5th Stereohype Button Badge Design Competition (2008/2009)

Deadline: Monday, 16th February, 2009

5th annual Stereohype Button Badge Design Competition (2008/09)
The deadline to create and submit lovely, humorous and/or witty artworks for those cute little mobile canvases is Monday, 16th February, 2009

NO ENTRY FEE!

Following the huge success of our first four design competitions we are now pleased to announce the 5th annual 1" (25mm) Stereohype Button Badge Design Competition. We look forward to receiving your submissions. Please note that we will unfortunately not be able to send individual submission receipts. You will be notified during and after judging period (shortly after the deadline). Thank you!

Please download:
StereohypeArtworkGuide08.pdf [480kb]
Photoshop templates for both colour or black and white
colour (cmyk, 300dpi): YourNameSurname_12or3_300dpi.psd [200kb]
black and white (900dpi): YourNameSurname_12or3_900dpi.psd [400kb]

Please ensure that your submission(s) include ALL necessary hi-res PSD file(s)
AND your short biography. Please do refer to the 'StereohypeArtworkGuide08.pdf' for details! Thanks!

Eligible are entries by professional designers, artists, photographers and illustrators or by students in any of these areas. NOT ELIGIBLE are contributors to our B.I.O. (by invitation only) series and former competition winners who are now more than welcome to become part of the judging panel. Your artwork(s) will have to be created by yourself and should obviously not infringe any copyrights! Winners will give stereohype.com automatically a NON-exclusive licence to reproduce the winning artwork(s) on badges and stereohype-badge-related promotional materials (postcards, press, etc.).

Please do have a look at the over 400 existing designs already included in our collection! Please avoid nipple designs and back of badge artworks -- been there done that and already included those to our collection... 8)

A shortlist of the most successful entries will also be featured at stereohype.com crediting the artists and designers. See last year's shortlist here.

We will give winning artworks away as a free surprise badge with purchased Stereohype T-shirts or sell them separately. Your badge design(s) might also be reprinted for promotional purposes featuring photos of your badge. Designers, artists and illustrators will - wherever possible - be appropriately credited. All our badges feature a little circular sticker at the back with credits including designer's name, series' name, release date and our URL Please send us by email one to (A MAXIMUM OF) three different badge designs per participant. Please refer to the file specifications and submission details on page 4 of the artwork guide. Please bear in mind though, that we are aiming to give them away one at a time (although sets of 3 will be made available in a special packaging).

We can't wait to see your design(s)! GOOD LUCK! 8)




Stereohype will offer winners the following prizes within each of the two categories ('single badge designs' and 'sets of three'):
 
1st prize (applies to both categories: ‘single badge’ and ‘set of three’)
*** your personal mini profile/bio (with URL to your website) on stereohype.com with short descriptive text about your artwork(s)
*** a total of ten free 1" badges per person for single entries OR a total of fifteen for ‘sets of three’ (for example: five ‘sets of three’ or fifteen individual designs] with either your own design(s) or your selection of badges by other designers
*** one free T-shirt of your choice (subject to availability)
*** one free Stereohype 'Squirrel' OR 'Orange Squirrel' T-shirt (subject to availability)
*** one free Stereohype '300%' T-shirt (subject to availability)
*** 20% off all orders over £20 placed until 31 December 2009!

2nd prize (applies to both categories: ‘single badge’ and ‘set of three’)
*** your personal mini profile/bio (with URL to your website) on stereohype.com with short descriptive text about your artwork(s)
*** a total of ten free 1" badges per person for single entries OR a total of fifteen for ‘sets of three’ (for example: five ‘sets of three’ or fifteen individual designs] with either your own design(s) or your selection of badges by other designers
*** one free Stereohype 'Squirrel' OR 'Orange Squirrel' T-shirt (subject to availability)
*** one free Stereohype '300%' T-shirt (subject to availability)
*** 20% off all orders over £20 placed until 31 December 2009!

3rd prize (applies to both categories: ‘single badge’ and ‘set of three’)
*** your personal mini profile/bio (with URL to your website) on stereohype.com with short descriptive text about your artwork(s)
*** a total of ten free 1" badges per person for single entries OR a total of fifteen for ‘sets of three’ (for example: five ‘sets of three’ or fifteen individual designs] with either your own design(s) or your selection of badges by other designers
*** one free Stereohype 'Squirrel' OR 'Orange Squirrel' T-shirt OR Stereohype '300%' T-shirt (subject to availability)
*** 20% off all orders over £20 placed until 31 December 2009!

4th prize (applies to both categories: ‘single badge’ and ‘set of three’)
*** your personal mini profile/bio (with URL to your website) on stereohype.com with short descriptive text about your artwork(s)
*** a total of ten free 1" badges per person for single entries OR a total of fifteen for ‘sets of three’ (for example: five ‘sets of three’ or fifteen individual designs] with either your own design(s) or your selection of badges by other designers
*** one free Stereohype 'Squirrel' OR 'Orange Squirrel' T-shirt (subject to availability)
*** 20% off all orders over £20 placed until 31 December 2009!

Special Stereohype Prize
(applies to both categories: ‘single badge’ and ‘set of three’)
*** your personal mini profile/bio (with URL to your website) on stereohype.com with short descriptive text about your artwork(s)
*** a total of ten free 1" badges per person for single entries OR a total of fifteen for ‘sets of three’ (for example: five ‘sets of three’ or fifteen individual designs] with either your own design(s) or your selection of badges by other designers
*** one free Stereohype '300%' T-shirt (subject to availability)
*** 20% off all orders over £20 placed until 31 December 2009!



The Judging Panel 2008/09:

The straight-forward judging process: Judges will select their favourite three designs and give them points from 1 to 3 in each category ('sets of 3' and single entries) – 3 points for their absolute favourite. The designs with the highest score will win.

Former competition winners:

Andy Steward, datacubes.co.uk
Daniele De Batté, artiva.it
Emilie Baltz, emiliebaltz.com
Jim Stewart
Johnny Winslade, ilovedust.com
Kate Forrester, kateforrester.com
Lars Kruse, grafische-netze.com
Marta López
Matthew Kenyon, attik.com, gamepaused.net
Pietari Posti, pposti.com
Sharon Kwong
What What, whatwhat.co.uk

more to be announced shortly

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A selection of button badge-loving journalists, writers, illustrators, artists and graphic designers from around the world:

Agathe Jacquillat, FL@33, bzzzpeek.com, flat33.com
Andrew Townsend, andrew-townsend.com , un.titled.co.uk
Carole Guevin, Netdiver, netdiver.net
Daniel Koh, unit-studio.com
Darren Firth, WIWP/Sane, wearitwithpride.com, keepsmesane.co.uk
Elisabeth Lecourt, elisabethlecourt.com
Hello Nekko, hellonekko.com
Inksurge, inksurge.com
Johann Chan, Digital Arts, digitalartsonline.co.uk
Kate Evans, Computer Arts Project, computerarts.co.uk
Kerry Roper, youarebeautiful.co.uk
Nathan Gale, intercitydesign.com
Peskimo, peskimo.com
Richard Kirk, Onepom, onepom.com
Rob Carney, Computer Arts, computerarts.co.uk
Tom Gauld, cabanonpress.com
Tomi Vollauschek, FL@33, bzzzpeek.com, flat33.com

more to be announced shortly





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