Cover Design Contest

[Mason Malmuth]

............Two Plus Two Cover Design..............
........Contest Rules, Terms, and Conditions.......


This is the current cover design contest sponsored by Two Plus Two Publishing, LLC (“Two Plus Two”). It is planned for the next two books that we plan to publish, however we may pick up additional covers for future books as well. The two best cover designs submitted in this contest will be featured on the cover of Two Plus Two’s next two upcoming books, Professional No-Limit Hold ’em: Volume I by Matt Flynn, Sunny Mehta, and Ed Miller and Sit ’n Go Strategy; Expert Advice for Beating One-Table Poker Tournaments by Collin Moshman.
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All cover designs should be posted below in this thread for forum posters to see and comment on. Along with the design being published on the cover of one of the two books mentioned above, the winner will be awarded a cash prize of $500.00, instant star status, and ultimate bragging rights throughout the Two Plus Two Community. In addition, we will be awarding some other prizes, mostly Two Plus Two Publishing shirts and the like to winner up’s as we see fit.
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To help with the design, here is some additional information:

* For Professional No-Limit Hold ’em: Volume I the book is divided into five sections. They are: The Basics, The Fundamentals, The REM Process, Planning Hands Around Commitment, and Planning in Practice.

* For Sit ’n Go Strategy the book is divided into four sections. They are Low Blind Play, Mid Blind Play, High Blind Play, and Sit ’n Go Career Play.

CONTEST RULES:

1. The contest is open to any artist, graphic designer or photographer (amateur or professional) with a current user account on the Two Plus Two website, excluding employees of Two Plus Two and their families. Vendors and suppliers or their employees are not excluded.

2. Deadline for submission is 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time June 15, 2007. Any submissions posted in this thread after this time and date will not be considered for the competition. The design must be complete and capable of reproduction as submitted. Defective or incomplete files will be disqualified.

3. Each contestant may enter as many cover designs as they wish. The final design may include drawings, paintings, photographs, graphic designs, mixed media, slides, prints, or digital based images.

4. If your submission is selected for use as a cover or for one of our other prizes, we will then ask you to provide us your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and other pertinent information. We may also ask you to list details on how and where the design was conceived and created, and where any photographs were taken (if a photgraph(s) was used). In the event any identified person or location is included in the submission, it will not be considered unless the required Releases, we approve, were obtained in advance of the submissions creation. Feel free to elaborate on any story surrounding the design entry.

5. If your design is selected, we may require you to send it to Creel Printing in the appropriate form and format that they need and at their required resolution of at least 300 dpi resolution.

6. Low-end photographic color prints normally do not produce well enough for reproduction as a book cover. Computer generated photographs that are grainy or show pixilation will not be accepted for judging. Do not submit a cover design which may have been digitally manipulated by adding objects. Manipulation of exposure, cropping and some color correction is acceptable. It is not acceptable to remove or add features to an existing image.

7. All design entries must be related to the poker and/or gaming industry, and should be consistent with the title theme of the book. Themes or subjects in the design may include any location or landscape — as long as the design is obviously related to poker or gaming in some way. Other than this requirement, Two Plus Two encourages all contestants to be creative in their entries. Two Plus Two reserves the right at its sole discretion to reject and disqualify any designs that are considered inappropriate, offensive or which may require other clearances.

8. All submissions must be the original creative work of the submitter. The submitting creator also certifies that the materials submitted are their creation have never been registered as copyrights, or, if copyrighted that the creator is the original and current copyright owner. The submission of any public domain or clip art images is prohibited.

9. All submissions that are accepted to be used on any of our book covers or which receive other prizes become the property of Two Plus Two Publishing, LLC, which shall have the exclusive right to publish and reprint the image commercially in its publications and on the Internet.

10. Upon selection of any submission the contestant shall assign Two Plus Two Publishing, LLC all copyright moral rights and other intellectual property rights in each submitted design that is selected. Two Plus Two will remain in possession of all copyrights or other intellectual property rights of all submitted designs that are selected for usage, and such rights will not revert to the contestants at the close of the competition if their work is selected.

11. Any contestant that fails to follow the contest rules shall be automatically disqualified and barred from future participation.

12. It is the sole responsibility of the submitting creator to obtain a written release from any clearly identifiable person or privately-owned business location in a design which includes a photograph.

13. Post your contest entries in this thread below.

14. Judging will be by conducted by Mason Malmuth and Mat Sklansky of Two Plus Two Publishing. All decisions of the judges are final.

