Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Flash me baby!


Got a candid photo that somehow came out awesome!?!? Run with the big boys and send it in to the Communication Arts Photography Competition.

As they say on the site:

CA's Award of Excellence is one of the most-coveted awards in the industry. If chosen, winning places you in the highest ranks of your profession. Ask any creative director which competitions rank as the most influential and they'll place Communication Arts at the top of the list.

Now who can argue with that, nows your time, get out there and flash away!

Deadline: March 26, 2010

Print Regional Design Annual


Get out there and show them what your made of!

PRINT'S REGIONAL DESIGN ANNUAL is the most comprehensive survey of graphic design in the United States, and we are now accepting submissions. Winning entries will be featured in the December 2010 issue of Print.
ENTER YOUR WORK
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
Any art director, designer, illustrator, photographer, typographer, etc., working anywhere in the 50 states or the District of Columbia.
WHAT IS ELIGIBLE?
Any printed communication that appeared or was published in the U.S. between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009.



Single entry: $65/each
Campaign/series: $90

DEADLINE
March 1, 2010

GOOD LUCK!!!!!

Monday, February 22, 2010

The Seven Triggers of Fascination

An informative article about the psychology of people's fascination with things:

When asked how far they would go for a fascinating life, 60% of people said they’d be willing to bend their morals, standards, or loyalties. (do you fall into this category?)

These results raise the obvious question: what does it take to be fascinating? The answer, according to Sally, is that it takes some blend of the seven triggers, which are defined as deeply rooted primal means of arousing intense interest:

  1. Lust: the anticipation of pleasure, which we crave.

  2. Mystique: unanswered questions, which intrigues us and makes us want to solve the puzzle.

  3. Alarm: the threat of negative consequences, which demands immediate response.

  4. Prestige: symbols of rank and respect, which earn us status and admiration.

  5. Power: command over people and things, which draws our focus.

  6. Vice: rebellion against rules, which tempts us toward “forbidden fruit.”

  7. Trust: certainty and reliability, to which we give our loyalty.

The business implications of being able to employ these triggers can be significant. According to the research, a fascinating brand can charge more than an un-fascinating one, up to four times as much. People also will pay a premium for brands that activate desired triggers. In the presence of a fascinating product, 80% of people report a strong emotional or physical response.

Read the full article at: http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/the-world/article/seven-triggers-of-fascination-matthew-e-may

Friday is coming!


Time to doodle fast and furious! only three days left till friday! jump into the illustration friday fun!

http://illustrationfriday.com/

02.22.2010

This week's topic is:
propagate
Suggested by Jeff G

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Hurry its almost Friday!


Love to doodle? like deadlines? have the best of both worlds at Illustrationfriday.com every Monday you are given a word to base your artwork on and then you have until Friday to get it done! Don't worry if don't have time this week, it happens every week and your artwork can be as simple or as complicated as you would like. Its just a great thing to keep those creative juices going! And if you have an idea for the weekly topic feel free to submit your idea.

02.16.2010
This week's topic is:
adrift
Suggested by Quincy

So hurry its almost Friday!

Be Uncommon!!!


If your into weird, strange, and beautiful gifts you might have stumbled upon a site called Uncommongoods.com. Well now is your chance to be part of the uncommoness:

You Goods

Do you have the perfect idea for a product, but just don't have the time, money or tools to create it? Let UncommonGoods do the work! Send your brilliant ideas (in sketches, pictures, videos or models) to yougoods@ugoods.com by March 8 for a chance to have your product produced and sold at UncommonGoods in 2010.
We'll evaluate the submissions and choose 3 finalists to be voted on by Facebook fans. The big winner will be named on March 15th. He or she will receive $500, two round-trip flights to NYC courtesy of JetBlue, hotel accomodations and a chance to meet with our team to discuss their product idea. So, get your thinking caps on and good luck!

Friday, February 5, 2010

A-Kon 21 T-shirt Contest!


Otakus unite! show your fellow anime lovers how much you dream of having multicolored hair, wielding huge weapons, and saving the world with magical spells. It is time for the annual anime convention A-Kon! Time to submit your t-shirt designs for the convention and be a part of the action and have all your fellow manga lover's wearing your art!

A-Kon 21 theme this year is Penguins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Deadline is April 1, 2010 (I know, kinda short notice).
Prizes; 2 3-Day Passes, 2 Hotel Room nights, and more.

http://www.a-kon.com/bm/Attractions/a-kon21t-shirtcontest.shtml

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Threadless with a cause!


If you love Threadless and you know you do, wouldn't you love to have one of your designs printed, wouldn't you love it even more if it was for a good cause? Threadless has just announced their One Day Without Shoes design competition for the organization Tom's Shoes.

TOMS Shoes is having their annual “One Day Without Shoes” on April 8, 2010. The event is a tangible way to make a statement for the millions of children who go shoeless everyday. (Some of us may also go barefoot on April 8th, and you should too!) To spread the word about this important cause, we’re joining up the way we know best: a design challenge!

Your challenge is to design a tee based on the theme: It’s hard without shoes.

There are tons of ways to express the importance of shoes. We’d love for you to take this theme and run with it (virtually of course). If chosen, your awesome tee will be promoted in conjunction with the event. And if that wasn’t enough, TOMS is throwing in 12 months of free shoes and an opportunity to design an official TOMS tee!

Help us bring attention to this great cause with a great design!

So design because you love it and sweeten the deal by designing for a cause, deadline February 21st!

http://www.threadless.com/loves/tomsoneday?utm_medium=partner&utm_source=toms&utm_campaign=tomsoneday

How Promotion Design Competition!


Time to throw together some good stuff and send it to HOW!
Gain fame, celebrity, and design awesomeness if you are chosen as the best of the best!

Below some details:

CATEGORIES

CLIENT PROMOTIONS
created for paying customers (brochures, annual reports, ads, corporate identities, etc.)
DESIGNER SELF- PROMOTIONS
created to promote your design business
PERSONAL PROMOTIONS
created to celebrate life events (invitations, birth announcements, etc.)
PRO-BONO PROMOTIONS
created for free or at a discounted rate
ILLUSTRATOR PROMOTIONS
created for illustrators (not just work that includes illustration)
PHOTOGRAPHER PROMOTIONS
created for photographers (not just work that includes
photography)
STUDENT PROMOTIONS
created while you were in school (whether you’ve graduated or not)
MISCELLANEOUS PROMOTIONS
created for purpose other than those above

THE DEADLINE
All entries must be postmarked no later than March 5, 2010.
Entries postmarked after March 5 require a late fee of $35 per entry.
Entries postmarked after March 22, 2010, will not be accepted.

ENTRY FEES
Single Entry — $65(stationery systems are counted as single entries)
Campaign — $90 (three or more pieces from a single campaign)
Student Single Entry — $35
Student Campaign —$55 (three or more pieces from a single campaign)

Show the world how awesome you are!!!

http://www.howdesign.com/promotiondesignawards/

Monday, February 1, 2010

Wish Me Luck!!!


Hope everyone jumped on the bandwagon and sent in those last minute subscriptions to Mail Me Art 2 this will be the last installment of this great project as of right now. Here is my submission to this fun endeavor, naturally i stick with what i do best :) Enjoy and send your postitive thoughts my way for my work to make it all the way to the Mail Me Art 2 Book!!! HOO HAA!!