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Be The Next GelaSkins Artist :: Design Contest

Be The Next GelaSkins Artist :: Design Contest

By Allison Silber // May 22, 2012
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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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Written by Allison Silber

www.engagedandinspired.comAllison is the blog editor and gal behind the Twitter, Facebook & Pinterest at COLOURlovers. When she is not spreading color love around the web, she writes and manages Engaged & Inspired, a wedding blog and vendor resource for brides.

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AtomikB

Posted May 29, 2012
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AtomikB

Posted May 29, 2012
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ivy21

Posted May 29, 2012
Great idea with using pinterest to display all your designs in one place. I uploaded all my designs here http://pinterest.com/ivy21/contest-entries/
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AtomikB

Posted May 29, 2012
Hello! I would like to know why does my designs appear vertically squeezed ?
What do I do wrong?

CandyStore HoldUp
CandyStore HoldUp by AtomikB
www.COLOURlovers.com

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Rips

Posted May 29, 2012
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Rips

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yashika taluja

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sherrydee846

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sherrydee846

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maryjd

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maryjd

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blimblimb

Posted May 29, 2012
Thank you, Huege.
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American Women

Posted May 29, 2012
couldn't resist doing this one!

Sugary
Sugary by American Women
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daisychain

Posted May 29, 2012
Best of luck to you, Edith! Thanks for bringing up these rights issues that always baffle me.

My question to the contest holders is even more basic, but I still don't understand. I'm sure I'm not about to win, but I would still like to understand. The entry rules say "select a pattern template that you designed and colored and apply it to the hardcase". I understood this to mean that you created the template and you created the palette, as royalties go to the winner. But now I see entries where the template makers are using other people's palettes (not mine :)). So is this within the rules, and if so, do the palette creators get to share in any royalties? The latter would only seem fair if use is allowed.

Thank you in advance for any clarifications.

eighteyed wrote:
I love this contest! I have never wanted to win one so badly. I've made 10 considered entries in all good faith, but I would have made a lot more, only there's some things I need to know about 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. I know I can put palettes together like nobody's business, but I put a lot of effort into my templates, and retaining rights is precious to me.
Thanks for the opportunity!
^_^
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blimblimb

Posted May 29, 2012
Eighteyed and Daisychain:
I would love to know the answers to your great and relevant questions. Who does?
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VickRO

Posted May 29, 2012
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intea

Posted May 29, 2012
very nice all liked
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Rips

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blimblimb

Posted May 29, 2012
Would anyone know the ultimate date to send in for this contest, please?
Thank you.
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info@grootenmol.nl

Posted May 29, 2012
Can you tell me when is the last day you can enter this contest?
Thanks!!
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o2bqueen

Posted May 29, 2012
I had the same concern with my "Wilderness Glory" design. I had already created the pattern using a palette by albenaj. Liked it so much, I wanted to enter it in the contest. I read the comments here, and a couple of them noted that they had done the same, but they got permission first. Albena was most gracious with her permission and enthusiastic about having her palette in the contest. Should the entry be selected and receive royalties, I will definitely share a portion with her, though I have not yet told her that. (I want to surprise her!)

daisychain wrote:
Best of luck to you, Edith! Thanks for bringing up these rights issues that always baffle me.

My question to the contest holders is even more basic, but I still don't understand. I'm sure I'm not about to win, but I would still like to understand. The entry rules say "select a pattern template that you designed and colored and apply it to the hardcase". I understood this to mean that you created the template and you created the palette, as royalties go to the winner. But now I see entries where the template makers are using other people's palettes (not mine :)). So is this within the rules, and if so, do the palette creators get to share in any royalties? The latter would only seem fair if use is allowed.

Thank you in advance for any clarifications.

eighteyed wrote:
I love this contest! I have never wanted to win one so badly. I've made 10 considered entries in all good faith, but I would have made a lot more, only there's some things I need to know about 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. I know I can put palettes together like nobody's business, but I put a lot of effort into my templates, and retaining rights is precious to me.
Thanks for the opportunity!
^_^
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daisychain

Posted May 29, 2012
Thanks for this contribution, o2b! I have no doubt, being the generous soul that you are, that you would share any proceeds with the palette maker. But it seems that this should be regulated officially. * Why should a template maker be allowed to use a palette with permission for an entry but not the other way around? I can think of a couple of patterns I would like to enter, but can't. "Colourers", humble and lowly though their status is, do make a creative difference (as is seen in your illustration here), sometimes a very substantial and unique one. (Sometimes a top colouring will receive dozens of 'loves' more than a lesser one.) As there is a community here, living from a symbiosis between the template makers and "colourers", I feel both parties should be able to "market" "their" communal product - with proceeds divided according to some equitable (even if unequal) formula. Otherwise, with the growing marketing aspect to the site, I feel the community will eventually break apart if "colourers" receive "love" but otherwise have no guaranteed rights in a mutual creation. Sure, we need template makers. Absolutely. But template makers need colourers to love and revel in their design. Imagine no one coloured the templates but the maker. It would be a lonely party. For myself, I would like to understand how this issue is being regulated so that I can make informed decisions. I don't want to function as a free marketing advertisement for template makers when I colour their templates, despite all the pleasure I may derive from it. Despite the various licensing explanations here and there I still have no clear comprehension of the ramifications in the "real" world. ... It would be so much nicer if we could all live from air and love alone ..... :)

Anyway, good luck to you and all the contestants!

