Are YOU the Next Degrassi Designer?!

Degrassi Online has partnered with Brüzer for an exciting new competition that gives YOU, THE FANS, the ability to have a say in the Degrassi merchandise. Do you share a passion for fashion with Fiona Coyne? Are you creative and artistic like Imogen? Or are you just passionate about all things Degrassi like we are?!

We’re on the look-out for someone to help design a brand new Degrassi product to be featured in the official Degrassi online store, powered and sponsored by Brüzer. This is your chance to create something that could become a part of the Degrassi legacy!

The winning design submission will inspire a new product, which will be added to the Degrassi online store powered by Brüzer. The winner will also receive a coupon for CAD$150 to spend in the official Degrassi on-line store. The Runner-up will receive a coupon of CAD$50 to spend in the official Degrassi on-line store.

It’s really easy too! Just use the form below and submit your design for consideration. You must submit a written description of your design idea, and you also have the option to attach an image of what your design might look like. You don’t have to be a great artist… we’ll help with that part. Check out the Degrassi online store to see what merchandise is already offered. Is there anything you think the Degrassi store is missing? What you would like to see? Be creative!

Submit your design ideas by November 12, 2012 at 11:00 p.m. ET. All submissions will then be reviewed by the contest officiators, who will choose the top designs. Our officiators will be judging submissions on criteria including: creativity, originality, practicality, marketability, and relevance to Degrassi. We want to see designs that would appeal to ALL Degrassi fans. We’re looking for the WOW factor; something that hasn’t been produced by the Degrassi online store before. The top designs will then be posted as finalists, and you will have the opportunity to vote, giving all Degrassians their say on the top designs! The winning design and a runner-up design will be chosen by our officiators in their discretion, based on the judging criteria (Degrassians’ voting may influence the officiators’ decisions, but will not determine the winning or runner-up design). Voting will commence on November 19, 2012, and you will have until November 26, 2012 to vote for your favourite.

Happy designing!

Rules:

