Category: Graphic design

Positive Posters provides a shared platform that encourages designers to be proactive in shaping important issues. We believe in the ability of design to inspire minds, change attitudes and spark revolutions.

The 2011 Positive Posters brief asks you to design a poster that highlights or exposes an issue specific to your own country, someone else’s or one that is international. It could be social, environmental or political; anything that you believe deserves a global audience and could be better seen or understood.

read the full brief and get involved

Top 2010 graduate degree design projects from Universities nationally will now be considered for SRD Change : graduate sustainable design exhibition.

Last year $10,000 in prizes, great exposure and the opportunity to promote great projects to a wide audience that encapsulate solid ideas for our future. Apply till 15 April 11

View the SRD Change Website for more information

After re-branding in November 2009, boutique brewery Mountain Goat had their biggest packaged sales month in their history. The following month, they smashed those sales figures by around 50 per cent and business continues to grow!

read the casestudy

Etiko, Australia’s pioneering Fairtrade fashion brand, is seeking T-shirt designs Australia wide that promote the Fairtrade movement for a chance to win great prizes.

The ‘Design for Good’ competition , which will launch on March 1 will create greater awareness of the Fairtrade organic cotton industry.

The winners will be announced during Fair Trade Fortnight (May 7 – 22) via the Fairtrade ANZ website and the Etiko website: http://www.etiko.com.au

February 15, 2011 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

An introductory workshop exploring the entire life cycle based impacts of producing and consuming products. A hands-on session for designers, architects, business and marketing, PR and sustainability experts. For full details and to book visit www.lifecyclethinking.com.au

This Tuesday in Melbourne.

Indigenous artists can now start working on entries for the National NAIDOC Poster Competition to reflect this years National NAIDOC theme, Change: the next step is ours

The Poster Competition closes on Wed 1st April and the winning artwork attracts a $5000 prize. The winning entry will feature on the NAIDOC poster and be displayed across Australia to help celebrate NAIDOC Week. More info here.