Tee shirt design Comp, $2,500 up for grabs! Deadline 16th April 2010

[Simon Lake]

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[Leah-Admin]

More info re that competition here:

"CONTEST INTRODUCTION
The world's number 1 outsourcing site, Freelancer.com, is looking to get a great T-shirt designed! This is your chance to show off you design skills and come up with a great idea which will clothe the world's largest workforce! There is $US2,500 up for grabs to the designer who comes up with the best design! To enter all you need to do is download the template (AI), design a t-shirt and send us your work. It's that easy! Enter today!

GUIDANCE - IMPORTANT!

* The logo must be identifiable to Freelancer.com, but not necessarily be an exact replica. You may an alternative representation of the logo for your design.
* You are free to display the logo in any form - Be creative!
* The text "Freelancer.com" must be incorporated in your design.

SUBMISSION FORMAT
To qualify, each entry should be submitted through the online interface and must include the following details and format:

* High resolution image, video or sound file; or alternately links to a website or news article with the promotion.
* Entrant's full name, country or nationality where based, website (if any) and email address.
* Here is a T-Shirt template (AI). Please ensure you upload in JPG or PNG format!
* Entrants may find useful the following media kits: Adobe Illustrator, EPS, Corel Draw, JPG.
* How to make the Freelancer(tm) origami hummingbird instructions. "

Sounds like a very fun contest!

[cartunes-r-us]

sounds good to me! The cash is especially tempting.......

[Leah-Admin]

Hi Guys

I just designed an entry for this competition (you can see it here). I am not sure whether to sumbit it though after reading their terms.

"(b) By submitting an entry for the contest, participants agree that Freelancer.com acquires exclusive ownership of all intellectual property in every entry, whether the entry is chosen as the winner or not. Participants cannot claim any intellectual property rights in their entry, including (but not limited to) trademarks, designs, copyright, or patent, or claim a breach of moral rights at any time. All media (images, videos etc) submitted as entries for the contest will remain the property of Freelancer.com, and Freelancer.com will have no obligation to pay licence or royalty fees. Freelancer.com may use the entries in any kind of media, advertising or communication. Freelancer.com makes no representation as to how long the winning entry may be used."

What do you think re this?

[Leah-Admin]

Meanwhile I have modified the design so it can be used here instead

Here it is.



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[kelvinhunter]

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[Leah-Admin]

That's very good Kelvin but do their rules allow you to post it here? My interprettation was that any submission is theirs to own to sell to republish. Hence I didn't enter. I did email them to clarify this point but they didn't reply...not yet in any case!

[Simon Lake]

Geez.
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[Leah-Admin]

Hi Simon, nice designs but need to have words

freelancer.com

Meanwhile, I still have not had a reply from them re my query asking whether I'd be able to publish my own entry on my own sites as their rules seem to prohibit it.

I have thus decided this not the most ethical of comeptitions.My own opinion of course.

[Simon Lake]

"We will announce the winners on Monday the 19th of April, 2010. The winners be chosen based on a variety of factors including creativity, humour and virality of the designs." What exactly do they mean by "virality"?

[Leah-Admin]

"We will announce the winners on Monday the 19th of April, 2010. The winners be chosen based on a variety of factors including creativity, humour and virality of the designs." What exactly do they mean by "virality"?

It means how likely it is people will share the image via Digg and stumble etc. This is the reason I created a cartoon. I can't see anyone getting sufficently excited about a regular design that they'd want to share it. It never happens.

Things that are shared are funny jokes, images, naughty rude images/jokes and weird things etc.

[Simon Lake]

Do you think I can enter more than once?
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[Leah-Admin]

you can Simon but bear in mind they can use your image even if you don't win without giving you any credit as per their rules.

I like this idea better btw.

[Simon Lake]

I wouldn't even mind having that third prize.

[Leah-Admin]

It's a nice prize, be interesting to see the end result!