Magnify Your World is a contest with six categories for submission and one category specifically designed for the public to vote. Entrants will need to designate their design for one of the six categories below. Each entry is automatically eligible for public voting and to win the Designers Choice Award.
- BOOKS: any type of book for the general public (children, photography, design, text/educational, travel, etc.)
- BROCHURES & CATALOGUES: created for corporate use including brochures, annual reports, catalogues, media kits
- COMIC BOOKS: graphic novels, comic books, web comics
- EDITORIAL: magazines, newsletters, newspapers, blogs, online magazines
- MUSIC & MOVIE: bands, filmmakers, DJs, theatres, venues, albums, documentaries
- SELF-PROMOTION: promotion of services, student portfolios, designers, photographers, writers, PR/ad/interactive/design/firms, law firms, etc.
- PEOPLE’S CHOICE: all entries are entered into this category where a winner will be chosen based on public voting. Voting may start as soon as you register, so mobilize your friends and family.
BASIC GUIDELINES & ELIGIBILITY
•All submissions must be created using the Mag+ platform
•IMPORTANT: Eligibility to win requires the entrant to upload a MIB-file of their design
•Each app needs to have a minimum of 5 pages (verticals) with a maximum of 30 pages
•All work has to be original. We cannot accept submissions of copyrighted material, such as a photography book using National Geographic photos or an album app featuring music from Radiohead.
•Submit your designs early to be eligible for the Employee Pick of the Month prize.
AWARDS:
Our esteemed panel of design leaders will be selecting winners from each of the six categories. Best in Category winners and the Designer’s Choice winner are eligible for Best in Show and the grand prize of $5,000.
Prize Money:
•Best in Category: each winning entry will receive $1,000
•The People’s Choice Award winner is voted on by the crowd and will receive $1,000
•Best in Show: the winning entry will receive $5,000
Recognition:
•Best in Category winners will become the face of the next Mag+ advertising campaign
•All Winners will be featured on the Mag+ web site through the end of 2012
Monthly Prize
Each month an Employee Pick of the Month will be selected by one of the creative leads at Mag+. The winner will recieve an iPad and is displayed on the contest site homepage.
Deadline: May 31, 2012
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