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The DEF CON Artwork Contest is again underway! This year's theme is reminiscent of those 60's and 70's spy movies and TV shows like "The Man from U.N.C.L.E", "Our Man Flint", and "James Bond", with a hacker angle and a little grit. We have dubbed this theme "Haxploitation".
Think of those montage movie posters that have the hero surrounded by fem-bots and the villain looking down on them, plotting their destruction. Use your imagination! You are free to choose your subject, but be sure to incorporate hacker related aspects into your piece, such as tech, locksport, robotics, espionage, etc. You can use 21st century tech, but keep the overall feel retro. Use of the DEF CON logos is allowed, but will not be provided by DEF CON.
Objective
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to create a poster, t-shirt design, sticker, or wallpaper for DEF CON 19 in a 60's/70's spy theme codenamed "Haxploitation".
Categories
Poster design: 11"x17" poster, either portrait or landscape.
T-shirt design: No larger than 9"x14" portrait. Specify shirt color, and be sure to use the shirt color in the design. No more than 4 spot colors can be used. Include a mockup file to show placement on a shirt along with artwork to size it would be printed.
Sticker: must be circular, square or rectangular no larger than 6" high and wide.
Desktop Wallpapers: Create a Desktop wallpaper for DEF CON 19. Must be at least 1920px wide in 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratio and .jpg or .png format.
Prizes:
Entries will be judged together this year, and there will be 1st through 3rd and people’s choice winners.
1st Place: Two(2) free admissions to DEF CON 19, and a $200 credit at the DEF CON Swag booth.
2nd Place: One(1) free admission to DEF CON 19, and a $100 credit at the DEF CON Swag booth.
3rd Place: One(1) free admission to DEF CON 19, and a $50 credit at the DEF CON Swag booth.
People’s Choice: Free admission to DEF CON 19, and a $25 credit to the DEF CON Swag Booth.
Other RULES:
IMPORTANT! Submissions not fitting these criteria will be subject to rejection and possible ridicule. By submitting, you grant DEF CON the right to reproduce your artwork with reasonable attribution in any way we see fit without compensation. We reserve the right not to choose a winner in any/all categories.
Any technique or medium may be used, as long as the final submission is in the category’s specified digital format. If you use stock photos, art, etc., make sure it is either public domain or that you own the rights to it. Unless otherwise specified in the category, the design must include the text:
DEF CON 19
Las Vegas
Submission Deadline:
All submissions must be received by June 20, 2011
Submit entries to: neil [at] defcon dot org
Submission info to include: Real name (your identity must be verifiable to collect a prize) and desired nick/handle if any; and a title and description of your piece.
Additional Specs:
All entries must be within size parameters listed above. Final entries should be in 300pi minimum .tif or .jpg format. Vector entries can be in .ai or .eps format. Delivery is the responsibility of the entrant, if the entry is too large to email you may post it online for download.
Thanks, and good luck!
Think of those montage movie posters that have the hero surrounded by fem-bots and the villain looking down on them, plotting their destruction. Use your imagination! You are free to choose your subject, but be sure to incorporate hacker related aspects into your piece, such as tech, locksport, robotics, espionage, etc. You can use 21st century tech, but keep the overall feel retro. Use of the DEF CON logos is allowed, but will not be provided by DEF CON.
Objective
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to create a poster, t-shirt design, sticker, or wallpaper for DEF CON 19 in a 60's/70's spy theme codenamed "Haxploitation".
Categories
Poster design: 11"x17" poster, either portrait or landscape.
T-shirt design: No larger than 9"x14" portrait. Specify shirt color, and be sure to use the shirt color in the design. No more than 4 spot colors can be used. Include a mockup file to show placement on a shirt along with artwork to size it would be printed.
Sticker: must be circular, square or rectangular no larger than 6" high and wide.
Desktop Wallpapers: Create a Desktop wallpaper for DEF CON 19. Must be at least 1920px wide in 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratio and .jpg or .png format.
Prizes:
Entries will be judged together this year, and there will be 1st through 3rd and people’s choice winners.
1st Place: Two(2) free admissions to DEF CON 19, and a $200 credit at the DEF CON Swag booth.
2nd Place: One(1) free admission to DEF CON 19, and a $100 credit at the DEF CON Swag booth.
3rd Place: One(1) free admission to DEF CON 19, and a $50 credit at the DEF CON Swag booth.
People’s Choice: Free admission to DEF CON 19, and a $25 credit to the DEF CON Swag Booth.
Other RULES:
IMPORTANT! Submissions not fitting these criteria will be subject to rejection and possible ridicule. By submitting, you grant DEF CON the right to reproduce your artwork with reasonable attribution in any way we see fit without compensation. We reserve the right not to choose a winner in any/all categories.
Any technique or medium may be used, as long as the final submission is in the category’s specified digital format. If you use stock photos, art, etc., make sure it is either public domain or that you own the rights to it. Unless otherwise specified in the category, the design must include the text:
DEF CON 19
Las Vegas
Submission Deadline:
All submissions must be received by June 20, 2011
Submit entries to: neil [at] defcon dot org
Submission info to include: Real name (your identity must be verifiable to collect a prize) and desired nick/handle if any; and a title and description of your piece.
Additional Specs:
All entries must be within size parameters listed above. Final entries should be in 300pi minimum .tif or .jpg format. Vector entries can be in .ai or .eps format. Delivery is the responsibility of the entrant, if the entry is too large to email you may post it online for download.
Thanks, and good luck!
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