Communication Arts Competition: Extended Deadline

Selected by a nationally representative jury of distinguished
designers, art directors and photographers, the winning entries will be
published in the August 2008 Photography Annual. Over 70,000 copies of
the Photography Annual will be distributed worldwide, assuring
important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work. As a
service to art directors, designers and art buyers, a comprehensive
index will carry addresses and telephone numbers of the photographers
represented.

Also, I took a little trip over to SPD to see what’s up in their neck of the woods, and they have a great contest for illustrators honoring spot art:

“Spot” illustrations may be small in size, but they play an enormous role in the world of publication design. A Spot must catch readers’ eyes, draw them into a story, and convey complex ideas–often while competing with other visual elements on the page.The Society of Publication Designers is the only organization to honor these hard-working little gems with its annual Spots Competition.

I’ve always loved spot art, especially those little doodles in The New Yorker