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Special registration rates for students and faculty
Brisbane (Australia) - Optimism: Icograda Design Week in Brisbane is fast approaching. Early bird closes on 31 July. Students and faculty members of educational institutions may take advantage of an additional discount. Register now to part of the future of design!Visit Optimism 2010 >>
Words of Optimism open for submissions
Brisbane (Australia) - AGDA is inviting Australia's graphic design students to take part in a brief designed to promote their talent on a world stage. 'Words of Optimism' is all about looking forward, whilst paying homage to our typographic past. Deadline for entries is 31 August 2010, 17:00 AEST.Visit studentbrief.agda.com.au >>
AGDA Students Awards at Optimism 2010
Brisbane (Australia) - The AGDA Student Awards recognise the excellent work produced within the education context. One AGDA Student Awards will be presented in the categories of Identity, Print, 3-dimensional, Digital Media and Craft, as part of the 10th AGDA National Biennial Awards celebrations during Optimism: Icograda Design Week in Brisbane.Visit awards.agda.com.au >>
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A Glass Half Full: Positive Posters announces 2010 Call For Entries
Melbourne (Australia) - From 12 July - 10 September, Positive Posters is asking graphic designers all over the world to submit a positive design in response to the 2010 theme 'a glass half full'. Their aim is to challenge and inspire people to make a positive change in the way they live their lives.Read more >>
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2010 ADAA semifinalists announced
San Jose (United States) - After a successful round of preliminary judging, the 2010 Adobe Design Achievement Awards Jury has selected the top scoring submissions in each of the 12 categories to move on to the final judging phase.Read more >>
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poster for tomorrow: death is not justice receives 2094 submissions
Paris (France) - Organisers are delighted to announce that poster for tomorrow received 2094 posters for this year's competition. The result of this call for submissions is a body of creative work that can hopefully be of real use in the movement towards abolition of the death penalty.Read more >>
Above banner: Preliminary Selection exhibition of 2010 Taiwan International Student Design Competition. Source: TISDC.
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