  • The competition will be open to all fans 13 years of age or older, who are legal residents of Canada (excluding Quebec), or the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, except for employees, representatives and agents of Brüzer, Epitome Pictures, Degrassi Online, or those residing or domiciled with any of them.
  • For minors: Each entrant under the age of majority where they reside must have his/her custodial parent’s or legal guardian’s consent to submit an entry and their personal information. Please ask a parent or legal guardian for permission before sending your submission and any information about yourself to us.
  • Proof of identification and parental/guardian consent (if applicable) must be provided upon request, otherwise your submission will be disqualified.
  • Design concepts do not have to be limited to clothing specific items; we want to know the different types of Degrassi products that you want to see.
  • If you are attaching an image, it must be provided in JPG, PDF, or PNG format (not to exceed 2MB).
  • Submissions must be appropriate for all audiences. Designs that are offensive, inappropriate or illegal in any way will not be considered. For example, your submission should not contain any content that our judges may consider to: be vulgar, offensive, profane, obscene, derogatory or disparaging, violent, promote unsafe or illegal activities, promote any political message, duplicate any other submission, contain copyrighted or other content owned by others, contain personal identification or information of others, or defame or violate publicity or privacy rights of any person, or violate the proprietary rights of any other person.
  • Epitome Pictures Inc. grants you a limited revocable, non-sub-licensable, license to use DEGRASSI and its related trademarks for the sole purpose of creating a submission and you may make no further use whatsoever of the submission for any other purpose. In addition, you agree that all of the right, title, and interest in DEGRASSI and all derivative works created using DEGRASSI (including the submission) shall vest exclusively in Epitome Pictures Inc., and you will not have or take any action that might harm or adversely affect such rights. No right, title, or interest in and to DEGRASSI and its related trademarks except for the limited license granted to you herein is transferred or created.
  • There is no entry fee.
  • All acceptable designs will be judged by members of the executive teams from Brüzer, Epitome Pictures, and Degrassi Online.
  • During the voting, only one vote per fan will be counted. Your votes may influence judge’s decisions, but will not determine the winner or runner-up.
  • You may only submit one design during the competition entry period.
  • On or around November 30, 2012 one winner submission and one runner-up submission will be selected from all eligible entries by the judges, based on the judging criteria. The winning entry will inspire a new product, which will be added to the Degrassi online store. The winner will receive a coupon for CAD$150 to be used at the Degrassi Online Store (www.bruzer.com/degrassi) to purchase Degrassi merchandise, and the runner-up will receive a coupon for CAD$50 to be used at the Degrassi Online Store to purchase Degrassi merchandise. The winner and runner-up will be responsible for all taxes and any other costs and expenses that may be associated with acceptance and use of the prizes. Prizes may not be substituted, assigned or transferred, or redeemed for cash, but the judges reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value should any prize become unavailable for any reason.
  • If you are selected as the potential winner, you will be notified by e-mail on or about November 30, 2012. If the notification e-mail to you is undeliverable, or we do not receive your response within three (3) business days of sending, or if you or your submission do not comply with these rules, then you and your submission(s) will be disqualified and, at the judge’s discretion, another potential winner may be selected. In order to be declared the winner you will be required to execute and return the form of declaration and release required by the judges, including an assignment of all right, title and interest (including but not limited to copyright or trade-mark rights) in and to your submission, without further compensation other than being awarded the winner’s prize as set out in these rules. If the executed release is not received, and/or you or your submission do not comply with the rules, you and your submissions will be disqualified.
  • By entering you represent and warrant that (a) you are the sole owner of your submission and all rights in your submission (except any DEGRASSI-related images or words); (b) you have the right to submit the submission and to transfer and assign to the Epitome Pictures Inc. all rights in the submission, and waive all moral rights in respect of the submission; (c) your submission is original and no part of your submission has previously been published anywhere else; (d) you have not granted any person, corporation or other entity any rights to use your submission; and (f) your submission does not defame or violate the rights of publicity or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon the rights of any third person or third party. By entering your submission, you warrant and represent that you consent to the submission and use of the submission in the competition and to its use by Degrassi Online, Epitome Pictures Inc. and Brüzer in association with this competition, the promotion or advertising thereof, and the promotion or advertising of the Degrassi television series or merchandise, on a royalty-free, perpetual basis, without further compensation. You also consent to the collection and use of your personal information for the purposes of administering this competition, selecting finalist and winning entries, and awarding any prizes. Decisions of the judges are final and binding.
  • By entering, you acknowledge and agree that many submissions may be entered by others in this competition, and your submission may be similar or identical in theme, idea, format or other respects to others submitted in this competition or to other ideas conceived by or provided to Epitome Pictures Inc. or Brüzer, and you waive any and all claims you have or may have, now or in the future, that any submission and/or other works accepted, reviewed and/or used by the Epitome Pictures Inc. or Brüzer (or their designees) are similar or identical to your submission. Except where prohibited by law, you acknowledge and agree that Epitome Pictures Inc., Brüzer, and Degrassi Online do not have now, nor shall they have in the future, any duty or liability, direct or indirect, vicarious, contributory, or otherwise, with respect to the infringement or protection of any intellectual property right (including but not limited to copyright or trademark rights) in and to your submission. Epitome Pictures Inc., Brüzer, and Degrassi Online are not liable for the unauthorized use of any submission by any third party. You acknowledge and agree that Epitome Pictures Inc., Brüzer, and Degrassi Online do not now or in the future have any duty or liability, direct or indirect, vicarious, contributory or otherwise, with respect to the infringement or protection of any copyright or other right in and to any submission. By entering, you (and your custodial parent/legal guardian if you are under the age of majority in your place of residence) agree to release and hold harmless the Degrassi Online, Epitome Pictures Inc., Brüzer, their related and affiliated companies, members, and each of their respective directors, successors, sponsors, partners, licensees, officers, subsidiaries, agents, employees, advisors, assignees, and all others associated with the development and execution of the competition (collectively, the “Released Parties”), from and against any and all manner of action, causes of action, suits, debts, covenants, contracts, claims and demands, including legal fees and expenses, whatsoever, including but not limited to, claims based on negligence, breach of contract and fundamental breach and liability for physical injury, personal injury, death, or property damage which you or your administrators, heirs, successors or assigns might have or could have, by reason of or arising out of your participation in the competition, your submission and/or the use thereof by the Released Parties, and/or in connection with the acceptance, awarding, use and/or misuse of a prize (or a portion thereof).
  • This competition is operated and administered by Degrassi Online. Epitome Pictures Inc. and Brüzer are providing judging services and prizing only, and are not responsible for the operation or administration of the competition.
  • Be creative and original! Submit your entries in the form below:

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