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The Maryland Jockey Club unveiled the 2005 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) logo Thursday and announced that tickets for the 130th running go on sale Friday, Oct. 1, almost two months earlier than in previous years. The middle jewel of the Visa Triple Crown in set for Saturday, May 21, 2005 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md.
The 2005 Preakness logo, created by graphic artist Laura Etter of the Leffler Agency, blends the time-honored symbols of the Preakness cupola and the Black-Eyed Susan flower with the design of a horse and jockey. The cupola, complete with horse and jockey weather vane, is host to the Woodlawn Vase trophy presentation after the Preakness Stakes, and is a replica of the original cupola that sat atop the famed Victorian building known as the "Old Clubhouse". The Black-Eyed Susan flower was declared the state flower by the Maryland legislature in 1918 and selected as the Preakness flower in 1940. A palette of burgundy, navy blue and gold colors provide the logo's background.
"In combining a dynamic approach to color and design with popular icons that have defined Pimlico and the Preakness since the race was first run in 1873, the logo for the 130th Preakness delivers a creative, cutting-edge appeal," said Karin De Francis, Maryland Jockey Club executive vice president. "It will be featured on all communications, officially licensed merchandise and p
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Pantone, the global authority on color, together with Michele Bernhardt, the world renowned author, healer and intuitive, has unveiled Colorstrology, a new system that infuses elements of astrology and numerology.
Colorstrology combines these elements with the spirituality of color to create a color profile for every day of the year.
Pantone Colorstrology offers information about the emotional and spiritual powers of color for personal exploration and empowerment. Michele Bernhardt distilled core traits for each month and day, such as the sun sign and numerological vibration of the date, and combined the corresponding colors to reveal each day's unique color.
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Subterfuge Publishing, announced today the details of their "Book Cover Contest" for their politically charged Novel "Hulagu's Web - The presidential pursuit of Senator Katherine Laforge."
The contest is sponsored by the 93 year old Dick Blick Art Material Company of Galesburg, Il, Subterfuge Publishing of Lumberton, TX and the Tampa, Florida Rentacoder.com company a subsidiary of Exhedra Solutions, Inc.
The official sponsors of the contest will award a first-place cash prize of $500.00 for the winning book cover design.
The second and third prize winners will receive cash prizes of $20.00 and $10.00 respectively plus gift certificates from the Dick Blick Art Material Company.
The winning entry will be used, as the basis for the actual cover for the novel "Hulagu̵ 7;s Web - The presidential pursuit of Senator Katherine Laforge" and the winning artist will be given full credit for their contribution towards the final design.
The Book Cover Design Contest is open to any talented artist who follows the contest's rules.
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The Dimension 3D Printing Group announced today the launch of "Extreme Redesign: The 3D Printing Challenge," a global design and 3D printing contest for high school and secondary students that will award $18,000 in scholarships to individual and team winners.
Whether it's a new perspective on an everyday product or a fresh vision for updating a famous piece of art, animation or architecture, Dimension is calling on computer-aided-des ign (CAD) students worldwide to send in their most creative, useful and innovative Extreme Redesigns.
To enter, students or teams send a .stl file of their Extreme Redesign to Dimension along with a completed submission form, including a 200-word description of the value and benefit of the Extreme Redesign part. Dimension will then send entrants a 3D print of their redesign they can hold in their hands and evaluate. From there, entrants have the opportunity to make any necessary design improvements and develop a second iteration for final submission.
"Extreme Redesign is meant to challenge, inspire and financially reward CAD students worldwide," said Jon Cobb, vice president and general manager of 3D printing for Stratasys. "For any student who has ever had a unique idea for extending the capabilities or enhancing the aesthetics of a part, product or piece of art, this contest provides a
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RedBedlam, developer of the historically authentic MMORPG Roma Victor has announced the winner of the Roma Victor logo design competition. The winning entry, which features a stylised Roman legionary's helmet and a simple spear motif, was submitted by Miss Bahar Sener, a Turkish national currently studying for her PhD at Loughborough University in England.
The Roma Victor logo design competition was announced on March 29th 2004. "We were hugely impressed with the standard of entries and narrowing down a shortlist of finalists was tough, but selecting the winner was even tougher" commented Kerry Fraser-Robinson, RedBedlam's President & Managing Director. "Fortunately , and as always, the Roma Victor Community was there to provide feedback and ultimately Bahar's design proved to be the most popular with both the growing Community and all of us here at RedBedlam."
Bahar will be presented with a replica 2nd century Gladius sword embossed with her own design. "Bahar's design will form the basis for all variations of the new Roma Victor logo and will be presented across a diverse range of media and promotions for years to come", added Nick Witcher, RedBedlam's Communications Director.
Roma Victor will launch early in 2005, allowing tens of thousands of players to shape their own virtual Roman Empire.
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