2013 State Parks Sticker Design Contest
Contest Rules

Eligibility

Entrants must be enrolled in grades 9 through 12 or equivalent, attending public, private, or parochial schools in Wisconsin during the 2011-2012 school year. Children of Department of Natural Resources employees or judges are not eligible.

Dates

Entries must be received by the Bureau of Parks and Recreation, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707, no later than 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, 2012.

Subject Matter

The design must be the artist’s original creation and shall not be copied or duplicated from previously published art, including photographs, clip art or electronic graphic images. Photographs or photo manipulations will not be accepted.

Technical Requirements

Color

• The design is limited to four colors maximum.
• Black and white, if used, each count as a color.
• All colors must be flat and solid, with no shading, blending or halftones.
• There can be no colorless areas.

Shape and Size

• The design must fill the shape provided on Exhibit 1 [PDF].
• No other shape or size may be used.

Lettering

• The wording which must appear on the sticker is provided on Exhibit 1 [PDF].
• The typeface must be Arial Bold 36 and cannot be altered, stretched, etc.
• The artist may arrange the lettering in any way.
• All wording must be used.
• No other wording,including the artist's signature, may appear on the design.

Suitability for Reproduction

The Department of Natural Resources reserves the right to alter the design if necessary. This includes redrawing, resetting type and changing colors.

Submission Procedures

All entries must be mounted on an 8-inch by 10-inch white matte or poster board and covered by clear acetate (or plastic wrap which is secured by tape on the backside) for protection. Do not laminate the design. The entry form [PDF 132KB] must be securely attached to the back. Each entry must be securely wrapped and mailed or hand delivered to:

Sticker Design Contest
DNR/Bureau of Parks & Recreation
101 S. Webster Street, P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921

Each contestant must verify that he or she meets all eligibility requirements and enclose the completed and signed entry form with a parent's or guardian's and teacher's (if applicable) signature. All designs submitted will become the sole property of the Department of Natural Resources. The department will not insure any entry it receives nor assume liability for any damage, loss or theft of any entry. Each student may submit only one entry. Entries will not be returned.

Failure to Comply with Contest Rules

Any entry that fails to comply with any of the requirements of the contest shall be disqualified and will not be considered by the judging panel.

Judging of the Contest

A panel appointed by the director of the Bureau of Parks and Recreation will serve without compensation to judge the entries. The judges will be selected to provide a representative cross-section of individuals with expertise in design and/or an interest in parks and forests. Judging of the contest will take place with winners to be announced in a news release in and on the state parks web site, by June 1, 2012.

For more information, ask Wisconsin State Parks.