Thursday, August 05, 2010

UMO-6th International Cartoon Contest’10

Announcing the UMO – 6th International Cartoon Contest’10, here is the summary:
Open to everybody
5 entries per participant
No entry fee
Awards worth Rs 60,000/-
Deadline: September 10th, 2010
The details follow.....
The UMO-6th International Cartoon Contest’10 is organized by UMO towards the World Usability Day. Participation is open to all cartoonists from every country in the world. All the awarded and qualified cartoons will be exhibited. There is no Entry fee.
Please go through the rules and regulations - and in particular - the conditions applicable to the intellectual property rights.
Theme for the Competition
Buzz World Social Networking and Mobile Communication
Communication, is the new order of life on our planet. H2O, O2 and a skill set on our resumes is not enough anymore to survive in this ever growing complex ecosystem of life. If we are not on the helm of affairs with the ever changing dynamics of communication in today's world, then we might be forced to search for a new nomadic life on other planets.
Mobile and social communication is a big buzz word and why not, after all we have over 300 million mobile subscribers. Digital communication through various manifestations and channels like the web, blogs, micro blogs, social networking and mobile communication has stormed our lives.
UMO International Cartoon Contest’10 encourages participants to look at the lighter side of today's social networking and mobile communication globally. You can draw inspiration and references from various walks of life like politics, movies, sports, social, personal and any other to come up with hilarious and thought provoking cartoons.
Awards and Acknowledgements
A jury will select the top 6 winning entries, the cartoonists will be granted a cash prize award of
First prize Rs.25,000/- (Rs. Twenty five thousand only)
Two second prizes of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten thousand only) each
Three Third prizes Rs. 5,000/- (Rs. Five thousand only) each, and,
Five Special mention awards
An exhibition of the winning and short listed entries will be held and UMO will publish an exhaustive works report.
The Jury and the Judgment criteria
We are in process of putting a jury of well-known professionals and socially active personalities. The names will be announced in due course, depending on confirmation. For Judgment jury will use criteria such as creativity, humor, visual communication, presentation, persuasiveness, originality, cleverness, relevance of content and execution to identify the winner.
An exhibition of the winning and short listed entries will be held and UMO will publish an exhaustive online-works report.
Deadline for Submission
Cartoons will be accepted through September 10th, 2010
Rules and Regulations
Entries: up to 5 cartoons per person.
Size (hard-copy) : A4 (210 X 297 mm ) or A3 (297X410)
Size (digital) : 300 dpi and in dimensions that are suitable for printing
Technique : Free
Entries in hard-copy/paper will not be returned. Entries in digital format may need to be re-posted if the resolution is not found good for printing.
Exhibition and Prize distribution
We are going to exhibit the entries in several metros of India. Dates will be announced
Submitting your entries
Mail your cartoons keeping the competition name in subject line to toons (at)usabilitymatters(org)org
If you are sending through the snail mail, use the following address:
UMO-6th International Cartoon Contest’10
usabilitymatters.org,
Flat No. 407, E- Block, Keerthi Apartments,
Ellareddyguda, Hyderabad- 500073.
INDIA
Phone: +91-984 886 1432
+91-984 886 1432
Please mention a little background information about yourself that may help identify you with your work and the email id that will help us get back to you with any communication.
Intellectual property rightsUMO may, in its sole discretion to use the art-work (images, photograph, written content) for any purpose, change, alter, amend, add to, delete from and otherwise modify, including but not limited to, any and all cuts, edits, rearrangements and other alterations, additions and deletions.The responsibility for authenticity of all the submitted content, including the including the art-work and the personal information rests solely with the provider, and UMO will assume no role in case of litigation and copied works. The involved parties shall have to settle the matter themselves, within the conditions the original work was published/released.We respect your privacy and will not be giving out, or sharing your personal information with any third party, for commercial or non-commercial use

Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Theme Euro-katoenale 2011

Dear cartoonist,

Shoes!
Shoes that's the theme of the 18th Euro-kartoenale Kruishoutem Belgium.

Do you have a great idea? Can you imagine your cartoon? Did you allready start drawing? Or do you need some more time to make this exclusive cartoon?

Don't worry you still have till the 15th of February 2011 to sent us your works.

Read the rules here
Don't forget to use the entry form

Good luck!


Chèrs Dessinateurs,

Chaussures!
'Chaussures' c'est le nouveau thème du 18ième Euro-kartoenale Kruishoutem Belgique.

Est-ce que vous avez une idée splendide? Est-ce que vous pouvez vous imaginer votre dessin? Est-ce que vous avez déjà commencé aprés avoir lu le titre? Ou est-ce que vous avez besoin d'un peu de temps pour réfléchir sur l'idée la plus originale?

Pas de problème vous avez encore le temps jusqu'au 15 février 2011
Lisez le règlement de concours ici
N'oubliez pas le formulaire d'inscription

Bonne chance!


L'équipe ECC
Europees Cartoon Centrum - Brugstraat z/n -9770 Kruishoutem
www.ecc-kruishoutem.be of info@ecc.kruishoutem.be