Contest

123Greetings Studio Digital Picasso Design Contest

Overview

123Greetings.com is launching a design contest to search for greeting card designs that help humans express themselves in the best manner possible.

Why should you participate?

1. US $ 250 cash reward to the winner of each category

2. Exposure to 123Greetings.com’s 95 million annual user base

3. Eligible to be part of any future plans, as announced by 123Greetings Studio

What is required

1. A greeting card design in the following categories that people would love to send the world over –

• St. Patrick’s Day

• Easter

2. All designs need to be uploaded at http://studio.123greetings.com and approved to be eligible.

3. All file names need to be in the following format to be eligible:

       Digitalpicasso_<studio username>_<categoryname>_<design #>

4. You can submit multiple entries for each category

5. Specifications available here -

http://studio.123greetings.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page#Card_Elements

6. Limitations available here -

http://studio.123greetings.com/wiki/index.php/Etiquette_Guidelines

7. Other details available here -

http://studio.123greetings.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

Who can participate?

All designers, including existing Studio artists who have not yet won a reward.

All designs part of this contest will not be eligible for Studio Reward plan.

Reward Plan - http://studio.123greetings.com/wiki/index.php/Eligibility_Criteria_for_Participation

The designs might be eligible for any other future plan, which would be communicated by 123Greetings Studio.

How will the contest be judged?

We believe in letting the people decide. All competing designs would be made live on http://www.123greetings.com. Designs with the most number of unique card sends globally would be the winner. You can track your progress on a real time basis via your profile at http://studio.123greetings.com. All sends up to the contest deadline would be eligible.

Decision by 123greetings would be final and binding on all designers. In case you would like to bring anything to our attention, please email us at ashton.martin@123greetings-inc.com.

Designers not winning the contest need not get disappointed – their future designs stand a chance to win our monthly rewards at Studio, amongst other goodies.

Timelines

Activity	Timeline
Contest Opens	February 18th 2013
Designs Uploaded & Approved for St. Patrick’s Day	March 1st 2013 23:59hrs PST
All approved designs published together for St. Patrick’s Day	March 2nd 2013 0100hrs PST
Designs Uploaded & Approved for Easter	March 15th 2013 23:59hrs PST
All approved designs published together for Easter	March 16th 2013 0100hrs PST
Unique sends for St. Patrick’s Day considered up to	March 18th 2013 23:59hrs PST
Results declared for St. Patrick’s Day on competition website	March 19th 06:00hrs PST
Unique sends for Easter considered up to	April 1st 2013 23:59hrs PST
Results declared for Easter on competition website	April 2nd 2013 06:00hrs PST

All designs would get approved or sent for revisions/ feedback within 24hours. Please plan your workflow accordingly. In case of any delays/ issues please email ashton.martin@123greetings-inc.com for urgent attention.

Some thoughts to help you before you get started:

http://studio.123greetings.com/wiki/index.php/Before_You_Get_Started

Examples:

http://www.123greetings.com/events/saint_patricks_day/

http://www.123greetings.com/events/saint_patricks_day_parade_new_york/

http://www.123greetings.com/events/easter/

To help you stay in touch with what’s going on:

Like and follow us on Studio Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/123GreetingsStudio

Contest Contacts:

Ashton Martin

123Greetings Studio Artist Community Manager

ashton.martin@123greetings-inc.com

http://studio.123greetings.com

FAQ:

1. Can I promote my own cards?

Yes, absolutely! You’re encouraged to promote your own creations amongst your networks. We have systems in place to detect

spiders/ bots or other unscrupulous activities, which are not allowed, however.

2. Do I own the copyrights to my work?

Absolutely, you own all rights to your work. You can remove your cards from the system anytime you want, should you so wish.

3. Is the cash award transferable?

Unfortunately, no. The awards are not transferable and would be issued on your name.

4. How will I receive my award?

We will contact the winners to gather their identification and bank account details, and will dispatch a check with the award amount to you.