Year of the Tiger Shirt Design Contest
3/1/2010
WildAid is excited to host its first shirt design contest to highlight the world’s biggest cat – the tiger! Since 2010 is also the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac we are having not one, but TWO design contests, with TWO winners! We can’t wait to see what you come up with! Spread the word! Entries due by April 11, 2010
Contest 1: One-color design
Contest 2: Up to four-color design
Two Grand Prize Winners will each receive:
$150 Gift certificate to the Apple store
$150 Ultra Flip Video Camera
$250 of David Babaii for WildAid hair care products
$100 of WildAid branded gear
A subscription to National Geographic Magazine for a year
Download design templates and WildAid logos here
Design Guidelines
* Your design needs to be about or inspired by tigers.
* Your design can be text, images, or a combination of both.
* Your design must contain either/both:
WildAid (in impact font)
wildaid.org in any font/design
* Your design can either be just the front of the shirt, or front AND back
* You may submit as many designs as you would like, to either contest, though please submit each separately.
* Your design must be original, and created by you. By submitting a design you are claiming all rights over submitted artwork.
* Include a brief description (less than 500 words) about your design, what tigers mean to you, and why you think tigers are important.
* All entries require full contact details upon submission: full name, address, email and phone number. This is very important! Entries without full contact information and description will be disqualified!
* Entries must be submitted electronically in PDF format.
* Submit all entries to
info@wildaid.org by midnight April 11, 2010
Design Specifications
* You may create your design in way you choose, but you must submit a PDF.
* Specify shirt color. Available shirt colors are: black or white.
* Printable area for both front and back is a maximum 12” x 12” square.
* Your submission must PDF file no larger than 5MB. If you win we will ask you for a high resolution file.
Design Tips, Information & Inspiration
* 2010 is the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac
* Tigers are the world’s biggest cat, with adult males weighing between 450-700lbs
* Each tiger has a unique stripe pattern, similar to a human fingerprint
* Wild tigers can be found in 13 countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam.
* There are less than 3,500 tigers left in the wild, and 10,000 in tiger farms across Asia.
* Threats to tigers include overpopulation, habitat loss, and poaching.
* Tigers are poached for their body parts which are sold on the black market for use in traditional medicine and decoration.
* WildAid slogans include:
When the Buying Stops, the Killing Can Too
Conservation Through Communication
Join the Wildlife Revolution
Judging
* Design must relate to the tiger theme. This doesn’t mean that other animals cannot be included, but it is advisable to feature the tiger.
* Creativity and innovation is highly encouraged!
* Tiger supporters all over the world will want to wear your shirt. Keep your international audience of all ages in mind when designing.
* Entries will be judged by the staff of WildAid
* Winners will be announced Apr. 29 2010
Submission Agreement
* All ages are welcome to submit designs! If you are under 18 please obtain parental consent and have them submit your design on your behalf.
* Any submitted design becomes the property of WildAid; by submitting your design you agree that your design can be used by WildAid.
* Each contest, one-color and four-color, will have one winner.
* We reserve the right to make adjustments to the winning design.
* These and other rules are elaborated in the legal agreement below.
* By submitting you are agreeing to all contest rules.
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