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    RULES & REGULATIONS
for Online T-shirt Design Competition
   

 

A) Eligibility Requirement:
 

The competition is open to youth aged 13 to 23 years old.  There are 2 categories of competition:

  • Category A for 13 to 16 year olds
  • Category B for 17 to 23 year olds.
  Participants may submit as many entries as they wish, however, each entry shall be of a different design.  Valid contact details must be submitted with each entry to be eligible for the competition.
  All entries must be submitted by 03 May 2009.
  The organisers shall not be held responsible for any lost or late entries.
   
B) Theme:
     
 

“Live It Up Without Lighting Up”

Use your design skills to show your peers how much more you can enjoy life if you are smoke-free.
Your design can highlight one or more of the following messages:

(1) 'Better looks without lighting up'
(2) 'Better stamina without lighting up'
(3) 'Better spending power without lighting up'
(4) 'Better environment without lighting up'

   
C) Content:
     
  The design must be original. In the event it contains copyright materials, participants shall be responsible for securing all relevant and necessary permission or license to use these materials.
  The organisers and its partners shall not be responsible for any infringement of copyrights or intellectual property. The unlawful use of any copyrighted materials, unlicensed/illegal software, the posting of libelous, offensive, or defamatory contents is strictly disallowed. Participants shall be held responsible for any infringement of copyrights or intellectual property.
  All submissions shall also not have been submitted for previous competitions. 
  The organisers reserve the right to remove or disqualify any entry, which in their opinion, is considered offensive and/or infringes the rules.
 

All winning entries and their intellectual property shall be considered the property of the Health Promotion Board and may be used for other health education materials or at health promotion events as the Health Promotion Board deems fit. The entries may be subjected to modifications as the Health Promotion Board deems fit and necessary to suit its health education materials or health promotion events. This shall form part of the Board’s ongoing efforts to promote a smoke-free lifestyle among Singaporeans.

One or a few of the winning entries may be printed on t-shirts by our partner for sales. The choice of entries to be produced for sales will be at the discretion of our partner and is in no order of merit.

  The organisers reserve the right to change, amend or withdraw the rules and regulations without prior notice.
   
D) Assessment Criteria:
     
 

Shortlisting will be determined by

  • online votes collected between 9 March 2009 and 4 May 2009 (50%) and
  • HPB (50%).
  A total of 16 entries, 8 from each category, will be shortlisted for the Finals that will be held on 31 May 2009.
  Participants whose entries are shortlisted will be informed by 7 May 2009. By 11 May 2009, please submit a high-resolution file of at least 300dpi to HPB for the Finals. Details on this submission will be communicated to the shortlisted participants at a later date.
  SMS votes (50%) and judges’ decision (50%) will go towards the selection of the winners on 31 May 2009.
 

The judging criteria and points allocated, to be used by the judges, are as follows:

Criteria

Points allocated

Originality

25

Adherence to theme

30

Aesthetic Appeal

45

Total

100

   
E) Prizes:
     
 
    For each category,
  • First prize                  : $1,000
  • Second prize            : $750
  • Third prize                 : $500
  • 5 consolation prizes worth $150 each.
  Organisers shall inform the winners by email or phone. The prize money shall be credited to the winners via Interbank GIRO. Winners will be informed of claiming procedures on a later date.
  The organisers reserve the right not to award any of the prizes if the submitted entries fail to meet the minimum desired standards stipulated in the rules and regulations or set by the judges.
  Every participant will need to provide
  • Name (as in NRIC/FIN)
  • NRIC/FIN number
  • Age
  • Educational institution (if participant’s still in school)
  • Email address and
  • Mobile number

during online registration for competition.

Additional criteria for foreigners who would like to take part in this competition. You must:

  • have a valid FIN number
  • will be in Singapore during competition duration (9 Mar – 31 May 2009)
  • have a local bank account into which we can credit the winning amount

These details will be used for verification purposes only, should the participant win a prize in one of the competition categories. The organisers reserve the right not to award any of the prizes if the participant fail to give any of the required information as stated above.  

   
F) Submission Requirement:
     
 

Please create a design fulfilling the following: 210mm x 210mm with 300dpi (2480pixel x 2480 pixels). However, for a successful upload, your online T-shirt design submission shall meet the following requirement:

  • In JPG format
  • 160 X 160 pixels in dimension; at most 72 dpi
  • Not more than 400kb in size
  All submissions must be uploaded via this website. No email entries will be entertained.
 

If you have any queries, please contact:

Category A Mdm Tinah Abdullah tinah_abdullah@hpb.gov.sg DID: 6435 3942
Category B Mdm Norani Ibrahim norani_ibrahim@hpb.gov.sg DID: 6435 3024


     
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