March Calendar Creation Event

The February Calendar Design Contest has come and gone and what a successful event it turned out to be! Over 280 members submitted nearly 400 designs and really impressed the judging panel with your wide range of creativity and expression. With such an enthusiastic response of course we’re going to keep this contest rolling! For Round #2 we’d like you all to flex your creative muscles once again and design a desktop calendar wallpaper for the month of March!

To participate, here’s what you need to do:

1) Begin by downloading our calendar kit for March 2009 here. This zip folder includes the background calendar template, a sample calendar, and a number of stock pictures you can use.

2) Load the background template into the image manipulation software of your choice (e.g. Adobe Photoshop, MS Paint, etc.) and jazz up our background template in any manner you see fit. Examples include: using screen captures of your in-game characters, real life photos of yourself (keep it clean!), images found on our website, self created elements, etc, etc, etc – Just be creative! The stock images included in the calendar kit are a great place to start, but feel free to find other sources of inspiration!

In fact, if you’re bold enough, you aren’t even required to use our provided image background. All that is required is that your designs include a calendar grid for the month of March 2009, along with the PWI logo and/or website URL. Keep in mind that judges are usually partial towards designs that encompass the ‘theme’ of the month - in this case lovely shades of shamrock green and a smattering of St. Patrick’s Day imagery will certainly earn you a point or two of kudos.

3) When you feel that your calendar is up to par, email your image file to: [email protected]. MULTIPLE submissions are allowed so don’t be afraid to take risks!

In your email, please include your in-game character name and server in order to receive your prize should you win. Oh, did we forget to mention prizes?

4) The deadline for submissions is Monday, March 2nd at 11:00 am Pacific time. All submissions will be reviewed by representatives from the Community, Product and Design teams here at Perfect World Entertainment, and winners will be announced within a day or two after that.

The Top 5 Designs (based on criteria such as artistic merit, creativity, humor, expressions, etc.) will be featured on our website and made available for all users to download. These Top 5 designers will also be awarded with a Dragon Orb pack (valued at $30 each) as well as universal props for a design well done!

Rules:

- Send your Calendar design to [email protected] by 11:00 am on March 2, 2009.

- Do not resize the dimensions of the background template (we need it to fit on standard monitor sizes!).

- Designs must incorporate a calendar grid for the month of March, along with the PWI logo and/or the URL of our website.

- Files MUST be in .jpg, .gif or bitmap (.bmp) only.

- Do not use characters, locations, or objects from other intellectual properties, (Perfect World elements only!).

- Please keep your designs in good taste. Submissions that are deemed objectionable will be rejected for consideration.