Logo Contest - Submission Rules
Submission Rules
- Your design must integrate the following text:
Marblehead Festival of ArtsJuly 1–5, 2027
- Each contestant is allowed to enter up to three [3] logos.
- There is a fee of $10 per entry.
- The submission deadline is Monday, November 30, 2026, at 5:00 pm ET.
- All entries must be submitted through the Festival’s website.
- Logo entry files must be submitted in either .JPG or .PNG file format at a resolution of at least 300 dpi.
- All fonts should be converted to outlines to display correctly and must be beautiful and legible when reproduced in a wide variety of sizes.
- For printing purposes, please limit your design to three (3) Pantone solid (coated) colors. (Black and white are considered colors; shades of the same color are two colors. Intentionally transparent areas of the design must be clearly understood in submitted file. Designs with more than three colors may be subject to disqualification.
- The winning entry will be required to provide the source file for the logo (SVG, AI, or EPS) to enable high-quality reproduction on digital media, physical media and merchandise. Failure to provide a source file may result in disqualification.
- The Festival may ask the winner to provide or approve additional logo colorways to accommodate effective printing. Your design should be able to be widely used on a variety of various materials, backgrounds, and printing processes, including various colored backgrounds, screen printing, embroidery processes, and black & white print purposes.
- Your design must be your original art. It cannot contain copyrighted material, sampled material, clip art, stock imagery or repurposed elements of any kind.
- The use of AI-generated imagery of any kind is strictly prohibited and enforced. Entries that submit AI generated imagery of any kind, in any proportion, will be immediately disqualified.
- All submitted logos are the sole property of the Marblehead Festival of Arts, Inc. and are subject to modification as required. If modification is required, the Festival will make every effort to work with the artist to make any required modifications.
Important Considerations
While all submissions will be considered, the Festival will give priority to those submissions that take into consideration the following recommendations:
- Entries that visually evoke the arts or the artistic/creative spirit
- Entries that represent the town of Marblehead through its spirit, history, landmarks, or people
- Entries that display creative finesse as unique, bespoke works of art (as opposed to more generic corporate branding). We welcome a “hand-created” look.