Army Ten-Miler T-shirt Design Contest
Presented by Adobe Systems Incorporated
Attention all artists and designers the Army Ten-Miler (ATM) is pleased to announce the ATM t-shirt design contest presented by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Beginning on March 1 and running through June 3 at 11:59pm, the ATM will be accepting your design submissions. The grand prize winner will receive an iMac and Adobe® Creative Suite® CS4 Design Premium software and the winning design will be printed on over 30,000 runner and volunteer t-shirts. Second prize is a MacBook and Adobe Photoshop® CS4 software and third prize will receive a digital camera (details to come). GOOD LUCK PARTICIPANTS!
Official Rules & Guidelines
Eligibility
Contest is open to all US residents age 18 and older. Employees of the Army Ten-Miler office and their immediate families are not eligible to enter.
Only two (2) entries per person will be accepted.
Dates
Contest will be open from March 1 to June 3 at 11:59pm EST. The online judging by the registered race runners will take place from June 9 to June 18 at 11:59pm EST.
Army Ten-Miler reserves the right to cancel this contest at any time.
Awards
Grand prize winner will receive an iMac and Adobe® Creative Suite® CS4 Design Premium software (worth approx. $4300), second prize will get a MacBook and Adobe Photoshop® CS4 software (worth approx. $1700) and third prize will get a digital camera (worth approx. $500). The winning design will also be printed on the official runner and volunteer shirts. The winners will be announced on the Army Ten-Miler website, www.armytenmiler.com on June 24. All three winning designs will become sole property of the Army Ten-Miler. The ATM reserves the right to make minor changes to the winning design before printing or to request the artist to do so.
Theme
Participants MUST include:
• Army Ten-Miler logo (download authorized logo variations below)
• race date: 24-Oct-10 or October 24, 2010
• race location: Washington, DC
• the spirit of running
• the spirit of the Army
Optional Elements:
• U.S. Capitol
• Pentagon
• Washington Monument
• Flag
• Soldier
• Army star
• Eagle
• Yellow ribbon
Judging
The top five (5) designs will be selected by the Army Ten-Miler Blue Ribbon Panel consisting of military and civilians. Those designs will be posted on the Army Ten-Miler website for balloting by registered race runners only. Winners will be determined by the greatest number of online votes received. Any design associated with improper balloting will be disqualified. The winners will be announced on the Army Ten-Miler website at www.armytenmiler.com
on June 22.
Entries not complying with the contest rules are subject to disqualification without prior warning.
Technical Design Specifications
• All designs must be original work – no clip art or stock photos. No work copied from copyrighted or published materials.
• All designs must be created and submitted in a vector based program, such as Illustrator, etc. Submit as a vector image in an eps file format compatible with Adobe Illustrator CS4 or lower (Windows Format). No other formats will be accepted. All designs must be editable and submitted via email to nancy.brandon@jfhqncr.northcom.mil. Design limited to 5 spot colors. Gradients are fine, as long as they don't fade or mesh into another color. Please DO NOT import raster images into your vector document.
• Convert all fonts to curves.
• Design colors must be compatible with a white t-shirt.
• Design should be equal or less than 10" x 10".
• Entry must include the artist’s name, address, phone number and email address.
Army Ten-Miler Highlights
• 2010 is the 26th annual Army Ten-Miler
• The Army Ten-Miler is the third largest 10 mile race in the world
• Produced by the U.S. Army Military District of Washington (MDW) with proceeds benefiting
Army Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR)
o MWR is a comprehensive network of support and leisure services designed to enhance
the lives of soldiers and their families
• The mission of the Army Ten-Miler is for the Military District of Washington to safely conduct
the Army’s annual 10-mile race to promote the Army, build esprit de corps, support fitness
goals, and enhance community relations
• ATM starts and finishes at the Pentagon with a course that goes through Washington, DC
o The course passes landmarks such as the Capitol, Washington Monument, Lincoln
Memorial and more (see ATM course map for specifics)
• The Army Ten-Miler has a Hooah Tent Zone (HTZ) at the Pentagon on race day. The HTZ is
is where US Army units promote their commands and "Hooah Spirit" through displays. All
divisions of the US Army, including Active Duty, National Guard and Army Reserve are
represented.
Visit the Army Ten-Miler Website for complete race information...
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