Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Four free student design contests and one cheap one!

Being a graphic design student looking for work right now is not an all too uplifting thought. So. I've collected some design competitions that are going on right now, all (but one) free to enter!

Dorset Cereals short film
The Brief: Make a short film that sums up our belief: ‘simple, but then the best things in life usually are’. We are looking for innovative storytelling and all formats are considered including mobile phones. Once you’ve made your video and uploaded it here on our website, it’s over to the great British public (and your friends and family) to vote for their favourites.
Entry fee: Free!
Prize: £5000 and a week’s work experience at a top film production company, and the two runners up will receive £2000 each.
Deadline: February 26th 2010

Brief: Participants are asked to visually interpret the word “Brainstorm” using any medium available that won’t get you arrested (paint, ink, graphite, video, computer, macaroni, a bedazzler, etc). Please submit your work (or photographs of your work) in jpg, gif or png format to: adesignmafia@gmail.com(or send links to videos when appropriate). Please try and keep the images at 500px maximum and under 1mb. *UPDATE* We would like to limit the number of entries per person to two (2).
Entry fee: Free!
Prize: The winner gets the opportunity to collaborate with the founders of Brainstorm and A Design Mafia on a limited edition print. Not only will the winner receive the print that they helped create, but the print will also be sold in the Brainstorm online store…but WAIT THERE’S MORE!!! Not only will the winner receive a print, not only will it be sold in the Brainstorm store, but 20% of the proceeds will go to Friends of the Earth (http://www.foe.org) !!! So the proceeds of YOUR print will go to this awesome cause!!

Deadline: December 31st 2009


Brief: The creation of a unique/ideal bottle for the Aqua Carpatica brand. Aqua Carpatica is a top premium product with the naturally sparkling natural mineral water. We ask for a design solution for the ideal bottle of the Aqua Carpatica brand. The brand is to be launched on the market in 2010.
Entry fee: Free!
Prize: First Prize 30 000 euro in cash! Second Prize 10 000 euro and third prize 5 000 euro.

Deadline: January 10th 2010


Brief: Submit your work to be included in the 2010 Semi-Permanent book.
Entry fee: Free!
Prize: Your work shown in the new Semi Permanent book

Deadline: January 10th 2010


Brief: Earn respect and recognition for yourself, your partners, your instructors, and for your school. Enter anywhere from one to 15 pieces for a flat rate - and win the undivided attention of today's most influential creative directors. Open to current students, recent graduates (nine months or less) and the self-taught.
Entry fee: $45
Prize: Published in CMYK magazine

Deadline: January 17th 2010

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