Contest Rules and Guidelines

BHTNH is accepting submissions for the 2022 BHTNH T-Shirt Design Contest between January 10 – March 1, 2022. The winning design will be printed on the official 2022 BHNH T-Shirt to be sold at the BHTNH gift shop for the 2022 tour season.

T-Shirt Design Contest Prizes

  • 1st Place – Design will be featured on the official BHTNH 2022 t-shirt, recognition on BHTNH website and social media, and designer receives $100 check, one free BHTNH T-shirt with their design and Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail Book.
  • 2nd Place – $50 BHTNH gift shop gift card and recognition on BHTNH website and social media
  • 3rd Place – $25 BHTNH gift shop gift card and recognition on BHTNH website and social media

Design Rules and Guidelines

  1. Design may not exceed 11” wide by 12” high.
  2. Design must include “Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire” OR BHTNH.
  3. Design will appear on the front or back of a solid-color shirt.
  4. Design will be printed in one solid color. Gradients and transparencies cannot be incorporated.
  5. Design must be in BHTNH branded colors – black, white and Pantone 7508 | Tawny Brown | RGB: 224|179|132 | Hex:  E0B384 | CMYK: 2|24|50|3
  6. Design must be wholly original. By submitting a design, you are guaranteeing that you hold original rights to everything in it, that it may be printed on distributed t-shirts, and that it does not contain any copyright material.
  7. It’s recommended to render your design in Adobe Illustrator or a similar design program. Entries must include the original file, a vector-based EPS file AND a high resolution JPEG or PDF file.
  8. Limited to (1) entry per person.
  9. Entries become the property of BHTNH.

 

Submission Rules and Guidelines

  1. Entries must be emailed by March 1, 2022 to gina@blackheritagetrailnh.org
  2. All entry emails should have the subject line “2022 T-shirt Design Contest + Designer Name”
  3. Include your name, mailing address and telephone number. 

How Winners Are Selected

  1. Winning entries will be selected by BHTNH staff and approved by BHTNH board.
  2. Designs will be judged on the following criteria:
    • Concept and originality
    • Captures spirit of the BHTNH mission.
    • Completeness of design and readiness for printing
    • Feasibility of reproduction
    • Adherence to design and submission rules and guidelines

How Winners Will Be Notified

  1. Winners will be notified by email at the close of the voting period, via the information provided during entry. At the sole discretion of BHTNH, disqualification, forfeiture and the selection of an alternate winner may result from any of the following:
    • Winner’s failure to respond to notification within three (3) business days after its transmission.
    • The return of an email notification as undeliverable after three (3) attempts.
    • Winner’s failure to provide appropriate design files.
  2. Upon contacting a winner and determining that they have met all eligibility requirements of the contest, such individual will be declared a “winner” of the contest via social media, e-newsletter and on BHTNH website.

Submission Agreement

  1. To release the rights to your design to BHTNH for the use of the 2022 BHTNH t-shirt and other promotional items, including, but not limited to: the BHNH website, social media and marketing materials.
  2. That BHTNH reserves the right to make adjustments to the winning designs.
  3. To abide by all contest rules, agreements and guidelines.

2022 Deadlines and Important Dates

  • Contest begins – January 11, 2022
  • SUBMISSION DEADLINE – March 1, 2022
  • Winner Announced – March 21, 2022
  • T-Shirt available in BHTNH gift shop – May 1, 2022

If you have any questions regarding contest rules, please email gina@blackheritagetrailnh.org.