{"id":92,"date":"2016-10-21T11:57:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T15:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/?page_id=92"},"modified":"2025-09-22T15:31:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T19:31:57","slug":"cover-design-contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/cover-design-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Design Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box92_afad3a-c9 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box92_afad3a-c9 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #79bde8;border-right:5px solid #79bde8;border-bottom:5px solid #79bde8;border-left:5px solid #79bde8;background:#ffffff;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-top:75px;}.kt-info-box92_afad3a-c9 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box92_afad3a-c9 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box92_afad3a-c9 .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box92_afad3a-c9 .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#79bde8;background:#ffffff;border-color:#79bde8;border-top-width:5px;border-right-width:5px;border-bottom-width:5px;border-left-width:5px;padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;}.kt-info-box92_afad3a-c9 .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:-75px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box92_afad3a-c9 .kt-infobox-textcontent h2.kt-blocks-info-box-title{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box92_afad3a-c9 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box92_afad3a-c9 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #79bde8;border-right:5px solid #79bde8;border-bottom:5px solid #79bde8;border-left:5px solid #79bde8;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box92_afad3a-c9 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #79bde8;border-right:5px solid #79bde8;border-bottom:5px solid #79bde8;border-left:5px solid #79bde8;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box92_afad3a-c9\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-left\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-icon-container kt-info-icon-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-icon-inner-container\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_paint-brush kt-info-svg-icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M167.02 309.34c-40.12 2.58-76.53 17.86-97.19 72.3-2.35 6.21-8 9.98-14.59 9.98-11.11 0-45.46-27.67-55.25-34.35C0 439.62 37.93 512 128 512c75.86 0 128-43.77 128-120.19 0-3.11-.65-6.08-.97-9.13l-88.01-73.34zM457.89 0c-15.16 0-29.37 6.71-40.21 16.45C213.27 199.05 192 203.34 192 257.09c0 13.7 3.25 26.76 8.73 38.7l63.82 53.18c7.21 1.8 14.64 3.03 22.39 3.03 62.11 0 98.11-45.47 211.16-256.46 7.38-14.35 13.9-29.85 13.9-45.99C512 20.64 486 0 457.89 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h2 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Cover Design Contest<\/h2><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\"><strong>$200 Award for the Winning Cover Design!<\/strong><br><br>Spire will be holding a design contest for the cover of the upcoming journal edition. Undergraduate and graduate students at the 91爆料 are eligible to enter the contest, as well as members of the public.<br><br>We welcome environmentally-themed cover design submissions in the form of photography, physically rendered or graphic artwork, and other digital media. $200 will be awarded to the author of the winning submission, which will be chosen by a committee of Spire&#8217;s Editorial Team and Advisory Board members. Other finalists&#8217; submissions to the contest may be featured inside the issue.<br><\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #003263;border-right:5px solid #003263;border-bottom:5px solid #003263;border-left:5px solid #003263;background:#ffffff;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-top:50px;margin-bottom:50px;}.kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#79bde8;background:#ffffff;border-color:#79bde8;border-top-width:5px;border-right-width:5px;border-bottom-width:5px;border-left-width:5px;padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;}.kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:-75px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kt-infobox-textcontent h2.kt-blocks-info-box-title{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #003263;border-right:5px solid #003263;border-bottom:5px solid #003263;border-left:5px solid #003263;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #003263;border-right:5px solid #003263;border-bottom:5px solid #003263;border-left:5px solid #003263;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-left\"><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h2 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Submission Guidelines:<\/h2><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">Submissions of <strong>physically rendered artwork<\/strong> should conform to the following specifications:<br><strong>Lighting Condition:<\/strong> A physical piece must be photographed in a brightly lit room without a camera flash.<br><strong>Image Quality:<\/strong> Please photograph all artwork with a DSLR, Digital Scanner, or other high-quality recording device. 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Images must be at least 300 PPI and large enough to fit on a magazine-sized cover without having to blow up the image (8&#8243; x 10&#8243;).<br><strong>File Formats:<\/strong> Please submit photographed artwork in formats such as a PDF, TIFF, or high-quality JPEG.<br><br>Submissions of <strong>photographs<\/strong>\u00a0should conform to the following specifications:<br><strong>Lighting Condition: <\/strong>The image must not contain substantial amounts of &#8220;noise&#8221; or visual distortion.<br><strong>Image Quality: <\/strong>Please submit your photo in either a TIFF or JPEG format.<br><strong>Image Size:<\/strong> The photo must large enough to fit on a magazine-sized cover without having to blow up the image (8&#8243; x 10&#8243;).<br><br>Submissions of <strong>computer generated artwork\u00a0<\/strong>should conform to the following specifications:<br><strong>File Formats<\/strong>: Please submit computer generated artwork in a PDF, TIFF, PNG or high-quality JPEG file.<br><br><strong>The submission deadline for the cover design contest is January 23rd, 2026.<\/strong> All submissions should be emailed to the Editorial Team at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:spire@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spire@maine.edu<\/a>.\u00a0The email subject line for all submissions should include the contestant&#8217;s last name and the words &#8220;Design Contest Submission.&#8221; <strong>Example: LastName_Design Contest Submission.\u00a0<\/strong><br>\u00a0<br>Please send all questions to the Editorial Team at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:spire@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spire@maine.edu<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":399,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-92","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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