For the fourth time Lodz Art Center would like to invite to take a part in the make me!contest. The competition is opened to young designers (both individual and project groups). All the participants must be between 20 and 30 years old. There are no other restrictions! We would like to discover talents with fresh look at design and give them the opportunity to exhibit their works during 5th International Design Festival in Lodz, 20-30 October 2011.

Close the Gap invites architects, landscape architects, urban designers, engineers, and students worldwide to broaden the dialogue of alternative solutions for sustainable urban living. The competition focuses on the Midtown sector of New York City’s East River Greenway - a critical missing link in Manhattan’s alternative transportation infrastructure. Close the Gap requests urban design solutions that complete the missing link between East 38th and East 60th streets, integrating alternative means of transportation including walking, jogging, biking, etc., as well as leisure and recreation space.

Artists Wanted, 3rd Ward and Scope are looking to launch the careers of six selected artists. This is your moment to present your work at the premier showcase for international contemporary art. Hosting art fairs in London, basel, New York, Miami and the Hamptons, Scope has become one of the most influential presences in the expanding global art market.

Time to Design is a new talent award aimed at young designers.The award includes three months residency at The Danish Art Workshops with own mini studio as well as access to workshops and guidance. Furthermore the winner is granted with career coaching by OeO, two weeks exhibition at the Normann Copenhagen Flagship Store in Copenhagen and DKK 50,000, sponsored by TA, the Danish Association of Wood and Furniture Industries, to cover material costs.

The Bat-Yam Biennale: Urban Action is due to take place for the third time in October 2012 in and around the city of Bat-Yam. Following the two former editions, "Hosting 2008" and "Timing 2010", we invite artists, architects, designers, residents, and anyone with a keen interest on urbanism to suggest ideas for improving the quality of life in the city. Selected proposals will be executed by the Bat-Yam municipality.

The James Dyson Award is an international student design award running in 18 countries. It’s run by the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson’s charitable trust, as part of its mission to encourage the next generation of design engineers to be creative, challenge and invent.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced the launch of the 2011 International Smart Gear Competition today, to find innovative ways to reduce the amount of fisheries bycatch. Open to anyone from fisherman, backyard inventors and students, the competition will be open from March 1 to August 31, 2011.

Sappi announced the 2011 Call for Entries for Ideas that Matter - an annual, innovative grant program that supports and transforms the creative ideas of designers into a powerful force for social good. The Ideas that Matter grant program recognizes and supports designers who donate their time and talent to create communications materials for a wide range of charitable activities.

The London International Awards 2011 is now open for entries. The LIA has established itself throughout its 26-year history as a revolutionary global leader honouring advertising, design and digital media. Entries submitted must be broadcast, published or released in a commercial environment with client approval between July 1, 2010 and July 31, 2011.

Entries to the Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2011 are now open. For 2011, the entry process has been streamlined and there is now only one round of entries. Submissions open on 1 March and close on 6 June. All entries must be submitted via the online entry form. (inside) magazine is looking for the most innovative and inspiring interior and product design from across Australia. Enter your work to IDEA 2011, the country’s most prestigious design awards program.