FLAG DESIGN COMPETITION

NAVA 38 -- Indianapolis, Indiana -- October 8 - 10, 2004

Each NAVA meeting displays a unique flag distributed as a 4"x 6" souvenir to attendees and flown as a full-size flag at the meeting. The host committee (Great Waters Association of Vexillology) invites NAVA members to enter the competition for the best design. The entry may symbolize or recall some or all of the following: The state of Indiana and its flag, the city of Indianapolis and its flag, the U.S., the number 38, NAVA, vexillology, the checkered racing flag that is a symbol of the Indy 500 auto race, and the Indiana motto, "Crossroads of America. " The designer of the winning entry will be recognized in NAVA News.

Rules:

  1. Submit each entry indicating colors on a sheet of 8-1/2" by 11" paper, a floppy disk, or an electronic .jpg or .gif file in FOTW format (216 pixels high, 16 color Browser Safe palette).
  2. The flag's proportions should be 1 to 1.x but adaptable to 3 x 5.
  3. Clear descriptions or Pantone numbers of the colors should accompany the entry.
  4. Individuals may submit up to 10 designs. Any beyond that number will be discarded.
  5. This competition is open solely to NAVA members in good standing. Put your name and address on the back of the entry. Also submit a written statement on the back of the entry outlining the symbolism of your entry or how its design reflects the elements of the NAVA 38 annual meeting.
  6. The competition closes March 1, 2004: paper entries must be postmarked by March 1, 2004; electronic entries must be sent by March 1.
  7. The entries will be judged by a GWAV committee, whose decision will be final.
  8. Judges retain the right to combine or alter entries submitted by any one contestant with permission of the designer, while continuing to recognize the designer.

Send entries to:
Peter Kinderman
Flaggs U.S.A
3075 Madison Rd
Cincinnati OH 45209
USA

Or e-mail your design to: flaggsusa@prodigy.net

NAVA 38 info.