Some contests of interest…

Noupe is holding a launch contest, $4600 Prizes go to the top 10 submitters at DevSnippets.

Devsnippets.com as the name suggests, serves as a public gallery about everything has to do with design and development stages, from HTML/CSS to javascript and ajax to things like WordPress hacks.

To enter this competition, submit in your favorite snippets between August 13th, 2008 until September 13th, 2008. Visit Noupe to get the complete details.

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IncSpring is a new online marketplace for corporate logos, brands, and corporate identities, today announced the kick-off of IncSpring’s ULTIMATE Branding Challenge, calling for graphic designers worldwide to upload their most creative, unused brands and concepts on to the site for a chance to win the contest, along with cash and prizes. Designers have a chance to win up to $2,000, iPods and over prizes for all brands entered into the contest by September 19th. Winning brands will be judged on quality of design, originality, brand name, story behind brand, and inclusion/relevance of domain name.  More information can be found here.

“IncSpring wants to see the best creative ideas developed by the world’s top graphic designers,” says Wes Wilson, president, IncSpring LLC, in explaining the concept of the challenge.

Designers have complete control over the price and are able to upload their respective files. A prospective buyer has the ability to request minor changes from the designer in order to shape the brand to individual specifications. When a purchase is made, the artist receives the fee and the buyer receives the brand in a ready to be used digital format.