Post by Leanne on Jan 30, 2010 13:22:17 GMT -5
We know you love Grey’s Anatomy. We know you want to share and spread that love for Grey’s Anatomy. Well, now here’s your chance! ABC has recently partnered up with CafePress to allow Grey’s Anatomy-related designs into their stores. In order to celebrate this great new partnership, All the Shades of Grey and CafePress have teamed up to bring you the GREY’S ANATOMY DESIGN CONTEST!
HOW IT WORKS
You’ll need to design your own, original design from any episode of Grey’s Anatomy from 101 “A Hard Day’s Night” to 614 “Valentine’s Day Massacre.” The design needs to be text-based, utilizing quotes from the show, rather than actual images from it. (ABC has a list of restrictions that you can see below, and they don’t really want you to use images which is why I say that.) Do try, however, to supplement your design with other things that really make it stand out and look pretty. You can use any image-editing software you like to design any quote any way you’d like to. After you’ve made your design, you will need to CLICK HERE to go to the CafePress Fan Portal and open up a free CafePress shop. It will only take a few minutes to set up, and once you have done that, upload your design and put it on a shirt and publish that to the web. Following that, please, come back to THIS POST and post a comment containing the link to your design on the shirt. This step is vital because if you don’t post your link here, your entry won’t be counted or considered, because we won’t know it exists.
EXAMPLES
Here’s just a very, very simple example of what your design could look like (in order to win, you’ll need to be much more creative).
And this is an example of the product you need to create with your design. (Once you’ve done so and gotten yourself to a page like you see to the right, the link to that page will be the link you post in the comments here.)
THE PRIZE
The one winner will receive a $100 CafePress gift card to spend as they wish, along with a Grey’s Anatomy prize pack, featuring shirts, a SIGG water bottle, a bag and more!
RULES & RESTRICTIONS
The contest will run starting today, January 30, 2010 until one week following the airdate of “Valentine’s Day Massacre.” This means the contest will end on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at midnight. (I’m doing it this way because I get the feeling there could be some good material in the Valentine’s Day episode, and I want to give you the opportunity to use it.) You can enter as many times as you like; the more entries you have, the more your chances of winning. Anyone can enter. I can’t gauge exactly when a winner will be announced; it depends on the volume of entries received in the next few weeks.
ABC STIPULATIONS
Here’s the rules set forth by ABC as to what you can and can not use in your designs. All images created for the Official GREY’S ANATOMY Fan Portal must comply with the following rules. Please note that these rules may be updated from time to time.
* OK to create original artwork, designs and slogans based on and/or inspired by the television series Grey’s Anatomy provided they comply with these rules
* All images must be tagged with “GreysAnatomyTV”
* No use, replication, alteration or reproduction of any official Grey’s Anatomy logo
* No use of the television series opening and closing visuals and end credits
* No use of the first or last names of, or the image, photo, likeness, silhouette or other depiction of, the actors in, or writers, directors or producers of, the television series Grey’s Anatomy
* OK to use the names of characters (past or present) from the television series Grey’s Anatomy
* OK to alter or utilize any of the fictional logos depicted in the television series Grey’s Anatomy however, your Fan Design may not consist solely of an exact replication of any fictional logo
o Examples of fictional logos include: the “official” logos for Seattle Grace Hospital, Mercy West Hospital, Joe’s Pub, etc.
* No use of the image of any real person (historical or present day)
* No use of any content owned or controlled by a third party
* No advertising of any businesses, products or services of a third party
* No profanity, vulgar, hate language or graphically violent images
* No explicit sexual language, images or graphics
* No reference to drugs or medication
* No derogatory reference to race, gender, religion, mental handicap, obesity or physical impairment
* No use of copyrighted material from the television series or its promotional materials (e.g., no use of images from posters, advertisements, the Grey’s Anatomy television series or website)
* No images of existing Grey’s Anatomy merchandise or consumer products (e.g., novels, posters, calendars, books, video games)
* No political party associations (e.g. Republican, Democratic)
* No Undergarments (you cannot create Grey’s Anatomy thongs or boxer shorts)
* ABC reserves the rights to remove any images from the portal for any reason
Please Note: Generally approved designs will appear in the fan portal within 72 hours. Also, designs that are not in compliance with the Fan Portal Merchandise Rules will not be permitted in the fan portal.
