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Maithilee Kunda

Vanderbilt CS T-Shirt Design Contest!

Last updated October 19, 2021.

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Overview

We’re holding a community-wide contest to design a new official Vanderbilt CS t-shirt!

Entries are due Friday, Oct 22, 2021. We will pick the best designs and post them publicly for a final vote to choose the winning design.

  • Open to all students, faculty, and staff in Vanderbilt Computer Science.
  • Finalists will receive a $50 gift card PLUS a free t-shirt.
  • The winning design will receive a $100 gift card PLUS an additional three (3) free t-shirts to give to your friends.
  • Submissions can be emailed to Maithilee Kunda (mkunda@vanderbilt.edu). See end of this page for details of submission format.

Contest Rules

A. Who can enter:

  1. Individual or team entries are welcome.
  2. At least one team member must be a currently enrolled Vanderbilt Computer Science student (including CS majors, minors, and graduate students), or faculty/staff.
  3. The same individual or team may submit multiple entries.

B. Design requirements:

  1. Designs must incorporate the phrase Vanderbilt Computer Science or Vanderbilt CS. (The abbreviation “Vandy” may NOT be used.)
    • Official Vanderbilt logo elements may NOT be used (e.g., the Vanderbilt “V”, star, or leaf).
    • Any additional text or graphics relevant for our broad CS community is encouraged (e.g., general computing-related things, the phrase “School of Engineering”, etc.), but not anything specific to a particular CS program (e.g., “Undergrad CS”).
    • Designs must represent the inclusive values of our Vanderbilt CS community, i.e., no images that exclude groups of people or are otherwise inappropriate for an academic community.
  2. Designs should incorporate at most 1-3 colors. The final design is expected to be printed in white/light ink on dark t-shirts of various colors.
  3. Designs may be one-sided (front of shirt only) or two-sided (front and back of shirt).
  4. Submitted designs do not need to be fully print-ready; the winning design will be touched-up as needed prior to t-shirt production. However, selection of finalists and voting will be based on designs as-is upon submission.

C. Rights and usage:

  1. All fonts and graphics must be the author’s own work, OR be free for noncommercial use without permission or attribution. (Tips: The website Pixabay has a wide selection of artwork/clipart that meets these guidelines. The website Dafont has fonts that are searchable by usage rights.)
  2. The winning design may be shared or posted on personal websites, social media, etc., by the creator(s), but may not otherwise be used or reproduced as a representation of the Vanderbilt CS department.
  3. The winning design or modified versions may be used by the Vanderbilt CS department on t-shirts or other merchandise in the future, and will always include attribution to the creator(s).

D. Questions:

  1. Any questions about this contest can be directed to Maithilee Kunda (mkunda@vanderbilt.edu).
  2. Please include “t-shirt design contest” in the subject line.

Submit your design by Friday, October 22!

Please email your submission to Maithilee Kunda (mkunda@vanderbilt.edu).

  • At minimum, please send in a transparent PNG containing only your design (i.e., without a tshirt image in the background).
  • If you’d like, you may also include additional image(s) of your design on a shirt to show us how you’d like it to look.
  • Remember that designs will be printed in light-colored ink on dark shirts.
  • Please also include names of other team members, if any.

You should receive a reply to confirm receipt of your submission; if you haven’t received confirmation before the deadline, please email again.