International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF):
EPUB Logo Design Competition
Summary
The IDPF EPUB Logo Design
Competition will accept design submissions for consideration for the
official logo of the EPUB standard. .epub is a standard file format,
developed by the IDPF, for reflowable digital books and publications. EPUB
has been rapidly adopted as the standard interoperable distribution format
for trade eBooks in North America and Europe.
Prizes
The winning designer
will receive a $1000 USD cash prize and two pre-paid registrations to IDPF
Digital Book 2010 at BEA.
Subject to the
requirements outlined below, the winning logo and design will be announced
at
IDPF Digital Book 2010 in New York City on Tuesday May 25, 2010. Every
effort will be made to inform the winner in time for him or her to attend,
but IDPF is unable to pay for travel and accommodations.
When is the
deadline to submit entries?
The contest will begin on
Friday April 9, 2010 and end on Friday May 7, 2010 at 2400 EST. All entries
must be submitted to
epublogocontest@idpf.org no later than 2400 EST on May 7th,
2010.
How do I
submit an entry?
You register online and
submit digital versions of your entries online at
epublogocontest@idpf.org The format of your entry is described below.
How many entries may I submit?
You may submit as many entries as you would like.
Do I have to register all of my entries
online?
Yes.
What kinds
of files do I need to submit?
You need to submit your
original design files (Illustrator, InDesign, EPS, PSD etc.) as well as a
compressed version (jpg).
Who
will judge the entries?
The IDPF Board of Directors
will determine the winner of the EPUB Logo contest.
Introduction
This document describes
the official rules (“Official Rules”) of the EPUB Logo Design Contest
organized by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF), (the
“Contest”). The object of this contest is to design a logo for the EPUB
standard. Information on how to enter and about the prizes is part of these
Official Rules. To the extent of any inconsistency, these Official Rules
prevail.
Definitions
“Entry” means a logo
design created by the Entrant for this Contest.
“Entrant” means the
individual or company that offers the Entry under the terms of this Contest.
Eligibility
The
Contest is open to individuals, companies, educational institutions,
organizations, etc. or to groups associated with such institutions.
Members
of the IDPF Board of Directors, the contest judges and their immediate
family are not eligible to enter the Contest.
Entrants
must be of sufficient legal age and standing to enter into a contract with
IDPF as required below.
How to Enter
Initial
entries must be submitted by email to
epublogocontest@idpf.org 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.
The email
must include the name, age, postal address, phone number and email address
of the Entrant. It is also suggested entrants provide a brief summary of
your logo, objectives etc.
This is a statement that
describes what you are trying to say or explain, the message you are trying
to deliver, the story you are trying to tell in regard to the content of
your entry. Even good designs require explanation.
There is
no limit to the number of entries, which can be submitted.
Entries
must conform to the Submission Guidelines set out below. Entries which fail
to do so will be rejected.
The
deadline for Entries is midnight (one minute after 2359) on May 7, 2010,
Eastern Standard Time.
We will
attempt to acknowledge all entries within one week of receipt; however, we
cannot be responsible for entries or responses lost in e-mail.
There is
no fee to enter the Contest.
Submission Guidelines
The purpose of the
contest is to design a logo for the EPUB format.
The logo is to be used by
publishers, distributors, retailers, software companies and anyone else who
would like to identify to the public their conformance to the EPUB standard
file format. We imagine that companies who ship products and devices will
use the logo on boxes and packaging material to identify compliance. We
imagine that retailers will use the logo to alert their customers that the
product they sell uses this standard file format. We imagine that
publishers will use the logo on their websites and possibly on their printed
books to alert the public that their books are also available in electronic
form. Finally, we hope this will become an industry standard for
recognizing product and services that conform to the EPUB standard.
The logo is going to be
posted on www.idpf.org under a Creative Commons licensing agreement.
The logo will
be used online, in print, on merchandise to indicate use of the standard.
Flexibility is a key requirement, including the need to resize easily and to
look good in black and white as well as color. The final version of the logo
will need to be suitable for high quality printing.
Because of the
requirement to register the logo as a Trademark, Entrants should take care
to ensure that their Entries are not in any way similar to existing logos or
other copyrighted images. A logo that cannot be registered as a Trademark,
no matter how well crafted, cannot win the Contest.
The logo must
contain the four letters “EPUB”.
For
Marketing Purposes the use of Camel Case “ePub,” “epub” or “ePUB” are
considered acceptable as well.
