FABULOUS
FUNCTION
I am all about Functional Art. I try to shove art into every corner of my life from my choices in clothing to furniture to food. I wonder…if food that is presented beautifully tastes better, does that mean that a beautifully-encased iPhone will function better? Hmmm…
Check out this Call for Entries into the Mobile Canvas Art Contest by SolSketch. Win up to $700 plus royalties by submitting your ideas for an iPhone Case or Laptop Skin. There is no entry fee for this contest, and SolSketch gives you the template, to boot. What do you have to lose?
CALL for ENTRIES: Mobile Canvas Art Contest
For their first contest, SolSketch is seeking out the most innovative designs for a set of limited edition Apple iPhone cases and laptop skins for Apple products.
Using the templates (link is below), use the space to create a vector-based design for 1 of the 2 categories.
SolSketch is a new company focused on bringing unique art to the products in our lives. To SolSketch, the products in our lives are more than just functional elements, they are our own personal canvases. Its their mission to bring artwork to every personal canvas worldwide.
This contest is the first of an on-going series of art contests in which SolSketch will be reaching out to the artists of the world, professional and otherwise, to design products for our world.
DEADLINE: November 12, 2010
PRIZES: For each category: $250 winner, $100 runner-up & a 5% royalty fee for each product sold with your artwork. Top 5 designs in each category get an invitation to show their work at the launch event in November of 2010 in Chicago, IL plus free iPhone case and laptop skins.
ENTRY FEE: There seems to be no entry fee.
RULES: Artwork is preferred if submitted in a vector format (Adobe Illustrator or EPS). You may also submit other graphic format files, such as JPG or GIF. All artwork must be the original creation of the submitting person. Do not violate copyrights in your design. Adult, obscene, offensive, or otherwise indecent artwork is strictly forbidden. Submission of your artwork acknowledges that your design could be used on a physical product sold by SolSketch and that you accept the standard artist royalty agreement.
SUBMISSIONS: SolSketch recommends that you use their pre-designed Adobe Illustrator templates. But, you do not have to use them. If you do not use their templates, they’ll do their best job to fit your artwork or photography to their templates for you.
TEMPLATES: Apple Macbook – Laptop Skin or the Apple iPhone – Case