The Browncoats have spoken!
The Can’t Stop The Serenity promotional art contest is back for 2011!
In its five-year history, Can’t Stop The Serenity has raised more than half a million dollars for Equality Now. We can do even more good works this year, but only if people show up! That’s where you come in. Since we’ve been doing this for half a decade now, the novelty factor has worn off, which means it’s more important than ever before to build excitement for CSTS. The logo, poster and t-shirts are critical tools for raising awareness about the event, building excitement, and getting people into theaters around the world.
Think you’ve got what it takes to design this year’s official artwork? Then read on to learn the rules for this year’s contest:
THE SHINY STUFF:
- The winner’s artwork will be used as the basis for the T-shirt, poster and promo for CSTS 2011.
- Additionally, the winner’s artwork will be featured prominently throughout CSTS’s new and improved website for 2011.
THE (ABBREVIATED) RULES:
- All artwork you submit must be your own. If you plan to incorporate any stock imagery in your entry, you must have documentation showing that you have permission to use and reproduce it.
- It should go without saying, but we’ll say it anyway. Don’t use copyrighted artwork in your submission.
- Because this is about Equality Now, there should be no overt violence portrayed within the art.
- The winner’s artwork will be used by CSTS for the purposes of the 2011 CSTS Screenings and events, and for additional promotional purposes until the 2012 artwork has been chosen. No other compensation will be given to the winner.
ARTWORK GUIDELINES
- Each entry should include the following:
- An isolated version of the logo (no background images)
- A black and white version of the logo
- A mockup of the logo as a poster (may contain additional text and artwork)
- A mockup of the logo as a T-shirt (may contain additional text and artwork)
- You must use the CSTS logo and have it displayed predominantly within the piece you are submitting. You can download various versions of the logo here.
- The logo may be used in many different ways, including, but not limited to stationery, patches, stickers, web banners, icons, etc. The more flexible your design, the better.
- For acceptable file types, printing requirements, etc., please see the full contest rules.
SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY
- Submissions will be accepted beginning Monday, January 10, 2011, and must be received no later than January 31, 2011 by 11:59 P.M. PST in order to be considered for this contest.
- You may submit up to three pieces for consideration.
- All entries and questions should be submitted to the 2011 CSTS Art Director, Adam Levermore, at artdirector@cantstoptheserenity.com. If you need to mail your submission, email artdirector@cantstoptheserenity.com for instructions and a mailing address.
- All entries which meet the guidelines will be posted on February 7, 2011, PST on the official CSTS website, to be voted on by the general public. The voting period ends February 14, 2011 at 11:59 P.M. PST. In the event of a tie, the Global Team will choose the winning piece.
For all the rules, regulations and other red tape-type things, please see the full contest rules.
Good luck! We can’t wait to see your submissions!
Just days left! I know how you artists are in a pinch and up against a wall. Deadlines are a way of life, so if you haven’t started yet, you still have several whole days!
Just posted this on our meetup site and will pass it along to others. I totally forgot about this so our local artists might be out of luck. 🙁
I can’t wait to see what gets submitted although it’s often difficult for me to choose a favorite.
Dang! And I got the CSTS Broadwave email about this TODAY, 28 Jan. What gives? *SIIIIIIIIGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!*
Ok, what’s up with saying the contest began on January 10, but not posting the broadwave until January 28th AND only giving the entrants until the 31st to submit artwork?? That just seems wrong to me.
Who the hell is in charge of this thing? The contest opens up on the 10th but the first notice doesn’t go out until the 28th? TWO DAY BEFORE THE FRAKKING DEADLINE!?! Is somebody deliberately trying to get a bunch of crappy submissions?
Hope you guys like crayon and lined paper.
Hi folks.
We’ve been promoting it on the site, the forums, Facebook and Twitter since a few days before the contest began. I don’t know why the Broadwave wasn’t sent out until yesterday, but we’re looking into it, and seeing what, if anything, we can do about it now.
Mary McKay-Eaton says: “Dang! And I got the CSTS Broadwave email about this TODAY, 28 Jan. What gives? *SIIIIIIIIGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!*”
The broadwave was only one of the dozens of announcements sent out by Facebook and Twitter or made on the forums here on the CSTS site. I was under the mistaken impression that Broadwaves were generated automatically by front page postings, and I was wrong.
We’ve been publicly discussing the art contest since December 14th, when Adam polled the members of the forum about holding the contest or passing the responsibility to a designated artist. This first discussion was publicly posted to the forum and reminders about the poll were sent out on Facebook and Twitter at regular intervals.
Ms. L says: “Ok, what’s up with saying the contest began on January 10, but not posting the broadwave until January 28th AND only giving the entrants until the 31st to submit artwork?? That just seems wrong to me.”
The mistake is explained above.
Captain Robert April says: “Who the hell is in charge of this thing?
I am. My name is William Pace
I volunteered and the responsibility of being in charge falls to me this CSTS season.
Captain Robert April says: “The contest opens up on the 10th but the first notice doesn’t go out until the 28th? TWO DAY BEFORE THE FRAKKING DEADLINE!?!”
The first notice was the post itself, made on January 1st, some 30 days ago. This notice was proceeded by the art contest discussion. The issue of the contest itself was refreshed by reminders on the CSTS forum, the CSTS Facebook page, by Twitter and by repeat networking through re-tweets and facebook sharing at regular intervals over the past month.
Captain Robert April says: “Is somebody deliberately trying to get a bunch of crappy submissions?”
To what purpose? I empathize, having missed the opportunity to submit art myself in past years, but to imply a direct action of misdirection, subterfuge, or purposeful mishandling does a disservice to all of the volunteers currently chasing after licensing, charitable media coverage, sponsorships, venues and every other worthy part of the fight against atrocities worldwide.
Please confine your anger to me and my mistake.
Glad they extended the deadline. Looked for the announcement every couple weeks at end of 2010 and got busy and was sick for a time and someone sent me note about the contest ‘starting’.
Looking forward to seeing what people will come up this year and what .02 I can throw in.
Good luck all and excited to see results.