whip up whiplash
whipup whiplash competition…
A daring venture into organised making across the world - a weekly theme, a short time frame, a prize (or two).
Starting this Thursday …
On the sidebar you will see a new link called whipup competition - click on that for the low down on what this comp is all about, our fab sponsors and prizes, how to enter, and don’t forget to grab a couple of cool buttons to paste into your blog.
This competition is sponsored by the following wonderful supporters of whipup
Pixelgirl shop - a place to give artists who make unique high-quality items a central hub to sell their creations;
MAKE Magazine & The Maker Faire - bringing the do-it-yourself mindset to all the technology in your life;
Denyse Schmidt - Denyse and her quilts have appeared in hundreds of distinguished national magazines and newspapers, as well as some very cool books;
and Helloindie - an email zine that enhances this community of independent artists by providing a platform for promoting their wares and increasing consumer awareness of alternative products and online shopping.
To Enter:
1. Read the weekly challenge theme - posted on thursday
2. Make something over the weekend - using your medium of choice but in the spirit of the theme
3. Take a couple of good photos of your work - one close up photo, and one broader view photo and maybe a photo of it in use. Some hints to take good images - use natural light not flash, put your item near the window in filtered light not in harsh sunlight which create dark patches of shadow. Take a couple of images and make sure it is in focus. - You don’t need to be a good photographer but you do need to use images that show off your item to its best.
4. Post your entry on your own blog - or to flickr, or to your friends site - it must be online somewhere with a stable link.
5. Grab the code for one of the whiplash buttons below (kindly designed by Jan at poppy) and paste into your post with your whiplash entry
6. Are you signed into whipup? if not login or sign up and get a password then login. - You will not be able to upload your link if you are not logged in.
7. Once you are signed up and logged in to whipup - you can upload your link - you must have the permanent link to your post - to get to the permanent link of your post you may need to click on the date or the header or the #, or the permalink button and it should be in this format http://yourwebsitename.com/pagetitle/date/orsomething
8. You can only enter once per week.
9. Entries will be judged by a panel on three criteria - skill, humour and originality.
Look out on thursday to see the first theme
