Logo Design Contest Rules

Purpose
Rocky Ridge Ranch is challenging our Alumni staff and campers as well as our current campers and staff to create a temporary new RRR/Canada 150 logo that will be used for the web site, printed matter, T-shirts and so on until December 31, 2017.

Guidelines
o The logo must include the present horse and rider logo as well as incorporating Canada 150
o The logo MUST be the original work of the submitter
o The logo should only use the following colors; white, black, plus 3 colours of the artist’s choice.
o The logo may be created using pencils, crayons, markers, and paint. Also, the logo may be created with a computer drawing program, but of course, all images must be original
o The logo should be simple, not be complicated or confusing, and all elements must be discernible when reproduced in smaller sizes

Submission Deadline
May 15, 2017, 12:00 noon EST. Only entries received or postmarked by May 15, 2017 will be considered.

Participation
The competition is open to all alumni of Rocky Ridge Ranch and current campers and staff.

Submission Format
Designs must be submitted in any of the following formats: .jpg, .tiff, or .pdf (if a hard-copy design sketch is submitted, it must be scanned or otherwise rendered into one of the above computer formats and submitted). Images can be larger than, but must be no smaller than, three inches by three inches (3” x 3”).

Judging
A committee comprised of 3 Ranch Senior Administrators and 2 independent Ranch supporters will assess and decide on a winner. 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. Their decision will be final.

Copyright
Rocky Ridge Ranch will acquire ownership of the winning logo by assignment of copyright, and the winning designer will disclaim any trademarks and without limitation all other rights related to the design (Official Entry Form Required). By submitting a logo for entry in the competition, the designer acknowledges that he/she is the person that created the logo and is the rightful owner. The designer also certifies that the logo does not infringe upon the rights of any third party and that it does not violate any copyright.

Prize
One winner will receive a Rocky Ridge Ranch custom hooded sweatshirt with their logo on the front.

NB – Rocky Ridge Ranch 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.

    All entries must be signed above. Artists under 18 years of age must have a parent/legal guardian’s signature. I further authorize Rocky Ridge Ranch to display my entry on its website www.rockyridgeranch.org during the judging portion of the contest.