Friday, November 16, 2007

Down the Home Stretch

We are heading down the home stretch with the Button & Icon Contest on freshbrain.org. Just over a week to go (contest ends 11/25).

There are some amazing ideas. I love the creativity. It will be a challenge to pick the winners!! But don't let that keep you from entering. It isn't about how perfect the graphic is - it is about how creative but rather how well it will it aligns with the technology areas that will be a part of the site, how appropriate it is to the audience, how creative and unique it is, and so on.

Here are the judging criteria from the rules ...
  • Design alignment of the Submission with one or more of the following technology areas: Gaming, Video, Music, Eco/Green Science, Web and Graphics (20%);
  • Appropriateness of the Submission for the 13–18 age group (20%);
  • Creativity (15%);
  • Uniqueness (15%);
  • Contemporary style qualities of the Submission (15%);
  • Scalability of the Submission for use as an icon or button on a website (10%); and
  • Use of the FreshBrain Marks (defined below) subject to the section below titled “Trademark Information” (5%). (Please note: It is not a requirement that a Submission contain the FreshBrain Marks, but doing so is a consideration in the judging.)
So what are you waiting for? Don't know how to edit graphics or pictures ... check out the tools and tutorials we have made available. Not sure what to do, check out the contest entries.

Give it a shot!

3 comments:

Marla said...

You mean 11/25, not 12/25, if there is less than a week to go. Second line of your post, typo.

Dale Ferrario said...

Thanks!

Marla said...

Another thing related to the date - it does not appear on the freshbrain.org home page nor on the Contest page, only in the Rules, which most people don't click on. Maybe you are not getting a rush of submissions near the end because no one realizes there are only 5 days left?

Am I missing it somewhere obvious on the site? maybe in big artsy color letters and numbers that I'm not seeing....? :-)