Challenge Summary
Welcome to NNS (NoNameSite.com) No Brainer Ad Print Design Contest! NNS is the product of DARPA CS-STEM project, an internet platform for helping middle school and high school students (13-18 year old demographic) develop an interest in the S.T.E.M. fields by reaching them through gaming at the middle school level. The platform features contests, activities, prizes and web-based entertainment shows designed to get students engaged.
For this contest, your task is to design a marketing material of 1 print design (6.25 inches by 4.125 inches) to help promote the cool games of NoNameSite.com
Round 1
1) Initial submission design with all the features mentioned in the Requirement section.
2) Any note for the client about your submission
Round 2
1) Final submission design with all the features mentioned in the Requirement section plus any Checkpoint update.
2) Any note for the client about your submission
Primary Goal & Design Considerations
The primary goal of this contest is to do 1 print design with the features outlined below.
Please note that aside from being printed, your design will be posted on Life Teen - a digital magazine for STEM resources. So expect that there will be tons of ads on that digital magazine and ours has to be awesome. It has to make kids click on it. Shiny, sparkly, jumping off the page with excitement!
Requirements
1. Sizes:
- 6.25 inches by 4.125 inches, this will be 1/2 page (horizontal) inclusive of bleed
- keep live matter 1/4 inch from trim edges—head, face, foot, and gutter.
- submission file should have a resolution of 300 DPI minimum ( please be aware that graphics pulled from the Internet are not 300 DPI )
2. Colors:
- all colors should be in CMYK for digital print and NEVER RGB, duotone, or multichannel
3. Content:
- Main title: Games + Prizes = No Brainer
- Sub title: Be a part of a community where teens have a voice, prizes are won every month, and cool stuff can be learned.
- Include a NNS logo (powered by TC)
- Add a URL at the bottom, the text URL will be www.NoNameSite.com
- Images: stay away from the characters from the NNS games and really make this a cool visual. Portray a community, fun, prizes, and other things that will make it live and sparkling, you can use the provided turtle image but that is only optional
Target Audience
- 13-18 year old demographic
- Teachers
- Parents
- Math Professionals
Judging Criteria
- Creativity and Graphics Appeals
- Proper implementation of features outlined in the requirement section.
Submission & Source Files
Preview Image
Create your preview image as one (1) 1024x1024px JPG or PNG file in RGB color mode at 72dpi and place a screenshot of your submission within it. You are free to resize or crop your submission to fit this size, but do not add any filters or elements for dramatic effect, such as drop shadows or reflections.
Submission File
High resolution (300 dpi minimum) PDF, JPG, or PNG of your design.
Source Files
All original source VECTOR files of the submitted design. Files should be created in Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape and saved as layered PSD, AI, or EPS.
Final Fixes
As part of the final fixes phase you may be asked to modify your graphics, images (sizes or colors) or modify overall colors.
Please read the challenge specification carefully and watch the forums for any questions or feedback concerning this challenge. It is important that you monitor any updates provided by the client or Studio Admins in the forums. Please post any questions you might have for the client in the forums.