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Be The Next GelaSkins Artist :: Design Contest

Be The Next GelaSkins Artist :: Design Contest


Be the next GelaSkins artist! Gelaskins works with some of the world's finest talent to bring stunning art to any device. You could be the next artist to be featured on GelaSkins and have your pattern available worldwide!

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GelaSkins is passionate about great design which is why you'll find some of world's most creative minds gracing their pages. A portion of each skin, case or print sold goes directly to the creator, helping to support and promote independent artists everywhere. Pretty neat, right?

The HardCase is the newest addition to the product family. It is a tough polycarbonate case made to protect iPhones and impact damage and everyday wear-and-tear. Simple to install and remove, the one-piece snap-on construction holds tight for maximum protection. The HardCase allows for easy access to buttons and is compatible with charging cables and screen protectors.

So let's get down to business! Here are the details to enter our contest and possibly win the fabulous prices below.

How to enter:

Submit one of your patterns here. Just select a pattern template that you designed and colored and apply it to the hardcase... Easy as that! Give it a try.

Prizes:

1st place prize: Winner will become the next GelaSkins artist, and will collect royalties on the sale of their design to our customers.

Runners Up: The 2nd-5th runners up will receive $100 gift card towards custom GelaSkins featuring your pattern.

The 1st place winner will be chosen by GelaSkins but the 2nd-5th place winners will be chosen via voting by your community. Once you create your submission, make sure to check out the other submissions and vote for your favorites.

Submissions will close June 4th and we will be announcing the winner on June 5! Good luck!

View all the entries here: Gelaskins Hardcase Entries.

Contest Rules:
All designs entered stay owned by the creators. The grand prize winner agrees to share their design rights with Geleskins, and participate as one of their designers. They will earn a part of all sales of their design.


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UPtimist

How long are the submissions open?

huege

I'm sure I've done more than 50 entries, thoroughly littered the playing field.....help me, I can't stop.....arrrrrgggh!!!!

schojea

broken illusion
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I don't think I will ever win a contest, but I make an entry because it is fun to see a real item with my pattern.

luckyleaves
luckyleaves by schojea
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electrified
electrified by schojea
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connect@
connect@ by schojea
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Hé, they look much better now. Whoever took care of this ,thank you.

o2bqueen

What a great contest!! I love that it's intended for pattern designers and seeks to boost their creativity. Plus, nearly every pattern looks good on the GelaSkins. I'm having so much fun creating entries.

Wilderness Glory
Wilderness Glory by o2bqueen
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When Goddesses Cry
When Goddesses Cry by o2bqueen
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Garden Wall
Garden Wall by o2bqueen
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The Golden Throne
The Golden Throne by o2bqueen
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Blossom Buddies
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Ode to Joy
Ode to Joy by o2bqueen
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eighteyed

I really hate to be a pain, but I still need to know some of the conditions of the contest. Does the entry constitute the template+palette combo only? or are the rights to the template involved? Is this a work for hire situation in that, does Gelaskins own my winning template after the contest, or do I own it and could still license it out, say, in 2 years with a different palette, for a totebag or motorcycle helmet or whatever? Is it a one-time use license? or longer? What happens to the template? Does it stay here for use on Colourlovers? or must it be withdrawn? What about the palette? What about other entries to the contest, are they released afterwards?
I hope we learn more about the mechanics of the contest soon. It's easy to make a palette, but I put hours of effort into my templates, and retaining rights is precious to me. If I lose the rights to my templates, it's just not a fair deal for me. That's why I want a clarification.
Thanks for the opportunity!
^_^
Link to my 10 entries: http://pinterest.com/eighteyed/gelaskins-hardcase-my-entries/

sundancer

I'm petty sure I disqualified myself last contest by accidently entering too many entries. Only my first trial entry was judged and the super awesome one was thrown out. How many can we enter here??? Because I don't see the rules.

praxicalidocious

sundancer wrote:
I'm petty sure I disqualified myself last contest by accidently entering too many entries. Only my first trial entry was judged and the super awesome one was thrown out. How many can we enter here??? Because I don't see the rules.

