June 11, 2007
Got design skillz?If so, here's your chance to show them off - and help the Entertainment Consumers Association at the same time.
So what's this about?
The ECA has completed the run for our first series of print and online ads (the infamous gun, syringe, controller campaign) and have begun our second series which reads, “If the Government has its way you won’t be able to play half the games in this magazine” – or, for online outlets – “on this website.”
While the reaction to the ads has been great, the new campaign doesn’t lend itself to a cool design for our T-shirts, which got us thinking… what if we just made some really cool Ts? Something compelling, hip and cool enough to wear under a blazer, but still casual enough to wear with jeans. Color is no object, and we’d continue to get great quality shirts, but the design really needs to be amazing. We want it to use our name or logo, but beyond that we’re open.
We know that our gamers are a creative and savvy bunch, and who better to design the game industry’s best shirt!? So we’re opening up the challenge and making it a competition. Show off your design skillz and help us promote the ECA in the process.
You may even win some very cool prizes. Oh, and our fearless leader, Hal Halpin, promises to wear the winning design at E3 during his interviews with leading TV shows on camera and in photo shoots with websites, newspapers and magazines.
Submission Deadline: Friday, June 22, 2007
Here’s the deal: The winning design will be printed on our T-shirts, worn by our staff at events, sold online, and given out as promotional items. The winner will also receive a prize package of games, energy drinks, and a bevy of games-related swag valued at over a hundred bucks, plus we’ll match that hundred with another hundred dollar gift certificate to your local GameStop.
Finalists will be announced on June 25th and all ECA members and GamePolitics readers will have the opportunity to vote online by June 29th.
Submit Designs To: info@theeca.com – as jpegs or gifs, at 72 dpi, no larger than 1920x1920 (NOTE - new, larger size limit), along with your name, mailing address, email address, phone number and a short description of your concept (why you chose to go that direction, symbolism, colors, etc.).
Da’ Rules:
1. You can enter as many designs as you like.
2. Your artwork can be placed anywhere on the T-shirt except for the seams, oh and creative use of placement is encouraged.
3. Jurying will be done anonymously and designs will be selected on the basis of merit and feasibility.
4. All finalists will receive a copy of the T-shirt design, and the winning designer will also receive a gift certificate for $100 to GameStop and a prize package valued at at least another hundred dollars.
5. The competition is open to U.S. residents only and is void where prohibited by law.
6. You can not infringe on anyone’s copyright with your design, and by entering the competition, you agree that your work is your own.
7. By entering the competition, you agree to give ECA exclusive rights to publish your work on our website and/or use your design on our T-shirt. You furthermore agree not to misuse our logo, nor use it for any other purpose without our permission.
8. The ECA logo can be downloaded here: http://www.theeca.com/ads.htm
9. Creativity counts. The more compelling the better. Don’t just slap our logo on a white T and call it a day. Show us what you’ve got! These shirts are part of our marketing and represent our cause.
10. Don’t sweat matching our logo’s color. Let the creative juices flow…
You do NOT need to be an ECA member to submit a design...
UPDATE: At readers' request, the size has been upped to 1920x1920 at 72dpi
Comments
boo. hiss.
I don't know. Given the sheer propoganda from the government and media against games, isn't the ECA entitled to drastic measures as well? We tried presenting good solid facts, and no one listened but the judges.
As for the article here. NEAT! I wish I could draw better than stick figures.
A pair of hands, holding a game controller, bound by handcuffs.
I read "open to all" and I was totally exited, then i reached the part you pointet out... bummer.
Not really open to all then is it?
If they would go the other route they would have to get someone in-house to draw it out(distract them from their work much?) or hire an artist to create a number of designs. I'm sure the artist they would hire would charge more than the prize pack is worth and, as I said before would be more time consuming because they would have to find an artist they want to do the design for them, a person who might not be really feeling the idea to begin with.
Id much rather them save some time and money as well as giving artists that support the cause and are more directly involved and concerned with the ECA and their actions that effect the status of the game industry. And besides Id like a chance to win a prize pack not to mention I'd be proud if Id even become a finalist.
But then again maybe I'm wrong, maybe its more time consuming and expensive to do the contest but from personal experience that never seemed to be the case. I think its a smart move.
If you want the ECA in your country, there is a reletively easy way to go about it. Get to gether with other gamers and game industry professionals that want a branch. Put together a proposal for the ECA including the leadership you will appoint. Request that the ECA form an official chapter in your country. Get busy doing what the ECA is doing here in your country.
Just playing around. It doesn't really bother me how one wishes to pronouce or spell words as long as we know what it is and what it means. Language should adapt to Humans.
Irrelevent. T shirt design is not any different in the US than in Europe. It's not about where the ECA is, just that we cannot contribute our ideas. Suggesting you have ot set up your own version of a company just to create a T Shirt for them is at best flippant and at worst idiotic.
To Non-US Citizens:
I wonder if they will allow you to still submit a design and consider it a donation... wont be eligible to win but I mean, its a away of contributing your ideas for the cause. I'd drop them an e-mail and ask them about it I'm sure they would know if thats possible.
::>>ya'll always could just move to Amerrrehka(land of the free, home of the big mac) then you could take part in this contest.
a friend of mine tried for it, but haven't heard anything neither :X
good luck to all the contestants!