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Did you receive many quality and intriguing design concepts at your MycroBurst design project?  Not sure which to choose?  Could you use more than one of the designs?  Do you know that you’re going to need more than just one design?  We’ve got a solution for you!

Back in October we posted that Project Holders at MycroBurst can select additional winners to their project, once it commences. We’ve brought that to the next level.

Project Holders can now notate that they will be picking more than one winner, before their project is over!

As you may have seen on our site, here are a few brief guidelines for selecting additional winners:
- Notating early that you will be selecting more than one design will save you time during the finalization process and motivate designers!
- We recommend that you pay the same prize amount (or higher) as your project’s prize amount to additional winners.
- After you’ve finalized your project, you will select the additional designs you want.  Each additional designer will be contacted.  The designers must consent to releasing the designs at the prize amount offered.  Once they do, the file sending process will begin.

Let’s take a closer look at what each step will look like.

Here’s how it works:

When a project holder logs in to their account and is goes to their “My Projects” section.  They’ll notice the new addition of the “Add Winner(s)” to the right of each active project.

Once a Project Holder decides that they want more than one winner for their active project, they will click “Add Winner(s).”  It will bring them to the “Winners Information” area.  This is the area that Project Holders will tell MycroBurst how many additional winners they want and how much they will be awarding each.  This is also the billing area.

Once at the project page, you’ll notice the “Winners?” field number has changed.  This shows designers how many winners (including the project winner) the particular Project Holder will be choosing!

If one was to click on the “Winners?” field, it will bring up the pop-up below.  This will show what a Project Holder will be paying to each additional winner chosen.  Please note, this includes all winners.  Winner #1 will be the winner of the entire project, the rest will be the additional winners.

Once a Project Holder is ready to finalize their project, the process is simple.  After going finalizing the winner of the contest, the Project Holder will be brought to the screen below.  To choose additional winners, there are two links to follow to do so.

The Project Holder will then see the remaining designs and get to choose which they want to award as their additional winners.

Project Holders please note:  The order in which you choose your additional winners, is the same as the order in which you awarded additional prize money.  For example, when you click on the “Winners?” and see the order – The first design you select as a winner here will receive the award for Winner #2 shown in the previous pop-up.

Every time you check a box, you will receive a pop-up confirming the prize amount that the designer will receive.  If you wish to not award that designer, simply uncheck the check box.  You will also be brought to the Winners Information screen to finalize the additional winners.
This is the last time you can change your winning drafts.

And that’s it!  The Project Holder has now finalized 4 designs!

A brief note about the file transfer process:
- Designers will be notated through our messaging system and email that a Project Holder has indicated they want to choose them as an additional winner.  The designer has the right to decline or accept this offer.  If they choose to decline, the Project Holder can choose another winner or get a refund.
Attention Designers:  If you decide you do not want to accept an additional winning offer, you must contact support via email, live chat or phone asap.
- Final transfer process for the ultimate contest winner will begin immediately.  Once MycroBurst receives confirmation from the additional winning designers that they accept the Project Holder’s offer, then file transfer will begin.

At times, this can get confusing and we understand.  Feel free to give us a call at (877) 525-5646 or send us an email at support@mycroburst.com with any questions or concerns!

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The time of year can have an affect on what types of design contests MycroBurst project holders are starting.  This time of year is no different. Currently, the United State’s political front is heating up and so are campaign design projects!  And with MycroBurst at your side, your design choices are virtually limitless.

Political campaigns rely on a number of graphic design outlets to promote their candidates.  There are posters, flyers, buttons, car wraps – basically everything and anything!  One of the most popular promotion items are campaign t-shirts.

T-shirts are a way to make politics fun and interesting, no matter what your opinions are!

One of our project holders has already jumped into the search for amazing political design.  They have started a captivating t-shirt project for none other than President Barack Obama.  This particular project holder was even thoughtful enough to begin two contests – one for each viewpoint!

Interested in taking a look?  If you would like to see or submit your designs to the t-shirt project for Obama supporters, you can see that here.  Do you oppose Obama?  Take a glance at that project here.

MycroBurst supports our clients’ varieties of ideas, opinions and views.  We are excited to see all of the new contests!  Enjoy submitting designs and watching similar contests get started.

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MycroBurst is proud of the dedicated men and women who protect the US at home and overseas. We are especially proud to see brave men like US Marine Sgt. Bret Evan McCauley return home and dedicate their lives to helping others.

Twenty-eight-year-old McCauley has started a manufacturing company in Indianapolis, IN, called American Integrated Manufacturing (AIM). His goal is to employ disabled veterans from the area and put them to work in an environment designed for their various disabilities.

AIM’s goal is to serve as a government contractor for the US Military and the government.

