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international music+sound awards – call for entries

leanne — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 04:15:51 +0000

The deadline for entries to the inaugural International Music+Sound Awards is less than a week away. Film, Advertising, TV and Gaming professionals worldwide are invited to enter their work before the entry deadline, 31st March 2013.

The International Music+Sound Awards are the first and only worldwide awards programme to recognise and celebrate the indispensable role and outstanding contribution that music and sound design play in the world of visual and audio media. They were set up to establish the criteria and standard for international excellence in music and sound in this field. Aimed at professionals working in film, advertising, television (branding and programming) and gaming, the awards are open to anyone who is or has been involved in the creation, composition, sourcing, licensing, briefing and / or production of music and sound design for any visual media broadcast or released.

The awards categories have been created to include the widest possible use of music and sound in visual media. They invite entries from television and cinema commercials, non-broadcast or viral advertising, branding and title sequence, feature films, television programmes and computer games. Each of these areas will be judged for: best original composition, best sound design and best synch/use of existing music.

A fifty strong (and growing) panel of industry authorities including Klaus Badelt (composer, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’), Roc Chen (composer, ‘Chinese Zodiac’)Mary Ramos (Music Supervisor, ‘Kill Bill Vol.2’), Jessica Dieraurer (Executive Producer of Music and Creative Content @ Y&R, New York), Tim Mellors (Chief Creative Head @ Grey Group Worldwide) and Dave Pettigrew (SVP, Head of Advertising and Games @ Warner Chappell, New York) will judge the categories. For a full list of judges, please visit www.masawards.com/international

In celebration of all the work that is shortlisted and / or goes on to be awarded for creative excellence with a Music+Sound Award, the organisers will be hosting a party on la Plage Goeland beach in Cannes on the 21st June 2013, on the fringe of the Festival of Creativity. “In the UK our event has become known as THE networking night for music and sound in the media, as well as a brilliant party”, explains Dan Neale (co-founder). “In Cannes we want MAS International to be the night that all creatives, supervisors, sync reps, composers and sound designers present in Cannes to get together and celebrate the great work they do every day.”

The International Music+Sound Awards follows on from the phenomenal success of the UK Music+Sound Awards, which, due to overwhelming global interest has now become an international programme.

Tom Foster (Head of Television, Film and Advertising @ Universal Music Publishing, London) says: “It is wonderful to be part of such a ground-breaking and unique event again. Last year we were blown away by the amount of talent in one room – the list of nominees was like a who’s who of the industry.”

Nick Payne (co-founder) says: “The International Music and Sound Awards is the first of its kind. A giant melting pot for the incredible talent that provides Music and Sound Design to the Media Industries on a global scale.” They go on to add “the calibre of our jury illustrates just how important the entire media industry think our event is.”

how to enter

Entry window closes on 31st March 2013
Entries can be made at www.internationalentries.masawards.com
Entry criteria can be seen at www.masawards.com/international
Entry costs £95 + VAT (where applicable) per entry per category.
Work must have been broadcast, published or released between 8th October 2011 and 31st March 2013
The Music+Sound Awards International celebratory party will be held on June 21st 2013 at la Plage Goeland, Cannes

Australian Poster Biennale – Call for Entries

leanne — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 03:46:37 +0000

Presented by AGDA and in collaboration with UNICEF, the newly named Australian Poster Biennale is now accepting entries.

With a theme of ‘A Mother’s life is precious’, designers from all corners of the globe are asked to create powerful and elegant posters that deliver a social context and provide public relevance to the work submitted. The partnership with agIdeas cements the commitment to finding and exhibiting good design and this format provides a vehicle for designers to express their own viewpoint and explore new ideas and techniques.

The selected finalist posters will be exhibited at the 2013 Australian Poster Biennale during the week of agIdeas. This year’s guest juror is eminent French graphic designer and agIdeas 2013 speaker, Alain Le Quernec.

Entries close March 22. For more information go to: http://australianposterbiennale.com/

Win a $2000 scholarship to learn to code

leanne — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:39:21 +0000

If you’re looking for a career switch or looking to learn new skills for your startup, General Assembly can help.

Exclusively for The Loop members, General Assembly is offering a $2000 scholarship towards their Intro to Rails courses in Sydney.To enter tell us in 25 words or less: “Why would you like to take this course and how will you use the skills you gain?” by hitting APPLY here.Entries are due by Friday, March 15th at 5pm.

More About the Course: Intro to Rails

- Learn the fundamentals of Ruby, an object-oriented programming language
- Design and implement functional web applications using Ruby on Rails
- Drive your web applications using database solutions
- Communicate your web application ideas to your team mates and other stakeholdersPlease direct any course questions to riley {at} generalassemb.ly

D&AD Awards Entry 2013: Deadline extended to Feb 6th

leanne — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:54:35 +0000

D&AD have been awarding Yellow Pencils sinces 1962 That’s over 50 years of groundbreaking design and advertising.

