas around 'climate' theme

Ranging from ideas about food, heating, music, literature, fashion,
architecture...anything you like in any form you wish.

Who can participate
The competition is open to everyone with interesting and challenging ideas regarding the climate.
The process
Out of all the entries, Droog Design will select ten design proposals which they think most suitable.

The selected proposals will be presented to the public through our website.
They will have the final say in who will be the overall winner; the idea that gets voted for most, will win the competition.

Droog Design will investigate if the proposals can be realized.

It also obtains the right to exhibit the proposals in our gallery droog-at-home and other possible venues.

Timelines
Deadline for entries: June 30th 2007
Pre selection Droog Design: September 1st 2007
Final selection winning design: October 1st 2007

How to send in your proposals
Send in via e-mail to: studio@droogdesign.nl:
􀂃 Your proposal *
􀂃 Your contact details
* in digital form; use the following formats: .gif, .jpeg, (72 dpi - max 500 kb each file) .wmv, .mp3, .wma, .doc. (no more than 500 words)

check out the site >