Player Card Design Contest!

Today, I am excited to announce the first contest of 2011 - The Player Card Drawing Contest! This contest is to design and submit a drawing of a player card background using the template provided. We are leaving the theme open so that you can draw anything you think would make a great background, while still following the rules, of course. We recommend you use the template, as it shows the placement of where the Panda image appears on top of the Player Card and how it will cover the design. For hand drawn entries we suggest that you first print a copy of the template, and then create your drawing on that. Hand drawn images will need to be scanned into your computer or turned into a digital picture using a digital camera so they can be emailed to us.

Click on the image for the template.

All entries must be emailed to us in the format of a digital image (in one of the following formats: jpg, gif, tiff, bmp, pdf, png). Entries that are not in one of those formats will be disqualified.

Prizes:

There will be one Grand Prize:
The Grand Prize winner will have their design turned into an actual player card background by our graphic artists to be used in the game, and will also receive

• a 3-month Elite Membership Gift Certificate
• 5000 Panda Power
• 200 Panda Gold

The _really_ cool part is that the winning design will feature the winning Panda's name on the card - which could even make your Panda pretty famous - who knows? The winner will be announced on Wednesday, March 23rd in my blog, and the new Player Card Background will be available for purchase in the next Pandanda Collection clothes catalog.

To submit your drawing (have your parent or guardian help you):

1. Read and obey the rules. Entering the competition means that you and your parent/guardian agree to the rules. If you are under 13 years old, please ask your parent or guardian to review them with you, along with our website terms of use specifically with regard to the use of submissions you send to us.
2. Ask your parent or guardian to email your drawing to contest@pandanda.com from their email address, the one they used when they signed you up for Pandanda. Your entry MUST come from the email address that we have on file for your Pandanda account.
3. Type the words "Player Card Drawing Contest" in the subject line of the email.
4. Type your Panda name in the text of the email for example "Panda Name: Paige."
5. Do NOT include your real name, house address or phone number.
6. Email your entry for Pandanda to receive it no later than Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 at 11:59pm, Pacific Standard Time (PST).

A complete list of contest rules can be found here.

I can't wait to see all of your designs,
Henry