This image should not be photographic (see below for information on graphic
formats), but four letters “EPUB” must be recognizable.
The logo must
not contain any other text besides that required above.
Due to the
requirements for high quality printing and re-sizing Entries must submitted
in scalable vector graphic format (EPS). We advise against the use of
halftones and gradients unless created inside a vector graphics program.
Color in this version must be CMYK, no spot colors.
The limit on
attachment sizes for our email is 10Mb. 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, entry
will consist of EPUB logo in EPS and JPG format. We are able to handle most
common file compression formats. Additionally we require Name, Address,
e-mail, Phone Number and Logo Summary.
Judging and Selection of Winner
Judges
appointed for the purpose and by the IDPF will select the winning design.
Their decision will be final. No further correspondence shall be entered
into.
IDPF
reserves the right not to select a winner if, in its sole discretion, no
suitable entries are received.
IDPF
reserves the right to disqualify any Entrant or Entry at its sole
discretion. No correspondence shall be entered into.
The
winner will be required to sign a contract assigning all ownership of the
logo to IDPF.
Accepting
the prize constitutes permission for IDPF to make public and otherwise use
winner’s name, and country of residence for publicity purposes. Further
personal data may be requested but is not required.
Intellectual Property
All
submitted work must be original and not based on any pre-existing design.
All
Entries will become the sole property of IDPF and may be displayed publicly
on IDPF web sites. The winning entrant agrees they will cooperate with IDPF
including executing any documents as may be reasonably necessary for IDPF to
register and or protect the logo, and or trademark, and or assignment of
these rights.
The
winning entry will be registered by IDPF and the Entrant agrees to cooperate
with IDPF including executing any document as may be required to transfer to
IDPF.
The
International Digital Publishing Forum already has ownership interests in
and to terms of EPUB and IDPF.
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 IDPF in relation to the Contest. They govern the Entrant’s
participation and supersede any prior or other agreements between the
Entrant and IDPF and relating to the Contest.
About IDPF
The
International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) is the non-profit trade
and standards organization dedicated to the development and promotion of
digital publishing. IDPF has developed “EPUB” the open eBook standard for
digital reflowable text and related technical information to promote the
development and growth of the digital book market. Further information
about the organization and industry, including membership information, can
be obtained by visiting
www.idpf.org.
It is our intention that no individual or corporation will profit from IDPF
owning the rights to the logo.
Necessary small print…
Representations and
Warranties
By participating in the
Contest, the Entrant warrants and represents in connection with the Entry
submitted as part of his/her participation in the Contest: (a) he/she is the
sole and exclusive owner of (and free of any adverse claim by any person,
firm, or corporation) all intellectual property rights in and to the Entry;
(b) the Entry is original and the use of the Entry as described in these
Official Rules will not infringe the proprietary rights, including without
limitation the intellectual property rights, of any third party; (c) the use
of the Entry, as described in these Official Rules, will be in compliance
with any third-party licenses pertaining to the Entry; (d) the Entry does
not violate any rights of any third party, including but not limited to
rights of privacy or publicity; (e) the Entry and its use as described in
these Official Rules will not violate any federal, provincial, state or
local laws or ordinances; (f) no employer or educational or other
establishment has any rights in the Entry; (g) the Entry is consistent with
these Official Rules; and (h) he/she has the right to grant rights to IDPF
as required in these Official Rules.
Severability
When any provision of
these Official Rules is found to be invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the parties nevertheless agree that the Court should endeavor
to give effect to the intentions of the parties as reflected in the
provision, and that the other provisions of these Official Rules remain in
full force and effect.
Indemnity; Disclaimer
of warranties; Limitation of Liability
By participating in the
Contest, the Entrant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules, including
all eligibility requirements and all decisions of IDPF. By participating in
the Contest, the Entrant agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless IDPF
and its officers, agents, affiliates, contractors, contributors,
subsidiaries, licensors and distributors (“IDPF Entities”) from any and all
liability, claims, or actions of any kind, including, without limitation,
property damage, personal injury, and/or death, arising out of his/her (i)
breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in these
Official Rules; or (ii) participation in the Contest; (iii) acceptance
and/or use or misuse of any prize in connection with the Contest; or (iv)
any third party claim relating to any rights in any design submitted.
BY PARTICIPATING IN THE
CONTEST, THE ENTRANT AGREES THAT IDPF ENTITIES MAKE NO WARRANTY,
REPRESENTATION, OR GUARANTEE OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR
IN LAW, RELATING TO THE CONTEST AND/OR THE PRIZES.
