Marketing and Communications

If so, enter the Cabrillo College Catalog Cover Design Competition!




Win $500.00 if your design is chosen to grace the cover of the 2008-2009 Cabrillo College Catalog!

Here's how it works:

Design a cover that represents the theme of "Student Success."

Submit your design by 4:00 PM on Friday, April 11, 2008 to Cabrillo College's Marketing & Communications Department.

The winner(s) will be announced the week of May 5th.


COMPETITION RULES

- Any current Cabrillo College student, faculty, staff or administrator may enter.

- Only one submission per person. A group of individuals may enter a design, but only one design per group may be entered. If you enter as an individual, you cannot enter as part of a group and vice versa.

- Deadline for submissions is 4:00 PM, April 11, 2008. Late entries will not be accepted. NO EXCEPTIONS.

- A completely filled out and signed entry form for each person must accompany your entry. NO EXCEPTIONS.

- Your entry must be submitted electronically. The only electronic file types accepted are: .jpg, .eps, .tiff, .ai, .indd, .psd, .doc, .pdf

- Your entry must include a placeholder for the Cabrillo College wordmark (either horizontal or vertical) in your design. Typefaces are limited to Myriad Pro and Garamond only.

- All photos / original art must be original work and free of any copyright or trademark violations. That means you must own the rights to the original art, images, graphics, illustrations or photos you submit.

- Photos, illustrations, images or graphics have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi sized at 11 in. x 17 in.

- Do not send original works of art. Send a high-resolution photograph of the art per the requirements noted above.

- Photos must be accompanied by signed photo releases of every individual in the photo. If an individual is under the age of 18, a parent or guardian must also sign the release.

- Entries can also be a written description of the cover design but must also include complete details about how to implement the design. For example, if an idea is to take a particular photograph there should be details regarding the photoshoot: e.g. the names and contact info of the people to be in the photo, the date and time they have agreed to be in the photoshoot, the location of the photoshoot, a sketch showing the placement of the individuals in the photoshoot, etc. The more detailed, the better.

- The winning entry will become the property of Cabrillo College. No further remuneration will be paid.

- No entries will be returned.

- The catalog production team (Vice President of Instruction, Director of Marketing and Communications, Instructional Procedures Analyst and Marketing and Communication's Graphic Designer), will determine the winning entry.

- Catalog production team members are not eligible to submit an entry.

Send entries to: Marketing & Communications, Cabrillo College, Sesnon House (Rm. 1820), 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, CA 95003.


YOUR ENTRY PACKAGE MUST INCLUDE:

- CD with your electronic design file OR a Word document or PDF describing your idea along with an implementation plan.

- Completely filled out and signed entry form for each person.

- Signed photo releases from every individual in any photo submitted. (If applicable.)

And don't forget, it must be received by Cabrillo's Marketing and Communications Department no later than 4:00 PM on Friday, April 11. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!


THE AWARD

- The winning entry will be used on the 2008-2009 catalog cover.

- The winner(s) will be featured inside the catalog.

- A check in the amount of $500.00 will be given to the winner. If a group should win the award, the award will be divided equally among all members. NO EXCEPTIONS.

- The winner(s) will be announced the week of May 5th. Look for our announcement on the home page of the Cabrillo web site or bookmark this page.


ANY QUESTIONS?

Email: marketing[at]cabrillo.edu. You will receive an answer within 8 business hours.