Sennkestra Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Right now, AVEN is currently gearing up for one of the biggest SF Pride events ever this upcoming june- in addition to marching in the SF Pride Parade for the fifth year in a row, we'll also be branching out and holding a full-on asexuality conference at UC Berkeley the Saturday before. In addition to help with raising money to fund conference expenses and printing publicity materials, we're also looking for help in designing an AVEN at SF Pride t-shirt so we can march with style. And that's where we need you! We are now looking for submissions of art to use on custom shirts for the parade, so we can make a bigger impact and giver everyone involved a cool souvenir to take home. Submissions could be a cool slogan, or one of your own drawings, or anything else that you think would look good! You can submit as many designs as you want, so be creative. The chosen design will be featured on shirts worn by dozens of aces and allies as we March through SF, and the winning designer will receive a 1 lb. box of assorted sees candies*, a free shirt with their design, and our eternal gratitude. *(if you have any dietary restrictions we can also work out an alternate prize) For inspiration, here's some examples of asexy shirts people have designed for past events: Worldpride 2012 (A) Wordlpride 2012 (B) San Francisco 2011 If you have any questions about the contest, or for more information about the SF Conference or Pride March in general, please feel free to drop us a line at info@asexuality.org. Submission Requirements: The deadline for submission is Saturday, May 25th, 2013. All submissions should be sent to info@asexuality.org, and should include a copy of your design, an email address that we can use to contact you, your name, and any other information you would like to include. Designs should include a clearly displayed and readable reference to AVEN, The Asexual Visibility and Education Network, and/or asexuality.org; some reference to "San Francisco Pride, 2013" (or some variation thereof) is also preferrable. Maximum size for t-shirt designs is approximately 16in X 12in; one design for the front and one for the back; we will also be able to do small sleeve prints (~3"x3") All designs should be at least 300dpi at the intended final size. We will be using high quality digital printing so there are no color limits! In addition, please keep in mind the style guidelines below when creating your entries: Design Guidelines: ~ Keep it relevant: designs should be asexuality-themed - for example, frogs may be cool, but they aren’t very relevant to the ace community. If you wish to use symbols not usually associated with ace pride or the ace community, please explain why you chose them! ~ Keep it simple: Try not to make the design too complex, and consider it practically. We want something that will be easily understandable at a glance, but still eye-catching. Try to avoid using photos or pictures ~Keep the message in mind: Be aware of the message your design conveys. Pride is huge opportunity to raise visibility, assert ourselves as legitimate and as representatives of our orientation, and designs should reflect that. Designs do not have to be super strict, but a design based on in-jokes like cake or Sherlock, for example, is unlikely to be taken as seriously by people not familiar with the asexual community. ~Keep it appropriate and legal: No profanity, swear words, or explicit content, please. In addition, please do not include copyrighted images or other trademarked logos or brands in your designs, with the exception of official AVEN symbols. Even if your design is not chosen for the shirts, your idea may still be chosen for stickers, leaflets or other vis/ed materials. Also, please note that all designs are not final and may be subject to changes made by the SF Pride planning committee. By submitting entries into this contest, you are giving permission to use, reproduce, or modify any designs submitted with the understanding that the final design will be paraded publicly and is likely to appear in photographs and film which may be broadcast or made available for viewing online. SF Pride this year will be both a fun event and a fantastic visibility opportunity, so send in your design ideas and help us make it even more awesome! Link to post Share on other sites
icelloe Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I really want to do this, but I don't have any ideas at the moment Also, can you guys open Adobe Illustrator files? Link to post Share on other sites
Sennkestra Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 I really want to do this, but I don't have any ideas at the moment Also, can you guys open Adobe Illustrator files? I can open any adobe creative suite files - photoshop, indesign, illustrator, etc. If you need ideas we can suggest some! Link to post Share on other sites
Robin L Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Does this count? It's just simple text. Link to post Share on other sites
BannedForSatire Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 How many designs can we enter? Link to post Share on other sites
Sennkestra Posted May 5, 2013 Author Share Posted May 5, 2013 How many designs can we enter?You can enter as many as you want! Does this count? It's just simple text. Yes, text-based designs definitely still count! Link to post Share on other sites
BannedForSatire Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Well I have these designs so far but I don't know which one is better and if people will like either one... Link to post Share on other sites
BannedForSatire Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I also came up with this one... Link to post Share on other sites
vervain Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I really like the one with all the playing cards. (Might be easier to print/more hard-wearing, as fewer large blocks of colour ?) Link to post Share on other sites
