Design Bootcamp Competition 2011
3 CONTESTANTS. 3 MONTHS TRAINING. 1 TOUGH TASK.
Be one of THREE lucky contestants to be chosen to compete in tough design challenges whilst receiving 3 months of free technical training in industry required Desktop Publishing programs (Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign). Show your true grit when competing in one final “design off”, online, and be voted by your peers as a winner! Win fantastic prizes, including a kickstart to your creative career with loads of software and an internship!
Friends of Design’s “Design Bootcamp 2011″ competition will be officially launched 18 October 2010 on our Facebook page. So download your entry forms now and submit your video entry before the end of November!
STUDY FREE FOR THREE MONTHS & COMPETE FOR THE GRAND PRIZE
In addition to receiving THREE months of absolutely excellent and free technical training (including Adobe Photoshop CS5, Illustrator CS5, Indesign CS5 and Finishing Art for Designers) to the value of R14,000.00, you will also be eligible for software prizes from Adobe Gold Partner in Education Learning Curve and an internship at the internationally acclaimed agency, DRAFTFCB Cape Town plus more!
Use your video entry to tell us all about your crazy self. Show us that you are whacky, creative, keen and willing to study hard. You must be able to withstand crazy challenges, be prepared to be interviewed and filmed throughout the competition and be able to relate to your audience as they follow you on your journey. You will be expected to blog all about your experience, never back down from a challenge and give it your very best.
You will need to be available in the evenings, Monday to Wednesday from 17h30 – 20h30 to attend classes.
WHAT YOU NEED TO GET SHORTLISTED FOR JANUARY 2011
Send us your application form, your video entry online link and digital version of 3 original design pieces, and you could stand a chance!
Get your entry to us ASAP via email or simply hand deliver to us on CD ROM.
Email to:
Hand Deliveries to:
- Attention: Margarita Stoffberg
- Friends of Design – Academy of Digital Arts “Design BootCamp 2011″ Competition
- 2nd floor H.A.K House, 186 Bree Street, Cape Town 8001
WHAT WE WANT INCLUDED IN YOUR ENTRY
| 1. | Application Form | Download here, including LINK to your Youtube video entry online & contact details |
| 2. | Youtube Video (online) |
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| 3. | Three (3) pieces of your original artwork |
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CLOSING DATE
- Closing date for all applications is Friday 10 December 2010.
- We will inform you of your success by Friday 17 December 2010.
COMPETITION DATES
- The competition will run from Monday 10 January 2010 with the final “Design Off” challenge on Friday 1 April 2011.
- The winner will be announced Monday 11 April 2011.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
- You will be available for class 3 nights a week (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) from 17h30 until 20h30.
- You will be fully contactable as and when needed (please keep cellphone on at all times)
- The entire challenge is to be completed or will result in immediate disqualification. All work is to be submitted upon deadline.
- You will be required to blog at least 4 times per week.
- You will be required to invite your Facebook friends to Friends of Design – Academy of Digital Arts’ Facebook page for marketing purposes.
- All tasks are to be completed to the best of your ability and work submitted on deadline.
- By entering the competition you agree to take part in any publicity associated with or resulting from the competition.
- Prizes are non transferable and there are no cash alternatives.
- Entry to the competition opens 18 October 2010 and closes on Friday 10 December 2010.
- The finalists will be notified of their success by 17 December 2010.
- The competition will commence 10 January 2010 and run until 11 April 2011.
- The opening and closing dates and times for entries are as indicated in the competition information. Any entries received before the opening and after the closing of the competition will be invalid and will not be entered into the competition.
- Entrants must be aged 18 or over.
- If a winner chooses not to accept a prize then they forfeit all of that prize.
- Only one entry per person.
- By participating in the competition, you agree to release and hold Friends of Design – Academy of Digital Arts harmless from any and all losses, harm, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection with the competition, promotion or special offer or resulting from the participation in any competition or acceptance, possession, use or receiving of any prize, including, without limitation, personal injuries, death and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy;
- Friends of Design – Academy of Digital Arts, reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend any competition or promotion;
- In the event where a competition or promotion is cancelled or suspended, all participants or entrants agree to waive any rights that they may have in terms of the competition and acknowledge that they have no recourse against Friends of Design – Academy of Digital Arts, their employees, agents, partners, suppliers, sponsors or promoters;
- The agreement or transaction entered into, or payment made by or under it, would not give rise to any legal relationship, rights, duties or consequences whatsoever, nor will be legally enforceable, nor the subject of litigation, but all such arrangements, agreements and transactions would be binding in honor only;
- Any violation or attempt to violate any of the above terms and conditions will result in the immediate disqualification of the participant or entrant;
- By participating in any competition hosted partly or in whole by Friends of Design – Academy of Digital Arts, participants further agree to be bound by Friends of Design – Academy of Digital Arts Terms and Conditions.
- Friends of Design – Academy of Digital Arts, reserves the right to use any and all creative materials produced by the contestants during the Design Bootcamp challenge, as specified above for marketing purposes.
If it’s worth fighting for, it’s worth getting dirty for!
Short Films
After Effects
Final Cut Pro
Student projects, focusing on local or fictitious topics and created using simple film making, camera and production techniques, within the realms of Apple Final Cut Pro®.
Durex Ad
Neotel Ad
Prestik Ad
Documentary Showreel
Eyesight
Garden Movie
Workshops
Please join us every month for complimentary software presentations, course previews and interesting discussions on cutting edge technologies to keep yourself up to date with industry trends and advancements, delivered by certified and experienced trainers and invited speakers.
Next** TBC
Adobe CS5 Updates
Friends of Design is offering you an excellent opportunity to do all of the above, at a discounted rate. We have frozen our group training rate for 5 people, so you can train up to 8 people for the same price! Now, you can book up to 8 people for CS5 training before 29 October 2010 and save 35% on the cost. And, you can choose from just 3 hours per program for basic updates, or 6 hours per program for more indepth training.
| COURSE | LEVEL | HOURS | NO. OF PEOPLE | ||||
| Adobe Photoshop CS5 Update | Basic | 3 |
5 to 8 |
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| Intermediate | 6 | ||||||
| Adobe Illustrator CS5 Update | Basic | 3 |
5 to 8 |
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| Intermediate | 6 | ||||||
| Adobe InDesign CS5 Update | Basic | 3 |
5 to 8 |
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| Intermediate | 6 | ||||||
Contact us on 021 402 0303 or email us at claire@friendsofdesign.net should you require any further details or should you wish to book.
