New additions raise contests' prize chest to $15,500 in products and services
On Monday we announced twin postcard design competitions celebrating both QuarkXPress and InDesign. At that time, we had a prize chest between the contests valued at US$10,000. Almost instantly that value was rendered too low.
Thanks to generous contributions by Adobe* (five copies of InDesign CS2 as well as two Expert Support Contracts to accompany the First Place and First Runner-Up winning copies of InDesign CS2), InDesign Magazine (two additional subscriptions), and X‑Ray Magazine (a 3‑year print subscription for the First Place winner), the prize chest ended the morning up to $14,000 to be divided amongst the six winners.
Today, the prizes get even sweeter. Not only will the First Place winners each get new software–InDesign CS2 or QuarkXPress 6.5–but première software trainer Sterling Ledet & Associates (“SLA”) will also show them how to use their new software (or any other program SLA teaches) with 2‑days of free training of the winners’ choices (either a free 2‑day class or a 2/3 discount on a 3‑day course).
All told, the prizes up for award are US$15,500!
We were excited Monday morning when we announced the two contests; now we’re jumping up and down with exhilaration!
As more and more prizes arrive at our offices, we can’t help but drool. We–and all of the companies who have helped us with these two unprecedented contests–can’t wait to award all of these fabulous prizes to the winners of the “Celebrate InDesign Postcard Competition” and the “Celebrate QuarkXPress Postcard Competition.” In a few weeks, we are going to make six talented designers very, very happy.
* Note: Adobe had been planning to contribute prizes to the contest since we first contacted them last week, but with the excitement of last week’s conference and Creative Suite 2 announcement, key Adobe personnel were unavailable until Monday morning.