Would you rather have the software knowledge to produce this poster or the ability to think of the idea/concept to produce this poster?

Enter the most prestigious competition for creativity in graphic design, the Communication Arts Design Competition. Any design project printed, published or aired for the first time within the last twelve months prior to the deadline is eligible. Selected by a jury of leading design professionals, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Design Annual and on commarts.com, assuring important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work.

Deadline: May 14, 2010. Entries submitted after that date require a $10 per entry late fee. No entries will be accepted after May 28, 2010.

Communication Arts

Enter the most prestigious competition for creativity in advertising, the Communication Arts Advertising Competition. Any advertising project printed, published or aired for the first time within the last twelve months prior to the deadline is eligible. Selected by leading creative directors, art directors and writers, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Advertising Annual and on commarts.com, assuring important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work.

Deadline: May 14, 2010. Entries submitted after that date require a $10 per entry late fee. No entries will be accepted after May 28, 2010.

Communication Arts

The W3 Awards honors creative excellence on the web, and recognizes the creative and marketing professionals behind award winning sites, videos and marketing programs. Simply put, the W³ is the first major web competition to be accessible to the biggest agencies, the smallest firms, and everyone in between. Small firms are as likely to win as Fortune 500 companies and international agencies.

Early Entry Deadline: May 14, 2010.
W3 Awards

The CIPBA works with design professionals and students, professional associations, educational and civic institutions, and members of the public to advance our mission of promoting visual literacy as a professional responsibility, advancing international cooperation as a social imperative, and celebrating cultural diversity as our greatest tool for understanding and peace. With the endorsement and backing of the International Council of Graphic Design Associations (ICOGRADA), the CIPBA produces world-class competitions, public exhibitions, widespread distribution of publications, and innumerable educational initiatives.

All entries must be received at the committee office of the Biennial address by post on or before 22 May 2010.

Chicago Biennial

Never a city to limit who votes, Chicago even allows the dead to cast a ballot. But your work can live forever! Consider Archive10 as a reverse election. Each of your entries is treated like a political candidate, and each of our esteemed judges acts like the ultimate super delegate.

Still undecided? Okay, here’s a bribe (shh). Sonnenzimmer is creating a limited edition, signed & numbered poster to celebrate Archive10. We’re giving them away to the first 120 people who enter. BUT: You do have to pay the member or non-member entry fee – not the student entry fee – to get one.

All work must be produced between January 2009 and July 2010. Send your best work to the Archive10 campaign headquarters by the July 23, 2010 deadline. If you miss it, there’s a second-chance deadline one week later – July 30, 2010.

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On the fourth Monday of the month, ADC Young Guns winners will present their work at the Apple Store in Chicago. April’s speaker: The Little Friends of Printmaking.

You can easily spot The Little Friends of Printmaking in a crowd—their inky hands and clothes are a dead giveaway, and their work is just as distinctive. Husband-and-wife team J W & Melissa Buchanan first made a name for themselves through their silkscreened concert posters, but now design fancy junk for whomever will pay them money. Their awards include honors from the Art Directors’ Club, American Illustration, and Communication Arts; and their work has been published in the books New Masters of Poster Design [Rockport], Juxtapoz: Poster Art [Gingko Press], and Handmade Nation [Princeton Architectural Press], among others.

The Little Friends of Printmaking are part of the ADC Young Guns 5 class of winners, honored in 2007.

Monday, April 26, 2010
7:00 – 8:30 PM
Apple Store, North Michigan Avenue
679 North Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
Free, no reservation required.

Welcome to Brand New Classroom, a proud descendant of everybody’s favorite, Brand New. I encourage you to read the About page to get the full description but if you just want the quick version: We will be publishing identity work from students around the world who tackle redesigns of well-known brands as a class assignment. The focus will be as much on the final result as the process to get there. All of our readers are encouraged to provide constructive feedback, whether you are a student yourself or a seasoned professional. If you are eager to submit your work for consideration right away please read our selection criteria at the submission page.

Students with the most powerful and provocative concepts will be given financial awards to recognize and honor their great ideas. The winning projects will also be highlighted on the Design Ignites Change website and in PR efforts.

In each award cycle one award of $1,000 and up to two at $500 each will be given to innovative project ideas that have the ability to ignite positive social change. Projects will also be highlighted on the Design Ignites Change website and promoted through the program’s PR efforts.

These awards are for project ideas only, it is not required that a plan for actual implementation be in place. Projects will be judged on the following parameters:

» Addresses a pressing social need within a community
» Applies innovation and design thinking to solving the problem
» Proposes a project that is feasible, one that could be implemented with the proper funding and resources in place

The scale of the project idea is not an issue, Design Ignites Change is looking for ideas at any size that push the boundaries of what design thinking can do when applied to social issues.

Deadlines
The written application and on-line cases studies must be submitted and posted by:
Cycle 1: June 31, 2010
Cycle 2: December 31, 2010

Eligiblity
The following groups enrolled in Design Ignites Change are eligible to submit projects developed in the fall of 2009 and all of 2010:
» Colleges and universities
» Youth mentoring organizations involved in arts and design
» Creative professionals engaged in a mentoring program around social issues may apply on behalf of the students they mentor

The iChat Lecture Series continues tonight with the amazing Frank Chimero.

Frank Chimero. Illustration. Graphic Design. Process. Perception. Concept. Creativity. Levity. Wit. Form. Pencil. Desk. Coffee. Go!

Chimero’s fascination with the creative process, curiosity, and visual experience informs all of his work. Each piece is the part of an exploration in finding wit, surprise, honesty and joy in the world around us.

The details:
Time: 5pm
Room: 405
Date: April 26th