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Competition: Design the Official T-Shirt for Team Chien!
Hank needs your help
If you've ever been one of a legion of fans, you know that the best way to show your pride and look cool doing it is with the power of the t-shirt. Team Wiebe's in the lead with a snazzy design even if their leader no longer holds the record. Now, current champ Hank Chien is looking for YOUR help to remind him who's the boss. He's asking you, the fans, to design a t-shirt that will become the Official Team Chien sign of cool. If you're up to challenge read the rules below carefully and submit your entry!
About The Prize
Dr. Chien will select a single winner, the design of his choice will become the official Team Chien t-shirt and go down in Donkey Kong folk-law.
Find Out More
To get pumped, you can read our recent interview with Dr. Chien.
How To Win
It's simple, login or register and submit your entry, we'll then select the winner(s) and contact them via email.
Enter The Competition
Rules
Closing date for entry is midnight GMT Sat 26th February 2011, winners will be contacted via email. Please read our full competition terms and conditions before entering.
Competition Sponsored By Nintendo Life
Your design must be your own original artwork and copyright, that means no use of Nintendo or Donkey Kong artwork etc. Designs must be provided in a quality file format (PSD, AI, TIFF, PDF, EPS, PNG) and resolution of 300 dpi (pixels/inch). By submitting your design, you agree to forfeit all rights to it including ownership and monetary compensation. You agree to allow Nintendo Life and Dr. Hank Chien to use your design in any way that they see fit, including re-printing and selling said design. You agree to not hold Nintendo Life or Dr. Hank Chien accountable for any related damages.
Comments 35
GAH! Irresistible!
Are you gonna do those articles with a black background and white text from now on, or is this a one-time only thing?
@starboy all backgrounds are different for contests.
I kinda wish I had a cool design in mind and mad photoshop skillz. But I don't.
I thought about it for a second. But no real prize and I lose the copyrights for my design that I spent hours on to Dr. Chien and NL, even if I don't win? No thanks, not worth the effort.
Hey is there a Team Billy Mitchael shirt?
Hmm.....
Awesome Competition.
I have a few ideas, maybe I'll try something.
@Bensei & defno It's not as bad as it sounds, that just frees us up to post the image on the site and for Hank to put it on a t-shirt without owing royalties. You can do whatever you want with your artwork, regardless of if you win. The shirts will most likely be sold on a small scale, for example, when Hank plays live at The Kong Off in March, so no one's out to gain profit from this. And in the end, it comes down to the fact that we have to paste somewhat intimidating-sounding legal junk on a contest like this.
@Crystalking18 I don't believe so. If I were a Billy Mitchell fan, I'd just wear a patriotic necktie to his live events.
Good luck everyone, enjoy the competition!
I completely agree with Bensei here,
just does not seem worth it...
hmm, so many ideas
Where's Pixelman? GET ON THIS NOW.
If it doesn't seem worth it, don't do it. It's as simple as that.
Question, I assume he is collecting entries from other place than NL correct?
@Aviator Nope, this is exclusively through Nintendo Life.
I'm not sure I'm gonna enter this one. Drawing a design for a T-Shirt seems pretty hard. Also, do you win anything for having your design picked?
I'll give it a shot and see if I can come up with anything.
If I can come up with any ideas that don't suck, I might enter this thing...
Guys, this kind of legal mumbo-jumbo, while looking scary, is the same for any kind of art-submission contest on the internet. These are the permissions required in order for us to officially display your images without fear of reprisal and for Dr. Chien to be able to plaster it all over merchandise he'd like to sell, as well as use it for whatever purposes he sees fit (since it'll be his official logo, after all). If you don't like the terms, you are more than welcome to not enter. End of story.
Any further comments from either side of the debate poking at one another will be deleted. You have been warned.
Yeah, this definitely sounds like a job for Pix. If I had any artistic skills whatsoever, I would totally be entering.
I have no problem with the fact that Dr. Chien or NL use it for T-Shirts they're going to sell or their web-site. That was kind of obvious.
But the "you agree to forfeit all rights to it including ownership" made me think twice about it. I would have interpreted that line, that my design is no longer within my copyrights. But if I'm still allowed to post it on my web-site or use and alter parts of it for another design (e.g. if I want to re-use a hammer I used as a small part for Dr. Chiens logo), then it's okay for me.
@Bensei Of course! Do whatever you like with it.
Looks like I might be throwing my hat in for this contest after all, I just have to pretty this thing up a bit and hope it's up to snuff with the rules...
Andrew Laidlaw should make this shirt.
Hmm, I dunno.... I really want to enter, but I would have to hand-draw it, and that's generally not as fancy as the stuff those Photoshop pros do.
I entered in the contest.
Finished my design, just needs the finishing touches.
it should just say "I beat The Donkey Kong"
Are the bars and ladder considered Donkey Kong artwork?
@cardboardboxer Nah you're ok with that
Alright, cool.
And thanks for the quick reply.
I know the resolution is 300 dpi, but are there specific dimensions required, as well?
@cardboardboxer Sure!
@Mugen Nope!
Good luck in the contest!
Thanks for the reply, Zach.
I should have my entry submitted by today...After much procrastinating, I have finally submitted my entry. If I don't win, eh, I had fun coming up with the design. Good luck to Dr. Chien at the upcoming Kong-Off...
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