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Early-bird registration opens for Straight to Business: Icograda Design Week in Madrid

Madrid (Spain) - Madrid (Spain) - Take advantage of the best rates by registering before 10 April. You will save 25% on the regular registration fee for Straight to Business: Icograda Design Week in Madrid, taking place from 21-25 June 2010.

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[Image: Members of the Graphex 2010 jury during the Judging weekend at Kwantlen University. Photo by: Laura Scotten, GDC /BC Chapter]

Graphex 2010 judges convened in Vancouver to select Canada's best

Vancouver (Canada) - On Friday, 5 February 2010, Vancouver was treated to a panel of some of the world's most influential authorities on design and the value of design who were in town to judge the entries for Graphex 2010.

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Call for entries: Australasian Student Design Awards 2010

Melbourne (Australia) - The Design Institute of Australia invites nominations of top Australian and New Zealand student projects for this year's Australasian Student Design Awards. The deadline for educators to register their schools is 17 March 2010.

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Reminder: Young Package 2010 submission deadline approaching

Prague (Czech Republic) - Students and young creative people of up to 30 years of age have until 29 March 2010 to submit their designs of corrugated and smooth cardboard used in packaging design to Young Package 2010.

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