British Airways Upgrade Christmas Design Competition Nov 28, 07, 3:59 a.m.

Hi guys,
I just wanted to let you know about a nice online initiative for young designers.
British Airways is looking to update the introduction page of its Upgrade site, (http://www.upgradetobritishairw... and is inviting young designers to submit their own Christmas themed design ideas. A winning design will be selected and will become the new face of the intro, and its creator will be accredited on the home page.
It is a big opportunity for young talents to get some recognition and even traffic to their own portfolio site. So spread the word. But they need to hurry. Deadline is Sunday the 2nd at midnight.

More information on how, where, when and what to submit are available in the Terms and Conditions.

Thank you.

Terms and Conditions

1. Send all entries to by 02 December 2007 (midnight) with your full name, contact number and email address.

2. Please send in your ideas in the form of a flat visual (384x384) in JPG / GIF format with any key notes.

3. The winning designer will be notified on 03 December 2007.

4. The winning designer will need to submit a PSD file containing all relevant assets by 6pm on 03 December 2007.

5. Illustrator version of the British Airways logo is attached for your reference.

6. There must be a 20 pixel border around the speed-marque (BA ribbon). Please refer to the attached JPG visual as a guide for the treatment of the logo.

7. The design must be on a white background with the speed-marque (BA ribbon) in the middle.

8. The design must encapsulate and express the British Airways brand values of Safe and Secure, Responsible, British, Professional, Warm and Thoughtful.

9. The winning entry will be applied to the end of the flash intro only and will be live from 6 December 2007 until 4 January 2008.

10. The winning design will be applied to both flash and HTML versions of the site.

11. There are no fees involved.

12. By entering the competition you grant British Airways with a license to use your design on the Upgrade site or to promote it; however you will still own the intellectual rights to your design.

13. By entering this competition you confirm that you hold all required copyrights for all material you enter, excluding any British Airways proprietary material.

14. The winning designer will be accredited on the site.