The 2011 Creative Commons Global Summit will be held in Warsaw, Poland, Some CC affiliates in Asia are hosting a poster design competition for the summit, based on the theme, “Powering an Open Future.” The winning designs (judged by an international panel and by popular vote) will be introduced at the Global Summit with people in attendance from all over the world, featured prominentl

The 2011 Creative Commons Global Summit will be held in Warsaw, Poland, Some CC affiliates in Asia are hosting a poster design competition for the summit, based on the theme, “Powering an Open Future.” The winning designs (judged by an international panel and by popular vote) will be introduced at the Global Summit with people in attendance from all over the world, featured prominently at the venue and also as part of a CC visual arts exhibit.

The designer will receive a gift of the printed poster from a professional publishing company in Warsaw. The deadline is August 22, Japan time.

Poster Competition

Theme: “Powering an Open Future”

For almost ten years, Creative Commons (CC) has been the leader in providing open tools and licensing options designed to foster productivity and collaboration. In that time we have gone from an idea to a global leader in sharing culture, with over 500 million works worldwide now available under a CC license. CC plays a key role in creating a balance between the reality of the Internet and the reality of copyright laws.

The Creative Commons Global Summit 2011 provides an opportunity for volunteers, industry leaders and practitioners of the worldwide open content licensing movement will explore and showcase the past, present and future of Creative Commons, copyright and free culture. It will be an event focused on sharing, openness and collaboration, with an eye towards setting the path for the Creative Commons community over its next 10 years.

Submission Rules

All submitted works should be:

- shared under CC-BY license. >>more information about the license
- laid out event logo provided by CC. (to download the logo data, click here.)
- PDF file saved from AI data / CMYK
- If you are planning to use other people’s material in your poster (eg by making a collage), you must:
- ensure the material is free to be used under a CC BY license
- attribute the original author of the work when you submit the poster

More information on finding Creative Commons material is available here.
Information on attributing Creative Commons material is available here.