At a time of piracy, data theft and unclear online copyright, Adobe Systems is launching the “Don’t Copy – Who Wants to Be Copied?” creative competition. Young creatives and students from all disciplines can now express their views on the protection of intellectual property in a creative and critical way, submitting work in the Print or Clip categories by 31 January 2009. There are no limits on creative expression: ideas can be realised as graphics, illustrations, photography, video, animation or clips.
At the beginning of February, a jury of professors and experts will select the ten best entries in each of the two categories—works that address the subject in a contemporary way through creative ideas and concepts. The only requirement is that projects must be created using Adobe software, which is available, for example, as an affordable student edition or as a 30-day trial downloaded from the Adobe website. Professors and lecturers at public and private universities can also use the creative competition as a project assignment and request information packs at http://www.adobe.de/dontcopy.
Once the jury has selected the ten finalists in the Print and Clip categories, the winners will be decided by a vote on the competition website. Prizes worth a total of more than €10,000 are available, along with publication of the best work. Further information and the terms of entry for the “Don’t Copy” Creative Contest are available at http://www.adobe.de/dontcopy.
Looking for inspiration?
The annual Adobe Design Achievement Awards for students provide numerous examples of how young creatives turn their ideas into art. The competition recognises the most talented emerging graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, motion designers, filmmakers and computer artists from leading design colleges and universities around the world. The winning 2008 projects are available to download as a PDF Portfolio at http://www.ffpress.net/Kunde/ADO/DL/DL/33542/. The features of the PDF Portfolio can themselves provide inspiration for the “Don’t Copy” theme: in the age of digital content distribution, access permissions and controls for printing and saving can securely protect information in a PDF without compromising a compelling presentation of the work.