As you can probably already tell there are quite a few things going on at Allmightys at the moment. We are hard at work not only to prepare for the end of the current competition but also bring you a new one very shortly after the voting is complete with "I Am thinking..".

There are now only 2 days left to vote for the designs and without revealing anything the current standings are very interesting and making the decision which designs get printed and those that don't is going to be the most difficult ever. We've had some trully fantastic designs this time around and picking only 6 is going to be an impossible task...but we may just manage :)
In any case, we would love to thank all of you who have already voted as the final decision would be impossible without you. Make sure you come back on Tuesday to check out the winning entries. We will then get right on with getting them printed as soon as possible.

Apart from the current competition, you may have also noticed few layout changes on the pages. We always try to improve how things work here and it's a learning experience for us too. Every day brings something new....

In preparation for the next competition, we will also be bringing you some functionality updates on the site ...which we do not yet want to talk about as with these things until they are implemented you never know. Be sure we are hard at work and we are pretty sure you will love them. It makes the whole submission/voting process a lot more fluent. More about this later ...

If you remember our recent update on the Allmightys server, this is also currently happening. The beast is in place, loaded with another copy of our whole site and we are bashing it like there is no tomorrow. Poor thing...

So, as you can see, pretty busy these days ..but thats great, eh?

In the mood for more online competitions? If so, then Momiji Doll Design Competition might be a place for you to go.

Momiji and Don't Panic have joined forces to find this year's most talented up and coming designer to design a new set of vinyl dolls. You should submit designs in 2D and they'll take care of the rest. They'll need full colour front, back and side views of your dolls. You can upload these here in JPG, TIF or PDF format. There is a £1500 prize for the winner, and their doll will be produced and hand-painted by Momiji, and then sold exclusively through Selfridges.
(via GraphicCompetitions)

GraphicCompetitions blog is a great source for online competitions so make sure you check it out.

Only four and a half days left to submit designs for our current "I Am Thinking" competition. We've had some fantastic entries already and if you haven't seen them then check out our design forum. We are now entering the period , last few days, where things get very hectic and we loose sleep :) and get edgy ..hehe. If you are planning to submit please do so asap to avoid last minute rejection. Another great thing to submit early is that you can get community to comment on your design and you still have time to improve it/make changes. If you leave it too late ...then you are a little stuck. :)

Deadline to submit is 11th Feb, 23.00 GMT. We will be closing the submissions and opening Vote Designs the next day. It takes us about couple of hours to go through all the submissions and check everything is in order and ready for voting. When the voting starts you will see a new menu appear vote designs. Here you will be able to score all the designs and comment. Please tell us what you gave the design as we are sure designers appreciate all the comments they receive.

Voting ends on 3rd March, 23.00 GMT. This gives you, your friends other members about 3 weeks to vote. By the 3rd we should have collected enough votes and comments to decide the winners.

Here is one of the recent comments from the design forum:
"There are a lot of great submissions this contest. Allmgihtys is going to have to print 9 instead of 6.."
Maybe, just maybe :))) so keep 'em coming!!!

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Here is a really nice site to browse when you have a little too much time on your hands:

Command+Shift+3 = Best Designed Websites

Score sites via one2one battle to decide which ones are best designed. You can also upload your own and tag it with appropriate category. It will be automaticly be added to "tag" battles to decide best.

Whilst you're there, why not give Allmightys thumbs up (of course, thats it if you like it :))

Popdeck.com are having a skateboard design contest. Basically they do the same as us but just for skateboards. So if you're an avid skateboarding fan and have some designs lying around that you think would look cool on a board, head over to popdeck.com and join. You can win 200 dollars and a board if you win a contest. I haven't found any dates on the page, but it looks like an ongoing competition...

There is now exactly 3 weeks left to submit designs. The submissions have been coming in daily and its great to see the variety. As you know, this is the first time since the launch of Allmightys back in January 2007 that we have a "no theme" competition. The turnout has been great and registrations are coming in like never before.

If you are new to Allmightys, we are now in the process of approving submissions on a 10 day cycle (since they are submitted). Of course as we get closer to the deadline these 10 days get reduced to 5 and in the last week they are approved/rejected daily. As always, we encourage designers to submit early so their designs can get feedback before they go into voting. If you submit on the last day, you risk your design being refused and you will have no time to re-submit and we don't want that to happen. Also, if your design has been rejected, don't worry, if you submit now you can always resubmit plenty more times before the deadline. Also, please feel free to comment the designs as off course, the comments are one of the major factors whether designs get approved or not. If there are no comments (we admit) we can be quite tough but that's because we want your designs to be the best they can be.

For the new members, don't forget about our "Submit Discussion" option if you would like to discuss your design with other members or just fancy getting some feedback before you actually make the final submission. Its a great way to get inspired by other members of the Allmightys community.

So, with 3 weeks left, now is the time to polish those wonderful designs of yours and submit today!!

For the first time since launch back in January 2007 we are launching an open ideas t-shirt design competition. To celebrate one year of Allmightys, the name of this new edition is: "I Am Thinking..". We want your ideas, about anything and everything. Show us what you are thinking, what interests you or what we should be thinking.

Important Dates:
Competition Announced: 7th January 2008
Submission Deadline: 11th February 2008, 23.00 GMT
Voting/Scoring Starts: 12th February 2008, AM GMT
Voting/Scoring Ends: 3rd March 2008, 23.00 GMT

SUBMIT DESIGNS!

New to T-Shirt Design? Why not check out our T-Shirt Design Guide.
Please also make sure you read the rules.

Competition Banner Artwork By: Joe Gonzalez

1 EUR from each "I Am Thinking.." t-shirt sale will be donated to Cancer Research UK.

About Cancer Research UK:
Carry out world-class research to improve our understanding of cancer and find out how to prevent, diagnose and treat different kinds of cancer.
Ensure that the findings are used to improve the lives of all cancer patients.
Help people to understand cancer, the progress we are making and the choices each person can make.
Work in partnership with others to achieve the greatest impact in the global fight against cancer.

To find out more about Cancer Research UK, please visit their website.

In preparation for new competition we have decided to make few changes to make your submissions better than ever!

First of them is the size increase of Voting Gallery images. We noticed that you guys wanted a little more space to show of your submissions and adding this extra space, we feel, will give you a lot more space to play around with. Voting Gallery Images are now 600x450 pixels, thats 115 pixels higher than the previous.

Second is the brand new template! The new template now includes a nicer tee illustration and the layers now include all tee colours. All you have to do now if drop your design and switch on/off layers to see how your design will fit on a tee.
You can download the new template here.

Third is that your design can be now A3+!!!! No more small A4 maximum size, you can now pretty much have your design spread over the whole front! Exciting!!

New competition coming any day now!! Are you ready?!! :)

Do you have what it takes?

The 2008 Adobe Design Achievement Awards gives higher education students from around the world the creative license to propel their careers in the future. Enter in 12 categories in 3 media areas endorsed by the industry, over 60$K US in cash prizes will be awarded in New York City.

Submissions close May 2, 2008.

Ready to submit, click here

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Check out this Helvetica Now Poster Competition organised by LinoType for some very cool entries and ideas.
Via CPULV

Talking about competitions ...did you know there is only 8 days left to score entries in our current "Mech-Tech" competition? :)
Tell us which ones you would like to see printed by scoring all the designs on the scale of 0-5. Winning designs get printed and designers recieve commissions from sales.
VOTE NOW!!