Sunday, April 19, 2009
Filipino heroism highlighted in two ongoing contests
These two exciting contests highlight the heroic spirit (and artistic talents) of Filipinos. Join na!
Contest 1: PEBA launches a badge/banner contest
The 2nd year of Pinoy Expats/OFW Blog Awards will be launched in the coming months and Kenjie, the man behind PEBA, is inviting all bloggers to join in the search for the PEBA award's new banner/badge.
This year's theme is "Filipinos abroad - hope of the nation, gift to the world".
Requirements: Banner/badge size is 200 x 180 pixels and should incorporate the following graphics (I've put a link on the graphics so you can get the artwork directly from Kenjie's site).
Colors of font and background must be reflective of the Philippine flag and/or the custom black and white. (In other words, any of the red, blue, yellow, black and white colors).Rules: Bloggers who wish to join must write a post about his/her entry explaining why the design should be chosen and its relevance to the theme. The post must include a link to the PEBA Project and the forthcoming 2009 Pinoy Expats-OFW Blog Awards.
Deadline for submission of entries is on 30 April 2009.
For more details, please visit the Pinoy Blog Awards site or email top10pinoyexpatsblog@gmail.com.
Contest 2: What does it mean to be a Filipino? (A banner writing competition)
The Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable Development or Canvas is currently sponsoring a banner writing contest with the topic "What does it mean to be a Filipino?"
This is part of Canvas' Looking for Juan Project which aims to organize "an outdoor art exhibition featuring the works of 200 of the country's best artists, writers, graphic designers and photographers, showcased as banners, all conveying unique personal visual or literary representations of the contemporary Filipino."
Entries must be in 30 words or less; can either be in English or Filipino. If it's selected, it will be included in some of the banners that will line the UP Academic Oval in June 2009, and which will eventually be converted into tote bags that will be sold for charity.
For more details, please visit http://lookingforjuan.blogspot.com/
Put your thoughts into words and email your entries to info@canvas.ph on or before 15 May 2009.
Well said again! I really like how you put it - that contests like these spark heroic spirit in us. It really does!
The contests and awards fever is on. Get involved!
maganda tong dlawang contest na to lalo na yung panglawa. sana pag tapos na makabili ako nung tote bag. hehe
Gusto ko sumali kaso di ako masyado sa graphic design...nuod na lang ako :D
Nice! This award is a great tribute to our Filipino OFW abroad who maintains a blog! I am very glad that the number of OFWs who are blogging is already increasing!
Bow-Wow ako sa mga organizers ng mga pa contest na ito. Manghuhula na lang siguro ako kung sino ang posibleng manalo hehehe wala akong "k" sa ganyang mga bagay hehehe. More power to all pinoy bloggers abroad...galingan nyo lahat na sasali! Thanks Nebz for this campaign. Sali ka ha kasi hula ko....hmmmm saka na baka mawala ang thrill eh hehehe.
hehhee, thanks Nebz! Actually, dapat hindi lang nakalagay PINOY EXPAT BLOG AWARDS, DAPAT PINOY EXPATS-OFW BLOG AWARDS. Hmmn, thanks for pointing out kasi, isasama ko yan sa update sa original homesite. Salamat sa repost nebz! :Launching na kami!
uy! bravo sa nagpakana ng blog awards! :)
An equal opportunity to all Filipino bloggers to converge and meet on the two exciting contests, and definitely there will be plenty of rooms for valuable blogging events this 2009.
Great post Nebz.