ConCarolinas Logo Contest

The object of this contest is to create a "Winged Panther" logo design for the 2012 ConCarolinas in Charlotte, NC. Information on how to enter and about the prizes is part of these Official Rules. To the extent of any inconsistency, these Official Rules prevail.

Definitions

"Entry" means a "Winged Panther" design created by the Entrant for this Contest.

"Entrant" means the individual that offers the Entry under the terms of this Contest.

Eligibility

The Contest is open only to individuals (Professional or Amateur). The Contest is not open to companies, educational institutions, organizations, etc. or to groups associated with such institutions.

There are no age restrictions. However, entrants under 18 will need to include the written permission of a parent or legal guardian for legal purposes.

How to Enter

  1. Initial entries must be submitted by email to graphics@concarolinas.org. The entries must be submitted as a scalable vector graphic in EPS, AI, or another high resolution raster graphic format. See the Submission Guidelines below for further information. Because of mailbox limits, a medium resolution JPG may be submitted for the contest with the larger format being submitted by the winning artist.
  2. The email must include the name, age, postal address, phone number and email address of the Entrant.
  3. No more than 3 Entries may be submitted by any one Entrant.
  4. Entries must conform to the Submission Guidelines set out below. Entries which fail to do so will be rejected.
  5. The deadline for Entries is midnight on November 1, 2011 Eastern Standard Time.
  6. We will attempt to acknowledge all entries within one week of receipt. However, we cannot be responsible for entries or responses lost in e-mail.
  7. There is no fee to enter the Contest.

Submission Guidelines

The purpose of the contest is to create a "Winged Panther" design for ConCarolinas. The "Winged Panther" design may be used online, in print, or on merchandise. Flexibility is a key requirement, including the need to re-size easily and to look good in black and white as well as color. The final version of the "Winged Panther" design will need to be suitable for high quality printing.

Because of the requirement to register the "Winged Panther" design as a Service Mark, Entrants should take care to ensure that their Entries are not in any way similar to existing logos, designs, or other copyrighted images. A "Winged Panther" design that cannot be registered as a Service Mark, no matter how well crafted, cannot win the Contest.

The "Winged Panther" design must contain:

    • A Black "Winged Panther" (Realistic or Anthropomorphic)
    • The "Winged Panther" must not contain any text.

To review past ConCarolinas "Winged Panther" designs, go here: http://concarolinas.org and click About then History.

Prizes are subject to the legal requirements outlined above. The winning design will be announced on our website in January, 2012.

The winning designer will receive:

  1. A $100 cash prize.
  2. Two complimentary tickets to ConCarolinas 2012.
  3. The right to use the basic 2012 "Winged Panther" design and identify him/herself as the 2012 "Winged Panther" designer.
  4. For their portfolio, one each of all materials that use the 2012 "Winged Panther" design.

Judging and Selection of Winner

  1. The winning design will be selected by judges appointed by ConCarolinas. Their decision will be final. No further correspondence shall be entered into.
  2. The winner will be required to sign a contract assigning all ownership of the 2012 "Winged Panther" design to ConCarolinas.
  3. Accepting the prize constitutes permission for ConCarolinas to make public and otherwise use winner's name, and State of residence for publicity purposes.
  4. The winner will be notified at least 5 months before ConCarolinas 2012 so that they can make plans to attend.

Intellectual Property

  1. All submitted work must be original and not based on any pre-existing design.
  2. All Entries will become the sole property of ConCarolinas and may be displayed publicly on ConCarolinas web sites.
  3. The winning entry will be registered by ConCarolinas as a Service Mark.
  4. Acceptance Participation constitutes the Entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules. By participating in the Contest, the Entrant is representing and warranting that he/she has read and understood, and agrees to be bound by, these rules. Including the guides and rules referred to herein, these Official Rules constitute the entire agreement between the Entrant and ConCarolinas in relation to the Contest