t-Shirt Slogan/Design Contest

T-Shirt Contest Rules and Guidelines
WHAT DOES THIS MOMENT CALL FOR?

Communities United (CU) is soliciting a slogan and/or design to be used on our annual t-shirt. It will appear on the shirt and possibly other apparel which will be sold to support of Communities United's Mission. CU is a grassroots, member-led organization of low to moderate income people in Maryland. CU organizes, educates & builds power to bring about social, economic & racial justice. CU & the people organize leaders & learners who face injustice: racism, poverty, trauma, addiction, violence & criminalization. CU members have historically been shut out of Baltimore's economic & political life. CU builds involvement. Our people will be heard & we will be respected. CU envisions a world where we can live in justice & peace.

The work and mission of Communities United, this particular moment, and the movement for racial justice in Baltimore City, Maryland and the U.S.

Communities United (CU) is soliciting a slogan and/or design to be used on our annual t-shirt. It will appear on the shirt and possibly other apparel which will be sold to support of Communities United's Mission. 

Prizes:
The slogan &/or design of two finalists will be posted to CU social media platforms. Bragging rights apply to all finalists! Both finalists will receive a t-shirt printed with the winning design or slogan.

One winning slogan &/or design will be selected by a count of all the"likes" on Communities United's IG &/or Facebook posts, between Saturday, July 25th, 2020 and Wednesday, July 29 2020. 

The FINAL WINNER will receive: A PIZZA PARTY, including two large pizzas, and a liter or six-pack of soda, bragging rights forever & a t-shirt with the winning slogan or design.

Slogan/Design Guide:
Your design should connect to the work and mission of Communities United, this particular moment, and the movement for racial justice in Baltimore City, Maryland and the U.S.

Your slogan or design must be wholly original. By submitting a design you are guaranteeing that you hold rights to everything in it, and that it does not contain any copyrighted material, including images/copy found on the internet, unless clearly marked as published under a creative commons (cc) license.

Your design can be on either the front OR back of the shirt. It may include the Communities United logo, OR all printed shirts will include the logo on the reverse side. If location of the design is part of the relevance of the slogan, (for example: “Here comes history” on the front of a shirt) please indicate whether it is for the front or back. If you do not indicate, designers will determine for you.

Designs ONLY Guide: 
Any design submission should be saved to 300 dpi to produce a quality output. Acceptable files are high resolution JPGs, TIFFs, and EPS files. 

If you win and you submitted a design, you will be required to provide the original design in a high res format that is compatible with Photoshop, Illustrator or another professional design program. CU staff can assist you in this submission.

If you submit a design, you MAY include the Communities United logo only without alteration. Your design should contain a maximum of two (2) colors and MAY incorporate the Communities United pallet: Green, Blue, Black and/or white as appropriate.

The design should be on the front OR back of the shirt and should be contained within a 14 inch X  17 inch area. If the color of the shirt is important to the design, please indicate what color you suggest.

If you submit a design, you MAY include the Communities United logo only without alteration. Your design should contain a maximum of two (2) colors and MAY incorporate the Communities United pallet: Green, Blue, Black and/or white as appropriate.

The design should be on the front OR back of the shirt and should be contained within a 14 inch X  17 inch area. If the color of the shirt is important to the design, please indicate what color you suggest.

Submission Guidelines and Agreement: 
     All entries should be submitted to jessi@communitiesunite.org. All contestants will need to complete a registration form.

     You must be 18 years or older to submit an entry OR your agreement will need to be signed by a parent or guardian.             

Communities United will have first printing rights to the winning slogan or design. By submitting you agree that if your design wins, it can be used by Communities United on a t-shirt and other promotional items, including the website and on social media platforms and public relations materials. The winner and image of winning slogan or design may also be used in promotional materials.

Judging and Contest:

Criteria:
Slogans and designs will be judged on the following criteria: 
1) Concept/originality- captures the spirit of the Communities United, its mission and this historical moment. 2) Striking and memorable design 3) Visibility – eye-catching and visible from a reasonable distance

Any part of the any design (anything other than words of a slogan) – must be ready for print Feasibility/must be easy to reproduce.

Each submission must be either a slogan (words only) OR a design, which can contain only an image, or an image and words. Enter your slogan or register to enter your design here.
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Contest begins on Monday, July 11, 2020
You must submit your slogan or design by midnight ET, Friday, July 24, 2020.

Entries will be judged by a panel of Communities United staff and members, selecting two finalists.

Voting
Voting begins on 9:00 AM EST on Saturday, July 25, 2020. Finalists’ designs will be posted on the Communities United Facebook and Instagram page, utilizing likes as a voting mechanism.

Voting closes at 9:00 AM EST on Wednesday, July 29, 2020.

Winners:
The winner will be notified by email at the close of the voting period, via the information provided on the entry form, and will be posted to CU social media accounts.

Please note that CU reserves the right to make adjustments to the winning slogan or design.

At the sole discretion of CU, disqualification, forfeiture and the selection of an alternate winner may result from any of the following: winner’s failure to respond to notification within two (2) business days after its transmission; the return of an email notification as undeliverable after three (3) attempts; winner’s failure to provide original design files; winner’s failure to execute and return a release form. Upon contacting a winner and determining that they have met all eligibility requirements of the contest, such individual will be declared the “winner” of the contest via social post and the e-newsletter. 
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Communities United staff members are not eligible to enter. By submitting you are agreeing to all contest rules. If you have any questions, please email jessi@communitiesunite.org.