D&AD judges consider the originality of your idea and your use of craft and context.

Once you’ve won a D&AD pencil you can rest assured that you have reached the pinnacle of your career.

WIN ONE, DIE HAPPY.

Juries & new categories:

Art Direction

Book Design – E-books

Branding

Crafts for Advertising – including Illustration, Photography and Typography

Crafts for Design – including Illustration, Photography and Typography

Digital Advertising – Games

Digital Design – Apps

Direct

Film Advertising Crafts

Graphic Design

Integrated & Earned Media

Magazine & Newspaper Design – Digital Magazines & Newspapers and Print with Digital

Mobile Marketing – Integrated Mobile Campaigns

Outdoor Advertising

Packaging Design

Press Advertising

Product Design

Radio Advertising

Spatial Design

TV & Cinema Adveritsing

TV & Cinema Communcations

Writing for Advertising

Writing for Design – Writing for Brands and Writing for Websites & Digital Design

White Pencil – This new award recognises creativity that drives business success alongside positive social change.

Learn to code and win a trip to Silicon Valley

leanne — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 05:10:35 +0000

Enter for a chance to win a trip to San Francisco and experience life at the heart of the world’s best technology companies.

First you’ll be put through a full scholarship of General Assembly’s Front-end Web development course and then fly over to the valley to hang out with the tech and design teams at Google, Twitter and Uber.

Prize includes:
- Roundtrip flights to San Francisco (From Sydney or Melbourne)
- Five nights accommodation in San Francisco
- A personal tour of Google HQ and lunch with the Developer Team
- Lunch with the Twitter Design Team and a personal tour of their office
- A full day with the Uber Design and Development team
- A Full Scholarship to a General Assembly Front-end Web Development course starting 22 January 2013
- Free classes and workshops at General Assembly San Francisco during your week in town
- Introduction to potential hiring partners in San Francisco
- Other fun “top-secret” activities in San Francisco

Communication Arts Illustration competition- deadline 4th Jan

leanne — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:30:30 +0000

Introduce your work to the world! Enter the most prestigious illustration competition for creativity in illustration, the Communication Arts Illustration Competition.

Selected by a nationally representative jury of distinguished designers, art directors and illustrators this competition assures important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work.

CA’s Award of Excellence is one of the most-coveted awards in the industry. If chosen, your win places you in the highest ranks of your profession. Ask any creative director which competitions are the most influential and they’re sure to place Communication Arts at the top.

Switched On Design Competition

leanne — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 22:25:43 +0000

Entries are now open for Switched On 2012, the national hunt for Australia’s brightest, greenest student designer.

Now in its fourth year, Switched On is a national competition by Melbourne-based premium LED lighting designers, Brightgreen. It seeks to raise awareness of alternative lighting solutions that are both innovative and environmentally friendly by uncovering the ultimate eco-lighting solution for home or commercial use, as conceived by an undergraduate student.

Designs can be fixed or free-standing downlights, bulbs, lamps, task lights or any new solution that harnesses LED technology.

A prize pool of $3,000 will be awarded to the top three designs:

First prize: $1,500

Second prize: $1,000

Third prize: $500

Submissions close 5pm EST, Friday 14 December 2012.

Judging criteria

Submissions will be assessed on the following criteria:

• It has to be ergonomically and aesthetically resolved

• It has to be environmentally sensitive with an emphasis on designing for real needs and longevity

• It has to be innovative, original and thought provoking

Submission guidelines

To enter, submit 3-5 images of your design (in two sizes: 812 x 450px and 2436 x 1350) along with a 50-word synopsis and description of up to 200 words.

Email your submission to entries@brightgreen.com including details of your undergraduate course and institution no later than 5pm EST December 14th, 2012.

Shortlisted entries will be promoted via social media prior to judging, primarily through a Switched On Facebook photo gallery populated with one image per submission.

Last year’s winning design (below) received national media attention, which this year’s winner can also expect.

Young Guns Award 2012 – deadline 19th Oct

leanne — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:23:55 +0000

The Young Guns Award recognizes the best young talent in advertising, digital, design, media, PR, and student spheres around the world

If you believe your boss could or should be working for you in the future…then welcome to YoungGuns and your future.

YoungGuns, as the premier global award for young talent, will help you get the recognition you deserve and fast track your career. A YoungGuns Bullet is a sure sign that you are on the rise.

Don’t hold back, get your name out there.

20 Guns Initiative: Get your work into the Young Guns Award for free

1. Upload your work for free
2. Activate your social network to vote for you

The top 20 voted by the people will automatically be entered into YGAward2012; the premier award for global young talent in design, digital, advertising and PR.

