Artwork Contest

The artwork contest is now closed. Winners and submitted artwork are visible here.

Calling out to anyone with any graphic skills!

The purpose of the contest:

Your task, should you choose to accept it, is to create a piece of art that can be plastered on walls, bulletin boards, stickers, and web pages. The theme for 2010 is "high-tech". You may use black, white, and one additional color of your choosing (grayscale is ok).

BTW, this contest was inspired by the DefCon artwork contest that sees so much fantastic work every year.

There will be four categories:

  • Poster Design: 11"x17" poster - landscape or portrait.
  • T-Shirt Design: No larger than 10"x10". Specify shirt color and be sure to use the shirt color in the design. Include a mockup file to show placement on a shirt along with the artwork to send to the printers.
  • Web Banner: 92px high, fluid width. The winning graphic will replace the header banner at the top of this site, and should try to fit the existing color theme.
  • Stickers: Square (4"x4" max), or rectangular (4"x12" max - bumper sticker style).

Guidelines:

  • all graphics must be acceptable for public viewing. No p0rn!
  • have fun! Graphics that can bring a smile to "those in the know" are always great.
  • Use your imagination! You are free to choose the subject matter, but should include some ideas or elements of Free/Open Source software.
  • Use of the COSSFEST logo is encouraged (Inkscape SVG file). Feel free to tweak the logo to fit your submission.

Entries will be posted to http://www.cossfest.ca/contests/artwork/submissions for viewing and the peoples choice voting. Entries will be posted as they are submitted.

Prizes will be awared as follows:

  • Poster Winner - Free Admission to COSSFEST 2010. Framed print of your poster. $50 Cash
  • T-Shirt Winner - Free Admission to COSSFEST 2010. A T-Shirt (with your graphics even!) $50 Cash
  • Web Banner - Free Admission to COSSFEST 2010. Free T-Shirt. $25 Cash.
  • Stickers Winner - Free Admission to COSSFEST 2010. Some of your printed stickers. $25 Cash
  • People's Choice - Free Admission to COSSFEST 2010. $25 Cash. Voting will take place at http://www.cossfest.ca/contests/artwork/submissions.

The Rules:

Submissions not fitting these criteria may be posted, but will not be considered for the contest. By submitting you grant COSSFEST the right to reproduce your artwork with reasonable attribution in any way we see fit without compensation. We reserve the right to NOT choose a winner in any/all categories.

Any medium may be used, as long as the final submission is in a specified digital format. If you use stock photos, art, etc., make sure it is either public domain or that you own the rights to it. The design must include the text "COSSFEST".

Submission Deadline: All submissions must be received before 1 February 2010.
Submit entries to: info@cossfest.ca
Submission Info to include: Your name (the name you'll be using to check in and collect your prize!), an email address we can contact you at, and a title and description of your piece.

Dimensions and Specs: All entries must be within the size parameters listed above. Acceptable raster entries must be flattened and at 300dpi, in .eps, .tif, or .jpg format. Acceptable vector entries must be in .ai (Adobe Illustrator), .svg (Inkscape), .eps, or .pdf format. All fonts/type must be converted to outlines and any raster effects set at high quality. Delivery is the responsibility of the entrant, if the entry is too large to email you may send in a link where the submission can be downloaded.

Voting will begin 1 Feb 2010, and winners will be announced by 15 Feb 2010.

Thanks for all entries, and good luck!