Digital Product Design Mockup Submission for the AOI 2024 Awards

[erinmargaret]

Hello everyone,

I illustrated a fun stationery gift set, using my art, through Zazzle which I would like to submit to the 2024 AOI Awards for their Product Design & Packaging Category.

Are we allowed to enter our Zazzle-made creations into the 2024 AOI Awards if we write on the banner:

Illustrated by [illustrator's name]. Made by Zazzle.

I emailed one of the AOI Awards team members and I'm waiting for their reply.  The due date for online entries in the 2024 AOI Awards is February 13, 2024. 

Your advice is greatly appreciated.

~ Erin Margaret

[mylittleeden]

I have no idea sorry but I wish you good luck, cute designs!

[erinmargaret]

Thank you @mylittleeden for complimenting my designs. The due date for online entries in the 2024 AOI Awards has been extended to Thursday, February 22, 2024.

After re-reading AOI's Competition Terms & Conditions, I will need more clarity from AOI before I enter the 2024 AOI Awards this year because according to what was written in 'OTHER TERMS' in the WIA 2024 COMPETITION TERMS & CONDITIONS:

OTHER TERMS
13.1 The AOI reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel, or amend the Competition where it becomes
necessary to do so. 

13.4 The AOI reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time during the Competition. The AOI will notify the entrants of any amendments (Notice of Amendment). If entrants do not accept the
amendments, they shall notify the AOI immediately in writing (Non-Acceptance Notice). If no Non-Acceptance Notice is received within a calendar week of the date of the Notice of Amendment, the amendment shall be deemed to be accepted.

If a Non-Acceptance Notice is received, this agreement is automatically terminated. In this case, the AOI
shall refund the Entry Fee but shall have no other liabilities.

I will need to ask AOI if they would issue a refund to competition entrants if AOI canceled the Competition. If AOI says I am entitled to an entry refund on this basis, I won't be using Zazzle's mockups, as image entries, to display my designs on them because I have not heard back from Zazzle's marketing team.  

Erin Margaret