Work in Progress*

Earth: Open brief to design for Amelia’s Magazine and Shelter
Open brief for illustrators • Closing date: June 29

How strong are the bricks and mortar that hold your house together? Chances are they are flimsier then you would think. Especially if you have ever fallen behind on a rent check, mortgage payment, or found that your job no longer exists, or that your employers can’t afford to keep you on. These scenarios are affecting thousands of people every day, in every party of Britain. Millions of people are trapped in a vicious cycle of spiralling costs, a precarious job market and a serious shortage of funds - all which are contributing to a level of uncertainty that has not been experienced in our life time. When this all hits, it hits hard and its impact is usually centered on whatever place that you call home. It’s at this moment that you realise how fragile your home really is. Suddenly, the idea of becoming homeless doesn’t seem so far removed from your reality. Right now, there are 1.9 million households on council housing waiting lists and repossessions are predicted to rise to 75,000 in 2009. And right now, the entire housing market seems as fragile as a house of cards. Which is why Amelia’s Magazine would like to help raise money for Shelter. Read on for the design brief.

DESIGN BRIEF:
Amelia’s Magazine has been asked to produce a piece of artwork for an exhibition that Shelter will be putting on in the summer. Other designers and artists who will be contributing to the exhibition include Stella Vine, Basso and Brooke and Rachel Whiteread. The final artworks will be auctioned to raise money for Shelter, and it’s a great honour to be asked to contribute to this. I’ve been given the TWO OF HEARTS, and the plan is to put together a patchwork quilt of cards in many different styles and designs, all depicting the TWO OF HEARTS. But I am not going to do this alone; in keeping with the way that I have produced the magazine this patchwork will be made up from contributions from illustrators. So I need your submissions! The best playing card designs will be added to the quilt and your name will be credited in the exhibition which you will also be invited to attend.

Please visit Amelia’s website to view technical details and how to submit here.

I just wanted to let you know that the winner of the competition has been announced.

From a shortlist of six chosen by advertising, art and creative bloggers, James Fox, a visual communication student at Loughborough University, is the winner of its Next Generation Talent competition. His entry was chosen by the public as the best advertisement for Panasonics new Viera PZ81 Home Hub television.

The ad, Boxes, will be featured on Panasonic’s homepage, NextGenerationTalent.co.uk and has a chance to be a part of the next Viera ad campaign.

* The ad:

* The judges’ views on the entries here
* The judges’ views on the winner here
* And last but not least, the Panasonic UK Channel

All the best,
Melanie Seasons at Online Fire

Well done James Fox!
&
Thank you to Melanie for this series of informative posts.

…across the country to create a film, storyboard or print ad that tells the story of the new Panasonic Viera Home Hub TV. There are prizes to be won, but the most important prize is that the selected works will be featured on Panasonic’s homepage and possibly as an ad campaign in the future.

This is a fantastic competition, they are searching for as many students as possible to enter, so get designing!

Visit NextGenerationTalent.co.uk for further details and to see the submissions so far.

Downloads:
NGTGuidelines.pdf
NGTCreativebrief.pdf

Spiky Penguin have a new competition covering multimedia, print and photography.

Head over to their website to check out current entries, more information on requirements and how to submit.

Closing date 1st of September 2008.

See my work ‘OUCH‘ in CreativeMatch Flair competition.

Visit the post for further information.

The photograph i’m currently using for my self-promotion has been featured in this weeks The Whitehaven News, with other co. Whitehaven Snappers, 3rd April ‘08.

Surprising what a bit of table top photography can produce.

If you would like to join the Snappers, go to Alan Cleaver’s group on flickr: Whitehaven Snappers or contact Alan Cleaver direct by Email.
***The group is becoming increasingly popular with the locals.

Aprils competition is Life’s a beach. Other events being organised are a boat trip to visit particular locations/wildlife and the next upcoming event is a dress rehersal shoot of 42nd street around the 29th April at the Civic Hall.

I came across this old competition brief - so i decided to have a go:
CMI Logo Design Competition

“New Mexico State University’s Creative Media Institute (CMI) wants you to participate in designing its future. Here is where you come in: this creative institution will soon be printing t-shirts, letter head, business cards, updating their website and sending out memos with their new brand. It needs a piece of identity ware to go with its name: CMI wants a logo.”
cmi.nmsu.edu/news.html

Initial sketch followed by final vectored image: