SoftwareNewsDaily.com Animated GIF Contest ($100 Prize)
SoftwareNewsDaily wants your help in spreading the word! In an effort to gain new SoftwareNewsDaily readers, we are hosting an animated GIF design contest. There is a $100 gift card to Bestbuy.com in it for the winner. Yep, you read that correctly, $100! We’re upping the ante from our last contest. Of course, this also means, we’re asking for a fancier graphic. It’s stays quite simple, though.
We’re in need of a few banners to help promote SoftwareNewsDaily. Think something similar to: http://www.softwaremedia.com/link-to-us.html, but animated to give it more pop! There are just a few guidelines:
- Image must be 180 pixels in width and 60 pixels in height.
- Promotes SoftwareNewsDaily.com.
- GIF file size may not exceed 1MB (original PSD file may exceed 1MB).
- Animated GIF file must be viewable in Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers.
- Original work only.
All entries must be received by January 10, 2010, a bit after the New Year (so not to cram your holiday partying, of course). Keep these things in mind when you enter:
- Include your name in the email with your entry.
- Also, please tell us how you found out about the contest along with your entry.
- Submission of artwork automatically grants SoftwareNewsDaily permission for use. Author may retain rights to artwork, but SoftwareNewsDaily has any and all permissions to use the image for promotion.
Submit all entries to SND@softwaremedia.com.
Here are a couple of examples to get those creative juices flowing:
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Feel free to reference the animated GIF video tutorial that Ryan created: How to Create Animated GIFs in Photoshop CS4. Good luck! We look forward to receiving your designs.
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Lansia said
am December 8 2009 @ 5:04 pm
we’re curious! do you feel under-appreciated and exploited because of contests like these? where you don’t get paid, but instead get gifted out? are contests like these demeaning to professional designers? or are they great opportunities for students and hobbyists?
why do you enter contests like these? is it the prize? the fun of it? the need for materials in your portfolio?
just wondering… we were recently hit with feedback on this contest that stunned us a bit so we would love to hear from everyone on this matter! please tell us your thoughts!
Daniel said
am December 9 2009 @ 6:14 am
I have been mainly a hobbyist for several years, I have done numerous designs for websites and businesses. For me it is the enjoyment of it, it’s something I love to do and the payout doesn’t really matter. It’s the satisfaction of someone loving your artwork enough to use it for their business or website.