Poster Design Contest

Ever wanted to volunteer at Wichita Community Theatre, but didn’t have the free time? Do you have graphic design skills?

Wichita Community Theatre is launching our 2nd annual Poster Design Contest for our 2011-2012 season. Graphic artists from across the region will have a high-profile opportunity to showcase their talent by entering the contest. The winning entry will receive a framed copy of their poster as well as the honor of having their design featured as the centerpiece on all promotional material for the show they choose. This includes posters, programs, postcards, the Facebook page, and the website. You will be credited in the program for that show.

The contest is open to all interested parties. Submission due date is Friday August 5, 2011. You may submit for either a single show, or as many as you like.

You may submit your designs in the following formats:
Microsoft Publisher (preferred)
Other Microsoft Office programs
Adobe InDesign
Scribus
PNG
TIFF

Please email all designs to Ben Blankley at volunteer@wctinc.kscoxmail.com.

Specifications:

Posters are 8.5″ x 14″, program covers are 5.5″ x 8.5″, and postcards are , and 5.5″ x 4.25″.
Available design areas: poster, 8″ x 9″; program, 5″ x 6.3″; postcard 3.875″ x 4.25″.
Source material should be public domain, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (or more widely granted rights), or images you create yourself.
Source material should be at least 150 dpi.
Poster should not spoil the plot.
The author of the play should be featured under the play title, in a font size no smaller than 50% of the font size of the title.
Include a space for “Directed by XXXX”, at a font size equal to or smaller than the size of the author name.
Include a line of text at the bottom of the design for the rights holding organization. This text will read “Presented with Special Arrangement by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.”, “Presented with Special Arrangement by Samuel French, Inc.”, or another rights holding organization’s byline.
For productions that note “Contains Adult Language”, please include that text in the design.
Please use standard fonts, or embed custom TrueType fonts into the file (Instructions for Publisher).