Hello, Layers readers! Time’s running out on your chance to win $500 in credits from iStockphoto.com. “How can I win $500 in credits from iStockphoto?” you ask. Just enter the Layers Back Page Design Contest. But you have to hurry because the deadline is January 11.

Every issue of Layers magazine, we run a cool design contest with awesome prizes. This time around, iStockphoto.com was kind enough to not only offer the photos to use for this design challenge but they’re also offering the winner $500 in credits. iStockphoto.com has millions of incredible images at terrifically low prices—a huge boost to any designer’s assets. Plus, we’ll publish the winning entry in the March/April 2010 issue of Layers. Stick that in your resum©!

Your mission for the current contest is to design both a modern day and vintage football trading card. The downloadable images for the contest include a football player in action, a helmet, and a football. And the timing couldn’t be better with the NFL playoffs starting this weekend. So while you’re watching the games, fire up your laptop and start designing.

For all the details, visit the Layers Back Page Design Contest page.