NGSA LOGO CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES
This document describes the official rules of the NGSA Logo Contest organized by the
Nursing Graduate Student Society (NGSA) at McGill University. The objective of this
contest is to design a logo for the NGSA, which will be displayed on the website,
Facebook Group, on posters, banners, official letterhead, etc. Information on how to
enter the contest and on the prize is included in these Official Rules. To the extent of
any inconsistency, these Official Rules prevail.
Eligibility
1. The Contest is open only to individuals. The Contest is not open to companies,
educational institutions, organizations, etc. or to groups associated with such
institutions.
2. Participants must be students enrolled at McGill University or Concordia University for
the duration of this Contest.
How to Enter
1. Entries must be submitted by email to ngsa.pgss@mail.mcgill.ca with “Logo
Contest – Your Name” as subject line. The entries must be submitted as a
scalable vector graphic in EPS format, and also as a JPG. See the Submission
Guidelines below for further information.
2. The application must include the name, email address, phone number and
program of study of the participant.
3. Participants are required to submit their candidacy using their official educational
email provided by their institution (McGill/Concordia email).
4. Only 1 entry may be submitted by any participant.
5. The entry must conform to the Submission Guidelines set out below. Entries
which fail to do so will be rejected.
6. The deadline for entry is midnight (one minute after 23:59) on February 15th,
2013, Eastern Standard Time.
7. We will attempt to acknowledge all entries within one week of receipt.
8. There is no fee to enter the Contest.
Submission Guidelines
The purpose of the contest is to design a logo for the NGSA, which is currently
without any logo. The logo will be used online, in print, on merchandise, and in any
other way that the NGSA sees fit. Flexibility is the key requirement, including the
need to resize easily and to look good in black and white as well as in colour. The
final version of the logo will need to be suitable for high quality printing.
The logo must contain the words “Nursing Graduate Student Association” and/or the
“NGSA” acronym. This image should not be photographic (see below for information on
graphic formats). Preferably, the logo should be related to nursing, nursing education, or
healthcare. The logo should uphold a consistent, easily recognizable, visual identity. In
terms of consistency, many nursing organizations and other healthcare institutions use
red as their primary colour. McGill’s official colour is also red. For printed work, the
official McGill colour is Pantone Matching System (PMS) 485 red (or CMYK: 100%
magenta, 90% yellow). You may use these guidelines as a reference but you do not
need to create a red logo. Feel free to be creative.
The applicant must also submit a “banner” version of the logo. The “banner” version
must be 980X350 pixels, and include the official logo at the left side of the banner. The
banner needs to include the words “Nursing Graduate Student Association” as the title,
and the words “Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University” as a sub-header.
Due to the requirements for high quality printing and re-sizing, entries must be
submitted in a scalable vector graphic format (EPS). We advise against the use of
halftones and gradients unless created inside a vector graphics program. Colour in
this version must be CMYK, no spot colours.
In order to accommodate the requirements of the NGSA website and avoid the need for
conversion, submissions must also include the following two variants of the logo: (a)
JPGs 1000 pixels square, and (b) 980X350-pixel “banner.”
To allow the NGSA to use the logo in print versions of official documents (e.g.
bylaws, agendas, minutes, official statements), the applicant must also submit black
and white versions of the basic logo in both EPS and JPG format, with the same
requirements as outlined above for the colour versions.
The limit on attachment size for our email is 25Mb. If your submission exceeds this size,
even after compression, please send the images individually and note clearly in your
emails that you are doing so.
To recap, each entry will consist of six (6) files: the basic logo in colour, the basic logo in
black and white, and the “banner” variant, each in EPS and JPG formats.
Prize
The winning design will be announced in January 2013 via the NGSA mailing list,
website, and Facebook group. The winner will be informed in person by email, as
soon as the decision is made.
The winning designer will receive a $100 cash prize. The winner will keep the right to
use the basic logo for personal use (e.g. portfolio) and identify him/herself as the logo
designer.
Judging and Selection of Winner
1. The winning design will be selected by the NGSA Executives, upon
recommendation from the whole NGSA Council. Their decision will be final. No
further correspondence shall be entered into.
2. The NGSA reserves the right not to select a winner if, in its sole discretion, no
suitable entries are received.
3. The NGSA reserves the right to disqualify any application at its sole discretion.
No correspondence shall be entered into.
4. The winner will be required to sign a contract assigning all ownership of the logo
to the NGSA.
5. Accepting the prize constitutes permission for the NGSA to make public and
otherwise use winner’s name, and program of study for publicity purposes.
Further personal data may be requested but is not required.
Intellectual Property
1. All submitted work must be original and not based on any pre-existing design.
2. All Entries will become the sole property of the NGSA and may be displayed
publicly on websites and other printed publications.
3. The winning entry will be registered as NGSA property and the applicant agrees
to transfer all rights and title to the NGSA in accordance with the Official Rules of
this Contest.
Acceptance
Participation constitutes the Entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to and
acceptance of these Official Rules. By participating in the Contest, the Entrant is
representing and warranting that he/she has read and understood, and agrees to be
bound by, these rules. Including the guides and rules referred to herein, these Official
Rules constitute the entire agreement between the Entrant and the NGSA in relation
to the Contest. They govern the Entrant’s participation and supersede any prior or
other agreements between the Entrant and the NGSA and relating to the Contest.
About the NGSA
The Nursing Graduate Student Association (NGSA) is a student-run association that
aims to provide support and a sense of community to the master, doctoral, and
postdoctoral students within the Ingram School of Nursing. The NGSA arranges
scholarly and social activities for the graduate nursing students to promote their
academic, social, and professional development. Members of the NGSA also represent
and advocate for nursing graduate student interests at the Post-Graduate Students’
Society of McGill (PGSS), on diverse committees with faculty and administration within
the Ingram School of Nursing, as well as with other organizations outside the school.
- More information about us available at http://www.mcgillngsa.ca