ASMSU Events

Graphic Design Poster Competition for Battle of the Bands

 

Requirements:

            Create and submit an 11x17 poster design for Battle of the Bands. Should your design be chosen, you’ll work with the Office of Student Engagement’s Marketing Team to finalize the design and create alternate sizes of the design. 

 

Timeline:

            Submissions Open 8:00 am January 15th, 2024

            Submissions Close 5:00 pm March 4th, 2024

            Winner chosen by 5:00 pm March 8th, 2024

Competition Overview: The ASMSU Events Board is sponsoring a poster design competition for this year’s Battle of the Bands event. MSU Students are encouraged to participate!

Event Description: Battle of the Bands is a high energy competition between local bands. With music, food, and prizes for both the bands and the audience, the community and campus will come together for a night of live music and fun.

Prize for Designer: $350.00 Drawing Tablet, Primary Marketing for the event posted across campus and Social Media Channels through the Office of Student Engagement, and a video highlighting the winner’s work.

Deadline/Submissions: Digital entries required in the format of a PDF File submitted to this  link no later than March 4th, 2024 @ 5:00 pm. Winner will be chosen no later than March 8th, 2024 @ 5:00 pm. 

• Log in to CatsConnect using your netID and password
• Click on the three bars icon on the top left of the page.
• Click on the Forms tab and search for "Battle of the Bands Poster Design Competition Submissions 2024" or "Battle" and the form should show up
• Click the blue "Start" button and start filling out the form. Don't forget to click the submit button at the end!"

General Information: A team of six Office of Student Engagement Employees will judge the submissions to determine the winner and will coordinate with the winner to adjust the final design to fit the needs of the marketing systems in place. 

Entry Specifications: 11x17in pdf poster in Portrait orientation

            Title: Battle of the Bands

            Language included on the poster: “Join for us for an evening of high energy competition between local bands!”, “Free live music for MSU Students”, “Bring your friends!”, “Saturday, April 20th”, “Doors open at 6:00 pm, show start at 7:00 pm”, “SUB Ballrooms”

            Date of Event: April 20th

            Time of Event: Doors at 6:00 pm, Show start 7:00 pm

            Location of Event: SUB Ballrooms

            Prizes for the event: TBD

            Examples of Vibe/Feel of the event: Hype, live concert, pop-rock-folk feel

            What not to put on the design (designs must follow the student code of conduct): No imagery of drugs, alcohol, nudity, or firearms.

            Other Requirements: 

                   - Allow for a one-inch-tall bar of space for OSE Branding along the bottom of the poster.

                   - Make sure it is original content (i.e., not a template from canva)

                   - It must be malleable to be able to be promoted in different formats across different platforms.

Notification/Expectation of Winner: The winner will be notified via phone call and a follow up email to schedule a meeting with the Office of Student Engagement Marketing Team during the week of March, 11th 2024, to finalize the design and to adjust its size to fit varying formats. The winner will also be expected to coordinate with the Office of Student Engagement PR Director to record a video highlighting the winner’s additional work to be posted on Office of Student Engagement Social Media Channels.

Questions: For any questions, please reach out to Macie Hopkins at [email protected] and include Battle of the Bands Poster Design in the subject line.