6th annual Stereohype Button Badge Design Competition (2010)
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THE COMPETITION 2010 IS NOW CLOSED!
Thank you very much for your submissions!

We had over 200 accepted entries from about 100 individuals/studios! 8)

See winners and runners-up 2010

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The Judging Panel 2010:

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:
Jim Whittamore, jimbobbin.com
María Eugenia Pérez de Arce, holarompantodo.blogspot.com
Mathieu Hubert, mathieuhubert.com
Pablo Castro-Zamorano aka Supersentido, supersentido.cl
Sarah Boris
Shen Plum, shenplum.com

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A selection of button badge-loving journalists, writers, illustrators, artists and graphic designers from around the world who are B.I.O. (by invitation only) button badge series contributors:

Agathe Jacquillat, FL@33, bzzzpeek.com, flat33.com, postcard-book.info, madeandsold.com
Alexander Egger, satellitesmistakenforstars.com
Angharad Lewis, Grafik magazine, grafikmagazine.co.uk
Bálint Egyed, Voov, voov.hu
Carole Guevin, Netdiver, netdiver.net
Cargo & Jum, USOTA, unitedstatesoftheart.com
David Werbrouck, iloveyourtshirt.com
Darren Firth, Occupy, weoccupy.co.uk, keepsmesane.co.uk
Elisabeth Lecourt, elisabethlecourt.com
Gareth Bayliss, garethbayliss.com
Gavin Lucas, Creative Review, creativereview.co.uk/crblog, getinvolvedclub.com, myspace.com/badgebuttonpin
Hello Nekko, hellonekko.com
Johann Chan, Digital Arts, digitalartsonline.co.uk, johannchan.co.uk
Judith Egger, judithegger.com, editiongraphon.com
Kat Stubbings, vilderness.com
Kerry Roper, youarebeautiful.co.uk
Lotie, lotie.com
Matt Jones aka Lunartik, lunartik.com
Nick Carson, Computer Arts Projects, computerarts.co.uk
Richard Kirk
Tomi Vollauschek, FL@33, bzzzpeek.com, flat33.com, postcard-book.info, madeandsold.com


6th annual Stereohype Button Badge Design Competition (2010)
The deadline to create and submit lovely, humorous and/or witty artworks for those cute little mobile canvases is TONIGHT, Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 (11.59pm/23:59, BST) Tuesday, September 14th, 2010.

NO ENTRY FEE!

Following the huge success of our first five design competitions we are now pleased to announce the 6th 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:
StereohypeArtworkGuide10.pdf
Photoshop templates for both colour or black and white artworks:
colour (cmyk, 300dpi): YourNameSurname_12or3_300dpi.psd
black and white (900dpi): YourNameSurname_12or3_900dpi.psd

Please ensure that your submission(s) include ALL necessary hi-res PSD file(s)
AND your short biography. Please do refer to the 'StereohypeArtworkGuide10.pdf' for details! Thanks!

Eligible are entries by designers, artists, photographers, illustrators and by students in any of these areas – including runner-ups from previous competitions. NOT ELIGIBLE however 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 such as postcards, etc. By submitting your artwork(s) you agree on these terms and conditions. A shortlist will also be featured at stereohype.com crediting the artists and designers.

Please do have a look at the over 500 existing designs that are already included in our collection and avoid nipple designs and back of badge artworks. Been there, done that, and already included those to our Stereohype 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 via stereohype.com and our growing list of selected stockists. 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.

Please email one to (A MAXIMUM OF) three different badge designs per participant to submit@stereohype.com. Although we love ‘sets of three’ – please bear in mind, that we are aiming to give quite a lot of them away one at a time (although sets will be made available in a special packaging). Please refer to the instructions, file specifications and links to the .psd templates on page 4 of the artwork guide. StereohypeArtworkGuide10.pdf

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 one free Stereohype 'Squirrel' OR 'Orange Squirrel' T-shirt OR Stereohype '300%' T-shirt
*** one free Rainbow in your hand flipbook
*** one free signed FL@33 design&designer book
*** one free Un Sedicesimo: Daniel Eatock
*** 20% off all orders over £20 placed before 31 December 2010!

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 one free Stereohype 'Orange Squirrel' T-shirt OR Stereohype '300%' T-shirt
*** one free Rainbow in your hand flipbook
*** one free Un Sedicesimo: Daniel Eatock
*** 20% off all orders over £20 placed before 31 December 2010!

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 one free Stereohype 'Orange Squirrel' T-shirt OR Stereohype '300%' T-shirt
*** one free Un Sedicesimo: Daniel Eatock
*** 20% off all orders over £20 placed before 31 December 2010!

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 '300%' T-shirt
*** one free Un Sedicesimo: Daniel Eatock
*** 20% off all orders over £20 placed until 31 December 2010!

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
*** 20% off all orders over £20 placed until 31 December 2010!