BannedForSatire Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I really like the one with all the playing cards. (Might be easier to print/more hard-wearing, as fewer large blocks of colour ?) Thanks. I think it depends on how they're printed... I've seen some shirts with plastic-y print on the surface that cracks in the dryer pretty easily but I've had some graphic tees that have lasted years because the fabric itself is dyed to match the design. Link to post Share on other sites
Scarf Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 So I'm not terribly active around here, but I saw the call for designs over on tumblr, and...I had some old art that I wanted to make into an ace shirt for myself? The tumblr tags seemed to think it was a good idea to enter it here, so I tweaked it. Technically it's really in-joke-y (it's a pun on the scientific designation for asexual rams in sheep sexual orientation studies...I'm a vet nerd so it's my area of interest, but the studies are mentioned in Understanding Asexuality so sheep are a thing in asexual literature), but I've been using the character to ocassionally make asexuality-related comics and things, and the quote is a Hamlet one I've seen people use for asexuality so it can also maybe work as a general cute thing? I don't know, tumblr seemed to like it. I made a thing for the back of the shirt too so that it covers all the requirements explicitly and I've got big versions, but I thought I'd chuck these in here and see what people here thought >> Link to post Share on other sites
ithaca Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I really like the one with all the playing cards. (Might be easier to print/more hard-wearing, as fewer large blocks of colour ?) Thanks. I think it depends on how they're printed... I've seen some shirts with plastic-y print on the surface that cracks in the dryer pretty easily but I've had some graphic tees that have lasted years because the fabric itself is dyed to match the design. I like your ideas! They look really nice! :cake: I would only turn A.V.E.N. into AVEN or something more explicitly saying "Asexual" or "Asexuality" Link to post Share on other sites
vervain Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I like Scarf's too, it's intriguing-appealing on the front and then has all the explanation on the back. Is there any chance that any of these might end up in the shop one day ? (for those of us who like more designs than will get chosen, and are a long way from SF) Link to post Share on other sites
BannedForSatire Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I like your ideas! They look really nice! :cake: I would only turn A.V.E.N. into AVEN or something more explicitly saying "Asexual" or "Asexuality" Thanks. If you or anyone else wants to use my designs as a base and tweak them that would be fine with me. Maybe if possible it could say "Asexuality Visibility Education Network" on the back? Link to post Share on other sites
BannedForSatire Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Here's another.. It's supposed to be like "the truth is out there" in relation to paranormal phenomena. Link to post Share on other sites
jamesdemonic Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 I don't live in San Francisco or the United States for that matter, can I still take part in the contest? Link to post Share on other sites
icelloe Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I'm pretty sure you can. Link to post Share on other sites
Sennkestra Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 I don't live in San Francisco or the United States for that matter, can I still take part in the contest? Yep! Anyone can enter. Link to post Share on other sites
jamesdemonic Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Good to know, might try come up with some designs then Link to post Share on other sites
icelloe Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 do you need more imagery? I can whip something up if you do, but if there aer a lot of enteries I have something else I need to work on. Link to post Share on other sites
Eleanor L. Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 I've emailed in a couple of sketches, SO sorry I wasn't able to draw them up properly before the deadline. It's just been a crazy week. Link to post Share on other sites
icelloe Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 My email was such a mess! I didn't really get my designs finished either, Eleanor. Link to post Share on other sites
Shigura12 Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I'm not marching, i don't live there but i still signed up and support! Link to post Share on other sites
transAtive Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 how about a shirt that just has on it? Link to post Share on other sites
Sennkestra Posted June 29, 2013 Author Share Posted June 29, 2013 Hello again, and thank you so much to all of you who entered! After a lot of deliberation (we had so many great entries!) the final selection is scarf! Again, thanks so much to all who entered! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Yay for Scarf! No offence intended for the other candidates, but it was the entry I liked best. ...Are there going to be scarves of it? :P Link to post Share on other sites
That asexual guy Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Will there be pics of the actual shirt being worn on the day of the parade? Link to post Share on other sites
Sennkestra Posted June 29, 2013 Author Share Posted June 29, 2013 Will there be pics of the actual shirt being worn on the day of the parade? yes! We'll hopefully be posting lots of pics from the parade. Link to post Share on other sites
Robin L Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Ha, I thought that you were making scarves for SF Pride. :P Link to post Share on other sites
ithaca Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Have lots of fun, you all! I wish I could be there with you :) Link to post Share on other sites
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