FINAL WORDS
If you need some help in creating your design, CafePress has a few tips that you can take a look at here. If you don’t have image-editing software, check out Pixlr.com; it’s like free Photoshop online! This should be a lot of fun for everyone involved and I think we are all really excited to see what designs everybody comes up with! Plus, as an added bonus, by opening up your own shop to put your design on a shirt, you have the opportunity to sell that shirt and make a profit! We can’t wait to see what you come up with, so what are you waiting for? Get designing!
alltheshadesofgrey.net/?p=3567
HOW IT WORKS
You’ll need to design your own, original design from any episode of Grey’s Anatomy from 101 “A Hard Day’s Night” to 614 “Valentine’s Day Massacre.” The design needs to be text-based, utilizing quotes from the show, rather than actual images from it. (ABC has a list of restrictions that you can see below, and they don’t really want you to use images which is why I say that.) Do try, however, to supplement your design with other things that really make it stand out and look pretty. You can use any image-editing software you like to design any quote any way you’d like to. After you’ve made your design, you will need to CLICK HERE to go to the CafePress Fan Portal and open up a free CafePress shop. It will only take a few minutes to set up, and once you have done that, upload your design and put it on a shirt and publish that to the web. Following that, please, come back to THIS POST and post a comment containing the link to your design on the shirt. This step is vital because if you don’t post your link here, your entry won’t be counted or considered, because we won’t know it exists.
EXAMPLES
Here’s just a very, very simple example of what your design could look like (in order to win, you’ll need to be much more creative).
And this is an example of the product you need to create with your design. (Once you’ve done so and gotten yourself to a page like you see to the right, the link to that page will be the link you post in the comments here.)
THE PRIZE
The one winner will receive a $100 CafePress gift card to spend as they wish, along with a Grey’s Anatomy prize pack, featuring shirts, a SIGG water bottle, a bag and more!
RULES & RESTRICTIONS
The contest will run starting today, January 30, 2010 until one week following the airdate of “Valentine’s Day Massacre.” This means the contest will end on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at midnight. (I’m doing it this way because I get the feeling there could be some good material in the Valentine’s Day episode, and I want to give you the opportunity to use it.) You can enter as many times as you like; the more entries you have, the more your chances of winning. Anyone can enter. I can’t gauge exactly when a winner will be announced; it depends on the volume of entries received in the next few weeks.
ABC STIPULATIONS
Here’s the rules set forth by ABC as to what you can and can not use in your designs. All images created for the Official GREY’S ANATOMY Fan Portal must comply with the following rules. Please note that these rules may be updated from time to time.
* OK to create original artwork, designs and slogans based on and/or inspired by the television series Grey’s Anatomy provided they comply with these rules
* All images must be tagged with “GreysAnatomyTV”
* No use, replication, alteration or reproduction of any official Grey’s Anatomy logo
* No use of the television series opening and closing visuals and end credits
* No use of the first or last names of, or the image, photo, likeness, silhouette or other depiction of, the actors in, or writers, directors or producers of, the television series Grey’s Anatomy
* OK to use the names of characters (past or present) from the television series Grey’s Anatomy
* OK to alter or utilize any of the fictional logos depicted in the television series Grey’s Anatomy however, your Fan Design may not consist solely of an exact replication of any fictional logo
o Examples of fictional logos include: the “official” logos for Seattle Grace Hospital, Mercy West Hospital, Joe’s Pub, etc.
* No use of the image of any real person (historical or present day)
* No use of any content owned or controlled by a third party
* No advertising of any businesses, products or services of a third party
* No profanity, vulgar, hate language or graphically violent images
* No explicit sexual language, images or graphics
* No reference to drugs or medication
* No derogatory reference to race, gender, religion, mental handicap, obesity or physical impairment
* No use of copyrighted material from the television series or its promotional materials (e.g., no use of images from posters, advertisements, the Grey’s Anatomy television series or website)
* No images of existing Grey’s Anatomy merchandise or consumer products (e.g., novels, posters, calendars, books, video games)
* No political party associations (e.g. Republican, Democratic)
* No Undergarments (you cannot create Grey’s Anatomy thongs or boxer shorts)
* ABC reserves the rights to remove any images from the portal for any reason
Please Note: Generally approved designs will appear in the fan portal within 72 hours. Also, designs that are not in compliance with the Fan Portal Merchandise Rules will not be permitted in the fan portal.
FINAL WORDS
If you need some help in creating your design, CafePress has a few tips that you can take a look at here. If you don’t have image-editing software, check out Pixlr.com; it’s like free Photoshop online! This should be a lot of fun for everyone involved and I think we are all really excited to see what designs everybody comes up with! Plus, as an added bonus, by opening up your own shop to put your design on a shirt, you have the opportunity to sell that shirt and make a profit! We can’t wait to see what you come up with, so what are you waiting for? Get designing!
alltheshadesofgrey.net/?p=3567