Google gives your ideas an allowance...

Project 10 to the 100th is a call from Google for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible. On February 27, Google will choose the best 200 ideas, donating $10 million to help with their implementation. Deadline for submissions is October 20th.



Categories:
Community: How can we help connect people, build communities and protect unique cultures?
Opportunity: How can we help people better provide for themselves and their families?
Energy: How can we help move the world toward safe, clean, inexpensive energy?
Environment: How can we help promote a cleaner and more sustainable global ecosystem?
Health: How can we help individuals lead longer, healthier lives?
Education: How can we help more people get more access to better education?
Shelter: How can we help ensure that everyone has a safe place to live?
Everything else: Sometimes the best ideas don't fit into any category at all.

Criteria:
Reach: How many people would this idea affect?
Depth: How deeply are people impacted? How urgent is the need?
Attainability: Can this idea be implemented within a year or two?
Efficiency: How simple and cost-effective is your idea?
Longevity: How long will the idea's impact last?

The Design Green Project

There are so many great competitions available to young designers. I really wish I had more industry knowledge/training to get involved.


The Design Green Award is the first of its kind to honor and reward designers' creativity, from around the world, for their excellence in the disciplines of branding, print, packaging, environments, fashion, photography, art, and design green.

Creative Categories
Branding: Naming, identity, stationery packages, etc.
Print: Collateral, posters, magazines, etc.
Packaging: CDs, DVDs, boxes, bags, labels, etc.
Environments: Retail designs, exhibits, signage, etc.
Fashion: Couture, ready-to-wear, bags, shoes, etc.
Photography: Portraits, landscapes, etc.
Art: Paintings, illustrations, sculpture, etc.
Design Green: Eco-friendly designs.

The Design Green Project will also plant trees for every entry received. While I'm not a huge fan of this method of promotion (for various reasons I hope to expound on in the future), it is not to say that the gesture is without merit.