LOGO Contest
Contest Rules
The Waitsfield Historical Society (WHS) announces a competition to design a logo that will better identify the organization. The new logo may be used on the WHS website, social media sites, business cards, letterhead, posters, souvenir trinkets and gifts, or anywhere else WHS chooses. This document describes the official requirements and rules of the competition. For any other questions, please contact the WHS at info@waitsfieldhistoricalsociety.com
By entering, participants agree to be bound by these contest rules. Violating any rule or not following instructions may eliminate participants’ eligibility. WHS has the right to disqualify any entrant at any time at its sole discretion.
Eligibility
1. The contest is open to the public.
2. The contest is not open to board members of WHS or their immediate family members.
3. Contestants are permitted to work in groups; however, only one (1) prize will be awarded regardless of group size.
Submission Guidelines and How to Enter
1. The contest is open from March 21, 2025 and closes at 11:59 p.m. April 15, 2025 EST Late submissions will not be considered. The board of WHS will select the finalists on April xx, 2025. WHS members will vote and a winner will be selected and notified mid-May, 2025.
2. All entries must be submitted electronically to WHS on the website or mail to info@waitsfieldhistoricalsociety.com. Submissions must include the full name(s) of the person(s) who designed the logo, name, email address, postal address, and telephone number. 3. One or more submissions per person is acceptable. Each submission must be sent seperately. 4. There is no fee to enter the contest.
Logo Design Guidelines and Parameters
The purpose of this contest is to design a logo to be used by the WHS. The logo must be easy to use, handle, resize, and manipulate for all reproduction purposes. It should be visually appealing on both small (as small as 2 cm x 2 cm) and large scales.
Log can be color , or B&W.
Intellectual Property
1. Entrants affirm 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.
2. Submissions become the sole property of WHS and may be used for any WHS purposes, including, but not limited to, display on websites, business cards, letterhead, posters, and other materials.
3. WHS 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.
4. WHS reserves the right to choose not to use the winning entry as described in these contest guidelines.
5. WHS reserves the right to use any other entry for promotional purposes in the future.
6. If the winner is determined to have violated any rules, he/she will be required to forfeit or return the prize, even if the determination is made after the prize has been awarded.
Determination of Winner and Prize
1. The winning entry will be selected by a panel comprised of board members of WHS. Their decision will be final and no further correspondence shall be entered into.
2. Entries will be judged on their visual appeal, adherence to the concept prompting the contest, quality of design, and ease of reproduction for the purposes stated above.
3. The prize for the winning entry is $50.00 gift certificate to a local merchant. This prize remains the same regardless of the size of the team submitting the winning entry.
4. The winner will be notified via email and announced on the WHS Website and Front Porch Forum.
Disclaimer
1. WHS is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, or otherwise unusable entries, including entries that are lost or unusable due to computer, internet, or electronic problems.
2. WHS reserves the right to cancel or modify the Contest and award the prize by alternate means if fraud or technical failure is determined at any time by WHS, including after the submission window has closed.