ANN: ASP 2007 Zippo Extra Lighter Design Competition (long)
Bert Olton
ASP Extra Zippo pipe lighter. Well, in this year's planning for 2007,
it gets even worse!...here's Bill's message:
The second round of ASP Zippo lighters is almost done, and we won't have
enough time to do a third round before the end of the year, so it's time
to look at next year's lighters.
The 2007 ASP traditional lighter will be the same as always, only now
with a brass pipe insert.
There will also be an ASP 2007 Extra lighter that will be a design not
only chosen by ASP'ers, but *designed* by an ASP'er.
If you recall, the extra lighters for 2004 and 2005 had the ASP logo,
like the classic, but on different color lighters. For 2006, the extra
was the "Good Pipe, Good Tobacco, Good Friends" design.
For 2007, we need new artwork for the Extra lighter, and one of you will
design it.
Starting immediately, I will be accepting designs for the 2007 Extra
lighter. Here's how it's going to work:
You come up with an idea for a design. It can be a sketch, a
description, an oil painting, doesn't matter. If you can convey the
design to me using any combination of drawings and/or words, that's good
enough. So you don't have to be able to draw at all to enter a design.
I will take your idea and make it into a design that could become the
lighter design. This may involve some emails back and forth between us.
When you are happy with the design, it will be added to the entries.
When we have several entries, we'll post them on line and let everyone
look them over. Before the end of the year, we'll have a vote on the
best design. The winner will get personal gratification and the
adoration of the masses, as well as bragging rights.
As part of the design, you can choose the lighter and the color from any
of the Zippo Jumbo lighters, except for the Surprise and After Dark
lines (which can only be imprinted on the back) and the Slimlines (which
won't take the pipe insert). If you choose a color imprint, you can
pick the colors from the color chart link below. If you decide on an
etched design, colors will not apply.
A couple of tips: sterling silver and gold are beautiful, but generally
out of our price range (hell, we've got tobacco to buy!) and colors are
only applied as spot colors, so there is no blending or shading and each
color is an extra charge, so try to limit yourself to two or three
colors. If a design just won't work, due to size and shape or colors,
I'll let you know. We can probably work through any difficulties, so
don't worry about it yet. And, yes, you can use the ASP logo, if you like.
Here's how to submit your design to me. If you have a sketch, scan it
or take a picture of it with a digital camera and send it to me by
email. If you don't have a sketch, describe what you're thinking of and
email it to me. In either case, I'll do a sketch and send it to you to
make sure it's what you had in mind, ask you a few questions about
things I'm not clear on, etc. I'll make any adjustments then do a
finished design and send it to you. With your OK, I'll add it to the
entries.
That's all I can think of for the moment. Good luck.
Bill Burney
Here are some handy links to help you plan your design:
URL for the Zippo spot color chart
<http://www.zippoppd.com/info/genInfo.aspx?prodId=padPrintInks>
URLs for the Zippo windproof lighters 200 series:
<http://www.zippoppd.com/prodClass/prodClass_lighters200.aspx?prodId=15>
PVD series:
<http://www.zippoppd.com/prodClass/prodClass_lightersPVD.aspx?prodId=150>
Matte series:
<http://www.zippoppd.com/prodClass/prodClass_lightersMatte.aspx?prodId=218>
Vintage series:
<http://www.zippoppd.com/prodClass/prodClass_lightersVintSur.aspx?prodId=230>
URL for the imprint dimensions:
<http://www.zippoppd.com/prodClass/prodClass_lightersInfo.aspx?prodId=200info>
Submit your designs directly to Bill at:
Best to all,
Bert
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