Website Competition |ThinkQuest Intenational 2008

ThinkQuest inspires students to think, connect, create, and share. Students work in teams to build innovative and educational websites to share with the world. Along the way, they learn research, writing, teamwork, and technology skills and compete for exciting prizes.

Sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation, the competition offers a unique project-based learning experience to students and teachers across the globe. Everybody wins by having their completed websites published in the ThinkQuest Library, a rich online resource visited by millions monthly.

With an annual competition, it's never too late to join the 30,000+ students worldwide who have participated since 1996. Start thinking…

Compete
Students, ages 9-19, form a team and recruit a teacher to act as coach. Once the coach enrolls the team, students work together to create an innovative website on any topic within a broad range of educational categories. Diverse teams and globally relevant themes are encouraged.

Awards & Prizes
The top 5 teams in each age division receive laptop computers and a cash award for the coach's school. In addition, the top 3 teams in each age division travel to ThinkQuest Live, an educational extravaganza celebrating their achievements. A special award is also presented to the team best demonstrating global perspectives.

ThinkQuest Calendar

August 15, 2007

ThinkQuest 2008 Competition Opens

April 2, 2008

Entry Submission Deadline

May 29, 2008

Winners Announcement

If you want to know more about this competition you can visiting this link and you can read about contest criteria at here

Introduction

Colorsdesigner is an international competition open to young creatives, designers and architects asked to develop new retail concepts for large international clothing enterprises.

The competition is promoted by POLI.design, Consortium of the Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and represents a challenge for designers in finding new eco-sustainable and creative solutions capable to express the quality of interior environments, products and services. Possible future spaces thought not merely for selling products but also for communication, interaction with final users and aggregation activities. Spaces where technology is capable of humanizing the approach to buying by transforming it in a social experience, a moment for self-gratification and pleasure.

The Jury will select 6 candidates who will have the opportunity to measure themselves with designing a real retail system.

DeadLine

1st Jun 2007 Registration opening for Phase 1

15th Nov 2007 Registration Deadline for Phase 1

15th Dec 2007 Selection and Awarding of finalists of Phase 1 and Beginning of Phase 2

15th Apr 2008 Deadline of Phase 2

15th May 2008 Awarding of prizes for Colorsdesigners!

Price

The winner of the Competition colorsdesigner will receive a prize of Euro 20.000. The awarded project will be developed as a retail prototype for the distribution network of an Italian clothing company.

The other finalists which have participated in Phase 2, will receive a prize of Euro 3.000.

You can visit the original site at http://www.colorsdesigner.com/page.php?article=1

Taiwan International Poster Design Award 2007

▓ Purpose:

Department of Commerce, MOEA began implementing the "Commercial Design Improvement Project" since 2004. For the purpose of enhancing Taiwan's commercial design talent and providing opportunities for interchange with international designers.

▓Responsible organization

Responsed by: Department of Commerce, MOEA
Implemented by: China Productivity Center（CPC）
Jointly presented by: The Graphic Design Association of the Republic of China（GDA-Taiwan）, Taiwan Graphic Design Association（TGDA）, Taiwan Poster Design Association（TPDA）, Kaohsiung Creators Association（KCA）

▓International group cooperation

This project uses “Taiwan International Poster Design Award 2007” competitions endorsed by ICOGRADA and supported by JAGDA to enlarge Taiwan’s design perspectives and internationalize

▓Eligibility:

The competition is open to designers from all regions and countries.

▓Design categories

1. Special theme: "Humanitarian Concern"（Type A）, entered works no created date restriction
2. Open category ：Commercial （Type B）or Promotional（Type C）, entered works must have been created after Jan. 1, 2005.

▓Awards:

A. Grand Prize（1 person）: US$10,000
B. Icograda Excellence Award（1 person）: US$5,000
C. Jagda Excellence Award（1 person）: US$5,000
D. Special topic and open category（Two categories with three types）:
Gold medal（1 person each）: US$3,000
Silver medal（1 person each）: US$2,000
Bronze medal（1 person each）: US$1,000
（Awards are granted in accordance with the regulations of the host country; taxes shall be withheld in accordance with ROC tax law 20 % for foreigner, 15% for ROC local people ）
E. Judges' special award（each judge may select one person）: medal or certificate.

▓ Prize-winning works:

1. The implementing unit will hold a solo design exhibition in Taiwan for the winner of the Grand Prize during the following year.
2. Prize-winning works will be included in the special publication "Taiwan International Poster Design Award 2007."
3. Prize-winning works will be displayed on the "Commercial Design Improvement Project" website and in publicity materials.
4. Prize-winning works may be displayed at exhibitions held under the project.

▓ Submission deadline:

Entered works accepted immediately until Aug. 31, 2007.
（Participants are reminded that the cut-off date is based on the date and time in Taiwan; works received after the cut-off date will not be accepted. Please take international time differences into consideration when mailing works.）

For more information about this contest you can find at http://96.cdip.org.tw/competition/

WallPaper Design Contest

Jannelli & volpi is launching wall paper on demand on the italian market: an innovative Project that meets the highest expectations for freedom and quality in the customizing of Wallpaper decoration. The wall paper design contest is proposed as a way to valorize the Originality and versatility of this new technology that permits you to take the utmost Advantage of creativity, fantasy and imagination.

