Contest Rules
RESPONSIBLE ENTITIES
Finepaper, with the support of Postcrossing.
WHAT IS THE WORLD POSTCARD DAY
The World Postcard Day is a global movement started by Postcrossing in 2020 to celebrate postcards on the anniversary of their creation, on October 1. The goal of the initiative is to invite the whole world to rediscover the pleasure of sending a postcard, and also the surprise of finding a postcard waiting on their mailbox.
CONTEST GOAL
The World Postcard Day Design Contest is an initiative by Finepaper with the support of Postcrossing. Its goal is to simultaneously promote the creation of original illustrations or graphic compositions in postcard format, and also to highlight postcards as a creative visual canvas.
The winner of the contest will be the designer with the most creative entry, according to the theme “Across the world on a postcard”, as long as the design is original and made by the person.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE
Anyone, anywhere in the world.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Submissions must interpret the theme “Across the world on a postcard” in a standard postcard shaped format, sized 15x10cm (4x6 inches) plus 3mm bleed (that’s 3mm extra of image of background color that extends beyond the trim area of your postcard). Although the artworks can be made with any kind of visual technique, they must be submitted in a digital format – ideal resolution for printing is 300 dpi. A short description of the art submitted is also required.
The non-compliance with these rules will result in the submission’s exclusion from the contest. Each participant can submit more than one proposal, as long as these are individually submitted on the form provided.
DEADLINE
Submissions can be made until July 15, 2021 (11:59PM, UTC).
COPYRIGHT
From the moment of submission, the author automatically transfers all rights of the work submitted to the organisation of the event, agreeing to the image being promoted, reproduced and commercialised in the context of the event.
AWARDING PROCESS
The jury of the contest will be composed of members of Postcrossing and Finepaper, as well as a multidisciplinary group of other juries, to be defined.
The winner will be chosen by a majority vote by the jury, after discussion of the different proposals. The jury’s decision is final and will be announced until August 15th, 2021. The jury reserves the right to not award a winner, if the submissions received don’t fit the requirements of the contest.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
The submissions shall be evaluated according to their originality, relevance and accordance to the “Across the world on a postcard” theme.
PRIZES
The 3 best entries as selected by the juri will receive the following prizes:
- First prize
- Wacom Intuos S, Bluetooth Pen Tablet, Wireless Graphic Tablet for Painting, Sketching and Photo Retouching
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Pantone Formula Guide
- Second prize
- Wacom Intuos S, Bluetooth Pen Tablet, Wireless Graphic Tablet for Painting, Sketching and Photo Retouching
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Pantone Color Matching Card
- Third prize
- Wacom Intuos S, Bluetooth Pen Tablet, Wireless Graphic Tablet for Painting, Sketching and Photo Retouching
+
Pantone Mug Colors of the Year 2021
The winners will be informed individually by email. The prizes will be sent to the winners by post or email, as appropriate, and the recipients will bear the cost of any customs or taxes charged on import.
Exchanging the prizes for money is not possible.
PRIVACY
Finepaper and Postcrossing are responsible for the collection and treatment of personal data submitted by the participants in the context of this contest, ensuring the safety and privacy of this data.
We respect your right to privacy and do not collect any personal information except for that explicitly provided or otherwise consented to. We also ensure that the collection, treatment and storing of the personal data is only made in the context of this contest and for purposes related to its implementation, and promotion of its related activities. You have the right to access, rectify, erase, oppose or limit the treatment of your personal data, and also to not be subject to any decision based solely on the automatic processing of your data, according to the law. To this end, you should inform the responsible entities, at info@finepaper.pt.
