40th Anniversary of Australia-Vietnam Relations
Logo Competition Rules
1. The competition
- Competition participants will submit logo designs to represent the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and Vietnam in 2013. The winning design will become the official logo for cultural and other events the Australian Government arranges throughout Vietnam to celebrate the anniversary.
- The competition opens on 2 October and closes on 30 November 2012
- The logo should capture this key message: Australia and Vietnam have a 40-year partnership marked by friendship and cooperation in many areas. The relationship continues to grow and has a bright future.
2. Who is eligible:
This contest is open to any one on an individual basis. Contestants can submit multiple entries.
3. Judging panel:
Australian Ambassador, Australian Consul-General and Rector of Hanoi University of Industrial Arts.
4. Prizes:
- The winning logo will receive an iPad
- The most “liked” logo on the Australian Embassy’s facebook page will receive an iPod. In case the winning logo is also the most “liked” logo on facebook, this prize will be given to the second most “liked” logo.
- The ten best logos chosen by the judging panel and each of four randomly chosen comments about competition entries on the Australian Embassy’s facebook page will receive a set of IELTS books
- The oldest and youngest competitors will each receive Australian Embassy souvenirs
5. Announcement and awarding of prizes:
The four prizes for randomly chosen comments on the Australian Embassy’s facebook page will be presented each week (from 1-31 December 2012). The remaining awards will be announced and presented at a press conference held in Hanoi on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and Vietnam in February 2013.
6. When to submit:
From 15 October to 30 November 2012
7. How to submit:
Submit your entry through this link: http://creator.zoho.com/austemb/form/12/
8. Requirements for entries:
- Entry is an image of the JPG type, presented on A4 paper with dimensions of 297mm (width) x 210mm (height), equivalent to 3500pixel x 2400pixel and toal volume of no more than 2MB
- Each entry includes three different sizes, all in one page as follows:
+ A color logo with one maximum dimension of 150mm, equivalent to 1800pixel
+ A smaller black and white logo with one maximum dimension of 30mm, equivalent to 360pixel
+ A smaller color logo with one maximum dimension of 30mm, equivalent to 360pixel
- Each entry uses no more than 5 colors
- Entries must bear no signatures or any personal signals.
9. Other Terms and Conditions
- The logo must be original and must not have received any previous awards.
- The work must be created and signed by the artist him/herself.
- Logo design for this competition cannot give rise to any claim for financial compensation.
- The award–winning works become the property of the Australian Embassy from the date they are received. The designer waives any copyright in their design. The Australian Embassy may use the design at its discretion, and reserves the right to determine which entries it displays.
- Any person submitting a logo proposal for the competition certifies that he/she is the designer. He/she also certifies that the logo does not infringe the rights of any third party and is not in violation of any copyright.
- The winner will be informed directly by the Australian Embassy by telephone or email and invited to an announcement about the prize at a media briefing in February 2013.
- By participating in the competition, participants accept all competition rules and agree to be bound by them.