PHOTOGRAPHED LOCATION RELEASE FORM
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Location Release Form for “Two Plus Two Cover Design Contest”

Name of Contest Participant (herein called “Participant”):_________________________
Name of Property Owner/Agent (herein called "Licensor"):________________________
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Licensor hereby grants to Participant, and its employees and agents permission to enter upon and use the premises located at ______________ __________________ and all signs, fixtures, and other personal and real property on and around said premises (all of which, together with said premises, shall be referred to herein as the "Property") for the purpose of still photography and design in connection with the production, exhibition, advertising and exploitation of the Two Plus Two Cover Design Contest (herein called the “Contest”).
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Two Plus Two Publishing, LLC, ("Two Plus Two”) as the sponsor of the Contest, will have the right to use the results of all still pictures and designs made hereunder in all media in perpetuity, and neither Participant, Licensor nor any tenant, or other party now or hereafter having an interest in said Property, shall have any right of action against Two Plus Two or any other party arising out of any use of said still pictures and designs, in accordance with this Agreement.
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Two Plus Two may at any time elect not to use the Property, in which case none of the parties shall have any obligation hereunder. Licensor warrants that Licensor is the owner or authorized agent for the owner of the Property and that Licensor has full authority to enter into this agreement and grant the rights herein granted. In no event shall Licensor or its successors and assigns, or any other party now or hereafter having an interest in said Property seek or be entitled to injunctive or other equitable relief against Two Plus Two or Participant.
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This is the entire agreement. This agreement cancels and supersedes all prior negotiations and undertakings relating to the Property and contains all of the terms, covenants, conditions, representations and warranties, written or oral, of the parties hereto in the premises. No other authorization is necessary to enable Two Plus Two to use the Property for the purposes herein contemplated.
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Licensor (type or write name): _____________________
(Signature): ______________________________

Property Address: _______________________________________

Date:_______________________

Participant (type or write name): ______________________
(Signature):_______________________________

Date:_______________________


Photographed Individual Release Form

For the valuable consideration received, I hereby grant to _______ ___________ (“Photographer/Creator”) the absolute and irrevocable right and unrestricted permission in respect of photographic portraits or pictures that he/she had taken of me or the privately-owned location I represent, in which I or the privately-owned location may be included with others to copyright the same, in his/her own name or otherwise; to use, re-use, publish, and republish the same in whole or in part, individually or in any and all media now or hereafter known, and for any purpose whatsoever without restriction as to alteration or assignment; and to use my name, or the privately-owned location's name, in connection therewith if he/she so chooses.
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I hereby release and discharge Photographer from any and all claims and demands arising out of or in connection with the use of the photographs, including without limitation any and all claims for libel or invasion of privacy.
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This authorization and release shall also inure to the benefit of the heirs, legal representatives, licensees, and assigns of Photographer, as well as, the person(s) for whom he/she took the photographs.
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I am of full age and have the right to contract in my own name or in the name of the privately-owned location I represent. I have read the foregoing and fully understand the contents thereof. This release shall be binding upon me and my heirs, legal representatives and assigns.

Name (Print):____________________________
Address:__________________________________________ _____
Privately-owned location (if applicable):____________________________
Phone: ______________________
Email: ______________________
Signature: ________________________________________
Date: ____________________________________________

Cover Specs

Recommended specs for cover design for 2 plus 2 books. Book size is 5.5 x 8.5. Allow for a minimum spine size of 1 inch. Will be adjusted by the printer after final page count. Here are the file format we accept:
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In Design CS and CS2 Native and PDF files are accepted.
Quark 4.0,5.0 and 6.0 for the Mac and PC. Quark 7.0 for the Mac only.

Illustrator 10,CS 1 and CS2 for the Macintosh as well as the PC

All Photoshop applications for both Mac and PC

All Corel Draw files must be saved as CMYK and Illustrtor eps or ai file

All Freehand files must be saved as illustrator ai or eps file with type converted to outines

* ALL fonts used in the file(s) must be supplied, including embedded fonts used in creating Illustrator and Freehand EPS files. Unless the text has been outlined.

* EPS and TIFF format image files.

* Image resolution of 300 or higher on all CT images

* Layered Photoshop files if revisions might be necessary.

* All necessary links for your layout documents (TIFF, EPS, BITMAP, PICT etc.)

[Gonso]

How many volumes are planned for the Miller et al book? I assume you'll want a consistent design for the future volumes.

[Matt Flynn]

Please post descriptions if you don't plan to enter or don't do design. Like "put a giraffe with a cigar sitting on a stack of chips" etc. New concepts would be great.

PNL is contracted for two volumes. We'll still have plenty to write after that.

[1p0kerboy]

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"put a giraffe with a cigar sitting on a stack of chips"

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Winner. End of contest.

[maryfield48]

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The Basics, The Fundamentals, The REM Process, Planning Hands Around Commitment, and Planning in Practice.

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The Basics AND The Fundamentals?

Wow, pretty sweet deal to get all that in one volume.

[Matt Flynn]

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The Basics AND The Fundamentals?

Wow, pretty sweet deal to get all that in one volume.

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we're all about value.

[skillzilla]

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The Basics AND The Fundamentals?

Wow, pretty sweet deal to get all that in one volume.

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we're all about value.

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whats a REM process?

[jdefoe]

I would like to see a pic of a players hands holding his hole cards preferably pocket aces, and a little gun next to it showing that he is under the gun.

[MyTurn2Raise]

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The Basics AND The Fundamentals?

Wow, pretty sweet deal to get all that in one volume.

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we're all about value.

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whats a REM process?

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it's a stage of sleep with rapid eye movement

[RedGladiator]

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PNL is contracted for two volumes. We'll still have plenty to write after that.

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Is this to say you are considering a next project?