Introduction

This is a design competition created to promote awareness of Browncoats: Redemption, an entirely fan film effort to create an unofficial “sequel” to Serenity. Browncoats: Redemption is an entirely volunteer project which promotes donations to five different charities: Equality Now, Kids Need to Read, The Dyslexia Foundation, The Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center, and the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation. For more information on these organizations, please visit http://browncoatsmovie.com/?page_id=74. All profits made on Redemption product sales go to said charities.

Categories

There are two separate categories that you can enter.

1. Flyers

Files should be in .pdf format and design area should fit on a standard 8.5 x 11” paper.

Flyers should have the website for Browncoats: Redemption http://browncoatsmovie.com

as well as the sales code “thecortex” (without quotes).

2. Web Badges and Banners

All files should be in .jpeg, .tiff, .gif, or .png formats

Typical sizes would be about 1500 x 300 for banners and about 300 x 300 for badges

Industry standard for banners and badges can be found at

http://www.iab.net/iab_products_and_industry_services/1421/1443/1452

Design

The font used for Browncoats: Redemption is Papyrus.

Incorporating quotes and slogans from Browncoats: Redemption into the desgin are encouraged; however, no images, quotes, or slogans from Firefly or Serenity are permitted.

The link that will be used in the HTML code for web badges and banners is

http://shop.browncoatsmovie.com/index.aspx?dc=thecortex

High resolution images for Browncoats: Redemption are available at

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=186723&id=92335898058

You may submit your entries, along with any questions or comments, to onthecortex@gmail.com.

There is no limit to the number of entries that you may submit.

Prizes

Deadlines for entries are midnight (EST) on April 17, 2011.

Voting on the entries will commence on April 19, 2011 and ends at midnight (EST) on April 26, 2011. All members on the Cortex can vote on the entries by looking at the album on the photo section.

There will only be one prize per contestant. If you should have multiple wins, you will receive the prize for your entry that earned the most votes. A winner with the next highest number of votes will win the other prize.

In the event of a tie, a panel of judges will determine the final winners.

A Grand Prize and Runner-Up Prize will be given in each category.

Grand Prize: A Browncoats: Redemption DVD t-shirt sent directly from Mike D, director of Browncoats: Redemption. Winners names and contact information will be given to Mike D.

Runner-Up Prize: A $30 gift certificate for each category from www.FireflyCargobay.com.

Winners names and contact information will be given to Karen of Firefly Cargo Bay.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. You are providing your information to the administrators of the Cortex and not to Facebook. The information you provide will only be used for contest entry and prize delivery.