I will keep this post short and sweet! As I mentioned above, we’ve joined up with the nice people at Sticker Mule to give our readers some free custom stickers.
Sticker Mule prints custom stickers in all shapes and sizes. They fix low quality artwork for free, and provide free shipping anywhere in the North America.
Contest details below!

Some of Their Product Line

Die Cut Stickers!

The Contest – Win a $100 Coupon Code

How to Enter:
Just COMMENT TO WIN! Write whatever you like in a comment in this post! How easy is that?!


Contest Ends Sunday August 29th, 2010.

For those of you who are familiar with BaseKit I am sure you are amped to see this giveaway here! For those who are not as familiar with BaseKit they are not your average PSD to HTML service that you have seen around the web.

To put it simply they offer a superb intuitive ‘drag and drop’ solution to create a website. So for all you designers out there that are not into the whole coding scene, this is the perfect tool for you!.

How To Win!?

Winning is super simple! Just leave a comment in this post and define yourself as a ‘Designer’, ‘Developer’ or ‘Designer/Developer’.

Be sure to check BaseKit out on Twitter! – @BaseKit

Contest closes Sunday August 22nd at 5pm EST.

What is FITC?

FITC has held over 30 events over eight years, through 10 cities and five countries, with over 14,000 attendees. From Flash to motion design, to design and creative inspiration, to other technologies such as Mobile, Flex, Air and processing, FITC events stand as unique and exciting events that educate, challenge, and inspire. We began as a Flash Festival back in 2002, and we’ve kept Flash at the core, however we have also continued to add more and more diverse presentations over the years, continuing to expand the programming of our events.

FITC San Fran

What companies are presenting?

Adobe • WIRED Magazine • Disney • Barbarian Group • Odopod • Crispin Porter & Bogusky • MK12 • Goodby, Silverstein & Partners • Prologue • Frog Design • Helios Interactive • Method • Electrotank • Plug-in Media • Universal Mind • Gskinner • Litl

What will be presented?

Flash • HTML5 • Android • FLEX • RIA’s • Robotlegs • Processing • LCCS • Catalyst • HYPE • AIR • Geolocation • Multi-screen • Union • Social Media API’s • OSMF • Away3D • Unity3D • Papervision3D • Wired Magazine’s digital rebirth • The future of artisitic tools • Creating Magic with Code • Design Business Bootcamp • Interactive Installations • Experimental Storytelling • Photoshop CS5′s Content-Aware Fill • Blending Analogue and Digital • Multiplayer Games • Programming Art • Working for an Agency • Video Object Recognition in Flash • Voice Recognition in Flash + more. See the entire list.

Who is presenting?

Yugo Nakamura • Kyle Cooper • Natzke • Bit101 • Brendan Dawes • Grant Skinner • Shaun Hamontree • Rob Bateman • Lee Brimelow • Jim Corbett • Scott Dadich • Bartek Drozdz • Joa Ebert • Jared Ficklin • Ben Fry • Branden Hall • Scott Hansen • Ralph Hauwert • Flight404 • Mario Klingemann • Seb Lee-Delisle • Kevin Lynch • Andre Michelle • Colin Moock • Bitchwhocodes • Robert Reinhardt • Jeremy Thorp • Theo Watson + more. See the entire list.

Why should I go?

Be on the cutting edge • Increase Productivity • Upgrade your skills • Bring new creative and visionary energy to your work and your office • Learn from the best in the world • Bring home best practices • Meet others who share your passion • Network: Get a job or find someone to fill that job

What is it like at the event?

It starts with the presentations: THREE solidly packed days of presentations, both technical and creative. Presenters from around the world have been hand-selected based on their skill and talent. You will have FOUR different tracks to choose from with over SIXTY presentations. It’s also about networking: being able to meet and talk to people who share your passion for this industry. Meet them at the presentations, in the exhibitor area, or at one of the evening events. Did we mention the parties? We don’t mean to toot our own horn, but FITC parties are legendary. Check out the FITC Toronto 2010 Highlight Video to get a taste of our events.