*Edit update: in fact 4 of the current top 10 entries use palettes made by someone other than the template maker.

o2bqueen wrote:
I had the same concern with my "Wilderness Glory" design. I had already created the pattern using a palette by albenaj. Liked it so much, I wanted to enter it in the contest. I read the comments here, and a couple of them noted that they had done the same, but they got permission first. Albena was most gracious with her permission and enthusiastic about having her palette in the contest. Should the entry be selected and receive royalties, I will definitely share a portion with her, though I have not yet told her that. (I want to surprise her!)

daisychain wrote:
Best of luck to you, Edith! Thanks for bringing up these rights issues that always baffle me.

My question to the contest holders is even more basic, but I still don't understand. I'm sure I'm not about to win, but I would still like to understand. The entry rules say "select a pattern template that you designed and colored and apply it to the hardcase". I understood this to mean that you created the template and you created the palette, as royalties go to the winner. But now I see entries where the template makers are using other people's palettes (not mine :)). So is this within the rules, and if so, do the palette creators get to share in any royalties? The latter would only seem fair if use is allowed.

Thank you in advance for any clarifications.

eighteyed wrote:
I love this contest! I have never wanted to win one so badly. I've made 10 considered entries in all good faith, but I would have made a lot more, only there's some things I need to know about 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. I know I can put palettes together like nobody's business, but I put a lot of effort into my templates, and retaining rights is precious to me.
Thanks for the opportunity!
^_^
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blimblimb

Posted May 29, 2012
Your considerations are mine too, Daisy. Well written and thought!
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American Women

Posted May 29, 2012
I agree that sharing profits is the right thing to do!
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eighteyed

Posted May 29, 2012
Same! I briefly considered entering one with a palette by Any Palacios. I made sure to enter only my palettes for fear of hurting someone's feelings. Or offending them. Never mind their share!

So thank you for your notes, Daisy, hear, hear, I totally agree.
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o2bqueen

Posted May 29, 2012
Hi Daisy...Time changes all things, and I guess it's having its affect on CL. Time was when we never gave a thought to "rights." We were here just to play and have fun. The need to give credit to pattern makers and designers came about relatively recently (maybe about a year ago). Up till that point, most people who wanted to use a pattern would simply ask the maker, who could always say yes or no (as is still true).

Previous contests have been about coloring an existing pattern (socks, shirts) with one's own palettes. And there's currently one for business cards based on one's own palettes. None of these have raised the issue of rights regarding the use of another person's colors. So, I find it odd that when the first and only contest to date specifically targeted at designers comes along, people start having so many concerns about rights. Why shouldn't we have one geared toward design? Needless to say, I'm glad of this contest. I'm not a terrific palette maker, so I never had a chance of winning the coloring contests. Now, well, we'll see.

I understand the concern about using another person's palette in a submission. And I think asking permission and being willing to share any royalties is sufficient. What else could one do? Let's also face this: a designer could easily make a palette that looks like someone else's just by modifying the original colors a smidge. It would be the designer's palette, but would it not also be plagiarism?

Like I said before, time changes all things. I'm sure Darius never anticipated that his site would grow as large as it has. But the bigger it has gotten, the less intimate it has become and people have grown more proprietary about their creations. I miss the bygone era, but this one has its own pleasures. I just hate to see people getting twisted up by rights concerns. It's one thing if you're creating something intending to use it for your own personal portfolio or company, but it's another to create something just for the joy of it. As for me, anyone using any of my palettes or templates because it makes them happy, makes me happy, too. And if he or she gets lots of loves and faves for their creations, I'm practically ecstatic.

Of course, it could be that I'm just too old to give a damn about rights. In which case, disregard everything I've written. :-) ♥♥♥
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eighteyed

Posted May 29, 2012
You know, I'm fairly comfortable with sharing my rights with most everyone here. But I have to know where the boundaries are, so that I am taken care of in the business world, and so that everyone here can continue enjoying my designs with permission. Just knowing about the rights doesn't mean we have to be exclusionary with them... it's a protection.
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AtomikB

Posted May 29, 2012
Hello!
Could somebody explain me why my skin propositions appear to be vertically squeezed when ever I post their code?
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eighteyed

Posted May 29, 2012
ATomikB, there's a mistake in the code involving the aspect ratio of your skins, that makes them out of proportion. I posted a quick and dirty tutorial on how to fix their appearance, you just change one number in the code. It's on page 8 of this discussion, near the bottom. With screenshots on what to do.
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blimblimb

Posted May 29, 2012
Thank you very much for the tutorial, eighteyed.
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