48 Hours Left To Enter The Interactive Competition

Enter the most prestigious competition for Interactive design.

Introduce your work to the world—Enter Communication Arts magazine’s 17th Interactive Competition. Judged by the who’s who in interactive media, the jury’s selections will be published in the 2011 Interactive Annual and on the Communication Arts Web site, assuring a prominent place on the industry’s premier stage.
Why enter? CA’s Award of Excellence is one of the most-coveted awards in the industry. If selected, winning places you in the highest ranks of your profession. Ask any creative director which competitions rank as the most influential, and they will place Communication Arts at the top of the list.
SHARE THIS:	Submission Guidelines and FAQs: commarts.com/competitions/interactive To Enter Online NOW: submit2.commarts.com Entries must be submitted by October 8, 2010. Entries submitted after that date require a $10 per entry late fee. No entries will be accepted after October 22, 2010.

Great Outdoors Photo Contest Call for Entries

PRIZES PRIZES FOR BOTH AMATEUR (NGT) AND PROFESSIONAL (PDN) CONTESTS WILL INCLUDE: AMATEUR GRAND PRIZE EL DORADO ROYALE, A SPA RESORT 7 NIGHT GOURMET INCLUSIVE RESORT STAY FOR 2 PEOPLE $250 CERTIFICATE FROM CANSON MEDIA PROFESSIONAL GRAND PRIZE ST. KITTS MARRIOTT RESORT 7-NIGHT LAND STAY FOR 2 PEOPLE WITH SPA $250 CERTIFICATE FROM CANSON MEDIA AN RS DR-1 DOUBLE STRAP FROM BLACK RAPID CATEGORY WINNERS EACH CATEGORY WINNER WILL RECEIVE: $100 B&H GIFT CARD GOLD PASS - PDN PHOTOPLUS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE + EXPO CANSON FINE ART PAPER $100 CERTIFICATE FROM CANSON MEDIA EACH CATEGORY PRO WINNER WILL ALSO RECEIVE AN RS-7 STRAP FROM BLACK RAPID ENTRY DEADLINE APRIL 26, 2010 CAN'T MAKE THAT DEADLINE? FOR AN EXTENDED DEADLINE OF MAY 10, 2010, AN ADDITIONAL $10 PER ENTRY WILL BE CHARGED. or go to www.greatoutdoorscontest.com

The Fourth Graphics.com Challenge

The fourth Challenge requires participants to create an original work embodying at least one of the techniques covered in the Create a Natural Media Brush in Photoshop tutorial, take from Photoshop CS4 QuickSteps, by Gary David Bouton and Carole Matthews. Some interesting entries have already been posted.


This is the first Challenge devoted to the use of Photoshop brushes, based on an excerpt from Tricks of the Trade, an online bonus chapter for Photoshop CS4 QuickSteps by Gary David Bouton and Carole Matthews. Enter to Win>>

STEP’s Best of Web 2007 : CALL FOR ENTRIES

Extended Deadline: April 15, 2008

Enter your great web designs in STEP’s Best of Web Design Competition sponsored by Jupiterimages Unlimited and get the recognition you deserve. Winners will be interviewed and prominently featured in the Best of Web Annual [September|October 2008 issue].

Enter your ...
• Entire Website
• Web Advertising [web banners, pop-ups, etc.]
• Motion Graphics

... in these categories
• Business
• Consumer
• Self-promotion
• Nonprofit | Public Service

www.stepinsidedesign.com/bestofweb

Ample Sample Call for Entries

Enter Ample Sample and create a design idea that will transform carpet samples into a fixture, a personal accessory, or any other product you dream up!
Check out our new categories for students and Tryk samples.
Winning designs will be promoted at NeoCon, in Floor Focus Magazine and available as a free download to forward-thinking designers from around the world. More Info go to Ample Sample.net

2008 Adobe® Design Achievement Awards

The 2008 Adobe Design Achievement Awards gives higher education students from around the world the creative license to propel their careers in the future. Enter in 12 categories in 3 media areas endorsed by the industry, over 60$K US in cash prizes will be awarded in New York City.

Submissions close May 2, 2008.

Ready to submit, click here.

AbleStock Design Brief 8

Project: A design for a mailer to promote a new sushi delivery service.

Client: The client, Blazing Sushi, is a specialist in home delivery of sushi, busily opening up new markets across North America.

Audience: Sushi has broad and growing appeal across generations and income categories. Consuming sushi at home or at the office makes perfect sense, since there is little the traditional restaurant experience can add to it.

Design Requirements: This will be a full-color mailer on card stock sent to residents and businesses near new Blazing Sushi franchises. The design requirement is only one side of the mailer, with the client adding various details regarding the product and ordering on the other side. The dimensions of the design should be in a ratio that will work for the mailer size of 8 inches wide by 4 high. The client prefers a colorful approach that conveys the brand message of trusted quality, nutritious ingredients and speeedy, reliable delivery. Photos illustrating concepts related to the product have been provided from the AbleStock.com collection, but alternative or supporting imagery from the stock.xchng site, or other sources for which the designer has permission, may also be used. The following text must be included:

The brand name: Blazing Sushi
Other text
Handmade with the best fresh fish, vegetables, spices and seaweed.
Free local delivery
New dish: seaweed salad. Free with orders over $50.
Small text along the bottom of the mailer
Tuna fanciers take note: We don't use the endangered blue fin tuna. We use only yellow fin, which also provides leaner meat for both sashimi and nigiri.

Deadline: Designs must be submitted by April 17, 2008.
View the Design Brief 8 entries and submit your own.

Layers Back Page Design Contest

How It Works:
Beginning with the March/April issue of Layers, you'll find a design element (a picture, image, illustration, etc.) on the last page of the magazine or on layersmagazine.com/designcontest. Your assignment will be to download the file then use your imagination (and any Adobe® application you want) to create a magazine cover, a movie poster, a Flash® banner, a short movie clip...whatever you can imagine, it's entirely up to you. Then all you have to do is submit your final work for a chance to win a $300 shopping spree!

So, crank up your computer and get creative...it might just win you something!
For a complete listing of contest rules, click here.

The STEP Best of Web competition

The STEP Best of Web competition is now open for entries. Enter your entire website, web banners or motion graphics for a chance to be featured in our 2008 STEP Best of Web Design Annual. For more information and to enter, go to www.stepinsidedesign.com/bestofweb.

Photoshop User Awards

What do mad photoshop skills and Hawaiian beaches have to do with each other? Plenty - if you enter your work in the Photoshop User Awards. You could win an all-expense paid dream assignment to the tropical island of Maui, and have your work featured on a cover of Photoshop User.

Photoshop User Awards

The winner in each category will receive a prize package, valued at over $2,500. The winning image in each category will appear in a special issue of Photoshop User magazine. Enter your work in any of the following categories:

General Photography
Photo Retouching
Advertising Design
Illustration
Artistic Work
Wedding & Portrait Photography
Landscape & Travel Photography
Composites and Collaging
Photo Restoration
Student Work
General Photoshop Design