MINI Space Website Background Contest

16 October 2009

October-2009, competitions 2009, deadlines, digital art, graphic design, illustration, web design

15 December 2009

On August 26, 1959 a small little car was imagined and designed in the mind of its inventor, Alec Issigonis. The car is known worldwide, has been featured in movies, and its name — the Mini Cooper.

Now fifty years later minispace.com, dedicated to all things about the “creative use of space” and acting as a gathering place for creative people and designers, is announcing its open call for the MINI Space Design Competition.

……………………………………………And what is the theme? The topic of “50“.
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What to Submitt

Content should be created for use as a background image for the minispace.com website and as a stand-alone image
Designs can incorporate any still media such as photos, illustrations, graphics, or digital content as long as the rights are owned by the designer of the piece
The design may include MINI elements, but is not required. Including MINI material will not increase your chances of winning
Do not use the MINI car logo in your design
Entries should be 1280 x 800 in dimension and in JPG format
Up to 9 entries may be uploaded to the contest site

The contest sponsors state:
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“This is all about creative use of space, and since your space is your computer background, we want you to think creatively, but also logically, about using it. Keep in mind that the left side of each uploaded background will always be covered up by MINI Space content. Think about how your design can work with the format of the site and fit with the content that is already there.”

Although the contest takes its inspiration for the contest from the 50^th anniversary of the MINI, it isn’t necessary to include the Mini Cooper or MINI brand elements in your design.

The theme, remember, is “50.”