For more event information visit the FITC Website.

Win Your Ticket!

How To Win:

Just simply leave a comment on this post to enter! Feel free to tell us a cool thing you have seen done in Adobe Flash, or anything you want to comment on!

We will randomly select a winner and announce the winner in this weeks Friday Fix Post.
Contest closes Thursday August 5, 2010 @ 5pm EST.

What’s up for grabs!?

We’re giving away 2 prize packs with this contest! Each prize pack contains 1 Website Stencil and 1 Browser Sketch Pad.

The Product Details

Browser Sketch Pad

Handy graph paper with browser chrome on top to sketch out your UI and website ideas. The grid matches the scale on our Web Stencil Kit. Easily tear off sheets for review and pin-up.

- 8.5 X 11 Inches
- 50 Sheets in a pad.
- 70 lb Paper
- Chip board back

Website Stencil Kit

Brainstorm website and app ideas with ease using our precision cut Website Stencil Kit. Wireframe quickly and efficiently with the most commonly used iconography and interaction techniques.

The kit includes:
-Stainless steel stencil with all your favorite user interface iconography
-Zebra mechanical pencil
-2 UI Stencils Stickers
-Downloadable .PDF letter or A4 paper template

Contest Details

As we usually do here at Inspiredology we are going to pick one winner from our Comment List and one winner from our ReTweets.

COMMENTS: Just tell us your favourite PAST Inspiredology post!

RETWEET THIS MSG: ‘ RT to Win a @uistencils Prize Pack from Inspiredology.com – http://bit.ly/bFsJLm ‘

Contest closes Friday July 16th, 2010 at 5pm EST
Eligible to North American Residents Only.
(Don’t worry UK and South America readers, we’re going to do a special contest just for you!)

The Details

We have partnered with our pals over at UPrinting.com to bring you the chance to win one of these 20″x30″ posters!. We all know and love UPrinting.com, and the quality of the posters are superb.

We are selecting 2 winners for this contest. So that gives you 2 chances to win!

How To Win

Comment to Win

Simply just comment on where you would hang this awesome poster.

-OR-

Retweet to Win

We know you are all out there tweeting away, so tweet the below sentence to be entered to win!

RT to win 1 of 2 Minature Killer Posters from Inspiredology/UPrinting: http://bit.ly/96Nyqp

Be sure to check out the tutorial on how to create the poster!:
Create a Minature Killer Photoshop Poster Tutorial

Further Details
Paper Stock: Semi Gloss or High Gloss
Posters will be shipped with UPS Ground Shipping
Eligibility: Limited to Canada and US Residents only

Contest ends July 1st 2010 at 5pm EST

Highlights:

• Two full days of presentations, plus one optional day of pre-event workshops
• Over 30 presentations and panels covering creative aspects of technology, social media and new trends
• Prime downtown location at NXNE Festival headquarters in the Hyatt Regency Toronto

Why should you go?

It starts with the presentations. Two solidly packed days of presentations, both technical and creative. Presenters from around the world have been hand-picked for their skill and talent, and all are eager to share and meet you. It’s also about the networking. Being able to meet and talk to people who share your passion for this industry. Meet them at the presentations, in the exhibitor hall, or at the evening party.

NXNEi is aimed at independent creators and entrepreneurs in the entertainment industries as well as as professionals in marketing, advertising, and the design industry, and anyone looking to get the most from new technology, tools, and trends. From Facebook to Twitter, from monetizing digital content to DIY marketing, Flash to the latest in web skills: it’s all part of NXNEi. Presentations will interest musicians or filmmakers wanting to enhance their online presence, developers keen to learn about new trends, small business owners looking to use social media to help launch product – the possibilities are endless!

More Info

• NXNEi Presenters
• NXNEi Schedule
• NXNEi Tickets (just in case you don’t win)

WIN A TICKET!

Alright here’s your chance to go to NXNEi for FREE!
To win simply RT the below tweet, that’s it!

