For those of you who requested ways to help with your design skillz - particularly the high school and college students at Convergence this year - we now have two design contests underway.

Whatever your skill set, put it to work for the Fair Trade movement and help us tell our story via film or Flash.

You could make Fair Trade Sports ad tiles - like this Dream of Summer one - for your MySpace or campus web pages. Or a normal banner ad, an e-card, a sticker, a poster, or whatever else your brain thinks of.

When you think of Fair Trade,  Respect, and sports, what do you see? Feel free to use our brand elements. Send us your stuff and we’ll feature them on our sites. Our design team will pick one winner each month to receive a Fair Trade Sports ball of their choice.

The second contest is to design your own Fair Trade Sports ball. We’ll pick the best design every three months and produce the next set of sports balls based on your design…in addition to massive amounts of fame, you get (of course) a free sports ball of your design.

Sketch out your thoughts and snap a digital photo or use this template for Illustrator|PhotoShop. Email it to us and you’ll be entered into the contest. Multiple entries allowed. Have fun!