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26th March 2008, 01:32 PM
People at Kingston are running a special competition for Amateurs and Pros alike in grpahic design area. Here are the details about this contest
Who says technology has to be boring and hard? Who says memory only exists in your computer? Kingston is calling for all character designers out there to get your magic wand out and create a fun and cool original “HyperX Girl” that will become the spokesperson for Kingston’s HyperX series products.
Kingston’s HyperX memory modules are specially designed for serious gamers who want nothing but the best for their computers. To be the right “HyperX Girl”, designers can find out more about the HyperX memory modules here (http://www.kingston.com/asia/hyperx/default.asp). And don’t forget to incorporate your creativities and originalities to breathe life into this character of yours. Read all the rules and terms and conditions of the contest, and submit your work to Kingston before April 30, 2008. It’s time for your character to sparkle and shine!
Contest Period
March 17, 2008 – April 30, 2008 23:59 Taipei local time (GMT+8:00).
Names of winner will be announced on Kingston website on June 5, 2008
Eligibility
Entry is open to residents of Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea,
Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand , Vietnam and other countries in Asia
Contestants can only choose one of the following groups to enter their work:
Amateur Group:Individuals who are interested in character design
Professional Group:
a.Professional designers or individuals with design background
b.Designers who are interested in character design
How To Enter
All contestants must enter their personal information and upload the artwork via this website .
Contestants may be an individual or a group, however, for group works, please select an individual to register online. Each registered individuals can only submit one artwork. Repeated submissions will not be accepted.
Work Criteria
File format: JPEG format of no less than 90% of quality, 800 * 600 Pixels, 72 dpi resolutions, file size does not exceed 1 MB, and same artwork up to 3 different angles.
Art description of no more than 250 characters
Amateur Group:Hand-drawn or computer generated image are both acceptable formats.
** Artwork by mail will not be accepted. Please upload the artwork by JPEG format via the website.
Professional Group:All artworks must be computer generated ( Either 2D or 3D are acceptable)
Judging Criteria
The selection process is divided into preliminary and final stages
The preliminary stage screens illustrations submitted by the participants. The Kingston selection committee will choose top 50% finalists for the final stage and online voting activity.
At the final stage, all finalists will be reviewed by a panel of judges consisting of Kingston management (70%) and online voter (30%)
Amateur Group:
Visual presentation (30%)
Creativity (50%)
Relatedness to contest theme (20%)
Professional Group:
Visual presentation (40%)
Creativity (40%)
Relatedness to contest theme (20%)
Online Voting
All valid entries are eligible to be voted online. Voters who predicted the right winners are automatically entered to a random prize draw. Selected individuals’ names will be announced on the website on June 10, 2008
Voting period:May 5, 2008 – May 20, 2008
Voting rule:One vote per person per day.
Prizes
All candidates will have a chance to display their artwork at Computex 2008.
Early Bird program!! The first 15 entries from amateur group and the first 5 entries from professional group can get 1 pc of Kingston limited edition Qee.
The names of winners will be announced online and published in Kingston's press releases
The names of winners will be included in other Kingston's events for sales , maketing and merchandising purposes.
Amateur Group
One (1) Grand Prize -an award certificate, cash prize of USD $1,000,
Kingston products valued at USD $200.
One (1) Second Place - an award certificate, cash prize of USD $700,
Kingston products valued at USD $150.
One (1) Third Place -an award certificate, cash prize of USD $500,
Kingston products valued at USD $100.
Twenty (20) Excellence Award - an award certificate,
Kingston products valued at USD $100.
Professional Group
One (1) Grand Prize - an award certificate, cash prize of USD $5,000,
Kingston products valued at USD $300.
One (1) Second Place - an award certificate, cash prize of USD $3,500,
Kingston products valued at USD $200.
One (1) Third Place -an award certificate, cash prize of USD $2,000,
Kingston products valued at USD$100.
