Vormator Info

the elements of design

the elements of design

6.

you are allowed to use gradients

7.

the Elements may only be filled, the use of strokes is not allowed

8.

you are not allowed to use filters (e.g. drop shadows)

INTRODUCTION

With these limitations in place each contributor will face the same challenge.

Vormator is the ultimate challenge of your creativity: the aim of the book is to give each

is judged by his/her true creativity. The rules will be applied strictly by the editors

artist the chance to show his abilities to create a stunning piece with limited means.

in the selection of artwork. The most important thing to bear in mind is that you are

The contributing artists each get the exact same set of 8 shapes, the Elements. With

free to do as you see fit, as long as a viewer of the artwork will eventually be able to see

these shapes they are challenged to create their own unique page for the book, within

that your artwork is composed out of the Elements.

Contributors will be selected based on their submissions, in other words: everybody

the limitations provided in the Rulebook. Designers are thus challenged to create a unique piece within a strict set of rules. It all comes down to pure skills and creativity in both competitions.

SUBMISSIONS & DEADLINE



Besides being an ultimate test of skills, we also think the Vormator project is

Your submission should be a square image. It can be sent as a 600 x 600 pixels .JPG

something new and fresh. Image what can spawn from these simple rules. Many people

or .GIF, but bear in mind that the final piece should be submitted as a 15 x 15 cm.

will be interested to see what different designers will do with the Elements under the

vector image. If your artwork is selected for the Vormator project, we will also need

imposed restrictions. Imagine what happens when well-established designers will

the following information from you for placement in the book:

contribute their graphics: will the graphics still be strong, being stripped down to their essence? Perhaps they will even be stronger? Or will the designers struggle with the

1.

your artist name (how you wish to be listed in the book)

Elements?

2.

artist bio, this should be a 200 word text describing yourself and/or your art



3.

your website address, contact email and location (city and country)

We aim to establish an international collaboration of artists where the contrast

between the art and the means has been maximized: each artist starts with the same set of forms but will have to end with a different, individual piece. Do you think you’re up

Submissions can be send to [email protected]. The deadline for submission is

for the challenge? Will you be able to work your skills and create a stunning piece?

December 1th. If your artwork is selected, we will need your original vector file and artist info on December 15th. Artwork not submitted to us by that time will not be

THE RULEBOOK

placed in the book.

What exactly is and isn’t allowed with the Elements? The following rules have to be

THANKS

followed when creating your artwork:

Last but not least: thank you for your consideration and we will be looking forward to 1.

you’re allowed to rotate, flip and duplicate the Elements

your submissions. If you have any questions feel free to contact us through

2.

you are not obliged to use all the Elements

[email protected].

3.

scaling is allowed, but only proportionally, so no skewing or free transform

4.

you can add, substract, intersect and group elements as you see fit

5.

the use of colour is unrestricted, you can create your own colour schemes