A special Black Bullet trophy will be awarded for the No.1 peoples’ choice – the most voted. Just a little something extra for you to casually place on your boss’s desk next time you talk about your future.

Billy Blue FASHION FOLIO competition

leanne — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:09:20 +0000

The Fashion Folio Competition is a collaboration between The Loop and Billy Blue Branded Fashion department.
Enter for your chance to win your complete summer package! A pair of le specs sunglasses + a pair of sass and bide sunglasses + a double pass to field day 2013.

How to enter
1. Login to your Loop profile www.theloop.com.au

1a. Create a project for your submission: login and click edit profile > portfolio > add project.

1b. Title project: your name > branded fashion submission

1c. Upload your portfolio which will include :
5 to 6 flats / technical industry sketches
3 illustrations
6 range drawings (annotations, textile printed design, additional rich media eg; website, film)

2. Enter by hitting the “apply” button.

Criteria for judgment
- Clarity
- Construction
- Aesthetics
- Layout and typography
- Precise front and back flats
- Range drawings on body showing enough fashion content

Your portfolio will be judged by Pip Jamieson Co-founder of The Loop, Nat Taubman creative director at Zanerobe and Emily Klein – sass & bide sunglass designer.

The competition closes on Friday 23rd November and the winner will be announced on the 10th of December 2012.

agIdeas NewStar competition: Win international design experience

leanne — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:34:02 +0000

agIdeas NewStar is one of the most unique and exciting competitions on the world. By entering this competition students have the chance to win international design experience at one of the worlds leading design studios or at the infamous Fabrica in Italy.

How to enter

Simply submit your three best works in one of these categories. If you are entering multiple categories, you still must submit three works for each entry you make.

Entry Categories

Category 1 – Multimedia
Includes video, short film, animation, television advertisement, motion graphics, website walk through, computer game demonstration, digital moving image, etc. NOTE: these can only be 1 minute long and must be in .mov format.

Category 2 – 2D
 Includes printed visual communication, graphic design, corporate branding, advertising, poster design, stationery, publication, etc.

Category 3 – 3D
 Includes products, packaging, automotive, furniture, jewellery etc… Do not submit the physical model. Entries must be a digital illustration, photograph, movie, screen grab or 360 degree perspective of the design.

Category 4 – Fabrica

Fabrica award applicants need to submit their 3 best pieces in any category

Judging

Entries will be judged on the creativity and execution of the design concept. The judges’ decision is final.

Entries will be shortlisted by a panel of celebrated Australian designers and the winners will be selected by the guest speakers at the agIdeas International Design Forum in 2013. Shortlisted entries will be showcased in the agIdeas International Design Week event book. Winners will be announced the International Design Forum and must be in the audience to claim their prize.

To enter NewStar simply submit 3 examples of your best works for judging in a 2D, 3D or Multimedia Category. Applications will need to be submitted via The Loop (www.theloop.com.au), Australia’s number one creative community.

How do I Apply?

Don’t have a profile on The Loop?
1. Create a Free (Person) Profile: http://www.theloop.com.au/app/sign_up/index/person

2. Create a Project for your Submission: Login and click EDIT PROFILE>PORTFOLIO>ADD PROJECT:
a. Title project: (Your Name) – NewStar Submission
b. Upload 3 pieces of work ONLY, clearly titled with a 25 word description of each.

3. Apply: Submit your application www.theloop.com.au/agideas_newstar/jobs 

Already have a profile on The Loop?

Fabrica Award

1. Create a Project for your Submission: Login and click EDIT PROFILE>PORTFOLIO>ADD PROJECT:
Fabrica award applicants need to submit their 3 best pieces in any category as a project titled (Your Name) – Fabrica Folio.

Please note: Have you resume available on your Loop profile as a PDF

2. Apply: Submit your application www.theloop.com.au/agideas_newstar/jobs

Any questions or problems email info@theloop.com.au, we’ll be happy to help.

Check List

Have you:

Read and understood the information on this document?
Logged a profile on The Loop and uploaded work?
Correctly named your files? Allowed enough time to complete the application form and upload the files before the deadline?
Indicated in your application which awards you are applying for?
Bought your ticket to attend the agIdeas 2013 International Design Forum?

Terms and Conditions

Return of Work: All entries form the property of Design Foundation and will not be returned or archived. Design Foundation, agIdeas and its partners will not be held responsible for any loss, damage or non-receipt of any entries however caused.

Use of Work: By entering the agIdeas NewStar Awards the applicant grants the irrevocable right to use the work to promote the agIdeas NewStar Awards and any sponsors involvement in these awards, as Design Foundation, agIdeas and its partners sees fit. The applicant understands and agrees that Design Foundation, agIdeas or its partners shall not be required to make any payment to the entrant or any third party in respect of such promotional usage.