Before we begin Round Three… of the UPrinting.com International Poster Design Competition we wanted to give you all a chance to win a cool prize by designing two banners for round three! In round 3 you will be asked to design a poster using only fonts provided by FontShop.com and textures provided by iStockphoto.com. Round 3 will be coming soon, so in the meantime we would love to see what you can do with the banners we will use for round 3!

For now, here’s the details for the pre-round 3 banner mini contest:

Prize

1 Copy of FontBook from FontShop.com valued at $99!

Banner Specifications

• Size: 640 x 300 Pixels, 72 DPI and RGB Color Mode

and

• Size: 398 x 514 Pixels, 72 DPI and RGB Color Mode

Text That MUST be Included

• UPrinting.com International Poster Design Competition
• Sponsored by: UPrinting.com, iStockphoto.com, PSDTuts.com and FontShop.com
• Hosted by YouTheDesigner.com
• Round 3 – Typography
• Win a 16GB iPhone & Many Other Prizes
• Finalists Will Compete for a Full Page Ad in PRINT Magazine!

Rules

• Both banners MUST match in style such as color, fonts used etc.
• Only text, colors and textures may be used in the banners
• No photographs or vector artwork
• Any fonts can be used as long as copyright permits
• 1 submission per person
• Submissions and comments are moderated before accepted!
• You must be able to email us the PSD file for both banners if you win
• One winner will be chosen at the end of the competition

How to Submit

1. Create your two banners

2. Upload your two banners to the flickr group and tag them “Round Three Banner”

3. Leave a comment on this post with your name, email and a link to your submissions in the flickr group

Dates

Start Date: Saturday July 19th 2008

End Date: Wednesday July 30th, 2008