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Submissions Period: 6th May to 11th June 2009
Ratings Period: 18th June to 25th July 2009
Announcement of Winners: 31st July 2009

1st prize - US$ 1000
2nd prize - US$ 600
3rd prize - US$ 300
Consolation prize x 2 - US$ 100
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Sorry about that guys... we're trying to build a top navigation bar to ease up the navigation now. Stay tuned.
ibuiqbal u have to register in www.foldees.com to review the cards....after register u can click on the wanted reviewer banner n start voting....:) hope it helps....
how do i vote?
Chak I´m jelous... what happend to it stinks?
Sorry for the delay guys! Files are finally up! Please proceed to www.foldees.com/ratings to start rating the cards!
I'm sure they must be very busy right now...
come on!! it´s the 18th NOW!!!! :)
where can i vote ?
excited!!
hehehhe....
Hi guys, please be patient. We will be publishing the list on the 18th.
did i make it ?
me?
How do I know if I make the cut.. or not?
maegale: we aim to please, although we might miss once in a while :)
weplayendlessly: You're in!
streetfx: So are you... yes, i think we have a record number of submissions this time around... more than 200 by last count. Not all will make the cut though
Thank you Chak for be so helpful. Job well done. :)
by weplayendlessly   12 Jun 09, 12:27 AM

how does one know if they've made the cut?
I bet this time got lot more submissions.
Hi Chak,
after fruitless praying for extended deadline, finally made one... :D
But, as usual, problem when uploading :-(
So as usual too, I've sent by email...
Please confirm me ok. Thx Chak...
yes thanks alot :D
hi ebtisam! Did you get our mail?
please i need help ! i cant submit my work :'(
and i sent and email to support@foldees.com they did not answer.
can i submit my work on pdf ?
Heya Luciana!

Yup, that's exactly right. Use it well!

PS: only 6 more days to submit so HURRY!
do you mean, we can use only ONE colour (not black and white) in the cover, but we can use many colours in the inside or just black and white?
BabyGer: we live to please :)
ebtisam: We would prefer if it you uploaded the original. Perhaps you can tell us about the problem at support@foldees.com and we'll try our best to solve it for you?
Hi am tying to upload my work but it is not uploading can i send it by email ?
Hi guys from the foldees team :) I just wanted to say you made my day :)))
as many as you want!
Hi how many design can i submit ?
Laura: In this case, no news is good news! You're in!
Suzan: No worries, practice makes perfect. I think most designers here have had some designs rejected before, so don't take it too harshly.
catpowers: Welcome aboard! Usually we try to provide feedback as best we can, but especially near the closing date, things can get a bit hectic and we can't promise that ALL designs will be provided feedback. We do try our best though!
i'm new, not sure how this works. if my design is accepted/rejected, do i get an email confirmation? or do i just check back june 18th to see if i'm on the list?
hmmm sad sad ..... didnt get in
Just checked my email and haven't received anything yet but I'll keep a look out for it.

Thanks!
Hi Laura,

We try our best to! I believe yours has been sent already :)
This is my first time participating in the contest - do you usually send feedback to everyone? Just submitted my files yesterday.
Suzan: Feedback sent!
Shuwan: Thanks for the help! We'll try that too.
hey theeggyolks.. I wonder have u ever try to export the flash to ai file? In macromedia flash, just export image and save as .ai file... but I only tried it before in Flash CS3 and CS4.. hope this helps :)
resubmitted my 2nd again
did i make it?
Yes, Terry you do! surprisingly more international entries thus far, so we still have a few of those vouchers left!
Yahoo!! submitted mine...do i get a voucher??
i've submitted mine...
Hiya eggyolks!

Unfortunately, we don't allow .fla at the moment. We will look at supporting it soon though! In the meantime, I can personally vouch that I've gotten used to Adobe Illustrator in a very short time frame!

guys, we've now completed feedback for all of your entries that came in up to May 21st. If you submitted before that and have not received feedback yet, please email me or leave a comment here.
dear admin...
I'm currently using macromedia flash to do vector arts..I wonder if i can join the MONO CHROME contest using .fla format? I cant find any programme to convert .fla to .AI
Hi guys, most of you have received feedback for your designs already! There are still a few we've yet to go through because we've been really really busy lately, so do be patient with us :)

hydra: we'll reveal all the submitted designs only once the submission process has been completed. This is to ensure fair competition, and a flow of new ideas. Don't worry though, as we provide feedback for every design we receive :)
can I see all submitted designs somewhere? would be nice
submitted my 2nd....wondering weather it will be choosen .......ahhhhh
i submitted my first ....hmm donno weather its ok or nt ...
hahaha...
wow! The return of the king. hahahah...
Chak! I've submitted mine!!
hmmmm.....wondering....
blueprints would be nice.

so would half-tone or screentone hatching and stippling.

Dot Matrix? a single colour filter? mmmm...

or how about error diffusion for that Binary effect? yum.

oh, and sepia is always nice, for cowboys. :)
yup, that's right. You can also use pure black and white liberally. To be honest, we're not exactly policing this too much. It's more of a guide to get the cards to look a certain way, versus an actual rule to disqualify people. We're nice people :)
so its basically 1 tone color creation ...eg: blue with shades of it???
Hi Goghvinci: Yes, you can. No gradients though, since this is an overall rule of all our contests.
monochrome.. does that mean i can have different shades of that one colour as well?
Now you can leave comments in the contest page too !! Feel free to ask any questions about the contest as well.
"Monochrome"  View Comments

Design a card using only black, white and maaaaybee one more colour, and win cash and prizes
This time around, we’re challenging designers to an exercise in simplicity. We want you to design a card around the theme, “Monochrome”. Arguments aside, we define Monochrome as only one colour (and black and white are not colours). What kinds of designs are we looking for? Any kind! Although if you’re unsure, we’d probably prefer that you stick to staples like Birthdays, Flirty, Get Well, or Friendship cards.

Please keep in mind that we’ll be keeping an extra sharp eye on not just design, but card themes that make use of the “Monochrome” theme. The official rule for now is that the cover must only be of one colour (not including black and white), but the inside of the card has no limitations, except the usual Foldees rule of strictly vector art only.

Monochrome was a contest suggestion from jayemcee, voted by the designers themselves through our Open to Suggestion initiative!


We are currently moderating the entries for this contest. These entries will be uploaded to the site on June 18th for public ratings, which will decide the winners! Please come back and help us vote then!


Also, if you're planning on adopting an idea that uses copyrighted materials, please be aware that we have strict rules regarding the use of such materials. Be sure to read our guide regarding copyrighted materials in the FAQ first before submitting.
· To see further guidelines as well as a few ideas on what kinda cards we're looking for, click here.

· To view the gallery of our previous contest winners, click here.

· To view the full contest rules, click here.