Visual Culture

The International Design Excellence Awards program is the premier international competition honoring design excellence in products, ecodesign, interaction design, packaging, strategy, research and concepts. To find out more you know the drill.

After much review, the winners for the “A New Bus For London” competition have been announced. Aston Martin and Foster + Partners along with Capoco Design Ltd. got the honor of first prize in the “Whole Bus” category.

The first prototype of the new bus will be on the streets of London by 2011.

Runners up:
Héctor Serrano Studio, Miñarro García and Javier Esteban
For more on “A New Bus For London” you know the drill.

Runners up:
Jamie Martin, UK

Submit your own winter-themed artwork for a chance to win some free t-shirts and poster/canvas prints featuring your art. But you have to act fast, the submission deadline is December 31st.

via Drawn:

To participate in this year’s competition, individuals and teams of artists and designers have until Feb. 1, 2009 to submit their works from the past three years under the categories of eco poster, social eco project or eco-culture.

Find out more about the “4th Block” competition here.

via Icograda:

So what does the new bus for the 21st century look like for London. Stay tuned…The winners will be announced on December 19th.

Design 21’s “Wood, Paper, Checkmark” competition submission deadline is coming up fast. Submissions are being accepted by January 13th, 2009. For more info click here.

We are proud supporters/members of Design21, an innovative social design network. They’re up for the Community Choice category of the 2009 We Media Game Changer Awards.
Place your Vote (HERE)

Creatives have until December 31st to submit entries for sustainable design solutions to the “Feel the Planet Earth” Cifial Design Award.

“The best way to predict the future is to design it”

Buckminster Fuller

via Icograda:

For all you students out there, the Adobe Design Achievement Awards is in effect again this year. Submissions close June 5, 2009. For more info on this competition–you know the drill.

Here are a few selections from last years winners:
Dai woong Kim: Illustration

Gretchen Nash: Print Communications

Eulie Lee: Packaging

You’ll have some time to prepare for this one. Applicants have until 30 June 2009 to submit up to four posters or poster series printed between June 2005 and June 2009.

via Icograda: