CapMac Web Badge and Banner Contest

About CapMac

We want to spread the word about Capitol Macintosh, and bringing new visitors to our web site is a great way to introduce people to Austin's Macintosh User Group and our friendly, helpful community.

Check out the winners of our 2006 contest here!

Our group is composed of many talented people whose eye for design and graphic skills are among the best to be found. We decided to mine these valuable resources with a new contest to design CapMac web badges and banners which runs from February 9 through March 31, 2006. Winners will be announced at the January CapMac General Meeting on April 13.

If you aren't familiar with creating web badges and banners, there's no need to worry. Our Graphic Design Special Interest Group will be providing step-by-step instructions during upcoming meetings to help you create your entries. Check our online calendar for the next meeting date and location.
Apple Store Gift Card
Prizes
1st place (Animated) - Cameron Bielstein
$200 Gift Card for the Apple Store

1st place (Non-animated) - Jim Ryan
$200 Gift Card for the Apple Store

Honorable Mention (2) Brandon Bielstein, Rick Ligas
$100 Gift Card for the Apple Store
Official Rules for the
2006 CapMac Web Badge and Banner Contest
1 - You must be an active member of Capitol Macintosh to participate.

2 - Each entry must be comprised of three standard sizes (full banner, half banner, and microbar) for one of the following themes:

a. "CapMac Member" - for display by any CapMac member on their web site
b. "Hosted by CapMac" - for display on web sites hosted on the CapMac server
c. "CapMac Supporter" - for display by any organization or business with a business membership
c. "CapMac" - general display on any web site

3 - Sizes of the badges/banners should fit these industry web ad standards:
a. full banner - 468 pixels wide x 60 pixels high
b. half banner - 234 pixels wide x 60 pixels high
c. microbar - 88 pixels wide x 31 pixels high

4 - Contestants may enter as many times as they wish, but can only win one prize.

5 - Badges and banners should be in .gif, .jpg, or .swf format, optimized for minimal size while preserving appearance. CapMac reserves the right to request the original artwork in noncompressed format.

6 - All entries will be judged by a panel of 3 experts from the graphic and advertising industry. Entries must be emailed to badgecontest@capmac.org - they will then be posted without the authors' identity on a CapMac web page for viewing by the judges. The judges will score all entries and provide a ranked listing of the top finalists as first and second place and two honorable mentions. Decision of the judges is final.

Judges:

- John Engler - Director of Sales, 24/7 Real Media
- Marco Nicolayevsky - Chief Technology Officer - Artisan Network
- Keith Petrus - Graphic Designer/Artist - Icon Creative Advertising and Design

7 - Contestants certify by their entry that all work is original and does not infringe upon the copyright of another individual or company. Contestants are authorized to use images and text from our web site for this contest. The CapMac "Jag-A-Dillo" logo is available in the following formats for download:
  • Photoshop (.psd)
  • Vector (.eps)
  • Freehand Vector (.fh9 , .fh11)
  • Flash Vector (.fla - Flash MX)
  • Adobe Illustrator (.ai)
  • Fireworks Vector (.png)

8 - Once entered, the copyright of all materials (art, slogans, etc.) belongs to Capitol Macintosh. You agree that you will not distribute, send or share the work with any other entity.

9 - CapMac reserves the right to reject any submission deemed inappropriate, potentially copyright infringing, or offensive.

10 - Entries will be scored on how well they achieve these goals:

- eye catching, make you want to click and learn more!
- raises CapMac's "brand awareness"
- visual appeal

11 - Entries must be submitted to the email address badgecontest@capmac.org by midnight, March 31, 2006. You will receive a confirmation of your entry from CapMac.

12 - These rules are subject to modification as needed for clarity.

Good luck and thanks for participating!
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