RT to Win a FREE Ticket to @nxnei in Toronto via Inspiredology.com

Thanks to all that apply!

Follow @nxnei for more information and giveaways!

SEE HOW TO WIN AN INVITE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST!

What is Forrst?!

Forrst: Where Designers Who Code meet Developers Who Design
For those of you who haven’t been exposed to Forrst yet here is the basic rundown:
Forrst is an online community made up of Designers and Developers. As the above tag-line suggests this environment brings together designers and developers into one big posting arena. Users are able to post their new designs, snippets of code (to share, or get help with), share links or initiate discussions within the community. Other members are then allowed to ‘Like’ a post or comment on it.
The community has been built on a ‘by invite only’ platform so far. So the quality of the content is very high and the level of discussion is great!

Who Planted the Forrst?

One of the most active members of the community is Kyle Bragger, the creator of Forrst! Once I got in and started using Forrst I was surprised to see that Kyle himself actually participates in the discussions and adds to the community.
We were lucky enough to hit up Kyle with a few questions:

If I was to sign up to Forrst today, when could I expect an invite? What does it depend on?

Good question. Honest answer: not totally sure! The interest in the site has been overwhelming, especially since the relaunch, so we’re trying to wade through the applications to bring new people in. Definitely trying to bring in a balance of devs and designers, and I’d say your chances are greater if you submit a complete application (name, Twitter username if you’ve got it, URL of something you made and are proud of, email address). My hope is to have every single developer and designer who is passionate about what they do want to become a part of the Forrst community. What we’re also doing right now is awarding current members with invites from time to time, based on how active they are within the community, how much they interact and contribute, and so forth. That happens every Tuesday morning.

When [if ever] to you expect to go fully public with Forrst?

It’s not in the cards anytime soon, if ever.

What is the best enhancement made to Forrst since it’s launch?

The relaunch of Forrst brings with it a brand new user interface, numerous user experience improvements, as well as much-needed new and improved functionality — a new type of post: questions, a people directory, filterable by developer/designer, newest users, Rangers, and so forth, totally overhauled activity streams: stuff from friends, stuff done to you or your posts, as well as new ways to drill down into posts: by tag, by type (code, question, etc.), posts from you/friends/everyone. The amount of love we tried to give the product hopefully shines through with the new site. We’re insanely proud of it and it’s only going to get better.

If a tree falls in Forrst and no one is around to hear it, did design really happen?

Nope. There would be no receiver.

How to Win!

Want your chance to interact within this elite group of designers and developers? Well here’s your chance!
There’s 2 ways to win!. Comment to this post with either something you could bring to the Forrst community, OR Retweet the below tweet on your Twitter account. And YES you can absolutely enter BOTH ways!

RT to win an invite into @forrst via inspiredology.com

Good luck to all, and we hope to talk to you soon, in the Forrst

UPrinting.com is a great online printing company that has been serving the design industry for over 25 years. Their high quality printing, and customer service is affordable and convenient. Follow UPrinting on twitter @uprinting.

The Contest

Two sets of 500 die-cut business cards printed by UPrinting.com are up for grabs. Winners may choose from any of the die cutting options and types of paper available. Free US shipping only

Just tell us how you found Inspiredology, whether it is Google, Digg, Twitter, Smashing Magazine – let us know. We want to find out how you got to know us here. We will hold the contest open till Wednesday March 3rd, 5:00 p.m. EST. We will announce the winners on this weeks Friday Fix.

How to Win:

Just simply post a comment telling us your favourite music to listen to when working. It could be your fav band, album or even those peaceful soothing sounds of the rain-forest (if that’s your thing). Whether you are designing, coding, illustrating – we all love to listen to music. Once our contest is over, we will compile a list and post it in the next few weeks.

Details:

*The contest will be open from February 1 to February 3 5:00 p.m EST

*We will select 3 winners, and announce them on this weeks Friday Fix

*Limited to 1 entry

*Make sure you subscribe to our RSS feed or follow us on twitter @chadMueller and @dertMobile to stay up to date with the contest and upcoming posts.

