Global Lenovo Mobile O1 Color Covers Design Compettion

Global Lenovo Mobile O1 Color Covers Design Competition

Brief Introduction：

The Global Lenovo O1 Mobile Color Design Competition (hereinafter referred to as “The Competition”) is jointly organized by Lenovo O1 Mobile and NewWebPick, who has won a large following in the global creativity sector. The Competition aims to touch up the cover of the delicate Lenovo O1 mobile with the designers’ brilliant concepts, thus evolving them into customized designs for the vigorous Lenovo mobile users. Through the stylish touch of the designers’ works, the Lenovo O1 mobile will be re-designed to shine with the unique and colorful individuality of the users.

Introduction to the Product, Brand and Collateral Concept:

NewWebPick：

Founded in 2001, NewWebPick.com is becoming one of the most reputable global community platforms for the creative industry with its website and e-magazines enjoying tremendous popularity globally. Since the first issue of NewWebPick e-magazine was launched on September 1, 2004, over 30,000 websites and over 8,000 senior international design professionals have been listed and introduced to the readers. To date, NewWebPick has registered members from 155 countries and 10,592 cities, and maintains long-term information collaboration with digital artists/designers from over 100 countries, who are specialized in all relevant fields of visual communications. It has 1.2 million readers in China alone and the highest download of a single edition has hit 4 million.

Lenovo Mobile

Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Xiamen, Fujian Province, Lenovo Mobile Communications is a supplier of mobile communications products and services boasting a diversified product line, R&D centers throughout China and advanced production equipment as well as a powerful sales network and a complete after-sales service system. Lenovo Mobile Communications is committed to provide users with individualized mobile communication products, value-added services and joyful user-friendly experiences by means of introduction of advanced technology to our customers in China.

Lenovo Mobile Communications will continue to be dedicated to enhance the intercommunication and interconnection between information access terminals of all kinds so that the users are eventually able to enjoy the convenience, efficiency and multiformity in work and life whenever and wherever necessary through the liberty of information communications and processing.

For more details, please visit www.lenovomobile.com

NewWebPick

Mobile O1

Lenovo Mobile O1 is the latest innovation of mobile interconnection terminal achieved jointly by Lenovo Mobile Communications and China Mobile over the past year, which provides brilliant internet experiences by loading the OMS Operating System independently developed by China Mobile. It accommodates the various applications of China Mobile, rivals iPhone in the wonder of touch screen experiences and is equipped with featured functions corresponding to the domestic market demands such as mobile navigation, mobile TV, etc. On top of all this, the exterior design of Lenovo Mobile O1 has been recognized by the Red Dot Award in Germany, 2009.

For more details, please visit www.ophone001.com

Time Schedule：

Solicitation of works:         1^st Aug. － 15^th Sept., 2009
Evaluation of works:          16^th Sept. － 22^nd Sept., 2009
Winner Announcement:     25^th Sept., 2009

Instructions to Participants:

1. Individuals and organizations are all welcome to participate in the Competition.

2. Participants may download the templates via the Competition’s official website http://youwin.newwebpick.com/O1;

3. There is no limit for the number of works to be submitted by each participant; however, please note that works must be submitted in electronic format. Participants shall complete registration procedure at the competition’s official platform http://youwin.newwebpick.com/O1 and upload his/her works for display and public online voting.

Notification:

Although no limit is set for the style and technique of the works, they are expected to be based on proper and positive conception without anything banned by decree, such as naked contents of pornography, homicide, violence, narcotics, religion, racial discrimination, personal abuse, etc.

Requirements：

Participants may choose to finish the original design by Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop. Non-vector format image should at least be 300 dpi or above. Upon completion, participants shall apply their designs to the mobile templates available at the competition’s official website www.NewWebPick.com in order to display the actual perspectives.

Works for Online Display:

Small image - 160*120 pixels in gif/jpg format;

Large image - 800*600 pixels in jpg format and file size under 500kb;

Participants shall submit only his/her works that were not published and/or not commercially utilized.

Please study the instructions prior to uploading works to the Competition’s website. It is advisable that all participants save the original design with resolution of 300 dpi (or higher) or vector design format properly, which will entitle him/her to receive awards once he/she is announced to be the winner.

Evaluation Criteria:

1. The level of imaginativeness, affinity and expressiveness of the submitted works;

2. The stylishness and individuality of the submitted works to attract the O1-Users;

3. The adaptability of the submitted works to the practical printing standard.

As a token of the Competition’s just, fair and open stand, online voting is introduced in the prize awarding evaluation, namely, online votes, points and comments will be taken as part of the award criteria.

In case a registered user votes more than once for the same works, only his/her last voting points will be regarded as eligible. To restrict cheating in online voting, NewWebPick reserves the right of final interpretation of the award evaluation.

Anyone can become an eligible online voter once completing registration procedure via www.NewWebPick.com. The NewWebPick Competition Committee will pick registered voters at random to be winners of an One-Year e-Magazine PrePaidCard (USD8.00). Please check the announcement at www.NewWebPick.com for details.

Evaluation Procedures：

1. Complete the registration via NewWebPick official website www.NewWebPick.com and fill in the form with the true name and contact details.

2. Read the instruction carefully before uploading your works. Those that both are in compliance with the requirements posed by the Competition and pass the preliminary examination by the Organizer will be displayed via NewWebPick’s competition website for online voting.

3. Awards winning notification:

As soon as the preliminary voting statistics are ready, the Organizer will notify the relevant participants for submission of the original design; therefore it is strongly advisable that all participants fill in the correct contact numbers and details at registration so that the Organizer could extend the winning information without delay. Please note that those who cannot submit the original design will be disqualified for any awards.

4. The Competition’s Awards Announcement:

The final awards will be announced via NewWebPick competition website upon conclusion of the Competition. The awards will be sent to the winners after the Competition’s Awards Announcement.

Instructions to Winners：

Winners will receive prize money and certificate.

Lenovo will make use of the 6 winning designs in Lenovo’s O1 Mobile marketing and promotion as well as in limited production.

The designs of winners and nominees will be taken to NewWebPick relevant shows and exhibitions.

The winners will be interviewed and promoted exclusively by NewWebPick while their works are published in their magazines.

Special Notice：

1. Works submitted to the Competition shall be original by the designer(s). Participants will be disqualified should the copyright of submitted works be found disputable or defective.

2. The award winning works of the Competition shall be owned by the Organizers. Should the copyright of the award winning works be found disputable, the actual submitting party shall bear the legal liabilities/responsibilities. It is advisable that all participants save the original design with high resolution properly. Those who fail to submit the original design will be disqualified for any awards.

3. No works that have been published or commercially utilized shall be taken eligible in the Competition.

4. Being the Organizer, NewWebPick possesses the right to display, exhibit, promote and publish all the award winning works of the Competition. Lenovo will take such award winning works as its product design pattern. The award winners’ receiving the prize money is regarded as their consent that the Organizers possess the works’ commercial usage rights.

5. The Organizers reserve the right of final interpretation of the Competition. Should any participant be found violating any of the above conditions, the Organizers reserve the right to immediately disqualify him/her upon verification and confirmation. Should the participant(s) have received the prize when found violating the above conditions, the prize money shall be recovered in full.

6. Please visit the Competition’s official website for further details: http://youwin.newwebpick.com/O1