一、 Activity Background:
Hang Zhou LC Science and Technology Museum is one of Hang Zhou’s "Top Ten Project" to create a cultural city in the "Eleventh Five-Year" period, and is a public welfare coupe facility. The structure of the museum is designed in line with the green-three-star standard, and takes low-carbon as the design motif of the exhibition hall. The basic functions are: take low carbon as the theme, through the organization of exhibitions and relevant activities, to publicity the LC economy, promote low-carbon life, popularize the LC knowledge, implement the scientific development and improve the scientific literacy; in the meanwhile, to advertise the achievements that acquired by Hang Zhou city in areas like the development of LC economy, construction of the LC city, co-construction of LC lives, etc.
To build the brand image of Hang Zhou LC Science and Technology Museum, fully reflect the low-carbon theme and enrich the outside Landscape effects, we here solicit the sculpture and LOGO design face to all people from both domestic and overseas. 

二、 Event Organizer:
Organizer: Hang Zhou Science and Technology Association
Strategic Media Platform: Arting365（Chinese Art and Design Alliance）

三、Participating groups: 
International art and design enthusiasts, teachers or students from universities’ Artistic Designing departments, designers, professional design organizations, etc.
You can participate in the competition either in the name of individuals or companies.

四、Competition Schedule:
Call Time: From December 3rd, 2010 To February 10th, 2011 (24:00, based on the platform system time)
Preliminary Evaluation: Before February 5th, 2011
Final Assessment: Before February 30th, 2011
Awards Announced: In the first-ten days of March, 2011 

五、Awards: 
Finalist (10 contestants): RMB 5,000 Yuan + Award certificate
Adoption Award (1 contestant): RMB 50,000 Yuan + Award certificate
(Adoption Award is generated from the Finalists, Unique Awards)

六、Requirements and Submit：
（一）LOGO Design Requirements:
1、Design works should meet the following criteria:
A. Based on the “low-carbon” theme, creating a unique identification than can show the image of LC Science and Technology Museum, and it should full of connotation.
B. Composition simple, innovative, pay attention to artistic effect
C. With an obvious sense of the times, reflecting the modern atmosphere
2、LOGO layout should include: logo, name, logo application (Optionally select 5 of them to apply) and specification, and should meet the following criteria:
A.LOGO image can be composed of single or multiple artworks.
B. LOGO can apply to the dissemination and re-creation of plane, three-dimensional and electronic media in the form of expression and technical means.
C. LOGO Application Design (Optionally select 5 of them to apply): product applications, envelopes, letterhead, paper cups, business cards, badges, invitation cards, folders, letter of introduction, information kits, company banner, corporate facade, clothes, gift bags, publications, signs, badges and so on.
D. All works must be original, not previously published in any form, nor in any way known to the public
E. All works must be accompanied by a text description, which will help people to understand the works, and the content should interpret the design ideas, concepts and meaning of the Hang Zhou LC Science and Technology Museum. 

（二）LOGO works specifications:
(1) Submit: electronic draft form; Draft Design Color Mode: RGB; Pattern: in less than 600 × 800 pixels; Size: not bigger than 500KB; Uploading form: JPG. Specifications enclosed (Help judges to understand the works, and the content should interpret the design ideas, concepts and meaning of the Hang Zhou LC Science and Technology Museum.).
(2). LOGO and extension application part should reflect in one paper.
Submission Format: (Participants are free to layout the application part) 


七、Submission by:
1、Contestants should upload their works directly to the contest's official website:
 www. dtkjgzj.org
2、While submitting the works online, contestants should fill out personal information and the Commitment Letter of Creative Challenge Competition at the same time.
3、Competition works of Sculpture design proposals should be fully encrypted. Competition works of LOGO design proposals are free to choose encrypting or not. 

八、 Appraise and Elect：
1、The competition review process is divided into: preliminary and final 
2、 For the Sculpture design proposals, there are 10 finalists in the preliminary part. All finalists should manufacture the model in the rate of 1:5-1:20 within the specified time after receiving the notice. The judges will decide which is the“Adoption Award”according to the design proposal and the actual model.
3、For the LOGO design proposals, 15 of them will be selected out in the preliminary part. Designers should modify their works according to judges' opinions. The finalists and the adoption award will be evaluated by the final design proposals. 

九、 Property Rights：
Winners must sign a commitment letter of the transfer of the intellectual property rights and submit the source file. After the payment of relevant bonus, the works turn over to Hang Zhou LC Science and Technology Museum, and obtains the ownership of the work. Including but not limited to intellectual property rights, using rights, publishing rights, disposition rights, and the right to modify, combine and develop various applications on the design work. 

十、Contest Rules:
1、All participants must be the legal owner of the works, with independent copyrights, legitimately use pictures and other material, and bear the corresponding legal responsibility. 
2、 Non-plagiarism and fraud. If found, immediately disqualified
3、The competition work should not transfer to other business unite except the sponsor during the competition.
4、The authors have the copyrights of their works, and permit the sponsor to publish or display with no extra remuneration.
5、The authors maintain the original high-precision design drawing (e.g.: AI, CDR, PSD) so that can provide to the sponsor after being selected.
6、Please leave your real name, contact details, ID number and email, all works will not be returned, authors please maintain the original drawing.(Note: no above personal information in the electronic draft).
7、Hang Zhou LC Science and Technology Museum has the full power of interpretation about the competition. 

十一、Contact：
Creative Challenge Competition:
Miss Ye / Miss Zeng: 021-50278342-112/312
Organizers:
Preparatory Office of Hang Zhou LC Science and Technology Museum
Contact: Miss Jiang, Miss Chen
Telephone: 0571-85061836、85157181 

Competition official website: www. dtkjgzj.org
Organizer Website: Official Website of Hang Zhou Science and Technology Association: http://www.hkx.org.cn/
Appointed Platform: Creative Challenge Competition: PK.arting365.com