Hey, Sundancer!
Bubs already confirmed that you can enter as many times as you want for this contest. :)

sundancer

praxicalidocious wrote:
Hey, Sundancer! Bubs already confirmed that you can enter as many times as you want for this contest. :)

THANKS PRAX!!!! :-) Yay.

eighteyed

That's exactly the problem. And that's why I'm not entering any more, until I see some contest clarifications. Even though it kills me that I want to win this neat iphone case, and it's what all the cool kids are doing.
sundancer wrote:
Because I don't see the rules.

sundancer

Dear eighteyed, oh it kills me every time I think about it. I spent HOURS on that entry... and to think, no one even batted an eyelash at it because it was my second entry which means it automatically doesn't count. I wish the contest rules were better stated in the blog entry... because I was so excited I zoomed off to create art without clicking all the little links that had more information in them.

eighteyed

My ten entries have totally vanished into this mass of entries. But I'm okay with losing, if it means I keep my template rights. I picked designs I could afford to lose, and spared some other ones until I know.

ereseigh

Is there a way to search or sort the entry designs for this contest?

sundancer

eighteyed wrote:
My ten entries have totally vanished into this mass of entries. But I'm okay with losing, if it means I keep my template rights. I picked designs I could afford to lose, and spared some other ones until I know.


Wait what you lose rights to your patterns????
Team

COLOURlover

@eighteyed & @sundancer,

You can enter as many times as you want.

All designs entered stay owned by the creators. The grand prize winner agrees to share their design rights with Geleskins, and participate as one of their designers. They will earn a part of all sales of their design.

And Gelaskins will select their grand prize winner. 2nd-5th place will be selected based on votes here.

eighteyed

We don't know, That's why I'm waiting for clarification. Here is the issue:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_for_hire

praxicalidocious

ereseigh wrote:
Is there a way to search or sort the entry designs for this contest?

Hi, Ereseigh!
All the entries are automatically tagged "gelaskins-hardcase". You can either do a search for that term, or you can go to the regular link for an entry (click the name underneath the iphone image), and scroll down to the tags. The entries will come up in descending number of votes, but you can rearrange them however you like. :)

....Or you can just click this link. :)

eighteyed

COLOURlover wrote:
@eighteyed & @sundancer,

You can enter as many times as you want.

All designs entered stay owned by the creators. The grand prize winner agrees to share their design rights with Geleskins, and participate as one of their designers. They will earn a part of all sales of their design.

Great! That is what I have been waiting to hear! Work for hire situations have been one of the banes of my illustrating career, and a big reason I left the business.

bizee1

Even if thats the case, it would be a plus (for me) cause I made my patterns with the
Seamless lite on this site : )

Good Luck everyone! There are many beautiful patterns here

eighteyed

bizee1 wrote:
Even if thats the case, it would be a plus (for me) cause I made my patterns with the
Seamless lite on this site : )


Bizee, work for hire (which thankfully this is not) is a calculated risk. Sure it's good to have portfolio pieces, and fame and glory forever, but if you lose your rights, you lose the power to make money with a piece of your work over your entire career. That's how artists stay poor, and how a lot of companies take advantage of them because artists don't know or care about their rights in advance. Watch out for these situations in the future, your work is valuable! Not just once, but over and over again. I worry about you out there!

allikep

lol people are so dramatic.... This is a fun lil contest; too bad most contests seem to be a lil bit clique-y. There's a lot of really good stuff getting no love. I hope the ultimate decision is actually based on aesthetics

bizee1

Hiya

Thanks for the insight, I am curious about something...
wouldnt the Creative Commons license help out? Im not sure how it all works.
Or does this not fall under it?

I design digital scrapbook kits and etc and give them free and have them under the Creative Commons as well

praxicalidocious

Since GelaSkins is choosing the grand prize independent of 'clique-yness', I wouldn't worry too much. ...As to your other posit, I vote for what I like, which happens to include a number of your submissions. :)

allikep wrote:
lol people are so dramatic.... This is a fun lil contest; too bad most contests seem to be a lil bit clique-y. There's a lot of really good stuff getting no love. I hope the ultimate decision is actually based on aesthetics

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