Flipside Flame 2014, Vol 9

Just when I got used to writing Burning Flipside 2014…

Burning Flipside 2015: The Wizards of Odd is gearing up, even in the midst of holiday season. The Leads have already started meeting to figure out if we’re all on the same page (or even using paper), and the Combustion Chamber is deep in discussions about the nitty gritty details (you should really go to some of these CC meetings, folks. They’re chock full of fun info!).

Stick around as your friendly neighborhood Content Lead figures out how to work this new format.

If you have articles you’d like to submit for consideration use the Flipside Flint Submission Form. It will be WAY easier than trying to get people’s attention on Facebook…

Your 2015 Waivers will be due soon.

Every calendar year, you must sign a new waiver when you visit the Wherehouse. You’ll sign another one if you go out to Work Weekends (you should totally go, BTW), and another set when you get to Gate at Pyropolis. Don’t fight it. Just embrace the waivers and sign, or this kitten will maul you.

Spring Town Hall is February 21st!

Come to the Wherehouse and learn more about all sorts of stuff. Find a theme camp to join. If you’re in a theme camp, bring information about your camp. More details will be forthcoming, but maybe you should go ahead and block the time on your calendar, because it will be awesome.

Social Media Outlets

You can find Burning Flipside on Twitter, Facebook, and right here on burningflipside.com. There are several unofficial Facebook spaces for fellow Flipizens to hang out, but for official info, be sure to “like” the official page.

STICKET DESIGN CONTEST

Hey Flipizens!

Would you like two free tickets to Burning Flipside 2015: The Wizards of Odd?

And did you know that designing the ticket or the sticker is actually the only way to get TWO free tickets to Flipside?!? Leads, volunteers, even LLC members, pay for their tickets.

Design the Flipside ticket or sticker and submit your design today! The person who submits the winning STICKER design will get TWO free tickets to Flipside 2015. The person who submits the winning TICKET design will also receive TWO free tickets to Flipside 2015.

IMPORTANT NOTE THIS YEAR: Keep in mind that all designs must be original. No clip art, and positively no copywritten material may be used. The designs can be created digitally or by hand.

So break out your pen, marker, crayon or stylus and get the ideas flowing. Hand-drawn submissions are perfectly fine, but must be delivered before the deadline: 10 pm Friday January 30, 2015.

Submit your designs or any questions to Rufus at

STickets15@BurningFlipside.com

We will positively confirm every submission we receive, so if you do not receive a confirmation within a few days, please email us back, and we will confirm receipt.

Burning Flipside will do its best to include all submitted designs, in some form of hype, the survival guide, or the website, so your art should get seen. When you submit you are implicitly giving permission for us to use your design(s) on the ticket or sticker, on the Burning Flipside website, or in the Survival Guide. If for some reason you do not want to give this permission, please specify that when you submit. Also please indicate how you would like your art to be credited.

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TICKET Design Details:
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Please include the following information within your Ticket design:

Burning Flipside

The Wizards of Odd

May 21-25, 2015

www.burningflipside.com

Please do not post or display your ticket design anywhere else until after the contest ends. (The artist for the winning ticket design will be asked to refrain from posting it anywhere until after the event.)

Artwork should be 2.375 x 4.375 inches.
1/8 inch all around WILL BE CUT OFF creating a final size of 2.125 x 4.125 – this extra space is called bleed.
Artwork should be CMYK.
Artwork should be supplied at 100% as either vector based art (illustrator or freehand) or at 300dpi if it is a Photoshop file.
If Photoshop – .tif, .eps, .psd and .jpeg files are preferred. Please save jpeg files with “maximum quality”.

Tips for successful reproduction of your design:

Do not place text too close to the edge of your design. It should be 1/8″ in on either side once the artwork is trimmed. Pick fonts that will be easy to read and try to not use a font that is really thin on a dark background. It will “plug-up” and be hard to read.
Do not get too complex, it is often easier to create artwork at a larger size and reduce it down. Keep in mind what it will look like at the smaller size.
If you create your art in layers, be sure and save that layered file just in case the printer needs anything altered — this will make it easier on them and you.

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STICKER Design Details:
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Please include at least the following information within your Sticker design:

Flipside 2015

Sticker Art should cover a 2.5″ circle at 300dpi.
Make your design simple! Intricate and super-fine lines (less than 1-pt) tend to dry up in the screen and will not show up on the sticker. For your reference, 1pt lines are roughly the same size as what a medium ball point pen will draw. It is a good idea to keep important elements of your artwork at least 1/8″ from the edge of the sticker to allow for cutting. Serifed fonts can be a nightmare — especially at small point sizes. Set all type to at LEAST 10 points.
In the past we’ve only printed black and white stickers. Grayscale or gradients are a real pain and don’t print very well, so try to stick to solid colors. If you want to submit a two or three color image, that’s fine and it will be reviewed, but (depending on cost) it may end up being converted to black and white. All halftones are screened at 55 lpi.

We look forward to seeing the designs as they come in. It is an incredible outpouring from this intensively creative community! It’s a pleasure to serve as your sticket team.

If you have any questions, just let us know.

Love,

Your Flipside 2015 Sticker/Ticket Selection Team,

Rufus + SuzyQ