The Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls/Mer – Laboratoire Arago, a marine sciences research laboratory in France is holding a European-wide design competition. We are looking for entries which describe the scenography of a short museum visit about the diversity of living organisms on land and the scientific study of ecology (the interdependencies between organisms, among organisms, and their environment). During the visit we wish to incite: curiosity about the living world and how it works, and a sense of wonder about how it responds to change. We wish to introduce ways of discovering how to understand the living world, using hands-on and participative science techniques. This visit is part of the sponsor’s outreach project (called "Biodiversarium"), which also includes a public aquarium where local marine species are presented. The terrestrial ecology outreach center will be open to the public in May 2010. Participation is open to applicants who hold official residence status in a EU country and are design professionals or students in design. The competition is only open to people of 18 years or older. There is no entry fee.

D&AD is a British not-for-profit organisation that represents the international design, advertising and creative communities. More than any other organisation, D&AD sets industry standards, educates and inspires the next generation and promotes the importance of creativity, innovation and ideas within the business community. The D&AD Student Awards 2010 highlight the best emerging talent around the world and promote it to the creative industries globally. All full or part time students enrolled on recognised undergraduate, postgraduate and Higher Education courses anywhere in the world are eligible to enter. Entry is open to individuals working alone or groups of up to five persons working as a team. Entry fee: D&AD student Members and University Network Members: £12 per entry. Non-members: £17 per entry.

Time to celebrate! 2010 marks the 15th anniversary of the HUGO Man Fragrance. Over the years, the HUGO Man Bottle has achieved iconic status since its creation in 1995. To commemorate this important milestone, HUGO Fragrances is inviting designers, illustrators and photographers to participate in a special edition of the HUGO Create contest. The entries should reflect your impressions and the emotional connections that you have with the HUGO Man bottle. Participants should also incorporate "15" somewhere, but are free to express the number in any way or form they want. The top 15 submissions will win 500$ cash and the visual of the round winner will be featured in i-D Magazine.

Wacom’s vision to bring people and technology closer together through natural interface technologies has made it the world’s leading manufacturer of pen tablets, interactive pen displays, and digital interface solutions. And Wacom Asia Pacific again invites residents living in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Oceania, Taiwan and Korea to show us how you celebrate the holiday season in your culture and religion. Submit a digital photograph, painting, illustration, or graphic artwork with the "holiday season" theme and you'll be eligible for valuable prizes. Submissions for this contest may not contain any nudity, adult situations, violence or other obscenities, and must be original. Submissions of fan art or other copyrighted images or characters will not be considered. Eligibility: All residents of Wacom Asia Pacific countries (does not include China, Hong Kong or Japan). Limited to one entry per person. No entry fee.

The Hong Kong International Poster Triennial is a major event of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum to document the development of international poster design and to celebrate achievements at regular intervals and display excellent works of design. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, the 2010 Poster Triennial will honour the theme of ’Act‧Live’, which refers to how we should act upon our past, present and future after a decade. Entries will be categorised into five categories: Ideology, Promotion of cultural events, Commercial and advertising, Thematic "Act", Young Generation. The judging criteria will be based on originality, creativity and technical competence. An exhibition will be presented in the Hong Kong Heritage Museum to exhibit all selected entries from December 2010 to May 2011. A fully illustrated catalogue will be published to document the event. The competition is open to designers and young design talents from all regions and countries. There’s no entry fee.

The British Animation Awards has launched a call for entries to the UK’s most prestigious awards in animation production. Held every two years, the BAAs celebrate and recognise British animation talent, with past winners including Nick Park, Tim Burton and David Shrigley. The categories for the 2010 awards include Best Animated Special, Best Children’s Pre School Series, Best Children’s Series, Best Music Video, Best Commercial Craft, Best Commercial: Director, Best Film/TV Graphics, Best Short Film, Best European Feature, Best Sound Design and New Media: Best Commissioned Animation. In addition there will be a Children’s Choice Award (chosen by a panel of children from finalists in the children’s category) and a Public Choice (voted for by cinema-goers across the country). They reward the work of students and established animators, feature and short films, animated graphics for film and television, children’s and adult television series and specials, music videos and commercials. The 2010 awards will be held in London on April 8th 2010.

Embracing Our Differences invites artists, photographers, professionals, amateurs, teachers and students to participate in its 7th annual visual art exhibit celebrating diversity. National and international submissions are encouraged. 45 artists will be selected for the exhibit. The Embracing Our Differences exhibit will be displayed throughout the month of April 2010 at Island Park along Sarasota’s beautiful bayfront. The exhibit will also be displayed throughout the month of May 2010 in North Port, Florida. Since 2004, the exhibit has been viewed by more than 700,000 visitors. The exhibit will contain 39 billboard-sized (16 feet wide by 12 1/2 feet high) images of the selected artworks. An additional six “honorable mention” selections will be made. Final selections will be chosen based on artistic excellence in reflection of the theme “Embracing Our Differences”. The art-work will also be evaluated on how effectively it will read outdoors when enlarged to billboard size – 16 feet wide by 12 1/2 feet high. Artists are encouraged to use bold saturated colors and strong lines. Final selections will be made by a 3-judge panel of professional artists, curators and art professionals. A total of $3,000.00 in awards will be presented. There is no submission fee nor limit on the number of entries. The mission of Embracing Our Differences is to use art as a catalyst for creating awareness and promoting the value of diversity, the benefits of inclusion and the significance of the active rejection of hatred and prejudice.

This contest aims to choose the officiel poster 2010 of the Nendaz Freeride ski and snowboard competition. After three successful editions, it is again a Freeride World Qualifier event, a mondial qualification opportunity for the Freeride World Tour. Nendaz Freeride is also for the second year the "sister event" of Verbier Xtreme, it means that the winner of each category is automatically qualified for the big FWT final which takes place in Verbier. It consist of an A2 poster (more informations on their website) The contest is open to anyone, no entry fees are needed.

JAD Design Competition is the most famous design award in Korea. The competition has been held since 1994 by Joong Ang Design, a representative interior design company. It has helped students who have various backgrounds to communicate with each other and encouraged them to express their creativity through design. JAD Competition is focused on students creative work than professional practices because the purpose of the competition is to make a great contribution towards development of design field. The theme of the competition is "Design Saves us: Soft space". The awards include Gold prize(1 team): US $10,000. Award ceremony will be held in Seoul on December 10, 2009. Official language is English. Open to undergraduate and graduate students across the world. No application fee.

San Pellegrino Terme Identity - SPTID - is the new international brand design competition promoted and organized by POLI.design - Consorzio del Politecnico di Milano together with Premium Retail, a society working in design for territorial system having a touristic and commercial inclination. The competition is addressed to young creatives who want to accept the challenge to design a brand for the touristic complex of San Pellegrino Terme, that in a few years will become an international attractor by levering on the resources linked to the spas, to the luxury shopping, to the casino, to the quality foodservice. The competition is structured into two phases: the first one takes place in the internet, where entrants will simply have to upload their graphic design in the competition website; the second phase will consist of a one-week-workshop during which 10 finalists will challenge one another. This competition is reserved for all persons aged less than 35 (thirty-five). The first place winner of the Competition will receive a prize of 15,000 Euro; the second place winner will receive a prize of 3,000 Euro; the third place winner will receive a prize of 2,000 Euro.