Quark Launches Flash Design Competition
Press Release
Quark, Inc. has launched a new Flash design competition that is open to designers who are creating Flash® projects, such as Websites, banner ads, and online design portfolios, with QuarkXPress® 8. The competition kicks off today and voting will begin at the HOW Conference 2010 being held in Denver June 6 – 9, 2010. Submissions will be accepted at www.ilovedesign.com from May 26 – June 30, 2010 and voting will be open Sunday, June 6 – June 30. The designer who submits the best Flash project as determined by voters will appear in HOW Magazine’s blog, win membership to HOW’s Design Insider Program, and take home an amazing pack of designer’s tools, including the new PANTONE PLUS SERIES Guides, a Pantone ColorMunki, and a VisTablet from VisTablet Systems Inc .
Enter Quark’s Flash Competition
To enter the competition, designers must submit SWF files created with QuarkXPress 8 to www.ilovedesign.com by 12:00 p.m. Mountain Time on June 30, 2010. For projects that are online as complete Web sites and not available as separate SWF files, entrants are also permitted to upload images of their work and provide a link to the work online. Designers do not need to attend the HOW conference to enter the competition or to win, and can submit their Flash projects right up to June 30th deadline. However, because submissions can be rated online at any time during the competition, the longer a submission is showcased in the competition the better chance it will have of attracting the popular vote. The winner will be announced during a Webcast being hosted by HOW Magazine and Quark on July 7, 2010.
“We’ve heard from many QuarkXPress 8 users who let us know that being able to leverage their print layout and design skills to create Flash output has extended their value as creative professionals, which is crucial in today’s job market,” said Sophia Farina, director of marketing for Quark. “We look forward to honoring our talented Flash designers at the HOW conference, as well as awarding the winner fantastic visibility and a package of top-notch technology.”
Voters will be encouraged to rate submissions as well as select their favorite Flash project based on creativity, composition, and level of interactivity within the design. All submissions must be technologically sound and utilize the Flash functionality of QuarkXPress 8. To vote or enter the contest, designers will need to create a free account on www.ilovedesign.com.
The Prizes
Quark, HOW Magazine, Pantone, and VisTablet have put together a prize package worth more than $1100 – not to mention the incredible opportunity to be spotlighted in HOW Magazine’s blog.
— HOW Design Insider Program:* This package includes a one-year U.S. subscription to HOW Magazine, a one-year subscription to Print Magazine, one year online access to more than 20,000 award winning graphic designs from the Regional Design Annual, access to HOW Magazine’s popular designcast – From Print to Web, discounts on HOW design conferences, and more.
— PANTONE PLUS SERIES: A modern evolution of the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM, the PANTONE PLUS SERIES provides designers with a chromatic arrangement of colors for more intuitive selection, an expanded palette of spot colors, the addition of new premium metallics and a broader range of neons – 566 new colors in all.
— Pantone ColorMunki Design: Pantone’s all-in-one spectrophotometer easily captures colors and calibrates monitors, printers and projectors.
— VisTablet Original 12″ Silver Graphics Tablet: Setting new standards for graphic tablets, VisTablets feature large surface area to ease design and are extremely thin for portability.
*In place of the Design Insider Program, a winner outside of the U.S. will receive a one-year, international subscription to HOW Magazine and Print Magazine.
QuarkXPress 8 Flash Magic
Quark launched its ‘Flash Magic’ global campaign in March 2010 in an effort to help QuarkXPress 8 users get more value from their investment. The campaign is built around a dedicated microsite developed in QuarkXPress 8 that includes video training, downloadable Flash® resources, real-life customer success stories, and more. With an estimated value of $750, the Flash resources represent substantial additional value for new and existing users alike.
The Flash Magic site:
— Identifies ten types of interactive projects that users might build using QuarkXPress 8, including online design portfolios, product microsites, multimedia Web sites, digital signage, interactive CDs/DVDs, and banner ads.
— Gives QuarkXPress 8 users access to more than 500 downloadable Flash assets, including generic buttons, menus, video and audio players, and complete Web sites.
— Invites QuarkXPress 8 users to become QuarkXPress Flash Magicians by demonstrating their Flash design skills in QuarkXPress 8. Flash Magicians have the opportunity to win a LinkedIn recommendation from Quark, a QuarkXPress Magician certificate, and receive 2 years free QuarkXPress maintenance.
Visit www.quark.com/magicto start learning more today.
