This is the third edition of Faces of Design's hugely successful interdisciplinary design competition raising the visibility of hot design talent worldwide. The competition is based on participants’ existing portfolios, and culminates in the publication of a printed volume, showcasing the 25 most promising design talents, by design discipline (e.g. graphic, fashion or interior design). This collection of profiles is distributed to over 1.500 key decision makers at more than 400 companies, design institutions, and the design press.

On top of this, the three candidates with the most panel votes overall receive extra promotion, including special press features and personal introductions to key individuals within the industry.

This year, VAC/GMHC is running a competition to find a poster to promote our World AIDS Day activities. It’s a great opportunity to learn more about HIV and how it affects Victorians, and to see your work displayed around the city, on trams and online. There are also great prizes to win and the 20 shortlisted entries will be exhibited during the period of AIDS Awareness Week in the CBD.

The 2012 REBRAND 100 Global Awards are now open for entries! Any rebrand launched anywhere in the world between January 2009 and September 2011 is eligible to compete. The REBRAND 100 Global Awards is the first and highest worldwide recognition of its kind.

The poster festival Weltformat is for the first time this year opening up for an international poster competition for students. The posters are reflections of the society that views them and for whom they are produced and hung in masses. The high requests and the interest from society are reflected in this fascinating media: its needs, its wishes and its dreams. The students are being challenged to consider the advantages and the powers of posters as an advertisement- and communication media. Posters for the poster - this must be the visual statement of the poster design.

Can you create an eye catching poster for the National Student Survey (NSS) that will be seen in every university in the UK? This year’s NSS poster competition is your opportunity to showcase your creative skills and have your design included in its high profile national marketing campaign. Entries must be entirely your own original work and must not breach any copyright or third party rights. All entries must be suitable for public viewing and must not include any defamatory, offensive or unlawful content.

Communication Arts Typography Competition celebrates the best use of typography as the primary visual element in design and advertising, plus new typeface designs, calligraphy and handlettering. Chosen by a jury of leading design professionals, the selected entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Typography Annual. Any project printed, published or aired for the first time within the two years prior to the deadline is eligible.

The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), the European Union agency responsible for registering designs and trade marks valid in all the countries of the EU, announced a major competition aimed at recruiting designers in the battle against counterfeits and illegal copies.

The International Conference on Social Robotics brings researchers and practitioners together to report and discuss the latest progress in the eld of social robotics. The conferences focuses on the interaction between humans and robots and the integration of robots into our society. The inaugural conference was held in Incheon, Korea (2009), and after the very successful ICSR2010 in Singapore, we are proud to invite you to the intriguing city of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Half of the worlds population lives in Asia and the unique characteristics of this vast, growing and rapidly maturing market are becoming important design considerations for designers and enterprises across the world - affecting products and interiors, apparel and communications. The Design for Asia (DFA) Award seeks to raise awareness amongst businesses and the public about the value of good design as an essential component in business success, as well as for a sustainable, higher quality of life for all.

Design can be bold, intelligent and passionate; it can be humorous, serious and confident. But most of all, it can simply be excellent - and carry an iF design award. Since 1953, iF has invited international manufacturers and designers to enter their products in the iF design awards. Design experts from all over the world come together in the iF juries to evaluate the entries: excellent design is recognized and rewarded. The iF design awards have long been a trademark feature of iF and the iF label is recognized the world over as a seal of design excellence.