Over the years, as non-TV categories have proliferated at award shows and new-media campaigns have gotten more complicated and difficult to explain, the case-study film has become an absolute requirement for these entries. Cannes has added Titanium, Cyber and Outdoor categories, among others, in the last decade, and certainly the quality of the entry film, rather than the work itself, helps to set winners apart from losers.

Snapshots from the festival

The Pillar of Shame will serve as a metaphor for the immense betrayal of the United Nations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and as a warning to all future co-workers of the United Nations. The plan: the 16,744 shoes (representing 8,372 victims) should form two gigantic letters measuring eight metres in height and coloured in shimmering white. The two letters (‘U’ and ‘N’) will be penetrated by three monumental bullet holes with real shoes found in mass graves embedded in them.

One year after EUROPE BY DESIGNERS project (more than 600 contributions coming from 47 countries – 52 contributors selected), HUG United ™ launches the *bd second edition! Designers, illustrators, photographers, design studios, collectives/crews, agencies, students, visual artists…

Join us at the most exciting web developers conference in Europe! On the 30th of June 600 developers will gather in Amsterdam to explore and discuss the latest trends, developments and best practices in web development technologies. We've invited leading international speakers & developers to share their knowhow and vision on web development.

Are you designer who loves design? Brainstorming is looking to the next generation of designer to illustrate our July cover. We want to know what comes to your mind when you hear the word DESIGN!

Deadline: 05 June 2009 Celebrating student achievement reflecting the powerful convergence of technology and creative arts, Adobe calls for entries to its Adobe Design Achievement Awards.

Deadline: 07 June 2009 LG Mobile Phones is partnering with crowdSPRING, an online marketplace for creative services, and Autodesk to hold a new competition to define the future of personal mobile communication.

May 21 to 23, 2009, Maribor, Slovenia International Festival of Creative Communications Magdalena was founded in 1999 by a group of young professionals, aiming to offer a critical alternative to the conventional advertising festivals, which are often unfriendly and inaccessible to young creatives.

Boasting the tagline, ‘it’s not about ideas, it’s about making ideas happen’, 99% is a self-styled one-stop solution for pipe-dream junkies and those with big breaks just around the corner. A conference designed to release the innovative juices of all those that attend, 99 Percent will offer participants practical advice and creative counsel to facilitate the pursuit of their goals.