Competition Purpose
The competition’s purpose is the project-designing of a wall decoration, interpreted as an
Actual décor element around which to develop a concept for a hotel or bed & breakfast
Room. The participants are invited to interpret such a space, transforming it, rendering it
Enjoyable by anyone and allowing guests to feel immersed in an original and creative atmosphere.
The only constraint imposed, which constitutes an acceptance parameter for the entries, is
The use of the wall paper on demand product in creating the wall decoration.
Every participant or group will be able to enter from one to five projects. They may then choose
To concentrate on a project’s uniqueness or the creation of a guiding theme to appear inside
Every room within a “narration”.
The key words underlying the competition are: aestheticism, originality, uniqueness.

Competition Registration
In order to register it is necessary to read the competition announcement and fill in the form at
The website www.jannellievolpi.it where a special section will be dedicated to it.

Registrations Will be accepted from 18th april 2007 to 14th september 2007.

Once the online form is completed the participant will receive, via e-mail to his/her indicated
Address, confirmation of registration to the competition. This document, when printed on plain
Paper and signed by the participant, will have to be enclosed with the prepared competition
Entries (art. 4).
Competition registration and participation are free.

Prizes And Usage Rights
The competition will conclude with the selection of the 5 best projects.

A recognition of 1,000 euros will be assigned to each, for total prize money of 5.000 euros and a year’s Subscription offered by monitor magazine.

Moreover, jannelli & volpi may offer the competition
Winners the chance to enter to become part of its wonderland section (in which wallpapers
Designed by top designers are collected) and to take part in any plans for the development and
The application of wond.
With the prize payment, jannelli & volpi reserves an option on the use of the winning projects for
The duration of 18 months from the date of the jury’s report. Within this period jannelli & volpi
Will deliberate on whether to put them into production. Jannelli & volpi will also be able to
Request an 18-month option on non-prize-winning projects, subject to communication in
Writing with their designers.

if you interesting you can download and read the document from here or you can visit the original site at here

2007 Translations in Tupperware Global Design Contest

Description :

The third annual Translations in Tupperware® Global Design Contest invites consumers and designers from around the world to create a piece of art or unique functional product inspired by Tupperware®. Channel your inner artist and create a Tupperware-inspired work of art that could send you and your masterpiece to New York City! Inspiration may come from a sculpture, in the form of a painting, a functional product or a fabulous pair of shoes. All entrants are encouraged to produce original pieces that take Tupperware out of the kitchen and into the art gallery.

Applicants will compete for the chance to win a trip to New York City and a $2,000 cash prize.

Deadline for submissions is August 31st, 2007.

The top entrant and one runner up entrant from each participating country will be selected by local Tupperware contest directors in each market.

CLICK HERE TO SEE A MAP OF PARTICIPATING TRANSLATIONS IN TUPPERWARE COUNTRIES.

The top entrant from each country then automatically moves forward for the Global Judging Event where one winner will be determined from each of the following categories:

• Fashion
• Utility Objects
• Free Form

The three winners will be determined by the esteemed panel of judges.

U.S. and Canadian residents: Click here to find out how to enter.

Translations in Tupperware 2007 Event Press Release

How To Enter :

Entries will be split into three categories:

Fashion Utility Objects Free Form

You may enter each category only once. To enter, you must submit the following by August 31st, 2007:

Registration Form (United States and Canadian residents: Click here to enter) Color photograph of completed piece An Essay of 200 words or less that includes the Title of your work and the inspiration behind your work, based on the category you select as follows: 1) Entrants in the Fashion Category must provide a description of the item and how it should be worn. 2) Entrants in the Utility Objects category must provide a description of the product's benefits and unique points. 3) Entrants in the Free Form category must describe the inspiration behind the piece.

For More Information you can find at here

SolidWorks Design Contest

Share your innovative product designs

created with SolidWorks® software

and you could win valuable prizes!

Prizes will be awarded to one Grand Prize winner for Top Model and a first, second, and third place winner in each of three categories:

• SolidWorks Models
• Photorealistic Images
• Animations

All entries will be judged based on aesthetic appeal, technical challenges, and the text provided describing the product design and your organization's use of SolidWorks software.

You may submit an entry in all three categories: models, images, and animations.