By participating in the
Contest, the Entrant agrees that IDPF is not responsible, and will in no
event be held liable, for any: (a) lost, late, illegible, misdirected,
damaged, incomplete, corrupted or garbled entries; (b) telephone, computer,
or network malfunction or error; (c) communication disruption or other
disruptions related to Internet traffic, virus, bug, worm, or non-authorized
intervention; or (d) damage caused by a computer virus or otherwise
resulting to any computer from the submission of entries. If such
malfunction, error, disruption, or damage occurs or impairs the
administration, security, fairness, or integrity of the Contest, IDPF may,
in its sole discretion, suspend, modify or terminate the Contest by posting
a notice at http://www.idpf.org. If the Contest is terminated before the
scheduled end of the Contest Period, IDPF will determine the winner from all
eligible entries received as of the termination date. Persons found
tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Contest, or whom IDPF believes
to be causing or attempting or intending to cause any malfunction, error,
disruption, or damage will be disqualified. IDPF reserves the right to
disqualify any unauthorized entries, including, without limitation, multiple
entries from the same person, or any entries made through robotic,
automatic, mechanical, programmed or similar multiple-entry, or entry
duplication, method and to disqualify any person or entity using such a
method.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING
HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, AND ONLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY THE
APPLICABLE LAW, BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST, THE ENTRANT AGREES THAT IN
NO EVENT WILL IDPF OR ANY IDPF ENTITY BE LIABLE TO ENTRANTS OR ANY OTHER
PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES,
REGARDLESS OF THE BASIS OR NATURE OF THE CLAIM, RELATING IN ANY MANNER TO
THESE OFFICIAL RULES, THE CONTEST OR THE ENTRANT’S PARTICIPATION THEREIN,
EVEN IF IDPF OR AN IDPF ENTITY WERE EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGES. ALSO NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, BY
PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST, THE ENTRANT FURTHER AGREES THAT IN NO EVENT
WILL THE LIABILITY OF IDPF OR ANY IDPF ENTITY RELATING IN ANY MANNER TO
THESE OFFICIAL RULES, THE CONTEST OR THE ENTRANT’S PARTICIPATION THEREIN
EXCEED THE GREATER OF US$1,000 OR ANY OTHER AMOUNTS PAID BY THE ENTRANT TO
ENTER INTO THE CONTEST. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO
SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO THE ENTRANT. IN THE EVENT
THAT THE PRECEDING RELEASE IS DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT
JURISDICTION TO BE INVALID OR VOID FOR ANY REASON, THE ENTRANT AGREES THAT,
BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, (I) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS, AND CAUSES OR
ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTEST, OR ANY PRIZES
AWARDED, SHALL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS
ACTION; AND (II) ANY CLAIMS, JUDGEMENTS AND AWARDS SHALL BE LIMITED TO
ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED, INCLUDING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
ENTERING THE CONTEST, BUT IN NO EVENT ATTORNEY’S FEES.
For the avoidance of
doubt, to the extent that US law applies, nothing in these Official Rules
shall limit or exclude either party’s liability for fraud, or for death or
personal injury caused by its negligence, or any other liability to the
extent such liability cannot be excluded or limited as a matter of law.
Interpretation; Governing Law;
Jurisdiction
Interpretation.
In the case of any dispute about the interpretation of the Rules, IDPF’s
decision as to the interpretation shall be final and Entrant shall be bound
by IDPF’s decision.
Governing Law.
The interpretation and enforcement of this EPUB Logo contest will be
governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. Subject to The Contest is
subject to all applicable, as the case may be, national, federal,
provincial, state and local laws. The Entrant and IDPF agree to the extent
permitted by law to submit all disputes arising out of or relating to these
Official Rules or the Contest to, and hereby waive any objection to the
exclusive jurisdiction and venue of, the state and federal courts located in
State of Delaware, USA. If necessary any provision of these Official Rules
which is found to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction shall be
deemed to be struck out from these Official Rules.
Consideration.
The Entrant agrees that the ability to participate in the Contest and to
compete for the prizes offered in connection with the Contest constitute,
where required, sufficient consideration for the Entrant’s obligations under
these Official Rules.
Best,
Michael
Michael Smith
Executive Director
International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF)
msmith@idpf.org
www.idpf.org
Tel: 905-235-IDPF (4373)
Fax: 905-235-3002
