Landscape adverts must be at 2:1 ratio

Portrait adverts must be at 1:2 ratio

Resolution: 2048 x 1024

We will need three types of image: - The overall image will be made up of two layers of background and foreground images that make up the advert. The foreground image will contain the parts of the hologram (such as text), which are offset from the background in a 3D space.

- A third flattened version (containing both background and foreground images) will be required to judge the overall advert.

- Please submit all three layers (background, foreground and flattened images) as separate image files.

- Please retain the 'master' files for your entries in case we need to contact you about them.

Black is considered transparent. Darker areas in the image will render more transparently (with black being completely transparent).

Adverts need to contain content relevant to the Elite universe, past games included.

Bear in mind that images will be run through the hologram shader, which pixelates the image into Red/Green/Blue spots close-up. Therefore the size of text and fine details needs to be taken into consideration.

No copyrighted material/fonts to be included in the ad.

In your submission email, please include the list of fonts used in the image.

You can submit as many adverts (entries) as you like.

All submissions must adhere to the specifications listed above to be considered.

The competition closes on Tuesday, May 15 at 4:00 PM BST.

Objectionable or offensive content will be disqualified.

No submission should violate the Elite Dangerous EULA and TOS.

Frontier Developments reserve the right to edit/adjust/alter images as we see fit.

Frontier Developments has the right to remove any entry at their sole discretion

Frontier Developments will own the copyright of any text or image used in the advert if incorporated into the game and will have the full rights to use the image in any promotional material or future ingame activity.

Frontier Developments has the final word on submitted adverts and winners will be announced after the event.

Simon Brewer said: Please submit images in a non compressed file format. Png is ideal.



The way our holographic shader works, the darker a pixel is, the more transparent it is rendered in game. Therefore black (or dark coloured text) probably won't show up very clearly. Light coloured text or elements will show up better, particularly for the foreground image. An example of this would be the Caine Massey mining advert you can see in game already.



Horizontal adverts need to have a pixel resolution of 2048x1024, vertical adverts 1024x2048. Click to expand...

Hello Commanders,Holo-screen adverts are just one of the ways that the system-spanning mega corporations reach out and service their trillions of intergalactic customers… and we’re giving you the chance to design some of them!You can be as creative as you like as long as the image is related to Elite Dangerous. We’re not looking for faction recruitment posters, but general themes can include exploration, Superpower propaganda, ingame brands, and galaxy-wide initiatives. That said, these rules are flexible and if you have an incredible idea, please feel free to submit it!We’ll take our favourite submissions and in(pun intended) them into the game as a holo-screen advert in a future update. You can find all the details about the contest below.The event will run from, with entry submissions closing atFor an advert to properly be considered, it must adhere to the following conditions:Please email your submissions by clicking here.Your subject of the email IS REQUIRED to say: "Elite Dangerous - Advert Submission - Contest"Once the submission period closes, an expert panel of the Elite Dangerous dev team will review entries and we will select a number of winners who will appear ingame. Selected adverts will be incorporated into the game as a holo-screen advert in a future update.----------------------------------------------------