Adobe Photoshop CS Celebrated by Wacom with Two New Contests.Business Editors VANCOUVER, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2003 The recent announcement of Photoshop(R) CS by Adobe(R) (Nasdaq: ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ) means that designers and photographers will soon have even more tools with which to create. To put all that power to immediate use, Wacom Technology(R) has started two new contests. Go Platinum is a contest for designers and Go Pro is a contest for photographers. Both contests are free to enter and end January 31, 2004. Full details are available on the Wacom web site (www.wacom.com). A panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best authors of design books will select the winner of the Go Platinum design contest. The creative brief for the contest is to design CD cover-art for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP NAPP National Association of Photoshop Professionals NAPP National Association of Patent Practitioners (Williamsburg, VA) NAPP National Aerial Photography Program (USGS) ). The winning artwork will be used for the cover of the CD that NAPP will be distributing at PhotoshopWorld West 2004 in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . The design needs to feature the NAPP house band, Big Electric Cat. Photographs of the band and a copy of the band logo are provided for free download from Wacom's web site. Designs will be reviewed in batches as they are submitted, and the Top Ten designs at any given time will be posted on the web. Only one design per contestant will be considered in the final round of judging; however, contestants may submit a new design to take the place of to be substituted for. - Berkeley. See also: Place one they previously submitted. The winner of the Go Platinum contest will receive a 40GB Apple(R) (Nasdaq: AAPL AAPL Apple Computer, Inc. (stock symbol) AAPL American Association of Professional Landmen AAPL American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law AAPL Advance Audiovisual Presentation Limited AAPL Advocates for Arkansas Public Libraries ) iPod and $1000 U. S. to either pocket or use to get to San Francisco to be honored on stage at the opening event for PhotoshopWorld 2004. By entering the contest, contestants give NAPP the right to use their winning artwork for the CD and the right to showcase their design in Photoshop User magazine. "The Go Platinum contest is a great opportunity for designers to show their talent on an international stage," said Deke McClelland Deke McClelland is an American author and expert in Adobe products, most notably Photoshop, but also Illustrator, Indesign and Photoshop Elements. Books Authored by Deke Year Title Notes Publisher 1993 - present The Photoshop Bible , author of the best-selling Photoshop Bible series. "Showing the changing group of Top Ten designs during the contest should really make the competition fierce and generate some top-quality work. It's going to be exciting." Go Pro is a refreshingly uncomplicated photo contest. A panel of professional photographers will simply select the photo that they feel is the most compelling. Contestants can submit a photo of anything that's suitable for the enjoyment of all ages and to which they hold all rights. As photos come in, the judges will review them and many of the good ones will then be posted in a gallery for everyone to enjoy. Only one photo per contestant will be considered in the final round of judging; however, contestants may submit a new photo to take the place of one they previously submitted. The winner of the Go Pro contest will receive a 40GB Apple iPod and $1000 U.S. as payment for the commercial rights to the winning photo. The winning photo will be included in the Photospin professional stock photo collection. "These contests are meant to be serious fun for people with talent," said Joe Deal, Wacom's president. These contests are about honoring the very best designer and the very best photographer from those who participate." Wacom Technology Corp. is best known for its Penabled(R) brand of patented cordless and battery-free tablet technology. More than 2,000,000 designers and photographers worldwide use Wacom pen tablets A digitizer tablet that is specialized for handwriting and hand marking. LCD-based tablets emulate the flow of ink as the tip touches the surface and pressure is applied. Non-display tablets display the handwriting on a separate computer screen. See digitizer tablet and tablet computer. . Wacom Technology Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Wacom Co., Ltd., of Japan, is headquartered in Vancouver, WA. For more information, contact Will Reeb, Wacom Technology Corp., 1311 SE Cardinal Court, Vancouver, WA 98683; phone 1-360-896-9833; website: www.wacom.com |
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