“The overall goal is to employ service disabled vets, allow them to thrive, support their families, own a home, and put their kids through college,” says McCauley. MycroBurst supports this McCauley and this impressive undertaking. What makes this business even more moving is the journey that Sgt. McCauley has taken to get to this point today.

McCauley graduated from high school in 2001 and 10 days later left for the Marine Corp boot camp. He passed all training with high honors, awards and security clearance, and received orders to help serve and protect President Bush. After 2 years he requested to be deployed to Iraq to serve his country overseas. On February 28, 2004, McCauley was deployed to Fallujah, Iraq with a promotion to team leader.

On March 26, McCauley and his squad was ambushed, and he was shot in the hip and leg, earning him a Purple Heart. Rather than return home, he chose to stay in Iraq, recover, and return to combat. On September 6, 2004 he was injured in a car bomb, and suffered from severe injuries, including a fractured spine, head trauma, shrapnel wounds, 3^rd degree burns, and a nearly severed arm. He has undergone 29 surgeries and many hours of physical therapy.

McCauley has an incredible amount of courage, discipline and grace to have endured what he has and to still be able to think about others. We are inspired by Sgt. McCauley and his story, and grateful for the opportunity to help him by donating a logo design project for his new business.

Please check out McCauley’s logo design contest for American Integrated Manufacturing, and submit your own design!

For more information about Sgt. McCauley, you can read the articles below:

Kokomo Tribune

Newburyport News

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Attention designers!  We have a new change here at MycroBurst!

Design projects can now end in as few as 3 days or as long as 14 days.  Project Holders have the option to decide how long they want their design contest to run.

Why did we make this change?

Some project holders need to get their designs very quickly, others need to take their time and end up extending their contests repeatedly.  Some designers like to wait until the last minute to submit designs, and when contests end early, they miss out and can’t enter the contest. Other designers get frustrated by projects that are reopened and extended again and again.

How does this change help designers?

As a designer, you will be able to identify if the Project Holder needs a quick design or has time to develop and tweak drafts over time.  Designers will have a better idea of when the contest will end so they can better schedule their draft entries.  Project Holders won’t need to extend contests as often.

How do I know which projects are new?

Projects on the MycroBurst website are notated with a green “New Project!” box to decipher which projects are the most recent.  However, they will only be up for a limited time.

Designers, BE SURE that you are checking the ending date of projects now.  You want to make sure you are aware since there is no longer a standard length of a project. So what are you waiting for? Go browse MycroBurst and enter a design contest now!

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Designers, we need your help!  Mycroburst and WeTransfer have teamed up to bring you a stellar contest.   You can win $300 and more!  Here are the details:

How can you win?
We need you to design a wallpaper advertisement that will be feature on WeTransfer.com’s website.  Once the winner is chosen their design will run for 3 months on WeTransfer.

What’s WeTransfer.com?
If you’re unfamiliar with WeTransfer, but are familiar with your email inbox reaching capacity, then this is the site for you.  Used by many, WeTransfer is a free online file transfer service.  The site is simple and very user-friendly.

When you visit www.WeTransfer.com, the only features are the uploader, and the large pieces of art and graphic design – or their wallpaper advertisements.

What’s a wallpaper?
WeTransfer is able to offer free file transferring, up to 2 GB per transfer, thanks to advertising.  But they do it a little differently.  Instead of annoying pop-ups or text-based banner ads, WeTransfer features artistic backgrounds which are beautiful, colorful images provided by advertisers.  Take a look at their website for its general ambiance.

What exactly should the wallpaper be like?
MycroBurst needs to design an original and create wallpaper that can be featured on WeTransfer.  As discussed previously, the wallpaper shouldn’t be like a normal advertisement, it should be an outstanding image or graphic!  It also needs to embody MycroBurst.com and what we represent.  Use the logo, but be creative with it!  Feel free to use our tagline if you wish – “get drenched in design.”

Please note, there is an upload box in the middle of WeTransfer’s website.  Please take that into consideration when designing.

When does the contest start and end?
It’s on!  Start submitting today at Mycroburst.com, we are accepting designs until Monday, June 27, 2011.

What’s in it for me?
$300!  And a free WeTransfer Channel!  2^nd and 3^rd place will also receive a WeTransfer channel!  At $120 per year, the channels allow you to have your own WeTransfer URL, customization to your site, extended file storage for 4 weeks and more!  Any freelance graphic designer will instantly seem more professional with a custom file transfer website.

What are the requirements?
Here’s the nitty gritty:  Files must be in the format of JPG, GIF or PNG.  Ideally the wallpaper should be 2560×1600 pixels.  The wallpaper must represent Mycroburst and include the logo in some way – be creative!  Don’t forget:  The WeTransfer site has an upload box that lies across the middle of the wallpaper. Check out the WeTransfer.com website to see what the website looks and feels like.
So what exactly are you waiting for?  Head over to the contest now, there are just about 2 weeks left!