Newland Logo Contest: Information and Rules
Hey guys! We kicked off this contest a little while back but kinda jumped the gun in terms of what we were prepared to handle, so this is more or less an official relaunch of the contest with more information, an end date, and official rules (not to mention a bit more fanfare to get more interest drummed up =))
As noted over in this thread, Zephram Toog King is currently looking for a new logo to help symbolize the proud city of Newland. To help Mr. King out we're asking you guys to come up with what you think would be the best logo for this fine city.
When creating a logo, please remember that we can only accept original works - Please do not utilize fonts, images, or other material of which you are not the original creator or otherwise does not belong to the public domain. If you cannot guarantee that any resources used in the logo are either public domain or your own works, then your submission will not be counted. If your submission does contain public domain material (such as a font), then you must submit information regarding precisely what was used and a reference stating that the media is available as public domain. Note: You *are* allowed to use images/resources pulled from Anarchy Online for the competition if you wish. This is the only material you may utilize that is not either of your own creation or otherwise public domain.
Please remember to retain your work and source files! After we choose a winner, we will be asking for your source files (such as, if using Photoshop to create the image, the .psd file used in creating the logo) - If no such file exists, you are still eligible for winning; however, understand that we retain the right to alter, modify, or otherwise make any changes we see fit to your final submission. This may include recreating the logo ourselves if it is of insufficient quality to display in-game.
Remember: There is a defined difference between a logo/symbol and art. The following are examples of logos:
The following are *not* logos:
A logo is a simplistic image containing simple shapes/colours. It should be immediately visually recognizable and not overly-detailed. Please keep this in mind when preparing your submissions, as "painting" style submissions will be much less likely to win over a good, clean, simple image.
To submit your logo, please email a .jpg or .png image to the following address:Events-Feedback@ARK.Anarchy-Online.comevents.feedback@gmail.com - Submissions MUST be sent to this email address; entries submitted via any other method will *not* be eligible for winning the contest. If you have already submitted your entry via the forums in the various Buzz sections, please resubmit by emailing this address with your entry to ensure that we haven't missed it. However, entries posted in those areas prior to this announcement *will* be counted as eligible, even if not resubmitted to the email address.
When submitting your logo, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR FORUMS NICKNAME IN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL. This will aid us in contacting you in the event that you win.
The contest officially ends August 30th, 2010, at 00:01 GMT. Any submissions received after this date will not be reviewed in the final decision-making process.
After the end date for the contest has passed, we will contact the winner via private message on the Anarchy Online forums. The winner will be required to sign a release form stating that they are willing to allow Funcom to utilize their submitted work. After this, the winner's logo will then be placed in-game in a variety of fashions, and the winner themselves will receive several unique-name items featuring their work, only given to the winner (other versions of these items with non-unique names will be made available to the general population).
If there are any questions, please feel free to ask in this thread. Likewise, you may use this thread to show off your work if you so desire, or otherwise chat about the contest in general.
And that's about it! We can't wait to see what you guys come up with and are looking forward to all the submissions. =)
The Fine Print:
* This contest is only open to currently subscribed players of Anarchy Online.
* Submissions *must* be emailed to the above address - Any submissions received through other channels are NOT eligible for the contest.
* You may enter as many times as you like. There is no limit to the number of entries you may submit.
* You will be required to sign a release form before your work can be declared the winner.
* You must be reachable via PM on the Anarchy Online forums to be declared the winner.
* Funcom retains the right to alter, modify, or otherwise change and utilize the winning submission as we see fit.
* A winner will be chosen by ARK Events and Funcom personnel after the August 30th deadline.
* Additional rules and information may be added at a later date, at our discretion.
Originally Posted by Oozigun
