[kids-lib] Creative? Enter the Oregon summer reading certificate design contest! Deadline 1/24

[Katie Anderson]

2016 Oregon Summer Reading Certificate Design Contest
Enter by January 24th

Submit a summer reading certificate design in one or more of the following categories:

·         Children's: On Your Mark, Get Set... READ! (full color)

·         Teen: Get In The Game READ (full color)

·         All ages/one slogan: On Your Mark, Get Set... READ! (black and white)


 Certificates entered into the contest must include the following features:

  *   CSLP clip-art for the 2016 summer reading program (children's, teen and/or adult art)
  *   State of Oregon seal which can be downloaded in color<http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/youthsvcs/srp.certificates/StateSealColor.jpg> or black and white<http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/youthsvcs/srp.certificates/StateSealBlackWhite.jpg>.
  *   The text: "We hereby recognize and commend NAME For completing the 2016 Oregon Summer Reading Program" and/or "Por medio de este certificado reconocemos y felicitamos a NOMBRE por haber terminado el Programa de Lectura del Verano del 2016 de Oregón" (Bilingual submissions are welcome!)
  *   Space for the name and signature of an important state official.
  *   The text: "A joint project of the Oregon State Library and Oregon Library Association."

Entries must be submitted in .pdf format and emailed to katie.anderson at state.or.us<mailto:katie.anderson at state.or.us>

Provide the following information in the body of your email:

·         Your full name

·         Your library name

·         Whether or not you want your name released if you win

Deadline is Sunday, January 24, 2016.

All the entries that meet the above criteria will be voted on via email sent out on the OYAN, kids-lib, libs-or, and OASL listserv. You will find some tips for designing certificates at the bottom of this email. The one children's, one teen, and one all ages/one slogan certificate with the most votes will be made available to Oregon libraries to download and print.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,
Katie Anderson
503-803-3940
katie.anderson at state.or.us<mailto:katie.anderson at state.or.us>


Tips for successful certificate design:


·        The certificate should be 8.5" x 11", and should have blank outer margins of at least .25" on all sides.



·        EPS files, like the ones found on the CSLP DVD, can be scaled to any size in your docu­ment without losing resolution. These files can be manipulated in illustration programs such as Microsoft Paint or Adobe Illustrator.


·        TIFF and JPEG files can be manipulated in any photo editing program such as Adobe Photoshop (another example?). Avoid increasing these images by more than 20% of their original size. If you need an image in a different format and you cannot convert the image on your own, please email your request to the CSLP at info at cslpreads.org<mailto:info at cslpreads.org>.


·        Download the State of Oregon seal from http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/summerreading/summerreadingcertificates.aspx, and use it in your design.


·        When converting your design to a PDF, select a high quality print setting (in particular, images should be at a minimum of 300dpi).


·        A good rule of thumb for double-checking the resolution or print quality of your design: Open your PDF in Acrobat, and zoom in at 400%. If the images and type still look smooth (not grainy or pixelated), your design should print nicely.



Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant
Library Support and Development Services<http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/pages/index.aspx>
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
katie.anderson at state.or.us<mailto:katie.anderson at state.or.us>, 503-378-2528
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