Deadline: November 30, 2007

Price For Each Categories:

I. SOLID WORKS MODELS Category

The top design in the SolidWorks Models category receives: New system and monitor from Lenovo International SolidWorks® Office Premium COSMOSWorks® Professional CustomWorks® license plus 1 year subscription CadParts PipeWorks 2007 SolidProfessor Professional Bundle 2008

The three runners-up in the SolidWorks Models category receive:

1st Place SolidWorks Office Premium upgrade Lenovo ThinkPad T61p CustomWorks license plus 1 year subscription CadParts PipeWorks 2007 SolidProfessor Advanced Concepts 2008 SolidProfessor COSMOSWorks Designer 2008

2nd Place SolidWorks Office Premium upgrade SpacePilot intelligent navigation device CustomWorks license plus 1 year subscription CadParts Threaded Pipe Fitting Library PF 2007 SolidProfessor Advanced Concepts 2008 SolidProfessor COSMOSWorks Designer 2008

3rd Place SolidWorks Office Premium upgrade CustomWorks license plus 1 year subscription CadParts Fastener Library with Insertion Program SolidProfessor Advanced Concepts 2008 SolidProfessor COSMOSWorks Designer 2008

II. PHOTOREALISTICS Category

The three winners in the Photorealistic Images category receive:

1st Place COSMOSWorks® Designer HP Designjet 110plus p rinter CustomWorks® license plus 1 year subscription CadParts PipeWorks 2007 SolidProfessor Advanced Concepts 2008 SolidProfessor COSMOSWorks Designer 2008
2nd Place SpaceExplorer intelligent navigation device CustomWorks license plus 1 year subscription CadParts Threaded Pipe Fitting Library PF 2007 SolidProfessor Professional Bundle 2008
3rd Place CustomWorks license plus 1 year subscription CadParts Fastener Library with Insertion Program SolidProfessor Professional Bundle 2008

III. ANIMATIONS Category

The three winners in the Animations category receive:

1st Place COSMOSWorks® Designer NextEngine Desktop 3D Scanner CustomWorks® licenses plus 1 year subscription CadParts PipeWorks 2007 SolidProfessor Advanced Concepts 2008 SolidProfessor COSMOSWorks Designer 2008
2nd Place SpaceNavigator intelligent navigation device CustomWorks licenses plus 1 year subscription CadParts Threaded Pipe Fitting Library PF 2007 SolidProfessor Professional Bundle 2008
3rd Place CustomWorks license plus 1 year subscription CadParts Fastener Library with Insertion Program SolidProfessor Professional Bundle 2008

For More Information and application form you can reach it on here

EuroCv Web Design Contest 2008

Important Dates

Submission Deadline: 16 December 2007 23.00GMT
Scoring Starts: 05 July 2007
Scoring Ends: 30 December 2007 23.00GMT
Results Announced: 10 Jannuary 2008 23.00GMT

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Creative Categories

Logo: Restyling of the logo
Animation: Introduction to EuroCv free services
Web Template
Icons

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Eligibility

The EuroCv Web Design Contest 2008 is open to all artists and designers across the globe. Whoever wants to take part at this contest has to register the CV/Resume in EuroCv.eu.

All work must have been produced, or published between July 5, 2007 and December 30, 2007.

Submission of entries acknowledges the right of EuroCv to showcase the submitted artwork on its Web site. We will not sell your designs beyond this purpose.

Designs that contain illicit material or propagate hate messages will not be considered.

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Judging Criteria

The judges will evaluate each entry based on the following criteria: originality; creativity; flair; communication; presentation; and effectiveness.

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Rules

1. EuroCv is keeping a contest to renew its graphic style and make more clear and more institutional the service.
2. The works must be sent to staff@eurocv.eu , by e-mail, before 11:59pm on December 30st of 2007.
3. The graphic must mandatorily be sent in the original file format like Photoshop (*.psd) format (high resolution) for the Logo, Web Template, Icons. The Work must be sent in Flash format (*.fla).
4. Every participant can send more than one work, but each e-mailing must contain only one graphic style fileset.
5. Allow the free and exclusive usage of the work in case you are the winner;
6. Allow the publication of the work inside the contest page without time limits (you can ask anyway to remove your work if you are not the winner);
7. Renounce copyright, except from the authorship;
8. Declare that you do not have copied or used, in no way, images with copyright, except the copyright is yours.

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Email Specification

Here below you will find the specifications you must enclose in your e-mail.
You have only to copy the following text and insert your name and last name:

The undersigned: [NAME], [LAST NAME], registered with this P.A.C.: [PAC], in case the work here enclosed will be chosen as representative of the Group EuroCv.it/EuroCv.eu, states here below:

- I grant the exclusive and free usage of the work by the EuroCv Group,
- I give the copyright up, made exception for my authorship in favour of the EuroCv Group,
- I have not used or copied, in no way, material covered by copyright not of own property.

I declare moreover:
- I allow the publication of the work on the appropriate page of the contest without time limits (remaining the possibility to ask for the removal, as stated above in the regulation).

Yours faithfully,
[NAME], [LAST NAME].

Attention: all the material sent without the specifications will not be able to participate to the contest.

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Winners

The contest winner, apart from the honour of having created the best graphic, will find his/her name on the page of the collaborators of EuroCv as Official Graphic Author and will be sent the original EuroCv T-shirt, in gift and an iPod Shuffle.

All winners and honorees will be highlighted on EuroCv's Web site.

EuroCv Staff
www.eurocv.eu

For more detail you can find here