Yoga Journal - 2010 Conference Tour

Does your love of yoga find its way into your creative endeavors?

Yoga Journal is looking for a t-shirt design to be featured on the front of our 2010 conference tour shirts.

THE PRIZE

• Winning designer will receive 2 Main Conference passes for any 2010 Yoga Journal Conferences.
• (2010 Conference locations include San Francisco, Boston, Colorado and Florida)
• Winning designer will also receive 2 tour t-shirts printed with his/her design.
• Prize valued at $900
• Winning designer is welcome to either use the 2 passes personally or gift them to family / friends.

THE DESIGN

• An appealing, yoga related front of shirt graphic to be printed in off white on an organic, dark grey tee. The shirt back (designed by Yoga Journal) will list 2010 conference locations with the associated dates.
• The women's shirt will be a scoop neck tee, and the men's shirt will be a crew tee. Same design on both.
• Design should have unisex appeal, keeping in mind our predominantly female demographic.
• Your design may include the words "Yoga Journal Conferences" however it does not need to. There should not be any additional words.
• You may submit up to four images (each in a separate email and no larger than 10MB).
• Design should be line art. Small areas of solid color are okay, however larger blocks should be avoided in the design as they don't translate well with our printing method (where dye is removed to leave the organic cotton color underneath).

THE FORMAT

• The design must be created in Illustrator or Photoshop.
• Design should be submitted at approximately 6" x 8" with a resolution of at least 300 dpi.
• Yoga Journal will re-size the winning design as needed, and reserves the right to make adjustments to it.
• All designs should be sent as one layer. The winning design will be printed in one color (off white on dark tee).
• If using Photoshop, acceptable file formats include .eps, .tiff, or .psd. NO .jpeg's or .gif's
• If using Illustrator, save files as .eps. Any type must be created to outlines.
• File must be no larger than 10MB. If your image is larger you can send a .jpeg preview and we will request a larger file if your design is chosen.

THE SUBMISSIONS

• Each submission must be emailed in proper format to YJTourDesign@gmail.com
• Each submission must contain the designer's first name, last name, phone number and home address in the message. (Also, please let us know how you heard about the contest!)
• Designs must be submitted by November 19th, 2009.
• Once your designs have been submitted via email you will receive an auto reply indicating that the file has been received by Yoga Journal. (If you send multiple emails this auto reply will only be sent once)

THE JUDGING The Yoga Journal Conference team will review the submissions. Designs are evaluated on the following:

• Concept/Originality/Simplicity
• Communication of yoga and a yoga lifestyle
• Completeness of design (whether or not the design is prepared for print)
• Legality

THE RULES AND REGULATIONS

• Designs must be submitted by 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST) on November 19th, 2009
• Designs must be original works of art. By submitting a design you are guaranteeing that it does not contain any copyright material you do not have the rights to.
• Yoga Journal will have all rights to the winning design. By submitting you agree that if your design wins, it can be used by Yoga Journal on a tour T-Shirt, other promotional items, and in any electronic format on our website or similar.
• You must be at least 18 years old to submit
• All designs uploaded and submitted to this contest will qualify as a submission and reviewed by the Yoga Journal Conferences Team. The team will decide the winning design.
• In the event that your design is chosen as a winner, you will need to sign and return a release prior to claiming your prize (this release will be emailed to the contest winner).
• The winner will be chosen by the Yoga Journal Conference Team, and only the winning designer will be contacted.
• In the event that no image is selected, Yoga Journal reserves the right to choose and/or create its own design for the 2010 Conference Tour T-shirts.

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. ENTRY: By entering, the entrant understands, acknowledges, and agrees that the winning design will become the property of Yoga Journal. Each entrant represents and warrants that each entry design is: (a) fully original; (b) does not incorporate or include material that requires the consent of any third party; and (c) does not violate any copyright, trademark, publicity right, privacy right, or any other right of any third party. Once submitted, entry designs will not be acknowledged or returned. Yoga Journal shall have no obligation (express or implied) to use any Entry Design

PRIZE:

• 2 Main Conference passes to any 2010 Yoga Journal Conference (Including San Francisco, Boston, Colorado and Florida).
• 2 tour t-shirts printed with the winning design.