Prizes:

Top Prize worth over $2200

Snobby Slice – 1 PSD to HTML service which includes TWO PSD to HTML credits valued at $598

Pixmac – 1 Pixmac Big Subscription (100 Credits a day – total 3000 credits) valued at $299.95

Grafpedia – Single One Year Commerical License valued at $199

Inkd – 3 Month All Access Subscription valued at $199

Quality XHTML – 1 credit valued at $100

WPZoom – 1 Single Licenses from our themes valued at $69

Zen – 3 month subscription to the Pro account valued at $87

WP Webhost – 1 year free hosting of Freedom Plan valued at $60

FoxyCart – One free year of service or a free upgrade to a custom sub-domain valued at $90

Concept Feedback – 1 Premium Membership valued at $9.99

TwitSweeper – 1 Year Membership valued at $19.99

Vectorious – 1 Plus subscriptions valued at $80

designload.net – 1 Standard Membership valued at $50

elegantthemes.com – 1 membership valued at $19.99

Freelance Folder – 1 copy of the Unlimited Freelancer book valued at $19.99

Icon Dock – 2 Icon Sets valued at $50 each

Obox Themes – Single User Copy of Through the Lens valued at $50

Tuts Plus – 3 month Plus membership valued at $22

Rapid XHTML – 1 8 hour project valued at $100

Press75 – 1 Single License Theme valued at $75

Chris Spooner – blog.spoongraphics.co.uk – 1 month free All Access Pass valued at $7

Retro Style Graphics – 1 iPhone copy including access to all retro design elements valued at $2.99

Second Prize worth over $1400

Snobby Slice – 1 PSD to HTML service which includes TWO PSD to HTML credits valued at $598

Pixmac – 1 Pixmac Subscription (25 Credits a day – total 750 credits)valued at $199.95

Quality XHTML – 1 credit valued at $100

Vectorious – 1 Plus subscriptions valued at $80

designload.net – 1 Standard Membership valued at $50

WPZoom – 1 Single Licenses from our themes valued at $69

elegantthemes.com – 1 membership valued at $19.99

TwitSweeper – 1 Year Membership valued at $19.99

Freelance Folder – 1 copy of the Unlimited Freelancer book valued at $19.99

Manageme7 – 1 paid subscriptions of Plutus 6 valued at $12

WP Webhost – 1 year free hosting of Freedom Plan valued at $60

Icon Dock – 1 Icon Sets valued at $50

Concept Feedback – 1 Premium Membership valued at $9.99

Press75 – 1 Single License Theme valued at $75

BizCard – 1000 business cards plus shipping valued at $64.99

Retro Style Graphics – 1 iPhone copy including access to all retro design elements valued at $2.99

Third Prize worth over $1100

Snobby Slice – 1 PSD to HTML service which includes TWO PSD to HTML credits valued at $598

Pixmac – 1 Pixmac Subscription (25 Credits a day – total 750 credits)valued at $199.95

Quality XHTML – 1 credit valued at $100

Concept Feedback – 1 Premium Membership valued at $9.99

WPZoom – 1 Single Licenses from our themes valued at $69

designload.net – 1 Standard Membership valued at $50

TwitSweeper – 1 Year Membership valued at $19.99

Vectorious – 1 Plus subscriptions valued at $80

elegantthemes.com – 1 membership valued at $19.99

Freelance Folder – 1 copy of the Unlimited Freelancer book valued at $19.99

Manageme7 – 1 paid subscriptions of Plutus 6 valued at $12

Retro Style Graphics – 1 iPhone copy including access to all retro design elements valued at $2.99

How to Win

It’s easy – follow @chadmueller, @dertmobile and comment your twitter name. That’s it!

Be sure to subscribe to our RSS feed to stay up to date with each day’s prizes and winners.

** ALL WINNERS FROM THIS WEEK WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THIS WEEK’S FRIDAY FIX POST **