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. This could be a problem. Or perhaps these videos have become such an art form on their own that they deserve their own Lion. Call it the Ambient, for best explanation of a multiphase, multifaceted non-TV advertising campaign in less than three minutes.

Indeed, many of the videos contain all the same images, phrases and clichés: “Overnight, the blogs went wild!” the announcer says, for example, as clips of blogger quotations appear on screen.
One entry that’s been cleaning up on the award circuit, and is also poised to do well at Cannes, is Nike’s Chalkbot for Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong organization. On its own, the work, from Wieden +Kennedy, deserves all the kudos. It takes a historical and cultural fact—that local race watchers often chalk messages along the bicycle path of the Tour de France—and runs with it.
In Nike’s version, the messages are written by a chalkbot—a Zamboni-like pneumatic robot. Through 48 very funny looking nozzles, it prints words of “courage, hope, and action” that individuals from all over the world have sent in. It’s an inspired idea, beautifully executed.
But Wieden’s entry video sets new standards for use of great music and documentary filming. First of all, it’s unusually generous. The interviews feature not the agency folk but the telegenic geeks who actually built the machine, from a tiny Pittsburgh start up called Deep Local. Their descriptions are at the same time matter of fact and poetic. “It’s not just a throwaway text. It’s somewhere and it’s comforting,” David Evans, the CTO of Deep Local, says of the messages, as we see a little toddler boy walk over the chalk bearing the phrase “For my mother.”
In the end, more than 100,000 people submitted messages. And apparently, the Internet did light up, and the blogs went wild.

Photos by Francois Durand.

The Centre for Political Beauty reaches over to the mothers of Srebrenica and will erect the anticipated Pillar of Shame. The project aims to erect a permanent sculpture serving as a lasting reminder of the guilt of western politicians and military officials for the genocide of Srebrenica. – Against oblivion of Europe’s ‘Nights of shame’ (Bogdan Bogdanović).

The actual location of the Pillar of Shame, and the names of western politicians and army generals whose names will be shamed by the Pillar will be selected by the mothers themselves. The Centre for Political Beauty and the Society for Threatened Peoples that together organised one of the biggest memorials for the genocide of Srebrenica in 2009, will also initiate a discussion about the responsibility of the United Nations that has been completely pushed aside in the West for the last fifteen years.

Photo credits: Vanja Lisac

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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.

The day before the conference is open for side events. Any company, association or individual is free to organize something themself so expect some interesting events on this day as well.

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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!
The July issue, focusing on the design, print, ilustration, will highlight the winner of this unique competition, and the eight finalists. All will be interviewed and have their winning drawing inside the magazine.

The deadline for submission is Monday, June 15, 2009.

Prizes
The prizes are as follows:

* 1st Place: $100 + T-Shirt Brainstorming magazine
* 8 Finalist: T-Shirt Brainstorming magazine

Magazine contest cover template: Download here

Brainstorming Magazine Cover Contest
OFFICIAL RULES

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

2. Eligibility. Subject to the additional restrictions below, the Brainstorming Magazine Cover Contest (the “Contest”) is open to all designers who are legal residents all over the World. The children and legal dependents of employees of Brainstorming Magazine, any of its affiliated companies, or any of their respective advertising and promotional agencies, or of the immediate family members of, or any persons domiciled with, any such employees, are not eligible to enter or to win. The term “immediate family members” includes spouses, parents, grandparents, siblings, children, and grandchildren.

3. How To Enter. The Contest will begin on May 25, 2009 and end on June 15, 2009 (the “Contest Period”). To enter the Contest, designers must create an original work of art that can serve as the central image for the cover of Brainstorming Magazine’s July issue.” Specifically, the image should express “what design means to me.” Artwork should be sent to Brainstorming Magazine Cover Contest, at info@brainstorming.ba along with a cover page that includes the designer’s full name, mailing address, and home telephone number, and the name, address. All entries must be the original work of the designers and must not contain the work of any other individuals.

Each entry must be 2480px (width) and 3508px (height), 300pix. Required files: ai, pdf or jpg.
Designers may use any medium they desire (i.e. pencils, watercolors, pastels, graphics, etc).

All e-mail entries must be sent by June 10, 2009 and received no later than June 15, 2009. Limit one (1) entry per person. Magazine will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late, delayed, mutilated, altered, illegible, damaged, postage due or misdirected entries, or entries that fail to comply with the requirements of these Official Rules, and any such entries will be disqualified. Magazine also reserves the right to disqualify any entry that is alleged to infringe on any third-party’s intellectual property rights, or that Magazine deems obscene, offensive or otherwise inappropriate for viewing by a general audience. All entries become Brainstorming’s property and none will be returned. CONTESTANTS ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT BRAINSTORMING WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO USE AND PUBLISH THEIR ENTRIES, WITHOUT COMPENSATION TO THE CONTESTANTS.

