Halloween Rally 2012

Illustration by Natsuki Otani

Happy Halloween! Well guys it's that time again, In England the unrelenting rain of summer has given way to the unrelenting rain of Autumn and we are well in the mood for an epic party season! So warm us up or chill us to the bone with some scary illos. It's a chance to get some of your Halloween themed illustrations or designs out and give us your bloody Halloween pieces, we'll post it through this October running up to Halloween so get those submissions ready, and we'll give them a push as much as we can! Please send us all your links for promo along with your submission, and we will let you know when it's posted via twitter if you have an account. 

Submission Guidelines 

• On theme and keep it clean, though feel free to interpret the brief as you like.
• Both old and new work are welcome!
• Low res, 72 dpi jpeg file please so that we can get them up easily at web quality.
• Don't forget to send us the links to your portfolio sites, (blog, facebook, flickr and etc) if you are sending us your product, send us a link to the pages you are selling your products.
• Send us a link to your twitter account if you have one, so I can promote you on twitter effectively.
• Please send your work to illustrationrally[at]hotmail.co.uk with the title "Halloween Rally Submission"
• Deadline for the rally is Monday the 29th October

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London Olympics and Paralympics Rally

So, today is the opening ceremony of the London Olympics 2012! Some people don't give a damn about Olympics or Paralympics I know, but sport is great subject which always will be around for us designers and illustrators. I've seen so much great art inspired by this event and why don't you share your art with us? You can send us your submission directly to our email address to be featured on the blog, alternatively you can post it on our facebook page as some people may find it easier. Below are our submission guidelines and I'm looking forward to seeing your sport spirited works!

Submission Guidelines 

• Please send us low res jpegs.
• You can submit as many of your works as you like.
• Your submissions don't need to be created for us, both new and old work is welcome!
• Send us your artist name and the links to your portfolio and SNS sites.
• Send us your twitter name if you have one, so I can promote you on twitter effectively.
• Deadline is the closing date of the Paralympics, 5PM Sunday the 9th September.
• Please send your work to illustrationrally[at]hotmail.co.uk with the title "Olympics/Paralympics cover Rally Submission" or post here,  http://www.facebook.com/IllustrationRally.

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Open submission: Album Cover Rally

Hi everyone, sorry for the lack of rallies and posts recently but we've got an exciting new rally ready for you. We'd like to ask you re-illustrate or re-design your favourite music albums! Maybe you can get inspirations from 60's classic album covers which many of them are beautifully hand drawn, or take a look at works of Peter Saville, Storm Thorgerson or Tom Hingston. We have selected a couple of albums for you to choose, they are all iconic but be original and please don't reuse the materials from the original albums. Feel free to pick one from the lists or draw your chosen albums.     

List

The Clash / London Calling

AIR / Moon Safari

The Band / Music from Big Pink

Submission Guidelines 

• Keep square format! 72 dpi jpeg file please.
• Please tell me which album and which artist you chose in your submission.
• You can submit as many of your works as you like.
• Your submissions don't need to be created for us, old work is welcome!
• Send us your artist name and the links to your portfolio and SNS sites.
• Send us your twitter name if you have one, so I can promote you on twitter effectively.
• Deadline is 5PM Friday the 15th June.
• Please send your work to illustrationrally@hotmail.co.uk with the title "Album cover Rally Submission"

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Open submission: Easter Rally

Illustration by Natsuki Otani

Hello everyone! Hope the readers who live in England are enjoying the weather, how's it like in other countries? It's nearly Easter and there are tons of chicks and chocolates all over the shops so  we'd like to announce our Easter Open Submission Rally too! You can create something for children or express your love for chocolates, if you don't care about Easter maybe you can let a chicken say how you feel... Please read our submission guidelines below, early submission gets early exposure so if you are selling Easter products please send us your work as soon as you can so you can make the most of it. Looking forward to seeing all the tasty chickens!

Submission Guidelines 

• Any form of art is welcome, illustration, photography, graphic design, animation and more.
• You can submit as many of your works as you like.
• Your submissions don't need to be created for us, old work is welcome!
• 72 dpi jpeg file please.
• Send us your artist name and the links to your portfolio sites, if you are sending us your product, send us a link to the pages you are selling your Easter products on.
• Send us your twitter name if you have one, so I can promote you on twitter effectively.
• Deadline is 5PM Monday the 9th April.
• Please send your work to illustrationrally@hotmail.co.uk with the title "Easter day Rally Submission"

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Open submission: Valentine's day Rally!

illustration by Natsuki Otani

Hello everyone! It's that time of year again when the couples get snuggly and everyone else gets resentful, so with that in mind we are bringing out our Valentines Open Submission Rally. This is a chance to get out the word for your commercial work, spread the heart-warming, cute or funny message and let the world know you are ready for some love in 2012. It's also a chance to create something with an open brief to flex those muscles and dust off the wacom's and brushes after a dreary January. As ever all your rights are your own and send us your info so we can promote the hell out of you, oh and happy Valentines! x

Submission Guidelines 

• Any form of art is welcome, illustration, photography, graphic design, animation and more.
• You can submit as many of your works as you like.
• Your submissions don't need to be created for us, old work is welcome!
• 72 dpi jpeg file please.
• Send us your artist name and the links to your portfolio sites, if you are sending us your product, send us a link to the pages you are selling your Valentine's day products on.
• Send us your twitter name if you have one, so I can promote you on twitter effectively.
• Deadline is Sunday the 12th February.
• Please send your work to illustrationrally@hotmail.co.uk with the title "Valentine's day Rally Submission"

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Typography Rally submissions open

Illustration by Natsuki Otani

Hello all, the rally wouldn't be the same without some more open submission goodness for you guys to get your teeth into and your creative juices flowing. And it is with this aim that we are really happy to announce our latest rally. This three week open submission event aims to give you a chance to stretch your typographic muscles and show some of your hidden talent for the art of words. From time to time everyone experiments with text and whether you are a digital font expert or you love to cut, stick and scribble we want to get your text! As usual the usual rules apply, all rights are your own and we will publicise the hell out of all our posts do grab your pens pencils and styluses and get your funk on. As usual to keep it fresh we have some different themes throughout our three week rally. So if this takes your fancy and we hope it does please check out our submission guidelines and send us a text, don't worry it doesn't have to be new work. We are more than happy to show what you send! :)


Digital Typography: Monday 1st to Sunday 7th of August 
This is for you font meisters who engage in the dark vector arts, show off your text and your style over the first week of our Typography summer event. We can't wait to see your original fonts to keep us cool as we burn in the semi relentless, not so ruthless heat of the English summer.


Hand drawn Fonts: Monday 8th to Sunday 14th of August 
This is the place for all your hand drawn, cut out or constructed work, and we are really looking forward to seeing some really original and fun designs. So however you do it we would love to see it and don't forget to send us your links so we can shamelessly promote you!


Happy Birthday: Monday 15th to Sunday 21st of August
Whilst not technically our birthday, nevertheless we would love you to put pen to paper or pad and show us how your type does it's job. So please give us a lovely typographic birthday card, you can use any methods or media you like, simply follow our submission guidelines and have fun.


Submission Guidelines 

• Please state which part of the rally you would like to appear in, when submitting your entry
• Low res jpeg file please (72 dpi is good enough) as this is web quality, and my decrepit PC will die otherwise
• Don't forget to send us the links to your portfolio sites, (blog, facebook, flickr and etc) if you are sending us your product, send us a link to the pages you are selling your products.
• Send us a link to your twitter account if you have one, so I can promote you on twitter effectively.
• Please send your work to illustrationrally[at]hotmail.co.uk with the title "Typography Rally"

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