09/03/2020
Hare Krishna!
As you may be aware, 2021 marks the 125th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s appearance in this world. This is a unique opportunity for the devotees of ISKCON to celebrate and glorify our beloved founder-acharya and his gift of Krishna consciousness to the world.
ISKCON has prepared elaborate plans to take Srila Prabhupada to the masses through the internet, television, events, festivals, publications, and other activities.
The first step in branding and packing this year-long celebration from 1st January 2021 to 31st December 2021 is to design the official logo for the 125th anniversary. The Executive Committee of the 125th Anniversary celebrations wanted to involve as many devotees as possible in our attempt to honor Srila Prabhupada and therefore instead of designing the logo ourselves, it was decided to have an international contest to design the official festival logo.
This contest is open for everyone and the entries may be sent to [email protected] between September 2nd to October 30th, 2020. The technical details are given at the end of the email.
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Thank you.
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Contest Details
Theme
The theme of this event is celebrating 125th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s appearance. The sub-theme would be highlighting
the first purpose of ISKCON:
“To systematically propagate spiritual knowledge to society at large and to educate all peoples in the techniques of spiritual life in order to check the imbalance of values in life and to achieve real unity and peace in the world.”
Drawing from the above, the design needs to reflect on how Srila Prabhupada ‘built a house in which the whole world can live’ based on the principle of ‘unity in diversity’.
Format
Entries must be submitted as JPEG files. For quality reproduction purposes, the winning entry must later be submitted in scalable vector graphic format (EPS). Color must be CMYK, though the logo may also be produced in black and white. Contestants are advised to avoid gradients and half-tones. The logo must be easy to use, handle, resize, manipulate and be usable for web and mobile platforms. It should be visually appealing on both small (as small as 2 cm x 2 cm) and large scales.
Submission
The contest is open from 2nd September 2020 to 31st October 2020. Individuals can send multiple design entries provided each submission is sent as a separate email and contains the full name, address, and telephone number of the designer. Each logo submission should be accompanied by a brief explanation in English of the design and the main ideas represented.
The entries should be emailed to [email protected]
Selection
The final design for the 125th Anniversary shall be selected by the Executive Committee and would be unveiled on 18th November 2020 to coincide with the disappearance day of Srila Prabhupada.
The committee reserves the right to not use any of the entries in case they do not meet the design requirements.
Award
As a token of appreciation, the designer of the winning entry would receive a wide range of SP125 merchandise including biographies of Srila Prabhupada, an invitation to one of the major public events organized by ISKCON in India in2021 wherein he/she would be felicitated on the stage by the Chief Guest and free accommodation (and prasad) for four days at our guest houses in Mayapur/Vrindavan.
Copyrights
Participants affirm that their submissions are their own original work, have not been copied from others or from previous designs, including their own, and do not violate the intellectual property rights of any other person or entity. Selected design(s) would become the sole property of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), registered in Mumbai, India, and may be used for any ISKCON’s activities including, but not limited to, display on websites, business cards, letterhead, posters, and other materials. ISKCON shall have the right to adapt, edit, modify or otherwise use the winning submission in part or in its entirety in whatever manner it deems appropriate. ISKCON reserves the right to choose not to use the winning entry as described in these contest guidelines. ISKCON reserves the right to use any other entry for promotional or business purposes in the future.
