Your Favorite Fall Memory
Merrell shoes and clothes invites you to get inspired by the change in seasons and bring your favorite fall memory to life in a diorama -- in a shoebox! Please join Merrell in the celebration of "Vendemmia" while paying homage to their unique and sophisticated Fall Collection of shoes and boots. Vendemmia is the age-old tradition of the Italian wine harvest, and for a few autumn months, the terraced hillside vineyards come alive with hard work and passion, and the fruits of this elegant dedication flourish for generations to come. Merrell wants to peek into your most treasured fall memory presented with creativity and love, and a diorama is the perfect way to bring that vision to life.
Choose a treasured fall memory that you've imagined or experienced.
Use a shoebox to recreate that detailed memory on a smaller scale. (Please see our diorama construction guidelines before submitting!)
Take photographs from up to four distinct vantage points to allow us to see every imaginative detail. (Please see our photography angle guidelines before submitting!)
In order to submit, place up to four images in a single JPG or PNG file as a single deviation.
- $2,500 USD
- A trip to attend a deviantMEET in either Portland, OR, or Seattle, WA, USA on March 16, 2013
- A pair of shoes from the Merrell Vendemmia Collection*
- Nintendo Wii U Deluxe Set
- 6,000 deviantART Points
- dA PRO Digital Artist Backpack
- A Print of your choice from shop.deviantart.com**
- One-Year Premium Membership to deviantART
- *Depending on sizes and availability
- **Depending on sizes and subject to availability. Maximum value $250.00 USD.
- $2,000 USD
- Nintendo Wii U Basic Set
- 2,000 deviantART Points
- dA PRO Digital Artist Backpack
- DeviantART Gear T-Shirt of Winner's choice*
- Six-Month Premium Membership to deviantART
*Subject to availability.
- $1,000 USD
- Apple iPod Nano (16GB, Silver)
- 2,000 deviantART Points
- dA PRO Digital Artist Backpack
- DeviantART Gear T-Shirt of Winner's choice*
- Six-Month Premium Membership to deviantART
*Subject to availability.
$50 USD iTunes Gift Card
DeviantART Gear T-Shirt of Winner's choice* 800 deviantART Points
Three-month Premium Membership to deviantART *Subject to availability.
CONTEST BEGINS AT 12:00:00 AM (PT) ON October 1, 2012 AND ENDS AT 11:59:59 PM (PT) ON October 31, 2012 (THE "PROMOTION PERIOD").
- Must be a diorama in a shoebox or in a box of the dimensions of a shoebox as specified in the Construction Guidelines at the Contest Site and in the Contest Article;
- Must represent a favorite memory of the fall season experienced by the Entrant or as interpreted by the Entrant ("fall" is the season between September and December in the Northern Hemisphere of the globe);
- Must be capable of transport by mail without significant damage to the Work if the Work is a winning Entry;
- All items used in the Work may originate in any medium provided the medium is safe for international transportation through the mails;
- For consideration as an Entry, the Work is to be photographed by the Entrant in up to four images in a single JPG or PNG file submitted only as a single deviation (the "Entry Photograph"). Your layout, with the four images, can follow any style you wish following the Photography Guidelines at the Contest Site and in the Contest Article;
- May not contain stock images obtained from other members of deviantART or other companies, however the following are acceptable: 1) licensed fonts, 2) licensed stock brushes, 3) licensed textures and 4) small three-dimensional objects which are not the central focus of the Work and which are purchased or made by another person; and
- Must be entirely the original work of the Entrant however the Entrant may use another person to create the Entry Photograph of the Work for the purpose of the submission to the Contest.
- other requirements and restrictions apply, please read the Official Rules carefully;
- Membership to deviantART is required to Enter the Contest. Membership to www.deviantart.com is free. You must be over the age of 18 to enter and people anywhere in the world may enter.
25 Finalists will be selected by full-time deviantART Staff. From the Finalists, the final three winners will be selected by Merrell's Vice President of Global Marketing!
All entries will be judged on the following criteria:
Technical Skill
