Advanced Photoshop magazine, in association with Springleap.com, brings you a competition that challenges artists from around the world to set the tone for design in 2010
Advanced Photoshop magazine, in association with Springleap.com, brings you a competition that challenges artists from around the world to set the tone for design in 2010.
Use your design power to chart a course for the direction of forward-thinking design trends for 2010. It’s time to be motivated by the cutting-edge world of commercial design! Release your own creative influence by drawing inspiration from popular culture, advertising, product design… the list is endless. It’s all about the trends that are making the most impact worldwide right now. Your designs must speak to people from all walks of life. Let the world’s most popular styles come alive through your design!
***Closing Date: 20 April 2010
What you can win…
We’ve joined forces with design
lovers Springleap.com and provided entrants with cash prizes, personalised T-shirt prints and generous subscription incentives. But for that something extra, every entrant will receive a 40 per cent discount to a year’s subscription to Advanced Photoshop magazine. The prizes for the winner are:
What you can win…
• 4 T-shirts of the winning design (sizes selected by designer)
• A year’s subscription to Advanced Photoshop magazine
• A cash prize of approximately $500 (subject to current exchange rate)
• Showcase in the magazine
Requirements…
Theme
Trends 2010
Colours
Create your design using this specific palette only. Any other colour inclusions will see your design rejected
Rules
• Artists can use any style of design
• Only truly original designs will be accepted; if you copy, we release the hounds
• Springleap.com design rules and regulations must be strictly adhered to
Regulations….
• Product shots of any kind are unacceptable
• No company trademarks can be incorporated into designs (eg, Adobe, Photoshop and Advanced Photoshop)
• No nudity, offensive imagery or foul language
Visit www.springleap.com for how to enter and image requirements
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The price to win: $ 500 is rediculous low! This is a designers exploit!
4 t-shirts at £12.99 each, a cash prize of around £350 ($500) and a years worth of magazine (13 total, total price of £80) adds up to £450 ($675) worth of prizes!? Not to mention FREE exposure in an international design magazine!
Sounds pretty good for an enthusiastic/amateur designer to me!