4. Winner Selection. The editors of Brainstorming Magazine will judge each eligible entry according its originality/creativity, artistic rendering, and universal appeal. Judging will conclude within two (2) weeks after the end of the Contest Period. The editors will select one (1) winner (the “Winner”) and may select several runners up (the “Runners Up”) at their discretion.

5. Prize Description. The Winner of the Contest will have his or her winning entry published as the cover of the July issue of Brainstorming magazine and will be profiled in that issue and online at brainstorming.ba.

6. Winner Notification and Acceptance. Winners and Runners Up will be notified on or about Juny 30, 2009 at the e-mail address provided on their respective entry forms. Brainstorming`s inability to reach the Winner or a Runner Up and/or the return of any notification as undeliverable may, at the sole discretion of Brainstorming, result in the disqualification of such Winner or Runner Up. The Winner and each Runner Up may waive their right to receive the recognition described in Paragraph 5, above (the “Prize”). Prizes are nonassignable and nontransferable. The Winner and each Runner Up, and a parent or legal guardian of each, will be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility certifying that the entrant’s submission is entrant’s original work, that entrant owns right to the work, that the submission has not previously been published, and that entrant has complied with the Official Rules of the Contest, and a liability and publicity release (except where prohibited by law) which must be returned within ten (10) days of date of personal delivery or date of postmark. Failure to sign and return the affidavit or release within ten (10) days, or to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules, may result in disqualification and the selection of a substitute Winner or Runner Up (as applicable).

7. Participation. By participating, contestants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Brainstorming and the Contest judges. Brainstorming reserves the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of this Contest as solely determined by Brainstorming. In the event the Contest is compromised by tampering or other causes beyond the reasonable control of Brainstorming which corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper operation of the Contest, Brainstorming reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Contest. Should the Contest be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, Brainstorming reserves the right to select a Winner and Runners Up based on the entries received before the termination date.

8. Construction. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.

9. Brainstorming. The Brainstorming Magazine Cover Contest is sponsored by Brainstorming Magazine. The decisions of Brainstorming and the Contest judges regarding the selection of the Winner and Runners Up and all other aspects of the Contest shall be final and binding in all respects. Brainstorming will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the Contest. The names of the Winner and Runners Up (if applicable) will be published in the July issue of Brainstorming magazine and on brainstorming.ba.

If you have any questions regarding this Contest, please contact info@brainstorming.ba.

Celebrating student achievement reflecting the powerful convergence of technology and creative arts, Adobe calls for entries to its Adobe Design Achievement Awards.
The competition which showcases individual and group projects created with Adobe creative software honors the most talented and promising student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, developers and computer artists from the world’s top institutions of higher education.

Submissions are now being accepted through June 5, 2009.

For complete information, go to http://www.adobe.com/education/adaa

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.
Starting immediately, U.S. residents age 18 and over can have a chance to design their vision of the next revolutionary LG mobile phone and compete for more than $80,000 in awards.

This year’s competition is even bigger and better than last year’s with first place awarded $20,000, second place awarded $10,000 and third place awarded $5,000. And to reward as many people as possible in the name of creativity, LG will be giving out a whopping 40 honorable mentions of $1,000 plus an LG U.S. phone.

“We’re very excited about this competition because it gives consumers, professionals, students and design enthusiasts all a chance to exercise their creative imaginations and have their ideas be heard. You don’t have to work for LG to make an impact on the future of mobile phones,” said Ehtisham Rabbani, V.P. of product strategy and marketing for LG Electronics MobileComm, U.S.A, Inc.

Autodesk will supply participating designers with a free 15-day trial of SketchBook Pro, a digital sketchpad. A paint and drawing application for use on the Mac or PC, SketchBook Pro offers an intuitive, streamlined user interface so even new users can be productive within minutes. The 15-day trial will give all competitors access to industry-leading professional design software and levels the playing field for professional and amateur designers alike to create the phone of their dreams.

Both seasoned and aspiring designers can submit their entries until 7 June 2009 at www.crowdspring.com/LG..

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. In the past ten years, Magdalena has hosted lectures, workshops and exhibitions of many acclaimed international experts in the fields of design, media and communications. So far, the Festival has presented over 5000 creative solutions, made by designers from over 20 countries all over the world. Magdalena Festival is nowadays regularly mentioned among the most important events of its kind by both media as well as its guests, visitors and entrants.

11th INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CREATIVE COMMUNICATION MAGDALENA
The 11th edition of Magdalena Festival will take place in Maribor, Slovenia, between May 21 and 23.

Besides the exhibition of creative solutions, registered to the festival competition, the venues in Maribor will, the same as last year, host exhibitions of design students from European
academies, as well as VJ workshop and traditional audio-visual evening events. For 11th Magdalena and for the first time in Slovenia, we are preparing a solo exhibition of a world famous designer Mirko Ilić.

