July Competitions: 5 Designer Challenges with Poplar Fluff

Contents:

• Creative Space for Innovation
• Creative Video Congratulations Competition: Celebrating CreativePeople's 20th Anniversary
• Contemporary Design Festival "Sreda"
• Signal Art Call
• Digital Art 2023: Immersion in the "Form of Life"

Seasonal changes directly affect the nature of the competitions: designers are invited to develop ideas to attract tourists to Moscow, explore various aspects of life, and create stage designs for a summer festival. One of the advantages of Russian competitions is the opportunity to visually evaluate the fruits of their labor during the awards ceremony, which makes this process especially attractive.

Creative space for innovation

Laboratory participants are given the opportunity to collaborate with the ANO "Project Office for the Development of Tourism and Hospitality of Moscow" to improve the tourist attractiveness of the capital. Participants can choose one or several areas of work: develop a creative concept and advertising materials for a digital campaign dedicated to the New Year holidays in Moscow; Create a competition project for the best excursion route; prepare a series of visual materials—illustrations, photographs, or videos—about contemporary city life; or develop an exhibition stand design for international exhibitions.

The winning participants will receive a prize fund of 750 thousand rubles.

The deadline for The application deadline is July 5, 2023.

Creative Video Contest: Celebrating CreativePeople's 20th Anniversary

The digital agency CreativePeople celebrated its 20th anniversary. In honor of this event, the team has prepared a special landing page inviting everyone to join in the congratulations. Participants are asked to record a video message with warm words in the chatbot, which will be posted on the landing page. The authors of the most original congratulations sent before July 31 will receive gifts.

The application deadline is July 14, 2023 year.

Sreda Contemporary Design Festival

One of the key competitions in the field of design and advertising is aimed at those who strive to transform the visual environment for the better. It includes a variety of nominations, among which Pro Bono (social initiatives) and a number of categories related to the use of artificial intelligence stand out. The festival creates its own list of winners and has a significant influence on the AKAR rating. A 20% discount on applications in all nominations, except Pro Bono, will be valid until June 28 inclusive when using the promo code SREDA2306.

The application deadline is October 18, 2023 year.

Signal Art Call

Ivan Polissky, managing partner of the Nikola-Lenivets art park, calls on architects and designers to consider mutual support and how to create a utopian world through joint efforts. Participants can submit their projects in one of three categories: Waterside (development of a concept for the improvement of the shoreline of the Teplaya Rechka stream, which connects to the Ugra River through cascading ponds), Sentients (an installation designed to convey messages), or Ghosty (an immersive stage for sound designers). The authors of the best projects will be able to receive grants in the amount of 1.5 to 2 million rubles.

The application deadline is July 7, 2023

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Digital Art 2023: Immersion in the "Form of Life"

re:Store is once again launching a competition that is addressed to both professional digital artists and amateurs. This time, the curator and head of the jury will be the renowned master of contemporary art Andrey Bartenev. The competition includes five professional categories: "Moment" (static images), "Movement" (video works), "Sound Design" (sound works), WEB 3.0 (augmented reality, virtual worlds and digital fashion) and "Neural Networks" (projects created using carbon- and silicon-based technologies). The amateur category accepts photographs taken on smartphones. The general focus of the competition is "Form of Life", which provides participants with ample opportunities for creative expression. The winners will be awarded certificates from re:Store, and their work will be exhibited at the Ruarts Gallery in Moscow.

The deadline for accepting applications is July 16, 2023.