Competition briefs of interest...

http://secret-7.com/

• designing a vinyl cover, interpreting 7 tracks by 7 selected musicians
• 700 will be selected and sold for £50 a piece
• no information yet for next coming brief

http://www.ycn.org/

• to be released Monday 24th October 

http://batsford.com/the-batsford-prize/

• Produce work based on theme of 'interpreting nature' - focusing on nature and our relationship to it, submitted as 5 digital images. 
• £500 cash prize for winner in each category, £500 prize from Cass art for overall winner
• Winners and runners up of each category will receive £50 worth of Batsford books, and winners £500 worth of books for their colleges. 
• Last day for entries 4th April 2017

http://www.loopdeloop.org/

• Submit a looping animation based on a specified theme. 
• Top 100 animations are compiled and screened to a live audience at Loop - Melbourne, Australia - and at other venues in Australia and throughout the world. 
• Current theme: Breakfast, submission date: 27th November (within your timezone)

http://dontpaniconline.com/design/

• Run monthly competitions for designers, illustrators and photographers. 
• No current live briefs (yet). 

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.co.uk/about-us/design-award/

• Submissions accepted between Wed 18th January and Tues 7th March
• Submitted as a high resolution pdf, 300dpi, cmyk
• Design a book cover for one of the three briefs based on the following books - Fiction: 'To kill a Mocking bird' by Harper Lee, 'In Cold blood' Truman Capote or 'The secret diary of Adrian Mole 133/4 by Sue Townsend. 
• 1st Prize: A paid work placement for four weeks at the penguin random house design studios + £1,000 cash prize
• 2nd: £500 cash prize
• 3rd: £250 cash prize

http://www.dandad.org/en/d-ad-new-blood-awards/

• Fight for Fur : create a content campaign for Respect for Animals that will change the minds of people wearing or buying real fur.