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Design Challenge

Keep in Touch Good Housekeeping Challenge

Submission deadline: 9 a.m. PST Monday, January 25, 2010

Our personal stationery and brand new skinny wrap labels were hot gifts during the 2009 holiday season, and our customers are clamoring for more. We are now seeking new designs for stationery note cards and matching skinny wrap labels.

Minted’s goal is to be the destination for exciting men’s, women’s, and children’s designs. To that end, we want to offer a very diverse assortment so there are no style parameters or limits to your imagination; our customers are looking for both subtle, conservative note cards, as well as bright, never seen anything like it before, masterpieces. While some people like lots of room to write and would prefer a card with a narrow border, others just want to dash off a quick note and are excited about large graphics and illustrations.

We also urge you to have fun with our new skinny wraps! They add so much color and excitement to an envelope. The design should ideally take advantage of the label’s unique format and complement the card’s aesthetic.

PRIZES:

The top design in the women, men, and children’s categories, as voted by our community, will each win a $250 cash award. The next seven highest scoring placeholders will each win $100. Guest Judge Courtney Murphy, of Good Housekeeping magazine, will award one $200 judge’s prize. Minted will select additional designs for sale as Editor’s Picks, with those designers receiving $100 prizes. The top 10 designs, Judge’s Pick, and Editor’s Picks will be sold on Minted.com, with those designers receiving 5% of net sales of the products sold, in addition to the cash prizes.

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OUR GUEST JUDGE

Courtney Murphy

Courtney Murphy is Design Director of Good Housekeeping, a magazine with a rich 125-year-old commitment to the modern home and to a woman's quality of life. Previously she was Design Director of AARP The Magazine, Art Director of the Sunday Review in London, England; Spectrum Magazine in Edinburgh Scotland; and Budapest Week in Budapest, Hungary. Her work has won numerous awards from the Society of Publication Designers and the Society of News Designers, including the prestigious “World’s Best Newspaper,” twice.