Three (3) Excellence Award -an award certificate, cash prize of USD $1,000,
Kingston products valued at USD$100.
http://www.hyperxgirl.com/index_en.html
Who says technology has to be boring and hard? Who says memory only exists in your computer? Kingston is calling for all character designers out there to get your magic wand out and create a fun and cool original “HyperX Girl” that will become the spokesperson for Kingston’s HyperX series products.
Kingston’s HyperX memory modules are specially designed for serious gamers who want nothing but the best for their computers. To be the right “HyperX Girl”, designers can find out more about the HyperX memory modules here (http://www.kingston.com/asia/hyperx/default.asp). And don’t forget to incorporate your creativities and originalities to breathe life into this character of yours. Read all the rules and terms and conditions of the contest, and submit your work to Kingston before April 30, 2008. It’s time for your character to sparkle and shine!
Contest Period
March 17, 2008 – April 30, 2008 23:59 Taipei local time (GMT+8:00).
Names of winner will be announced on Kingston website on June 5, 2008
Eligibility
Entry is open to residents of Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea,
Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand , Vietnam and other countries in Asia
Contestants can only choose one of the following groups to enter their work:
Amateur Group:Individuals who are interested in character design
Professional Group:
a.Professional designers or individuals with design background
b.Designers who are interested in character design
How To Enter
All contestants must enter their personal information and upload the artwork via this website .
Contestants may be an individual or a group, however, for group works, please select an individual to register online. Each registered individuals can only submit one artwork. Repeated submissions will not be accepted.
Work Criteria
File format: JPEG format of no less than 90% of quality, 800 * 600 Pixels, 72 dpi resolutions, file size does not exceed 1 MB, and same artwork up to 3 different angles.
Art description of no more than 250 characters
Amateur Group:Hand-drawn or computer generated image are both acceptable formats.
** Artwork by mail will not be accepted. Please upload the artwork by JPEG format via the website.
Professional Group:All artworks must be computer generated ( Either 2D or 3D are acceptable)
Judging Criteria
The selection process is divided into preliminary and final stages
The preliminary stage screens illustrations submitted by the participants. The Kingston selection committee will choose top 50% finalists for the final stage and online voting activity.
At the final stage, all finalists will be reviewed by a panel of judges consisting of Kingston management (70%) and online voter (30%)
Amateur Group:
Visual presentation (30%)
Creativity (50%)
Relatedness to contest theme (20%)
Professional Group:
Visual presentation (40%)
Creativity (40%)
Relatedness to contest theme (20%)
Online Voting
All valid entries are eligible to be voted online. Voters who predicted the right winners are automatically entered to a random prize draw. Selected individuals’ names will be announced on the website on June 10, 2008
Voting period:May 5, 2008 – May 20, 2008
Voting rule:One vote per person per day.
Prizes
All candidates will have a chance to display their artwork at Computex 2008.
Early Bird program!! The first 15 entries from amateur group and the first 5 entries from professional group can get 1 pc of Kingston limited edition Qee.
The names of winners will be announced online and published in Kingston's press releases
The names of winners will be included in other Kingston's events for sales , maketing and merchandising purposes.
Amateur Group
One (1) Grand Prize -an award certificate, cash prize of USD $1,000,
Kingston products valued at USD $200.
One (1) Second Place - an award certificate, cash prize of USD $700,
Kingston products valued at USD $150.
One (1) Third Place -an award certificate, cash prize of USD $500,
Kingston products valued at USD $100.
Twenty (20) Excellence Award - an award certificate,
Kingston products valued at USD $100.
Professional Group
One (1) Grand Prize - an award certificate, cash prize of USD $5,000,
Kingston products valued at USD $300.
One (1) Second Place - an award certificate, cash prize of USD $3,500,
Kingston products valued at USD $200.
One (1) Third Place -an award certificate, cash prize of USD $2,000,
Kingston products valued at USD$100.
Three (3) Excellence Award -an award certificate, cash prize of USD $1,000,
Kingston products valued at USD$100.
http://www.hyperxgirl.com/index_en.html