BUILDING BLOCKS…
of Cheese
Being aware of serving sizes sucks. It takes all the fun out of over eating. I’ve been on a lot of diets over the years, but the only thing that really works is being AWARE of what you put in your body. The serving sizes I use most often? A deck of cards is about the size of an appropriate portion of protein like fish or chicken, and a square inch is approximately 1 ounce of cheese. Moderation sucks. Moderation x 20 is a little more my speed. Let me know what you think…
Check out this Call for Entries for Square Inches of Love, a design competition, sponsored by OPeX studios and benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The entry fee is cheap, and even if you don’t win an award …inbound links to your website are worth their weight in clams, folks!
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CALL for ENTRIES:
Square Inches
Redefine the very basic concept of SPACE. The challenge is to take 20 square inches of the Square Inches of Love project’s “real estate” and let your ideas run wild. Each entry is limited to only 20 square inches of space, but multiple entries are allowed. Every single entry will be displayed online and as part of the resulting traveling exhibition. Entries will share real estate with other individuals and companies (designer + non-designer) as a part of the overall “Square Inches of Love” project.
Los Angeles architectural design company, OPeX studios, will undertake transforming all the collected submissions into a 1000 in. x 1000 in. (1 million sq. in.) custom-printed fabric quilt base, fabricating the 3D structures that guide exploration of the exhibit, and taking the installation on the road. 50% of all online submission proceeds will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists.
MEDIA: Graphic Design, or any media that can be represented in 20 square inches. Submitted digital image shall be 20 square inches (1 x 20, 2 x 10, or 4 x 5) and 300 dpi.
DEADLINE: December 15, 2011
ENTRY FEE: Each competition requires the purchase of exactly 20 Square Inches of exhibit space at $1 per sq. in. for a total of $20.
JUROR: Evaluation of the proposals will be focused on their innovation + creativity + novelty of the idea. Jury is still to be announced.
AWARDS: 1st Prize $1,000, 2nd Prize $500 and 3rd Prize $500. Top 5 will get the opportunity to incorporate 3D elements of their design in the final installation, should there be any. Top 10 Receive Honorable Mention and a custom printed T-shirt with their design.
SALES: Submitted images can also be linked to a website to further promote sales, your creativity, business, or other endeavors.
For all the details, Visit the Website!
