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.

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.

Make art. Not waste! That’s the motto of the ScrapLab Design Contest. Enthusiastic designers and hobby crafters worldwide are invited to submit their creative designs made of scrap on the contest platform. The objective is to recycle waste materials in form of new products such as furniture, accessories or artwork and to bring them back into the economic circle.

To commemorate 45 years of Hard Drive manufacturing, Toshiba Singapore is holding the inaugural Digital ART! Design Competition to find a new look for its Canvio Portable Hard Drive. The task is simple: use Toshiba’s Portable Hard Drive chassis as a canvas for your imagination and create a graphic design with both the given theme and concept. Designers are allowed to submit multiple entries. The competition theme is “ART IN VOGUE” and the design concept is “Contemporary Minimalism”.
 

For ten years The Economist has presented Innovation Awards to some of the world's leading creators, entrepreneurs, innovators, scientists and thinkers - people who map our future by changing the way we work, think and live, such as De Soto, Gates, Jobs, Miyamoto, Wales and Zuckerberg. This year's theme is "the essence of truly great innovation," so The Economist has invited every Innovation Award winner from the last ten years to attend this year's ceremony: the Anniversary prize will be awarded to the innovator of the decade voted for by you.

Polaroid Eyewear launched an international Design Competition for design professionals, students and aficionados. The company is looking to launch fresh, new designs inspired by different decades as its Best under the sun Signature Sunglass Collection to be launched in 2013; each will have the designers' names in the product description.

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.

The Freedom to Create Prize is a celebration of the courage and creativity of artists, and the positive influence of their work to promote social justice and inspire the human spirit.