AWARDS, EXAMPLES AND OPPORTUNITIES
The core programme of Magdalena Festival covers three main fields:
* competition Each year, over 500 entries are presented at the main festival exhibition. The creative solutions, entering the festival competition, are made and registered to the festival by young designers and creatives (up to 30 years of age) from all over the world. The international jury selects finalists, winners in individual categories and the winner of the festival who is awarded the main award – Magdalena.
* education Lectures, workshops and round tables, covering a wide range of topics on graphic and industrial design, urbanism, video, photography, typography, advertising and other forms of responsible public communication are prepared each year and hosted by world’s top experts in the field.
* networking Magdalena is famous for its relaxed, creative atmosphere and a good choice of quality side programmes. Guests, visitors, sponsors and organisers socialise in the festival cyber coffee, browse around town for venues of accompanying exhibitions, DJ sets, workshops and other events and hang out at the evening events and parties. All of which are good opportunities for networking, exchanging views and experience and making new contacts with people from the business and vice versa, a chance for companies and studios
to hunt for fresh blood.

AWARDING BOLD, FRESH SOLUTIONS
Magdalena seeks, encourages, presents and awards young creative individuals under 30 years of age. The main focuses are the aim to raise awareness about and cultivate public (visual) communication and to stress the importance of an excellent, bold, fresh idea rather than perfect technical execution. Entries, competing at the festival, can be created using professional graphical equipment or simply drawn with a pencil on a piece of paper. Moreover, the actual use of the creative solution for an ad campaign or other purposes, defined by a client, is not a condition for registration.

An international jury, consisting of six experts in the field of design, media and communication, chooses the winners of individual categories, the best entries to creative briefs and the big winner of the festival. The awards are given away at the closing ceremony of the festival.

SETTING EXAMPLES AND MEETING ROLE MODELS
The Festival presents visions and work of some of the most piercing, noticeable theorists and creators from the fields of design, communication and (new) media. Among others, Magdalena has hosted Tarek Attissi (The Netherlands), Julie Lasky (USA), Jonathan Barnbrook (GB), Oliviero Toscani (Italy), Charles Landry (GB), Phillipe Boutié (France), Trevor Beatie and many others. Their lectures and presentations are a peak of the season for hundreds of visitors; students, designers, creative directors, media planners, managers and project directors and others, professionally or personally interested in public communication.

THE GENERATOR OF CREATIVITY
Magdalena is distinguished by excellent organisation and relaxed atmosphere, which as a combination generates a perfect environment for networking, brainstorming and bursting of new ideas. That spirit is, for one, reflected in the legendary festival T-shirts, created all over the world and then chosen via voting process on our website. The same goes for the visual identity of the festival, fresh and different every year, designed by a different creative team and much talked-about in the advertising circles.
For many entrants, trying themselves out at Magdalena’s competition was a solid stepping stone to a now blossoming career in design or advertising (Petja Selan, now Montanez, Aljoša Bagola, …). For many companies, studios and agencies on the other hand, seeing the works of young authors and having a chance to meet them in person at the festival is a way to fetch new, talented co-workers.
One of the main goals of the festival is to remain accessible to individual entrants; young, student audiences and registrants. The prices for registration of personal participation or works to the festival are therefore kept minimal – between 25 and 40 €.

In the festival days, Maribor becomes a centre of contemporary art and a spring of creativity. Numerous exhibitions, workshops, lectures, off-programme events, concerts and parties, populating and enriching different venues around Maribor, make the city feel like a lively, blossoming capital of culture.
The main festival venues:
* Židovski trg / Jewish Square (guest exhibitions)
Narodni dom / National Home (educational programme – lectures – and closing ceremony)
* MMC Kibla (multimedia contents and workshops, a part of educational programme and main point of socialising and getting together during the day)
* Maribor Art Gallery (exhibition of entries, registered to the festival competition)
* Pekarna Cultural Centre (concerts, accompanying programmes, exhibitions of European design galleries)
The programmes of The International Festival of Creative Communication Magdalena are an important part Maribor’s medium-term plan of cultural development, aiming to reach its peak as the European Capital of Culture in 2012.
MORE ABOUT MAGDALENA:
www.magdalena.org

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.

Dreamt up by two companies on the creative cusp – Behance a research startup and Cool Hunting, a New York based, online publication – 99%, taking place in New York’s Time Centre, could not be better positioned to inspire the uninspired.

Speakers include Michael Beirut, a partner at Pentagram; Cheryl Dorsey, president of Echoing Green; Author and blogger Seth Godin; Jeffery Kalmikov and Jake Nickell of Threadless; Ji Li, Creative Director of Google Creative Lab; and Scott Thomas, Design Director of New Media for Obama for America.

INFORMATION

Quote ‘Wallpaper*’ and enjoy $100 off entry to the 99 Percent event

Event dates
16 April 2009 to 17 April 2009

Website
http://www.the99percent.com

Address
The Times Center
41st Street, between 7th and 8th
New York