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title: Creative Throwdown
description: Calling all artists to enter our FREE creative throwdown! Create a poster design celebrating how you BE BOLD. One will win a cash prize.
image: https://www.suttle-straus.com/hubfs/Poster-Contest-Cover-Image-update.jpg
---

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Calling all artists! Enter our Creative Throwdown by designing an original poster representing how you "BE BOLD". Best in Show entry will win a $350 cash prize.

**DESIGN SPECS:**

- Theme: "Be Bold"
- Image Size: 16.5" x 22.5" (Horizontal or Vertical): Your final poster will be placed into an 18" x 24" file with a 3/4" white margin (no bleed)
- Convert all spot/Pantone colors to CMYK prior to submission![Poster-Size](https://www.suttle-straus.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Landing_Pages/Creative%20Throwdown/Poster-Size.jpg?width=200&name=Poster-Size.jpg)
- Submit a final high quality print PDF below [(See how to create a print-ready PDF here.)](https://www.suttle-straus.com/hs-fs/file-2434251900-pdf/content/site_files/PDF_From_Indesign.pdf?t=1529687144277)

 

**HOW THE CONTEST WORKS:**

- ***The deadline for submission is Friday, July 31st at 11:59pm.***
- Design concepts will go live on a Suttle-Straus landing page to be voted on by the public. We encourage you to share your design to get the most votes. Voting will run from 8/7 – 8/21. The top designs will be announced 8/25.
- All entries, regardless of votes, will be displayed in a gallery at a future event.
- The top designs with the most votes will be evaluated by a panel of judges to choose the Best in Show.
- The Best in Show designer will be presented a $350 cash prize.

**CONTEST RULES:**

- One entry per designer allowed.
- There is no fee to enter and participants do not need to be present at gallery event to win.
- Entrants maintain **all rights** to their created work, but give Suttle-Straus permission to print and/or display their work online and in person at an event without compensation.
- No offensive material unsuitable for public display on a corporate website and/or a place of business will be accepted.
- Art can be speculative or previously produced.
- Entries must not infringe on existing trademarks or copyrights not held by the designer.
- Suttle-Straus may need to modify art files for production purposes only.

Have questions? Email [marketing@suttle-straus.com](mailto:marketing@suttle-straus.com) or call Maeghan Nicholson at 608-850-2967.

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