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Design the 2013-14 M-Planner cover!

The Office of New Student Programs is seeking student designs for the 2013-14 M-Planner cover. Finalists will be selected by the ONSP staff and displayed for public comment from November 28 through December 16. The selected designer will be recognized in the M-Planner and receive a $200 honorarium. Top five designs receive free M-Planners!

Download an information packet with submission form!


Eligibility

Only undergraduate students enrolled at the University of Michigan during the Summer or Fall 2012 semesters are eligible to be selected as the cover designer.

Specifications

  • Cover designs should be 7" × 9"
  • Designs may be full color and use photos, or a 2 or 3 color design using the PMS colors below. Please configure your image using Pantone®/PMS colors. Preferred color selections:
    Gold/Yellow (*preferred) PMS 109* PMS 355 Green
    Gold/Yellow PMS 123 PMS 349 Green
    Orange PMS 021 PMS 429 Silver Grey
    Red PMS 199 PMS 4625 Brown
    Burgundy PMS 208 Black Black
    Purple PMS 2592 PMS 193 Red
    Blue (*preferred) PMS 281* PMS 291 Light Blue
    Blue PMS 300 PMS 877 Metallic Silver
    Turquoise PMS 321 PMS 872 Metallic Gold
    Reflex Reflex  
  • Download a template to design your cover, or click here for a PDF explaining how to setup the image using another application. The template will contain 4 pages, you are only required to design the front cover (p. 1) for this competition, but may submit other pages if you feel they contribute to your design.
  • The cover must somewhere contain the text "2013-14 M-Planner: Insider's Guide to the University of Michigan" and "Office of New Student Programs".
  • If your design uses any photographs, you must provide a signed permission to use statement for each person pictured.
  • If you are looking for campus photos, see the UM Photo Services Stock Image Gallery. You may use the low-resolution thumbnail images as placeholders for your design submission. If your design is selected, ONSP will purchase the rights to the photos from Photo Services.
  • If you would like to use the ONSP cube logo, UM seal, or trademark "Block M" in your design, click here to authenticate and download the graphic file(s).

Submission

Designs must be submitted to Deb Mexicotte in the Office of New Student Programs, 1100 LSA Building, no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, November 16, 2012. You can submit an image electronically, but a color rendering and information form must also be delivered to the Office of New Student Programs prior to display.